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SC panel to examine issues in Indian jails
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 8, 2018 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the constitution of a committee under the chairmanship of its retired judge to look into problems in jails, including overcrowding.
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Shah lauds PM Modi for passage of NCBC bill
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 06 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Monday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the passage of the bill providing constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) in the Rajya Sabha.
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Swamy hopes SC repeals Article 35-A
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 06 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday voiced hope that the Supreme Court will strike down the Article 35-A of the Constitution that grants special privileges to the residents of Jammu and Kashmir.
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SC to hear petitions challenging validity of Article 35A in J-K
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Amid tense situation in Jammu and Kashmir, the Supreme Court is all set to hear a batch of petitions on Monday, which challenge the validity of Article 35-A of the Constitution that grants special privileges to the residents of the state.
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Article 35A: NC protests ahead of SC hearing
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) August 4: The National Conference (NC) leaders staged a protest against interference with Article 35A of the Constitution on Saturday that provides special status to permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir. The hearing on Article 35A is likely to come up in the
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Lok Sabha passes bill to grant constitutional status to NCBC
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 02 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Thursday unanimously passed the Constitution 123rd Amendment Bill, 2017 which will grant a constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC).
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SC starts hearing on constitutional validity of adultery law
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday started hearing a petition seeking to make men and women equally liable under the offence of adultery, under Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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Article 35A can be removed, claims Swamy
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday said Articles 35A and 370 of the Constitution are temporary laws which can be removed without a vote in the Parliament.
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Avenfield case: Islamabad HC to hear Sharifs' appeals
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad (Pakistan), July 31 (ANI): The Islamabad High Court's (IHC) constitutional bench on Tuesday will hear petitions filed by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam and son-in-law Captain (retired) Safdar against their convictions in the Avenfield reference case.
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CJI seeks introduction of review mechanism for arrears
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra on Friday suggested the constitution of a review mechanism to monitor pending cases and assign them methodically.
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India shouldn't be governed by sentiments: Owaisi
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President, Asaduddin Owaisi said that India should be governed according to the Constitution and rule of law, not by sentiments of majority/minority, which will lead to anarchy.
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Petition filed in SC seeking abolition of Nikah-Halala
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): A resident of Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr on Monday filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking abolition of Nikah Halala - practised among Muslims.
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