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Sunday, June 16, 2024
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Topic: Supreme Court

CJI Ranjan Gogoi cancels foreign visit to ‘ensure’ Ayodhya verdict before his retirement

Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi was to travel to UAE, Egypt, Brazil & US. His office has now informed Modi government about his change of plans.

Memory, travelogues & faith — how Ram Lalla, waqf board & seers claimed Ayodhya land in SC

The verdict on the decades-old Ayodhya case is likely in another month, before CJI Ranjan Gogoi retires mid-November.

Why a section of the Land Acquisition Act turned into a big judicial controversy

Two SC benches gave opposite judgments on Section 24(2) in 2014 & 2018. Now, a 5-judge bench picked to settle matter is being challenged. Hearing begins today.

Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea on linking social media accounts with Aadhaar

BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay withdrew his plea after a Supreme Court bench observed that a similar matter was pending before Madras High Court.

There are 3 claims to Ayodhya — law, memory & faith. It’s not a simple Hindu-Muslim dispute

Each of the three parties – Sunni Wakf Board, Nirmohi Akhara and Ram Lalla Virajman – has identified its own comfort zone in the grand claim for Ayodhya.

Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad questions SC for retaining collegium system

Ravi Shankar Prasad says there’s a need to resurrect the NJAC proposal, which was struck down by Supreme Court despite being passed by Parliament.

Why civil services exams in some states have had higher cut-offs for SC/ST & OBC applicants

Is there any constitutional provision that allows the cut-off marks for the reserved categories to go above the general category

Clamour for NRC not different from the notion that more Muslims mean threat to Hindu society

By authorising NRC in Assam, the Supreme Court has only exacerbated people’s tendency to question their fellow Indians’ belongingness.

Has Indian cricket administration become messier after Supreme Court involvement in 2015?

Former cricketer and BJP MP Gautam Gambhir has said that Indian cricket should be run by administrators and not the Supreme Court, days before BCCI is scheduled to hold elections for the first time since January 2017.

I applaud Aarey activists. I wish I could do the same for Supreme Court

Whether it’s Aarey or Kashmir or Ayodhya, we find almost every day a new example of how far the executive manages to find its echo inside the Supreme Court.

On Camera

Elections showed that Manipur still has faith in democracy. Will new govt deliver?

The people of conflict-torn Manipur will have every right to feel betrayed if the new government doesn’t break its silence and show its commitment to addressing the state's issues.

Cash-strapped Karnataka hikes fuel tax by Rs 3/l, could earn Rs 2,500-3,000 cr more per yr

Move to bring down differences in commodity prices with neighbouring states, says government. Oppn, dealers blame it on welfare, Congress's guarantees.

With an eye on China, IAF expands taxi track at Leh airport, new shelters being built

Expanded taxi track is smaller than those meant for civilian operations, but is long enough for fighters & military transport aircraft to operate.

Sangh wants BJP to know it’s not dispensable. It’s a rap on the knuckles, nothing more

Occasional lovers’ tiffs have marked history of RSS-BJP relations. To think that Nagpur will bring about any change in leadership is a misreading of both its intent and its power.