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Marriage, divorce, adoption — the 5 pleas by a BJP leader in SC that seek uniform civil laws

All 5 petitions were filed last year by BJP leader & lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay. In all of them, SC has issued notice, asking relevant govt authorities to respond.

SC commences hearing whether 1992 Mandal verdict on quota limit needs to be revisited

A five-judge Constitution bench gave a week's time to all the states to submit their brief note of submissions after some of them sought time.

SC begins hearing Maratha quota case today. This is what it said on reservation since 1992

Hearing the Maratha quota matter, the Supreme Court is likely to revisit the landmark 1992 Indra Sawhney judgment that capped vertical reservation at 50%.

Sessions court denies Sachin Waze interim bail, notes prima facie evidence against him

Waze, who is being probed in connection with the death of Mansukh Hiran, had on Friday filed an application seeking pre-arrest bail.

Firm & meticulous, Justice Indu Malhotra retires after short SC stint of less than 3 years 

Justice Malhotra, appointed as SC judge in April 2018, was among two women judges in the apex court. She was the first woman lawyer to be directly elevated to the top court.

Videocon’s Venugopal Dhoot gets bail in money laundering case

The court also asked Dhoot to surrender his passport and said he must appear before ED when required for probe in the alleged ICICI Bank-Videocon money laundering case.

As SC judge Indu Malhotra retires, a look at 3 woman judges who could make it to top court

Justice Malhotra, appointed as SC judge in April 2018, was first woman lawyer to be directly elevated to top court. After her retirement, SC will be left with only one woman judge.

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response on plea for appointment of regular CBI director

The plea alleges that govt has failed to appoint a regular CBI director as per section 4A of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act and has instead appointed an interim director.

Central or state govt employees cannot work as election commissioners, says SC

An SC bench said election commissioners have to be independent persons and took strong note of the fact that Goa govt has given its law secretary the additional charge of SEC.

Delhi court extends protection from arrest of Shubham Kar Chaudhari in ‘toolkit’ case

Additional Session Judge Dharmender Rana granted the relief after police sought an adjournment in the proceedings related to an anticipatory bail moved by Chaudhari in the matter.

On Camera

Stop asking fans to explain why they like Taylor Swift. Belittling Swifties reeks of sexism

She’s perhaps the only artist that one still has to offer a ‘reason’ for liking. No one bats an eye if you like Harry Styles or Beyonce. But god forbid you express your love for Swift publicly.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Agniveer applicants in Army up nearly 10% compared to last year

This year, the Army has scheduled an online combined examination that will span 174 locations across the country. The examination window is from April 22 to May 7.

44 years on, two things that have changed in Modi’s BJP, and one that hasn’t

As the BJP heads for a likely third successive term in power, it's fascinating to debate how true it looks to the original proposition: a party with a difference.