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‘Superficial equality, discriminatory’: SC on Army criteria for permanent commission to women

Noting that societal structures were created by males for males, top court says adjustments for women officers not concessions but wrongs being remedied to obliterate years of suppression.

Supreme Court suggests using ad-hoc judges to fill high court vacancies, tackle pending cases

Bench led by CJI says Constitution provides for ad-hoc judges but clarifies that regular appointments will continue, asks law ministry to notify courts on appointments within reasonable time frame.

Param Bir Singh files PIL seeking probe against Anil Deshmukh in Bombay HC

Singh said in his plea before the High Court that Deshmukh held meetings at his residence with several Mumbai police officials, including Sachin Waze, in February this year.

Army’s evaluation criteria to grant permanent commission to women officers ‘flawed’, says SC

In its order, the top court said the ACR evaluation criteria ignored the achievements & laurels brought by women officers to the Indian army. Read full order here.

‘ACR process flawed’ — SC allows pleas of women officers seeking permanent commission

The apex court said the Annual Confidential Report evaluation ignored the achievement and laurels brought by them to the Indian Army.

Supreme Court quashes FIR against journalist Patricia Mukhim over ‘communal’ Facebook post

Mukhim's counsel argued before the apex court that there was no intention to create disharmony or conflict through the post that referred to an assault incident.

Bombay HC grants bail to Deepak Kochhar in ICICI-Videocon PMLA case

The ED registered a case against the Kochhar couple for allegedly causing loss to ICICI Bank by sanctioning loans to Videocon Group in contravention to the policies of the ICICI Bank.

Delhi HC suspends Somnath Bharti’s 2-year jail term in AIIMS assault case

The court also stayed AAP MLA's conviction in the case and sought Delhi government's response on Bharti's plea challenging his conviction and the sentence.

SC dismisses complaint of Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Reddy against sitting top court judge

On 6 October 2020, Reddy wrote to CJI Bobde alleging that a senior Supreme Court judge has been influencing Andhra Pradesh High Court sittings and acting in the TDP's interests.

50 people can offer prayers at Nizamuddin Markaz mosque during festival, govt tells Delhi HC

The Centre told the court that the Delhi Waqf Board has to forward the names of the chosen persons to the SHO of the area, and after that they would be allowed to offer prayers.

On Camera

Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?