[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a status report about the well-being of girls restored to their families after being rescued from a shelter home at Bihar's Muzaffarpur where allegations of sexual assault had surfaced in 2018. The apex court also noted that 12 rescued girls, who...
SC refuses to entertain PIL seeking special courts for economic offences, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre and states to establish special anti-corruption courts in every district to decide cases related to economic offences like money laundering and tax evasion within a year. A bench headed by Chief...
Order putting sedition law on hold to continue, SC grants time to Centre, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] (Eds: Adds details) New Delhi, An interim order putting on hold the contentious sedition law and the consequential registration of FIRs will continue to be operational as the Supreme Court granted additional time to the Centre on Monday to take "appropriate steps" with regard to the reviewing of the...
SC to hear 232 pleas on CAA issue on Oct 31 on reopening after Diwali, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear around 240 PILs, including a large batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), on Monday when it would reopen after a nine-day Diwali vacation. A bench comprising Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and...