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Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Plea Seeking Menstrual Pain Leave For Girls, Women

February 25, 2023

Observing that the issue falls under the policy domain of the government, a bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud disposed of the petition and granted liberty to the PIL petitioner to approach the Ministry of Women and Child Development with a representation seeking a policy decision.
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Centre, States Directed To Install CCTVs In Police Stations Within A Month

February 23, 2023

Published On: February 22, 2023 7:26 pm New Delhi: he Supreme Court has directed the Centre and state governments to comply within a month with its directions on mandatory installation of CCTV cameras in police stations and offices of investigation agencies. A bench headed by Justice BR Gavai asked the governments to file their compliance
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Courts, tribunals should not rely on Wikipedia: Supreme Court

January 18, 2023

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Vikram Nath observed that more authentic sources should be depended on, since the online encyclopedia is a crowd-sourced one with user-generated edits.
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Will send 44 judges’ names within two-three days: Govt to Supreme Court

January 7, 2023

The collegium system has become a major flashpoint between the Supreme Court and the central government, with the mechanism of judges appointing judges drawing criticism from different quarters.
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Supreme Court refuses to transfer pending criminal cases against Azam Khan outside Uttar Pradesh

January 7, 2023

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to transfer criminal cases against Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, pending in a Rampur special court, outside Uttar Pradesh on grounds of alleged “persecution”. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice SA Nazeer and Justice PS Narasimha said it needed more cogent reasons for transferring
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BREAKING| Supreme Court Transfers To Itself Petitions Pending In High Courts For Recognition Of Same-Sex Marriage

January 6, 2023

The Supreme Court on Friday transferred to itself the batch of petitions seeking recognition of same-sex marriage in India. The matter was listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice PS Narasimha . The bench also provided liberty to petitioners to appear on virtual platform and advance their submissions in
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SARFAESI – Burden Is On Borrower To Prove That Secured Properties Are Agricultural Lands : Supreme Court

January 6, 2023

The Supreme Court held that, in SARFAESI proceedings, the burden is upon the borrower to prove that the secured properties are agricultural lands and actually being used as agricultural lands and/or agricultural activities. In this case, the DRT, while dismissing the Securitization Application filed by the borrowers observed that the land in question were not
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BREAKING| Supreme Court Stays Uttarakhand HC Direction For Haldwani Evictions; Says ‘There Can’t Be Uprooting Of 50,000 People In 7 Days’

January 5, 2023

Published On | 5 Jan 2023 1:19pm The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the order of the Uttarakhand High Court for the removal of occupants in lands claimed by railways in Haldwani, based on which the authorities issued eviction notices to over 4000 families, who claim that they have been residing in the area for
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सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने ओबीसी कोटा के बिना यूपी स्थानीय निकाय चुनाव कराने के इलाहाबाद हाईकोर्ट के निर्देश पर रोक लगाई

January 5, 2023

Posted On | 4 Jan 2023 6:48 PM सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने बुधवार को उत्तर प्रदेश राज्य चुनाव आयोग को ओबीसी आरक्षण के बिना शहरी स्थानीय निकाय चुनावों को अधिसूचित करने के इलाहाबाद हाईकोर्ट के निर्देश पर रोक लगा दी। कोर्ट ने साथ ही उन स्थानीय निकायों में सुचारु प्रशासन सुनिश्चित करने के लिए जिनकी शर्तें
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Non-Banking Finance & Leasing Companies Not Liable To Pay Interest Tax On Instalments Paid Under Hire Purchase Agreement : Supreme Court

January 5, 2023

Posted On | 5 Jan 2023 10:23 AM The Supreme Court has held that non-banking finance and leasing companies are not liable to pay tax on the interest component included in the hire-purchase instalment paid under the hire purchase agreement. Issue for Consideration in the Civil Appeal A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and M
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