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Supreme Court to hear pleas on appointment of election commissioners today
By Chennaivision on February 19, 2025

The Supreme Court will on Wednesday hear petitions challenging the appointment process of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners (EC) under the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023. The Act removed the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel appointing the ECs. Parliament passed the Act in December 2023 following a Supreme Court ruling… Continue reading "Supreme Court to hear pleas on appointment of election commissioners today"
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Supreme Court directs immediate filling of posts in central, state information bodies
By Chennaivision on January 8, 2025

The Supreme Court on Tuesday took a dim view of the vacancies in the Central Information Commission and state information commissions while directing the Centre to immediately fill posts. Asking for an expeditious selection of information commissioners in the CIC, a bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh told Centre, “These posts need to be filled at the… Continue reading "Supreme Court directs immediate filling of posts in central, state information bodies"
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Supreme Court upholds HC order for CBI probe in TN hooch tragedy
By Chennaivision on December 18, 2024

The Supreme Court Tuesday upheld the November 20, 2024, Madras High Court order directing a CBI probe into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy that claimed the lives of 68 people. “Having heard the learned Advocate General appearing for the petitioners and having gone through the materials on record, we see no good reason to interfere with the very well-reasoned judgment of… Continue reading "Supreme Court upholds HC order for CBI probe in TN hooch tragedy"
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Supreme Court to hear plea against Sambhal mosque survey order tomorrow
By Chennaivision on November 28, 2024

The management committee of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal has moved the Supreme Court against a local court’s recent order to survey the mosque. The apex court will hear the matter on Friday. The local court had ordered the survey of the mosque in response to a petition that claimed the place of worship was built by… Continue reading "Supreme Court to hear plea against Sambhal mosque survey order tomorrow"
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SC dismisses PIL on bringing back ballot papers
By Chennaivision on November 27, 2024

The Supreme Court on Tuesday disapproved of repeated doubts raised over Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), berating the tendency of political leaders to question the credibility of EVMs when they lose elections while conveniently accepting the system when they win. “When you lose, EVMs are tampered with; when you win, EVMs are fine,” a bench of justices Vikram Nath and PB… Continue reading "SC dismisses PIL on bringing back ballot papers"
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‘Ban segregation of work based on caste’: Supreme Court
By Chennaivision on October 4, 2024

In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday banned caste-based discrimination like division of manual labour, segregation of barracks and bias against prisoners of de-notified tribes and habitual offenders by holding as “unconstitutional” the jail manual rules of 10 states for fostering such biases. Observing that the “right to live with dignity extends even to the incarcerated”, a bench… Continue reading "‘Ban segregation of work based on caste’: Supreme Court"
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SC orders release of YouTuber Savukku Shankar after TN revokes detention
By Chennaivision on September 26, 2024

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of YouTuber Savukku Shankar after Tamil Nadu revoked his detention order in relation to a drugs case. A top court bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra recorded the submission by the Tamil Nadu government and ordered that he should be released immediately. “The Advisory Board has opined that the impugned… Continue reading "SC orders release of YouTuber Savukku Shankar after TN revokes detention"
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Watching, possessing child porn a crime: SC
By Chennaivision on September 24, 2024

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that watching or possessing sexually explicit material involving minors is illegal under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, overturning a controversial Madras high court order, and urged the Union government to promote sex education in the country and to change the legal definition of “child pornography” to “child sexual exploitative and… Continue reading "Watching, possessing child porn a crime: SC"
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Sterlite ﬁring: SC stays HC order for DVAC probe
By Chennaivision on August 3, 2024

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the vigilance probe ordered by the Madras High Court into the assets of police and government officials allegedly involved in the firing on those protesting against Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi in 2018 over pollution concerns. A three-judge bench, presided by CJI D Y Chandrachud and comprising Justices J B Pardiwala… Continue reading "Sterlite ﬁring: SC stays HC order for DVAC probe"
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Supreme Court summons Chief Secretaries over pay panel non-compliance
By Chennaivision on July 12, 2024

The Supreme Court on Thursday summoned chief secretaries and finance secretaries of 21 states and UTs, including that of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, for failing to clear the arrears of revised salary and pension of judicial officers as per recommendations of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission. “Though seven opportunities have been granted to the states, it appears full… Continue reading "Supreme Court summons Chief Secretaries over pay panel non-compliance"

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