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The last rites of Twisha Sharma were performed at a crematorium in Bhopal on Sunday, after her body was handed over to the family following the completion of key medical formalities. The funeral took place amid mounting public attention on the case, with the family continuing to demand justice in the alleged dowry death matter.Welcoming…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Saturday took suo motu cognisance of the Twisha Sharma death case. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant is likely to consider the matter on Monday, news agency ANI reported.The case, involving allegations of dowry harassment and abetment to suicide against Twisha’s husband and in-laws, including…
The Supreme Court on Friday assured three academicians linked to the now-removed Class 8 NCERT sub-chapter titled “Corruption in Indian Judiciary” that it would delete certain strong observations earlier made against them, including remarks questioning their academic integrity and suggesting that institutions may hesitate to engage them professionally.According to ANI, the assurance came from a…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday raised a question on why children of economically and educationally advanced families within backward classes be allowed to avail the benefit of reservation under OBC category.“If both parents are IAS officers, why should they have reservations? With education and economic empowerment, there is social mobility. So then again to…
NEW DELHI: Accepting the explanation of three academics – Prof Michel Danino, Suparna Diwakar and Alok Prasanna Kumar, the Supreme Court Friday lifted the life ban on their association with academic exercises in govt-run universities and institutions.The ban was imposed on them by the SC on March 11 after it took serious umbrage at a…
Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday referred the bail pleas of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in the 2020 Delhi riots case to a larger bench.The apex court also declined to respond to observations made in a recent verdict questioning its January…
CBSE’s new mandate requiring Class 9 students to study three languages from the 2026-27 session has come under legal challenge in the Supreme Court. Petitioners have argued that the abrupt implementation lacks proper infrastructure, risks academic disruption, and forces many students to abandon foreign languages they have studied for years. A major legal challenge has…
NEW DELHI: Bought a defective product? Facing poor service from a company, builder, bank, airline, hospital or online platform? Indian consumer law allows you to approach a consumer commission for compensation and relief without going through a lengthy civil court process.Under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, consumers can file complaints against unfair trade practices, defective…
NEW DELHI: Nearly four decades after a civil judge granted permanent prohibitory injuction on a plot in Noida, the petitioner’s son turned up in Supreme Court saying the decree had not been executed and remained pending, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra. The decree was confirmed by high court and Supreme Court, while Noida authority’s appeals and its…
SC issues notice to states and UTs, objects to misleading labelling (Image credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday acknowledged the problems caused by sale of alcohol in tetra packs, deceptively labelled as ‘green apple vodka’ or ‘Chelly Mango Vodka’, and agreed to examine an anti-drunken driving NGO’s plea for standardization of excise…
