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Former Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar appointed amicus curiae for Jagannat
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 9 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday appointed former Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar as amicus curiae to assist the court in framing guidelines and issues for managing the administrative affairs of Jagannath temple in Odisha's Puri.
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'4122 cases pending against MPs and MLAs'
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 4 (ANI): Around 4122 cases are pending against sitting and the former Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs) in the country, a report submitted by the Amicus Curiae to the Supreme Court stated.
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Amicus Curiae sticks to 'contentious' Lodha Reforms
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Supreme Court-appointed Amicus Curiae, Gopal Subramanium, on Wednesday kept most of the recommendations made by Justice RM Lodha Committee in the draft constitution of the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI)
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Kangra tragedy: HP HC appoints amicus curiae to prevent such accidents
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Apr. 10 (ANI): The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to State Government and schools in connection with Kangra school bus accident.
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Action against those protesting against inter-caste marriage
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 16 (ANI): In his submissions before the Supreme Court in connection with cases of so called honour killings by Khap Panchayats, Amicus Curiae Raju Ramachandran on Friday stated that action would be initiated against those involved in protesting a marriage between conse
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Honour killing: No question of illegality if adults decide to marry, says
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 16 (ANI): In connection with a plea against the practice of honour killing, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Pinky Anand said on Tuesday that the Centre was serious about the dignity of the citizens and if adults take their own marital decisions then there was no qu
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Gandhi assassination: Former ASG Saran files report before SC
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Former Additional Solicitor General (ASG), Amarendra Sharan also an amicus curiae in the Mahatma Gandhi assassination case, on Monday filed a report before the Supreme Court.
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SC adjourns reinvestigation in Mahatma Gandhi assassination case
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 30 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of plea seeking reinvestigation into Mahatma Gandhi assassination case for four weeks as Amicus Curiae Amrender Sharan sought more time to file his reply.
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Prez Mukherjee retires with great stature, will guide the nation as amicus
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI):As President Pranab Mukherjee demits office on Monday, Arun Jaitley, Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Defence said that, "He exits from the Rashtrapati Bhawan with a great stature and will now assume a greater role of advising and guidin
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Salman Khurshid refuses to comment on Triple Talaq, says decision lies wit
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Congress leader and Amicus curiae in the triple talaq matter, Salman Khurshid, on Friday declined to comment on the Islamic divorce practice, saying that the matter has been presented before the Supreme Court and now the decision lies with the judges.
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Triple talaq: Salman Khurshid hopes SC will harmonise different views
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Hinting towards the difference in his and All India Muslim Personal Law Board's (AIMPLB) opinion, amicus curiae in the triple talaq matter Salman Khurshid suggested that the court should harmonise different views so that becomes one acceptable view avail
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Triple Talaq cannot get Constitutional validity: Salman Khurshid
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid who is the amicus curiae in the ongoing Triple Talaq hearings, said before the Supreme Court that the controversial Islamic divorce system cannot be justified whatsoever.
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