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"Scheduled Castes Socially Heterogenous Class": Top Court's Big Quota Order
A seven-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court today okayed subclassification within Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories to provide reservation in jobs and education for the more marginalised among backward communities.
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Analysis: The Need For Permanent Constitution Bench
The Supreme Court of India will have a permanent Constitution bench. This was a long overdue legal reform and will see the Supreme Court adjudicate complex constitutional questions and interpret laws.
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Court Not Hearing Ordinary Citizens, Lawyer Claims. Chief Justice Responds
The Supreme Court Friday trashed the allegation that it does not hear ordinary citizens, saying it has been hearing the "voice of the nation" and individuals from Kashmir on the issue of abrogation of Article 370.
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Chief Justice Of India-Headed Bench Expected To Sit At 9:30 am On Monday
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud indicated on Friday that the Supreme Court bench headed by him would commence court proceedings an hour before the scheduled time on April 24.
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Impossible To List Constitution Benches Unless Time Rationed: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, which is hearing arguments on a batch of pleas seeking legal sanction for same-sex marriage, said on Thursday the inflow of cases is so heavy it is impossible to list constitution bench matters.
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Supreme Court To Live Stream Constitution Bench Hearings From Today
The Supreme Court is all set to live-stream its constitution bench proceedings from today.
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Supreme Court To Live-Stream Constitution Bench Proceedings From September 27
In a bid to enhance transparency in its functioning, Supreme Court has decided to live-stream its proceedings of all constitution bench hearings from September 27, exactly four years after a path-breaking verdict in this regard was delivered in 2018.
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Supreme Court To Hear Plea On Delhi-Centre Row Over Control Of Services
On May 6, the top court referred to a five-judge Constitution bench the issue of control of services in Delhi.
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Ayodhya Hearing Deferred To January 29 After Top Court Judge Exits Case
The Ayodhya case in the Supreme Court was adjourned again today after the exit of one of the five judges in the constitution bench. Justice UU Lalit recused himself saying he had been a lawyer in a related case.
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5-Judge Constitution Bench Of Supreme Court To Hear Ayodhya Case On Thursday
A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, will decide on Thursday when to take up the Ayodhya temple-mosque case.
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"Lord Ayyappa Doesn't Want Women in Sabarimala," Top Court Told By Group
Arguing in support of a ban on women in the Kerala's Sabarimala temple, an influential body representing the Nair community in Kerala said that the temple's deity Lord Ayappa "himself doesn't want the presence of women between 10 and 50".
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"Big Brother Is Constantly Watching Us," Supreme Court Told In Aadhaar Case
"Big brother is constantly watching us... Why should the big brother have data? He may use it," senior lawyer Kapil Sibal told a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday hearing petitions that contend the Aadhaar identification programme violates an individual's fundamental right to privacy.
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4 Top Judges Not In Key Bench Set Up By Chief Justice
The four Supreme Court judges who publicly took on the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, have been kept out of a constitution bench that will decide on many important cases, despite the country's top lawyer claiming that the unprecedented rift between judges had been "settled" during an informal meeting on Monday morning
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Supreme Court Refers Plea On Bribes Taken In Judges' Names To Constitution Bench
The Supreme Court today referred a plea regarding alleged bribes being taken in the names of judges to a Constitution Bench comprising top five senior-most Supreme Court judges.
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Lt Governor's Responsibilities Not Absolute, Court In AAP vs Centre Case
Delhi's Lieutenant Governor can differ with the elected government on matters of policy but these differences "must be established through cogent reasons and not just for the sake of difference", a five judge bench of the Supreme Court observed on Wednesday. The constitution bench is hearing petitions by the Aam Aadmi Party government that blame th...
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"Scheduled Castes Socially Heterogenous Class": Top Court's Big Quota Order
A seven-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court today okayed subclassification within Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories to provide reservation in jobs and education for the more marginalised among backward communities.
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Analysis: The Need For Permanent Constitution Bench
The Supreme Court of India will have a permanent Constitution bench. This was a long overdue legal reform and will see the Supreme Court adjudicate complex constitutional questions and interpret laws.
-
Court Not Hearing Ordinary Citizens, Lawyer Claims. Chief Justice Responds
The Supreme Court Friday trashed the allegation that it does not hear ordinary citizens, saying it has been hearing the "voice of the nation" and individuals from Kashmir on the issue of abrogation of Article 370.
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Chief Justice Of India-Headed Bench Expected To Sit At 9:30 am On Monday
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud indicated on Friday that the Supreme Court bench headed by him would commence court proceedings an hour before the scheduled time on April 24.
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Impossible To List Constitution Benches Unless Time Rationed: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, which is hearing arguments on a batch of pleas seeking legal sanction for same-sex marriage, said on Thursday the inflow of cases is so heavy it is impossible to list constitution bench matters.
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Supreme Court To Live Stream Constitution Bench Hearings From Today
The Supreme Court is all set to live-stream its constitution bench proceedings from today.
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Supreme Court To Live-Stream Constitution Bench Proceedings From September 27
In a bid to enhance transparency in its functioning, Supreme Court has decided to live-stream its proceedings of all constitution bench hearings from September 27, exactly four years after a path-breaking verdict in this regard was delivered in 2018.
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Supreme Court To Hear Plea On Delhi-Centre Row Over Control Of Services
On May 6, the top court referred to a five-judge Constitution bench the issue of control of services in Delhi.
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Ayodhya Hearing Deferred To January 29 After Top Court Judge Exits Case
The Ayodhya case in the Supreme Court was adjourned again today after the exit of one of the five judges in the constitution bench. Justice UU Lalit recused himself saying he had been a lawyer in a related case.
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5-Judge Constitution Bench Of Supreme Court To Hear Ayodhya Case On Thursday
A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, will decide on Thursday when to take up the Ayodhya temple-mosque case.
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"Lord Ayyappa Doesn't Want Women in Sabarimala," Top Court Told By Group
Arguing in support of a ban on women in the Kerala's Sabarimala temple, an influential body representing the Nair community in Kerala said that the temple's deity Lord Ayappa "himself doesn't want the presence of women between 10 and 50".
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"Big Brother Is Constantly Watching Us," Supreme Court Told In Aadhaar Case
"Big brother is constantly watching us... Why should the big brother have data? He may use it," senior lawyer Kapil Sibal told a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday hearing petitions that contend the Aadhaar identification programme violates an individual's fundamental right to privacy.
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4 Top Judges Not In Key Bench Set Up By Chief Justice
The four Supreme Court judges who publicly took on the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, have been kept out of a constitution bench that will decide on many important cases, despite the country's top lawyer claiming that the unprecedented rift between judges had been "settled" during an informal meeting on Monday morning
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Supreme Court Refers Plea On Bribes Taken In Judges' Names To Constitution Bench
The Supreme Court today referred a plea regarding alleged bribes being taken in the names of judges to a Constitution Bench comprising top five senior-most Supreme Court judges.
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Lt Governor's Responsibilities Not Absolute, Court In AAP vs Centre Case
Delhi's Lieutenant Governor can differ with the elected government on matters of policy but these differences "must be established through cogent reasons and not just for the sake of difference", a five judge bench of the Supreme Court observed on Wednesday. The constitution bench is hearing petitions by the Aam Aadmi Party government that blame th...
