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Indian army sacks Christian soldier for refusing to pray at Sikh temple

Supreme Court judges have backed the decision, saying the officer placed his personal interpretation of faith above military discipline

The Independent UK

Supreme Court’s backlog crisis needs sustained action. Too ambitious to think CJI’s tenure can solve it

In his recent interview to the Hindustan Times, Justice Surya Kant, who takes oath today as the 53rd Chief Justice of India, talked about an obvious but daunting priority for his nearly 15-month tenure. He identified reducing the Supreme Court’s huge pile-up of backlog cases as his top concern before…

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Air India plane crash investigation report does not blame anyone, government tells top court

Supreme Court says investigation into Boeing 787 disaster aims to improve aviation safety and not assign blame

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Supreme Court Rules Air India Pilot 'Not to Blame' for Gatwick-Bound Disaster That Claimed 260 Lives

India's top court clears Air India pilot of blame in 260-death crash to Gatwick, offering relief to families of 52 Britons killed in the disaster.

International Business Times UK

Pilot asked co-pilot why he ‘cut off’ the fuel, seconds later 260 people died. Court just asked his father to not carry the ‘burden’

This pilot was not at fault.

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Top court says no one blames pilot for Air India crash and hits out at ‘nasty’ media reports

Supreme Court tells late captain’s father to not ‘carry this burden that your son is being blamed’

The Independent UK

‘Father’ withdraws appeal after Russian woman and children found living in cave leave India

Russian national Nina Kutina lived with her two children in a ‘very big and beautiful cave’ in the Gokarna forest

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SC protection in Morigaon, but fresh summons in Guwahati: Wire points to ‘no details’ of new FIR

The Guwahati Crime Branch has issued summons to The Wire’s founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan and senior journalist Karan Thapar in an FIR citing Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita among other charges. This came on the same day the Supreme Court shielded Varadarajan from coercive action in a separate FIR filed…

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FIR on Operation Sindoor article, SC grants Siddharth Varadarajan protection from arrest

The Supreme Court has granted protection from arrest to the Wire’s founding editor Siddarth Varadarajan in an FIR lodged against him under section 152 of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita in Assam, LiveLaw reported.

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SC says nothing wrong with using Pegasus for security but protect right to privacy

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said there was nothing wrong for the country to use Pegasus spyware for security reasons. The court, however, remarked that use of the right of privacy of “private individuals” will be protected under the Constitution, reported Bar and Bench.

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SC bans Ranveer Allahbadia from travelling abroad in obscenity case

A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice NK Singh ruled that Allahbadia’s request to travel abroad would only be considered after the probe concluded. Read further on Dynamite News:

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SC refuses to recall bail granted to Ashish Mishra in Lakhimpur Kheri Violence Case

A Bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh observed that the police report did not substantiate claims that an individual close to Mishra had attempted to influence witnesses. Read further on Dynamite News:

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SC slams states for ineffective ration distribution to beneficiaries

A Bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh criticized the States for using ration cards as a mere statistical tool to project welfare efforts. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Does Lokpal have jurisdiction to hear cases against HC judges?

A three-judge special bench comprising Justices B R Gavai, Surya Kant and Abhay S Oka was dealing with a suo motu proceeding initiated over the Lokpal's January 27 order on the issue. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Ranveer Allahbadia case: The ripple effect of a single ‘joke’

“Life is crazy,” YouTuber and podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia said in excitement after receiving the ‘Disrupter of the Year’ award in March last year from Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the National Creators Award, a first-of-its-kind recognition for digital content creators. Crazier events unfolded exactly a year later.

Dynamite News

Maharashtra Cyber Cell issues 2nd summons to Samay Raina

This move comes after Raina failed to appear for a scheduled statement recording session on February 18. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

India’s top court pulls up podcaster for incest joke: ‘It shows a perverted mind’

Ranveer Allahbadia faced severe backlash after his appearance on an episode of YouTube comedy show India's Got Latent where he made the comments

Dynamite News

India's Got Latent show: SC asks Centre to consider regulating 'obscene content' on YouTube

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh asked Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, who was sitting in the courtroom on another matter, to ask the Attorney General and Solicitor General for assistance in the court. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Supreme Court stays Ranveer Allahbadia’s arrest, but slams YouTuber for ‘depraved’ comments

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the arrest of Ranveer Allahabadia, more popularly known as Beer Biceps, in the cases registered against the YouTuber for allegedly making vulgar and obscene comments on Samay Raina’s show India’s Got Latent, Bar and Bench reported.

Dynamite News

SC grants interim protection to Ranveer Allahbadia from arrest

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh slammed the YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia over his vulgar comment. Read further on Dynamite News:

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SC grants elected body control of Kabaddi Federation to secure India's participation

A bench comprising of justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh asked retired Justice SP Garg, who had been appointed by the Delhi HC as the administrative head of AKFI in 2018, to hand over the charge to the newly elected body. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

Indian women's kabaddi team moves Supreme Court for Iran tournament

NEW DELHI: Bringing to fore the worrying affairs of kabaddi’s administration in India, the women’s team on Monday requested the Supreme Court to direct the 'Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI)', which lost affiliation to the international body, to take steps to send them to 'Senior Kabaddi Championship' scheduled in…

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Supreme Court asks DoPT, states for timeline to fill up CIC and SIC vacancies

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Union government’s Department of Personnel and Training as well as states to furnish a timeline to fill up vacancies in the central information commission and various state information commissions, according to Bar and Bench.

Dynamite News

SC: Protesting farmers to meet committee chairperson today

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing for Friday of a plea. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Farmers protest: Protesting farmers to meet committee's chairperson today, SC informed

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing for Friday of a plea relating to providing medical aid and hospitalisation to farmers' leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a fast-unto-death since November 26. Read further on Dynamite News:

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