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SC upholds constitutional validity of Right to Education Act

May 10, 2014

The constitutional validity of Right to Education Act (RTE Act) has been upheld by the Supreme Court. RTE Act mandates that 25% seats in all schools be reserved for the economically disadvantaged children. As per the Supreme Court decision: The 93rd ..

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Govt's nod not required to investigate corruption charges on senior bureaucrats: Supreme Court

May 8, 2014

As per the Supreme Court, the legal provision which makes approval of competent authority mandatory for CBI to investigate a corruption case against an officer of joint secretary-rank or above is invalid and unconstitutional and has the propensity of protecting ..

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Supreme Court creates a 'Third Gender' for transgenders

May 3, 2014

Hijras or Transgenders are no longer forced to write male or female against their name as the Supreme Court has given them the status of the “third gender”. This is for the first time that the third gender has got a ..

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Will not take immediate decision on Lokpal: Centre to Supreme Court

April 27, 2014

The Central Government has communicated to the Supreme Court that it will not take any immediate decision on the appointment of chairperson and members of the Lokpal. Thus, the Central Government has nearly signalled that a decision in this regard might be left ..

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Justice G Rohini appointed as the first ever woman Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court

April 20, 2014

President Pranab Mukherjee cleared the nomination of Justice G Rohini (59), the most senior judge of the Andhra Pradesh high court, as the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. Prior to Justice Rohini’s appointment, the Delhi high court had a ..

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Supreme Court: CAG can audit accounts of private telecom companies

April 17, 2014

The Supreme Court bench of Justice K S Radhakrishnan and Justice Vikramjit Sen ruled that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in his capacity can inspect the accounts of private telecom companies. The court held that such an inspection was ..

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Justice R.M. Lodha appointed as the next Chief Justice of India

April 13, 2014

Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha  (64) as the next Chief Justice of India. President Pranab Mukherjee with exercise of his powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India,  appointed Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha, Judge of the Supreme Court, ..

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Death penalty of Devinderpal Singh Bhullar commuted to life imprisonment by the Supreme Court

April 1, 2014

On grounds of delay in deciding mercy plea and medical condition, the Supreme Court of India commuted the death penalty of 1993 Delhi bomb blast case convict Devinderpal Singh Bhullar  to life imprisonment. The Chief Justice P Sathasivam bench granted life to Bhullar on the ..

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SC awarded compensation for sewer deaths since 1993

March 29, 2014

The Supreme Court of India awarded a compensation of Rs.10 lakh each for the families of all the manual scavengers who have died in sewerage work since 1993 and also criminalized entering sewer lines without safety gear. The Chief Justice ..

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SC directed Centre to withdraw all orders making Aadhar mandatory for any service

March 25, 2014

The Supreme Court of India has directed the Union Government to withdraw all orders that makes the Aadhaar card mandatory for availing any service and also directed the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) not to share any information pertaining ..

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