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Supreme Court declines to refer Ayodhya dispute to larger bench
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 27 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to refer the Ayodhya land dispute case to a larger Constitutional bench. The top court said that it will begin hearing on Ayodhya matter from October 29,2018 to decide the suit on merit.
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'SC verdict on adultery law upholds human dignity'
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 27 (ANI): Hailing the Supreme Court's verdict on adultery, Raj Kallishwaram, the lawyer of the petitioner in the case, on Thursday said that the top court struck down the penal provision to maintain the human dignity.
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Adultery a ground for divorce, but not a crime: SC
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 27 (ANI): Terming the two laws on adultery – Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 497 -- as unconstitutional and a colonial rule, the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the two sections. While decriminalising adultery, the court also struck down section 1
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Supreme Court strikes down adultery law
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 27 (ANI): In a majority judgement, the Supreme Court on Thursday decriminalised adultery by striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), terming it unconstitutional. The court observed that mere adultery cannot be a crime unless it attracts the scope of
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Aadhaar verdict is a progressive judgment: Amitabh Kant
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 26 (ANI): Hours after the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Aadhaar, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Wednesday termed the verdict as a good and progressive judgment.
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Aadhaar under UPA was 'Niradhar': Amit Shah
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 26 (ANI): After the Supreme Court's verdict on Aadhaar's constitutional validity, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Wednesday took a swipe at the Congress party saying, the proposed unique identification number scheme under the United Progressive Allian
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Purpose of Aadhaar Act legitimate: UIDAI
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 26 (ANI): Calling the Supreme Court's verdict on Aadhaar as "historical and landmark", the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Wednesday said the Act withstood the judicial scrutiny and its "purpose is legitimate".
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Aadhaar: Rahul hails SC verdict for supporting Cong vision
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 26 (ANI): Welcoming the Supreme Court's verdict on constitutional validation of Aadhaar, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asserted that while Aadhaar was an instrument of empowerment for his party, it was a "tool of oppression and surveillance" for the ru
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Key takeaways from Aadhaar verdict by the top court
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the constitutional validity of Aadhaar and said that it empowers the marginalised sections of the society. The ruling, however, came with certain caveats with the top court mandating that the 12-digit identifier will not
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Center welcomes SC's decision on Aadhaar, terms it 'historic'
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 26 (ANI): The Centre on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court's ruling on Aadhaar which upheld its Constitutional validity while making it non-mandatory in certain cases including school admission, NEET and CBSE exams.
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Senior lawyers endorse SC decision on reservations in job promotion
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sept 26 (ANI): Senior lawyers on Wednesday applauded the Supreme Court's decision not to refer its previous order on quota in job promotion to a larger bench and upheld the previous M Nagraj verdict dealing in reservation in job promotion.
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Aadhaar linking with PAN mandatory, not needed for bank A/Cs
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that linking Aadhaar with bank accounts and mobile phone numbers is not mandatory, but a must for Permanent Account Number (PAN).
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