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Supreme Court Seeks Union, ECI Response On Plea Seeking Postal Ballot For Students Away From Home
The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Union Government and the Election Commission of India on a public interest litigation seeking a holiday or postal ballot facility to enable students living away from home constituencies to cast their votes in elections.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria passed the order, after hearing Senior Advocate K Parmeswar...
'Stray Dog Attacks On Beaches Affect Tourism' : Supreme Court
During the hearing of the stray dogs case, the Supreme Court on Wednesday took note of incidents of dog attacks against tourists on beaches in Goa and Kerala.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria heard the matter. Justice Sandeep Mehta commented that dogs are attracted to beaches due to the presence of carcasses of fish and flagged the impact of dog attacks on...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Bail Plea Of Accused Naval Kishore Kapoor In Terror Funding Case
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea filed by Naval Kishore Kapoor in a terror funding case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Reportedly, he is linked to Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali and has already spent 7.5 years in custody.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria passed the order after hearing Senior Advocate Shadan Farasat (for Kapoor),...
SIR | Lack Of Formal Appeals Doesn't Mean There Were No Wrongful Deletions : Yogendra Yadav To Supreme Court
Political activist Yogendra Yadav told the Supreme Court today that the lack of formal appeals against deletions during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls does not mean that there were no wrongful exclusions. Yadav said that in Bihar, many wrongfully excluded voters had to include their names as new voters on the rolls by filing Form 6 applications.Yadav, who is one of...
Citizenship Row | 'Abuse Of Process' : Lucknow Court Rejects BJP Worker's Plea Seeking FIR Against Rahul Gandhi
An ACJM Court In Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow today rejected a plea seeking an FIR against Leader Of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, over his alleged British citizenship.In its order, ACJM Alok Verma remarked that the petition was an abuse of process of law and that the Court has no jurisdiction to decide on nationality/citizenship of any person."The petition is abuse of process of law, which...
'Passport Issuance Also Outsourced To Private Agencies', Supreme Court Tells Petitioner Opposing Aadhaar Use In SIR
The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned objections to the use of Aadhaar as a verification document in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, observing that even the issuance of passports has been outsourced to private agencies.A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing petitions challenging the ongoing SIR exercise, including a...
Supreme Court Seeks ECI Response On Plea To Extend Directions Issued For West Bengal SIR To Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the response of the Election Commission of India on an application seeking extension of the Court's earlier directions on publication of the 'logical discrepancy' list to the State of Tamil Nadu.The application urges that the directions issued by the Court in the context of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal be...
Lokpal Of India Celebrates 77th Republic Day
The 77th Republic Day was celebrated at the Lokpal of India with great fervour and enthusiasm. Shri Ziley Singh Vical, Joint Secretary, welcomed Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, Chairperson, Members, distinguished officers, and staff of the Lokpal of India on the occasion.In his address, the Chairperson extended warm greetings to all on the momentous occasion of the 77th Republic Day of the nation....
Explainer: UGC's 2026 Regulations For Tackling Discrimination In Colleges & Surrounding Controversy
On January 13, the University Grants Commission notified its much-awaited Regulations for tackling caste-discrimination in college campuses - the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026.The UGC framed these Regulations following a PIL filed before the Supreme Court in 2019 by Radhika Vemula and Abeda Salim Tadvi, mothers of...
Stray Dogs Case: Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing
Supreme Court continues hearing the Stray Dogs case Bench: Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria To recap, the Bench is primarily examining the issue of stray dogs in institutional premises Intervenors (dog lovers and NGOs) pray for modification of the Court's earlier directions, so that stray dogs are released in the same area from where they are picked up Victims' side...