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Priyanka Gandhi urges Kerala CM Vijayan to release funds for compensating
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Congress leader and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi wrote to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, highlighting the delays in compensating families of victims of human-wildlife conflicts. Her letter was based on heartfelt petitions received from the relatives of the deceased.
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-backed lawyers convention rejects 26th constituti
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
A declaration issued after the convention hosted by the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) said, "It is demanded that the Supreme Court fix all petitions against the 26th amendment without a delay before a full court bench of the judges existing prior to the amendment."
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SC adjourns hearing on pleas challenging law appointing ECs
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Supreme Court adjourned hearings on petitions challenging the law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners, which excludes the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel. No new date for the hearing was set.
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1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Cases: SC directs Centre, Delhi to file SLPs in six a
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Union and the Delhi government to file Statutory Leave Petitions (SLPs) in connection with six cases in which various accused persons of the 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots had been granted acquittals.
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Meeting to elect CEC should have been postponed as petitions pending in SC
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Congress said on Monday that the government should have postponed the meeting of the committee to select the next Chief Election Commissioner in view of the petitions pending before the Supreme Court.
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Appeals against acquittals need to be filed seriously: SC in 1984 Anti-Sik
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday said that appeals challenging the acquittals of accused persons in the 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots cases need to be filed seriously by prosecution agencies and not just for the sake of it.
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Delhi HC disposes of petitions against "2020 Delhi" movie, cites pending C
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Delhi High Court disposed of four petitions challenging the release of the movie 2020 Delhi, noting that it was premature for the court to examine the objections, as the necessary certification is still pending with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
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Delhi HC reserves order on pleas against movie based on 2020 Delhi Riots
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved its order on three petitions challenging the release of a movie reportedly based on the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.
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Thai lawyer petitions court for release of Uyghurs detained for over decad
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Chuchart Kanpai, a Thai attorney, has petitioned for the release of 42 Uyghur men who have been detained in Thailand for over ten years. The men were arrested on immigration charges in 2013 while escaping alleged persecution in China. They are members of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
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Delhi HC issues notice on two Petitions moved against movie based on Delhi
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice on two petitions seeking direction to postpone the release of "2020 Delhi," a film based on the 2020 North-East Delhi riots, scheduled to premiere on February 2, 2025. The petition alleges the filmmakers deliberately circumvented legal processes
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Anti-terrorism court grants bail to 153 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf workers i
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
During the hearing presided over by ATC Judge Abual Hasnat Mohammad Zulqarnain on Friday, the petitions of 177 PTI workers were heard. Subsequently, 153 PTI workers were granted bail while the court rejected the bail pleas of 24 workers.
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SC dismisses review plea on same-sex marriage
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a batch of petitions seeking review of its judgement by which it had denied to recognise same-sex marriage. A bench of Justices BR Gavai, Surya Kant, BV Nagarathna, PS Narasimha and Dipankar Datta said it found no error apparent on these earlier judgmen
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