Supreme Court

Backing the Enforcement Directorate with a crucial judgement, the Supreme Court today rejected almost all objections raised against the probe agency regarding several powers including initiating an investigation, the power to arrest, and…
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The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Centre to continue with the security cover for industrialist Mukesh Ambani and his family members in Mumbai. The order by the Supreme Court bench — headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana — came…
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In a significant order, the Supreme Court Thursday expanded the scope of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act to include “unmarried woman” and allowed a woman to abort her 24-weeks pregnancy arising out of a consensual relationship. A…
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The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a fresh plea seeking permission to worship the ‘Shivling’ which is stated to be found in the Gyanvapi mosque premises in Varanasi during a court-ordered survey. A three-judge bench headed…
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Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear pleas challenging Agnipath recruitment scheme. The top court bench comprising justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna will hear a batch of pleas challenging the short-term recruitment in armed forces under…
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After weeks of backlash against the remarks she made about Prophet Muhammad, former BJP leader Nupur Sharma has filed a plea in the Supreme Court, seeking protection from her arrest and also a revival of her withdrawn petition seeking…
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The Supreme Court on Monday held that the Centre was bound to honour its undertaking given to Portugal court in 2002 making a solemn assurance not to sentence gangster Abu Salem for a jail term beyond 25 years. Paving way for the release…
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The Supreme Court on Monday sentenced fugitive economic offender Vijay Mallya to four months in jail in a contempt of court case for not honestly disclosing his assets and secretly transferring $40 million to his family members. Mallya will…
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The Supreme Court will pronounce the sentence of fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya for contempt of court for violation of court orders on July 11. A bench comprising Justices UU Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat and PS Narasimha had reserved orders…
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The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine next week a clutch of petitions challenging the Centre’s Agnipath scheme for short-term recruitment into the armed forces. “List the matter before an appropriate bench in the week commencing…
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