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Lawyer urges SC to direct Patna HC to expedite bail hearing, appointment o
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): A Bihar-based lawyer approached the Supreme Court raising grievances related to the low case disposal rate of the Patna High Court and urged the top court to issue directions to appoint 5 ad hoc judges dedicated exclusively for deciding the pending bail ap
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SC imposes Rs 5 lakh fine on Tamil Nadu government for filing "unnecessary
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court has imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on the Tamil Nadu government for filing an "unnecessary" appeal despite the issue being already decided by the top court.
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SC judge Indira Banerjee retires with hope of more women judges in top cou
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): Justice Indira Banerjee, the fifth senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, retired on Friday with the hope that more women would be appointed as judges in the top court in future.
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SC to hear transfer petition relating to Waqf Act on October 10
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday said that it will hear on October 10 the plea seeking transfer of the petition related to the Waqf Act from the Delhi High Court to the top court.
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SC issues notice on Supreme Court Bar Association plea
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a plea seeking to issue direction to the Ministry of Urban Development to convert the entire land admeasuring 1.33 acres allotted to the top court behind the petrol pump near ITO on the Ring Roa
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SC closes contempt proceedings against Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed contempt proceedings against Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla as it refused to entertain a petition that claimed that the senior officer as DoPT secretary had not abided by a court order.
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SC disposes of 1293 miscellaneous matters in last 4 days, says CJI UU Lali
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): Chief Justice of India UU Lalit on Friday said that in the last four days, 1,293 miscellaneous matters, 106 regular matters and 440 transfer matters were disposed of by the top court.
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Malaysia's top court upholds ex-PM Najib's 12-year sentence in corruption
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], August 23 (ANI): Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has lost his final appeal in a graft case linked to the looting of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) state fund, paving way for a 12-year jail sentence for corruption.
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Removing condom without partner's consent is sex crime: Canada's top court
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], July 30 (ANI): Canada's Supreme Court has ruled that removing a condom during sexual intercourse without the explicit permission of a partner is a crime.
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Shehbaz Sharif accuses Pakistani judiciary of adopting double standards
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 27 (ANI): Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday accused the country's judiciary of having "double standards" after the country's top court announced Pakistan Muslim League (Q) leader Pervaiz Elahi would be the new Chief Minister of Punjab province.
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Imran Khan to address Pakistani people today, day after key court verdict
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 27 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan will address his party members on Wednesday night, a day after the country's top court announced that his ally Pakistan Muslim League (Q) leader Pervaiz Elahi would be the new Chief Minister of Punjab provin
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Pakistan: President Arif Alvi administers oath to Pervez Elahi as CM Punja
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 27 (ANI): Pakistan's President Arif Alvi in the wee hours of Wednesday at the Aiwan-e-Sadar administered the oath to Pervez Elahi as the new Chief Minister of Punjab.
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