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SC holds Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt for derogatory tweets against judiciaryIndia

SC holds Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt for derogatory tweets against judiciary

<p>The Supreme Court today held activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt for his two derogatory tweets against the judiciary. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said, it would hear the arguments on quantum of sentence to be awarded to Bhushan on 20th of this month. Earlier, the apex court had reserved its verdict in […]</p>

By Palak Vaghela
Supreme Court on CBSE Board Exam 2020: Board cancels pending Class 10 exams, makes remaining papers of Class 12 optionalIndia

Supreme Court on CBSE Board Exam 2020: Board cancels pending Class 10 exams, makes remaining papers of Class 12 optional

<p>The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has cancelled the pending Class 10 and 12 examinations, earlier scheduled to be held from 1 July, Central government informed the Supreme Court on Thursday. The government told the court there will be no exams for Class 10. Students of Class 12, however, will have the option to […]</p>

By Palak Vaghela
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh welcomed SC’s judgement on Permanent Commission for women in ArmyIndia

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh welcomed SC’s judgement on Permanent Commission for women in Army

<p>Defence Minister Rajnath Singh welcome Supreme Court’s judgement on giving the Women officers permanent commission in the Armed Forces. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has supported the idea of permanent commission for women and announced the change in policy in his Independence Day speech in 2018. A historic decision to allow women in field operations came […]</p>

By Palak Vaghela
SC on Shaheen Bagh protest says, people have right to protest but can’t block roadsIndia

SC on Shaheen Bagh protest says, people have right to protest but can’t block roads

<p>The Supreme Court on Monday said people have the fundamental right to protest in a democracy but they should not be blocking roads. “There must be a balance. This could create chaos,” a two-judge bench comprising justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and KM Joseph observed in course of a hearing on the Shaheen Bagh protest that […]</p>

By Palak Vaghela
Supreme Court: Women be given permanent commission in army, tells centre to ‘Change Mindset’India

Supreme Court: Women be given permanent commission in army, tells centre to ‘Change Mindset’

<p>The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that women officers in the army be given permanent commission, adding the government must change its mindset to end gender bias in armed forces. The top court was hearing the Centre’s plea challenging the Delhi High Court’s directions passed in 2010 to grant permanent commission to women officers in […]</p>

By Palak Vaghela
Nirbhaya Case: SC dismisses Vinay Sharma’s plea challenging rejection of mercy petitionIndia

Nirbhaya Case: SC dismisses Vinay Sharma’s plea challenging rejection of mercy petition

<p>The Supreme Court Friday dismissed Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case convict Vinay Sharma’s plea challenging rejection of his mercy petition by the President alleging that it was done in a “mala fide” manner. A bench of Justices R Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan and A S Bopanna said no ground of judicial review of rejection of […]</p>

By Palak Vaghela
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