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Judiciary and the The Vishnu Remark Controversy
Poonam Sharma
India’s judiciary often proclaims itself the custodian of constitutional morality. Yet, controversies like Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud’s remarks on religious rituals or now CJI D.Y. Gavai’s recent quip about Lord Vishnu…
Jail for Stubble Burning Will Send Right Message: SC
GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 17th Sept: The Supreme Court today indicated that jailing farmers who burn stubble could deter others and help curb Delhi-NCR’s annual smog crisis. Hearing petitions on rising air pollution, a bench led by Chief…
SC Rejects Khajuraho Vishnu Idol Restoration Plea
GG News Bureau
News Delhi, 16th Sept: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a petition seeking restoration of a seven-foot beheaded idol of Lord Vishnu at the Javari temple, part of the UNESCO-listed Khajuraho group of monuments…
Court Reserves Order on Plea Seeking FIR Against Sonia Gandhi
Rouse Avenue Court reserves order on plea against Sonia Gandhi, verdict expected Thursday 4 PM.
Allegation: Sonia Gandhi’s name appeared in the 1980 voter list, before obtaining Indian citizenship in 1983.
Petition questions deletion…
“Our Constitution Is India’s Shield,” says CJI Gavai
CJI B.R. Gavai said India must take pride in its Constitution amid regional instability.
Justice Vikram Nath cited Bangladesh while concurring with CJI’s remark on Nepal.
A five-judge Constitution Bench is hearing the Presidential…
SC Allows Aadhaar as 12th Document for Bihar Voters
Supreme Court allows Aadhaar as 12th valid document for voter verification in Bihar.
Aadhaar will not serve as proof of citizenship.
Election Commission directed to issue instructions to officials.
Authority to verify Aadhaar’s…
President Murmu Appoints Two New Judges to Allahabad HC
GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 6th Sept: The President of India has appointed advocates Amitabh Kumar Rai and Rajiv Lochan Shukla as Judges of the Allahabad High Court.
According to a Press Communiqué issued on Saturday, the appointments were…
Forgery in Voter Rolls? Sonia Gandhi Faces Fresh Legal Challenge
GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 5th Sept: A plea filed before the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Vaibhav Chaurasia on Tuesday sought action against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, alleging that her name was included in India’s…
Actress Ranya Rao Fined ₹102 Crore in Gold Smuggling Case
DRI fines actress Ranya Rao ₹102 crore in gold smuggling case.
Hotelier Tarun Kondaraju, jewellers Sahil & Bharat Jain fined over ₹50 crore each.
11,000 pages of documents served to accused inside Bengaluru Central Jail.
Rao…
MP: HC Tightens Noose on Party-Hopping Corporators
HC directs govt to decide disqualification case in two months.
3 Congress corporators defected to BJP after 2022 civic polls.
Complaint filed under Section 17 of MP Municipal Corporation Act, 1956.
Court insists all parties be…