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TopicIndian Supreme Court

Topic: Indian Supreme Court

‘What about you?’ At Patanjali hearing, Supreme Court raps IMA for docs ‘advocating’ costly drugs

Top court asserts consumers had a right to know whether they were being misled by FMCG companies too and what agencies were doing to prevent such misuse.

‘Exceptional case’: SC overrules Bombay HC to allow abortion for minor rape survivor at 30 weeks

A hospital in Mumbai opined that continuation of pregnancy against her will would negatively impact the minor's physical and mental well-being.

SC seeks Haryana govt’s response on plea for FIR against officials in 2013 custodial death case

Anand Kaushik, in his petition, claimed that his brother, Satender Kaushik, died in the custody of the NIT police station in Faridabad on 25 July, 2013.

SC praises Ramdev for Yoga work but refuses to let him off in contempt case — ‘not so innocent’

Yoga guru offers to publish a public apology for misleading ads by Divya Pharmacy, saying it 'happened on impulse' and that he would be careful in future.

SC declines apology affidavits of Ramdev, Balakrishnan in Patanjali misleading ads case

In two separate affidavits filed, Ramdev and Balkrishna have tendered an unqualified apology for the 'breach of the statement' recorded in 21 November, 2023 order of the apex court.

Arvind Kejriwal moves SC after HC dismisses plea challenging arrest in Delhi excise policy case

The Delhi High Court, Tuesday, upheld Kejriwal's arrest in the money laundering case, saying the ED was left with 'little option' after he skipped repeated summonses

SC dismisses Sanjay Singh’s plea challenging Gujarat HC order in PM Modi defamation case

The high court had on 16 February dismissed the pleas by Singh and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking quashing of the summons issued against them in the defamation case.

‘Absolute defiance,’ SC berates Baba Ramdev, Acharya Balakrishna in Patanjali misleading ads case

The top court also came down on the Central government questioning its silence over Patanjali's claim that there were no remedy for Covid in allopathy.

Relief for Congress as Centre tells SC ‘no coercive action’ in tax dispute before LS polls

Saddled with a tax bill of Rs 3,500 crore, and ‘frozen’ bank accounts, the opposition party has accused the ruling government of trying to cripple it before the general elections.

Delhi CM Kejriwal withdraws plea against arrest by ED hours after SC agrees to hear the matter

Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi said Arvind Kejriwal will contest the remand proceedings before the trial court and then come back to the apex court with another petition.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?