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SC reserves pleas seeking debarment of politicians charged with cognisable
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order on a batch of petitions seeking a direction that politicians charged with cognisable offences shall be debarred from contesting polls, at the stage when the charges are framed by the Court provided the offence i
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WB Panchayat polls: SC allows 30 days to file election petitions
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 24 (ANI): In a big relief to the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) government, the Supreme Court on Friday set aside the Calcutta High Court order which permitted e-filing of nominations in West Bengal Panchayat polls, through mediums such as e-mail and What
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Karunanidhi's burial row: SC dismisses Traffic Ramaswamy's plea
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 8 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed petitions filed by activist Traffic Ramaswamy, seeking a stay on the last rites of late Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president M. Karunanidhi at the Marina Beach.
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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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Justice Loya case: SC dismisses review plea
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 31 (ANI): The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday dismissed a review petition filed by the Bombay Lawyers Association seeking inquiry into Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge Justice Loya's death case.
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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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SC to resume hearing on Section 377 on July 17
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 12 (ANI): The Supreme court will resume hearing on the petitions filed against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which criminalises homosexual activities, on July 17.
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Bungalow row: Mulayam, Akhilesh withdraw petitions from SC
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh chief ministers Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday withdrew their petitions from the Supreme Court in connection with the issue of vacating their bungalows.
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Anti-gay law: Activists hopeful, SC to resume hearing
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi/Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court, on Thursday, will resume hearing a batch of petitions against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which criminalises homosexual activities.
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SC hearing on Section 377 to continue today
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday will continue hearing a batch of petitions against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which criminalises homosexual activities.
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Section 377: LGBT community expects favourable outcome
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community activists have expressed their optimism as the hearing of petitions against Section 377 in the Supreme Court gets underway.
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Homosexuality a danger to national security: Swamy
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on petitions filed against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday opined that homosexuality was a danger to national security.
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