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Supreme Court asks ECI to consider deferring SIR in Kerala as pleas flag i
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to consider whether it is required to defer the exercise of filling and submission of enumeration forms, as part of the Election Commission's ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Kerala.
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Bombay HC rejects challenge to WeWork India IPO, imposes Rs 1 lakh cost
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Bombay High Court dismissed two petitions seeking to block WeWork India's IPO, imposed a Rs 1 lakh cost on one petitioner, and upheld SEBI's regulatory decisions. The Court noted that disclosures were made as required and that investors had shown strong interest in the oversubscribed
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Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging SIR exercise on December 2
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing on multiple petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls to December 2 (Tuesday).
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Telangana: BJP's NV Subhash defends SIR, slams opposition over "foreign in
Updated : 4 months ago IST
"The Supreme Court has received petitions regarding state governments challenging the Special Intensive Revision. But as far as the BJP is concerned, the SIR is an essential exercise carried out in every state to ensure our democratic process remains secure," Subhash said. He stressed tha
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Lahore High Court flags unchecked construction, rising pollution levels
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The Lahore High Court criticised unchecked construction and smoke-emitting vehicles for worsening pollution in the city. Justice Shahid Karim ordered visible environmental squads, sought reports on enforcement failures, and warned that "only stern actions" can improve conditions. The case wi
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Court orders fresh probe into Kapil Mishra's role in North-East Delhi riot
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Special judge Dig Vinay Singh set aside the order passed by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) to the extent of the incident of February 23. Delhi police had submitted that it had already inquired about the role of Kapil Mishra in Conspiracy of riots and it had found nothing
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Fresh application filed in SC in pleas challenging anti-conversion laws
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
An intervention application has been filed in the Supreme Court, urging it to be heard during the hearing of petitions challenging controversial state laws regulating religious conversions due to interfaith marriage.
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EC responds to Rahul Gandhi's 'H Files' allegations on Haryana voter fraud
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Following Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's press conference 'The H Files' alleging large-scale voter fraud in the Haryana assembly elections, the Election Commission of India sources highlighted that there were zero appeals against the electoral rolls, with only 22 election petitions pending in
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Delhi riots case: SC questions Delhi police for not filing affidavit on ba
Updated : 5 months ago IST
A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria declined the request of Delhi Police for a grant of two weeks' time to file counter-affidavits on the petitions.
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Pakistan: Islamabad HC to hear all PTI petitions on Imran Khan's jail visi
Updated : 5 months ago IST
A larger bench of the Islamabad High Court will hear 11 petitions by PTI leaders, including Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, on visitation rights for Imran Khan at Adiala Jail. The court will address visitation issues, jail jurisdiction, and related petitions, with responses due from officials
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Court upholds residence protection for daughter-in-law under the Domestic
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Justice Sanjeev Narula, pronouncing the judgment, ruled that the ground floor of the property in Old Gobindpura Extension, Delhi, qualifies as a "shared household" under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act). The Court held that the daughter-in-law cannot be di
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SC adjourns pleas challenging law on Election Commissioners' appointment
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the law relating to the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners, which dropped the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel for Election Commis
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