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SC directs its orders on adoption of new constitution, polling for IOA executive be scrupulously followed

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that its orders of October 10 and November 3 on adoption of a new constitution and polling for electing an executive committee of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) shall be scrupulously followed.

The Times of India · Nov 15, 2022

Restrictions On Public Functionaries’ Right To Freedom Of Speech? SC Reserves Order

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order on whether restrictions can be imposed on a public functionary's right to freedom of speech and expression. Read on for details:

Dynamite News · Nov 15, 2022

India urged to improve its human rights record at the UN

UN member states ask India to protect minority rights and freedom of speech, but New Delhi defends its rights record.

Al Jazeera · Nov 11, 2022

Ensure equal Net privacy for Indians and others: Centre

Social media companies, however big they were, have to comply with the laws of India and ‘have to treat Indian citizens with an equal degree of privacy’, the government tells Supreme Court

The Hindu · Sep 29, 2022

Constitution Bench to check if greater curbs can be imposed on Ministers’ speeches

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta accepted that a public functionary should be more guarded in speech than an ordinary person

The Hindu · Sep 28, 2022

Supreme Court to hear on October 12 pleas challenging demonetisation

“Does this survive at this stage? In those days, it was relevant. Does it survive now,” Justice S. Abdul Nazeer, who headed the five-judge Bench, asked as soon as the hearing in the case that commenced on September 28.

The Hindu · Sep 28, 2022

EWS quota claims to be for poorest of poor, but denies most deprived: Supreme Court

50% limit on reservation not inviolable, says govt.

The Hindu · Sep 22, 2022

Hijab row: Karnataka order on uniform 'religion neutral', says government

NEW DELHI: The Karnataka government order that kicked up a row over hijab was "religion neutral", the state government told the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The state launched a strong defence of the state and blamed the PFI for the controversy it claimed was part of a "larger conspiracy".

The Times of India · Sep 20, 2022

Students were goaded into wearing hijab to school by PFI through social media, Karnataka tells SC

Appearing before a Bench led by Justice Hemant Gupta, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said no student was insisting on hijab till 2022.

The Hindu · Sep 20, 2022

IOC threatens to suspend IOA for squabbling

NEW DELHI: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has threatened to suspend the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) citing ongoing internal disputes, governance shortcomings and ongoing court cases unless the IOA puts its house in order by putting in place an elected governing body by December.

The Times of India · Sep 19, 2022