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Life convict Yasin Malik comes to Supreme Court to argue his case; shocks court, Centre

The Supreme Court and the Central government were equally surprised to spot Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, who is serving a life sentence in Tihar Jail in a terror-funding case, waiting his turn in the courtroom to argue his case in-person on Friday.

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Centre says it will not notify fact checking unit till September 4

Centre informs Bombay HC it won't notify Fact Check Unit (FCU) under IT Rules till Sept 4; hearing adjourned till Aug 31 & Sept 1.

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Manipur Violence: "Deeply disturbed by videos of 2 women paraded naked," says SC; asks govt to take action

The Supreme Court on Thursday said it was “deeply disturbed” by the video which has emerged in which two tribal women were seen paraded naked and molested, and asked the Centre and State to take action against the perpetrators. Read further on Dynamite News:

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LIFE Mission case: SC adjourns Sivasankar’s bail plea

The Supreme Court of India adjourned a plea for bail by M. Sivasankaran, former Principal Secretary to the Kerala Chief Minister, who is facing money-laundering charges in a corruption case linked to the State-powered LIFE Mission housing project for the homeless.

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Delhi Ordinance case: Supreme Court may refer case to Constitution Bench

Supreme Court may refer Delhi govt's petition against Central Ordinance to Constitution Bench. CJI outlines questions of law that may require attention of Constitution Bench. MHA accuses Delhi govt of going on rampage after SC verdict, harassing officers and embarrassing nation. SC to hear case on Thursday.

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SC indicates referring to Constitution bench Delhi govt’s plea challenging ordinance regarding services

The Supreme Court on Monday indicated that it may refer to the Constitution bench a plea of the Delhi government challenging the constitutional validity of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023 issued by the Centre relating to control over bureaucrats. Read further on Dynamite News:

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SC refuses to interfere with Manipur HC order on restoration of internet

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the order of the Manipur High Court which ordered limited restoration of the internet in the State. Read further on Dynamite News:

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SC asks Manipur govt to move HC against restoration of internet in the State

SC asks Manipur to approach HC to reconsider restoring limited internet service. SG highlights risk of misuse of social media & violence. Bench suggests Manipur government to request HC look into difficulties that may arise with restoration.

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Senthilbalaji postponed heart surgery from June 18 to 21 to cooperate with ED, counsel tells Madras HC

Minister V. Senthilbalaji's scheduled surgery postponed to cooperate with ED's custodial interrogation. Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta argued ED had permission to interrogate & duty to investigate money-laundering offences. Madras HC directed case to be listed for Fri & reminded SC's insistence on early disposal.

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Supreme Court asks SEBI why law was tweaked to remove provisions prohibiting opacity in FPI ownership

The Supreme Court asked SEBI to explain why the law was tweaked in 2018 to junk crucial provisions prohibiting opacity in the ownership structure of FPIs, leading to investigation into the Adani Group hitting a wall

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Supreme Court asks Centre, Election Commission on the prospect of conducting delimitation in Arunachal Pradesh

Supreme Court disagreed with the legal stand of the Election Commission of India (ECI) that it can only begin the delimitation process in Manipur, Assam, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh after only getting an authorisation from the Centre.

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Supreme Court stays arrest of woman lawyer who went to Manipur as part of fact-finding team and held press meet

The Supreme Court stayed the arrest of a woman lawyer who took part in a fact-finding mission to violence-hit Manipur and subsequently held a press meet for the National Federation of Indian Women.

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Validity of Places of Worship Act | Supreme Court gives Centre ‘sufficient time’ to clarify its stand; adjourns case to October 31

The Supreme Court gave the Union government “sufficient time” till October 31 to clarify its stand on the validity of the Places of Worship Act, which protects the identity and character of religious places as they were on Independence Day.

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SC asks Manipur about reports of stolen police weapons; says it will not become a platform for further escalation of violence

The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the Manipur government, while referring to media reports, about the purloining of a “large number of weapons” from police stations.

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T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji’s arrest | Third judge frames three questions to be answered by Minister after hearing arguments on July 11 & 12

Justice C.V. Karthikeyan, the third judge named by Madras High Court Chief Justice S.V. Gangapurwala to hear a habeas corpus petition related to arrested Minister V. Senthilbalaji following a split verdict delivered by two judges of a Division Bench, on Friday framed three crucial questions to be answered by him…

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T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji case | Third judge decides to tabulate differences of opinion between two judges who delivered split verdict

Justice C.V. Karthikeyan, the third judge named by Madras High Court to hear a habeas corpus petition filed by arrested Minister V. Senthilbalaji’s wife following a split verdict by two judges of a Division Bench, decided to first list down the differences of opinion between the two judges before proceeding…

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SC refuses plea to transfer Senthilbalaji case to itself after Madras HC’s split verdict

The Supreme Court on July 4 did not entertain a plea by the Enforcement Directorate to decide by itself the question of custody of Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji in a money-laundering case linked to the cash-for-jobs scam following a split verdict by the Madras High Court.

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Supreme Court seeks detailed ground report even as Manipur Government insists situation is “improving, though slowly”

A three-judge Bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud ordered the Manipur Government to file an updated status report detailing the actual situation on the ground before July 10, the next day of hearing.

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Supreme Court stays Gujarat High Court order directing Teesta Setalvad to surrender immediately

The Supreme Court has stayed the Gujarat High Court order directing activist Teesta Setalvad to surrender immediately.

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Tushar Mehta reappointed Solicitor General of India

The Appointments Committee of the Union Cabinet approved the reappointment of Tushar Mehta as the Solicitor General of India. The reappointment is for three years, beginning on July 1, 2023.

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HC concludes hearing on habeas corpus petition filed by Senthilbalaji’s wife challenging his arrest by ED

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Navlakha was lucky to always get ‘red carpet’ in Supreme Court and High Court: Solicitor-General says during Senthilbalaji case hearing

The oral remark by the top law officer, who was representing the Enforcement Directorate, came in a hearing concerning Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji’s shifting to a private hospital following his arrest in connection with money laundering charges linked to the cash-for-jobs scam.

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T.N. Senthilbalaji arrest | Minister is feigning illness, want him back in custody on discharge from hospital: ED to SC

The Supreme Court agreed to hear on June 21 a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate against an order of the Madras High Court allowing the shifting of arrested Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji to a private hospital.

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Supreme Court stays Madras HC order stalling press communique on Forest Amendment Bill

The Supreme Court on June 2 stayed an order of the Madras High Court which had put on hold a press communique issued by the Centre inviting suggestions on the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023, in either English or Hindi.

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Maharashtra: Supreme Court refers Sena vs Sena to larger Constitution bench

The Supreme Court on Thursday referred its 2016 judgment in the Nabam Rebia case to a larger bench. Read further on Dynamite News:

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