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Supreme Court to constitute expert panel to define Aravalli region
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A bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant observed that all activities, particularly mining operations for which licenses or permissions were previously granted, have come to a halt.
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CJI Surya Kant to order deep-probe into Supreme Court registry functioning
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Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant has expressed that he will order a deep probe into the functioning of the Supreme Court registry, stating that certain officials of the registry are allegedly working as per their own whims despite fresh reforms being brought to ensure its smooth fu
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SC bans NCERT class 8 chapter on 'corruption in judiciary'; issues show ca
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A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi refused to halt suo motu proceedings despite NCERT's apology over the controversial inclusion and imposed a blanket ban on the textbook section. The court warned that any attempt t
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"I am delighted": Former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar after SC takes suo mot
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He further emphasised that the judiciary is a venerable institution, and any attempt to legitimise narratives labelling it as corrupt is completely unacceptable. He praised the Chief Justice for taking the appropriate steps to prevent the denigration of the judiciary.
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"Will not let anyone defame institution," CJI raps NCERT after inclusion o
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Senior lawyers Kapil Sibal and Abhishek M Singhvi mentioned the issue before the CJI-led bench and stated that children are being taught the subject of corruption in the judiciary as if it doesn't exist anywhere else in any other institution.
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Bengal govt welcomes SC order permitting Calcutta HC to deploy additional
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West Bengal government on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to permit the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court to deploy additional civil judges with three years of experience and, if required, seek assistance from the Chief Justices of Jharkhand and Odisha for verifying o
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SC refuses to stay Haldwani eviction drive, directs Uttarakhand to facilit
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A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi refused to stay the eviction but acknowledged that thousands of families are likely to be uprooted. The Court, therefore, directed the State to verify their eligibility under PMAY and submit a detailed
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SC allows Calcutta HC to seek additional judicial manpower from Jharkhand,
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The directions were issued by a bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant after the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court flagged a shortage of officers to verify over 50 lakh objections under the 'Logical Discrepancy' category within the existing timeframe.
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Supreme Court directs Delhi Government to operationalise CAQM's long-term
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A bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant also directed the Ministry of Environment and Power to submit a proposal, based on the latest CAQM recommendations, for shifting all coal-based industries out of Delhi-NCR. This proposal must include the identification of such industr
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"Websites created in my name": CJI Surya Kant shares anecdote on cybercrim
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Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant has shared an anecdote on rising cybercrime in the country, stating that several websites were created in his name and used to message his relatives.
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"US may be required to refund billions of dollars...": Justice Kavanaugh i
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US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, in a dissenting opinion as the apex court struck down most of US President Donald Trump's tariff measures, said that the immediate consequences of the ruling could be substantial, including potential multi-billion-dollar refunds.
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Delhi HC seeks response from Centre, RBI, NPCI on PIL seeking comprehensiv
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A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia issued notice to the Union of India through the Ministry of Finance, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), and the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
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