The Supreme Court ruled and handed down a series of directions aimed at checking the criminalization of politics. Parties that field candidates with criminal records must from now on tell…
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The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act 2018. A three-judge bench, headed by Justice Arun Mishra, upheld the amended…
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The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of West Bengal Madrasah Service Commission Act 2008 observing that the Government has right to appoint teachers in aided-minority educational institutions. …
Read MoreFormer Supreme Court judge Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose was appointed as the country’s first Lokpal, the anti-corruption ombudsman. The Lokpal and Lokayukta Act, which envisages appointment of a Lokpal at the Centre and…
Read MoreIn a far reaching judgement Supreme Court(SC) ruled that child born out of a marriage between a Muslim man and a Hindu woman is a legitimate one and is entitled to…
Read MorePrevention of Money Laundering(PMLA) special court in Mumbai declared absconding liquor baron Vijay Mallya a fugitive economic offender (FEO) on a plea of the Enforcement Directorate. Mallya has become the first businessman…
Read MoreJustice Rajendra Mal Lodha was on Sunday sworn in as the 41st Chief Justice of India. He was administered the oath of office by President Pranab Mukharjee at the Rashtrapati…
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