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Khatna does not involve female genital mutilation, SC told

The Supreme Court bench comprising CJI Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud on Tuesday (August 28) was told by the Senior Advocate Abhishek Singhvi appearing for Dawoodi Bohra commun...

Armed Forces Special Powers Act: A Suicidal Plea

Above: Activists stage a dharna against AFSPA in Imphal. There have allegedly been 1,528 extra-judicial killings by security forces in Manipur between 2000 and 2012/Photo: UNI A petition by 356 sol...

Extramarital Relationships: A Complicated Affair!

In a debatable judgment, the apex court convicts a man on the grounds that his illicit relations with another woman abetted his wife’s suicide ~By Venkatasubramanian Section 113A of the Indian E...

NDPS Act: Benefit Of Doubt

Above: Under the NDPS Act, the onus of proving innocence lies on the accused/Photo: prlog.org The apex court’s acquittal of an accused under the NDPS Act raises questions about investigators’ compl...

Conduct of Elections: No to NOTA

The Supreme Court has ruled that though this option may be “an elixir” in direct polls, it could undermine the purity of democracy if allowed in the Rajya Sabha polls ~By India Legal Bureau In a...

SC directs Gujarat medical college to give admission to vision-impaired candidate under Disabilities Act

The Supreme Court on Friday (August 24) directed BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad to give admission to a vision-impaired candidate to study MBBS in the current session as per the provisions of the Disabi...

Kerala floods: Water level at Mullaperiyar reduced 2-3 feet below max limit of 142 ft, SC told

Additional Solicitor General (ASG) PS Narasimha on Friday (August 24) informed the apex court that the water level of Mullaperiyar dam has been reduced by 2-3 feet below the maximum limit of 142 feet....

Live streaming of proceedings: AG Venugopal suggests it should not be allowed in matrimonial, national security and sexual assault matters

The Attorney General (AG) KK Venugopal on Friday (August 24) advised the apex court not to allow live streaming of cases involving matrimonial, national security and sexual assault. The bench compr...

WB panchayat elections: SC sets aside WB high court order permitting e-filing of nominations

In the hearing on the case about the recent West Bengal panchayat elections in which the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the BJP have claimed that there was large-scale vandalism by the incumbe...

SC-ST promotions case: Supreme Court hears arguments on creamy layer and inclusiveness

The Supreme Court constitution bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices Kurian Joseph, Rohinton Fali Nariman, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Indu Malhotra, hearing the case of continuation of reservati...

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