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Directorate of Enforcement opposes Satyender Jain's bail plea
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday opposed the bail plea of former Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain and informed the Supreme Court that it is a coincidence that whenever the hearing on bail takes place in court, Jain falls down unconscious.
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SC notice to Centre, States on plea to curb caste-based discrimination in
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
CJI Chandrachud told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who was present in the courtroom, that this is a very important issue that has been raised.
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Guidelines on seizure of digital devices to be finalised soon, until then
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Central government told the Supreme Court on Thursday that it has been deliberating on framing guidelines to regulate the seizure of phones or other digital devices belonging to individuals, particularly media professionals, and until then, central probe agencies will follow the CBI manu
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Solicitor General Tushar Mehta credits PM Modi's "iron will" after SC upho
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, reacting to the Supreme Court's decision to constitutionally validating the removal of Article 370, credited the development to the "iron will" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and "brilliant strategy" of Home Minister Amit Shah.
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Guidelines on search or seizure of digital devices of journalists to be pr
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia was informed by Additional Solicitor General SV Raju that a committee has been formed and the central government would require more time to formulate the guidelines.
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Assam Accord: SC to hear pleas challenging Section 6A of Citizenship Act o
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra deferred the hearing, which was to be heard on Tuesday after the Solicitor General of India and other senior counsels from the petitioners' side mentioned the matter seeking to adjourn the hearing of the c
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Solicitor General Tushar Mehta welcomes SC verdict on same-sex marriage
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Mehta, who argued on behalf of the Centre said that the case was beyond the scope of the Supreme Court and fell within the domain of Parliament. He further said that apex court's judgement balances the interests of individuals with the interests of a civilised society.
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Contemplating making AAP an accused in liquor policy irregularities matter
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Additional Solicitor General (ASG) SV Raju, appearing for probe agencies, on Monday told the Supreme Court that they are contemplating on making the Aam Aadmi Party as an accused in the alleged liquor policy irregularities cases.
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SC reserves order on manufacture and use of green crackers during Diwali
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it will consider whether the manufacture and use of green crackers in Delhi can be permitted or not and reserved the order on the issue.
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"Ready for elections in Jammu and Kashmir anytime now", Centre to Supreme
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for Centre, told a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud that the process of updation of the voters' list in Jammu and Kashmir is underway and it will take a month or so to complete.
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Bilkis Bano case: Remission to 11 convicts granted after necessary complia
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Additional Solicitor General SV Raju appearing for the Gujarat government reiterated before Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan that all necessary compliances had been done before granting the remission.
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Article 370 case: Wouldn’t touch special provisions applicable to north-ea
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Central government on Wednesday made it clear before the Supreme Court that it has no intentions to interfere with the special provisions in the Constitution applicable to the north-eastern States of the country.
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