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BJP's state-by-state push for UCC raises a key question: Is it 'uniform' code?

India, Sept. 17 -- Union home minister Amit Shah's announcement last week that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be implemented in all 21 states governed by the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (N... Read More


SC allows child to take stepfather's name, alters custody terms

New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- A child's wish to bear the name of the man who lives with and cares for her became a decisive factor in an unusual intervention by the Supreme Court. The court rewrote the terms... Read More


Pellet guns, harassment of women, cop injuries focus of SC panel's probe into CJP protest

India, Sept. 16 -- The Supreme Court has directed its five-member high-powered enquiry committee (HPEC) to begin its probe into the July protests by examining the use of pellet guns, targeted violence... Read More


'3,000 cases in 180 days': SC questions single-member PMLA adjudication

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the practice of allowing a single member of the PMLA adjudicating authority to decide cases involving... Read More


SC upholds sanction against NSE's Chitra Ramakrishna

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the sanction granted for the prosecution of former National Stock Exchange (NSE) managing director and CEO Chitra Ramakris... Read More


Amalgamate Karnataka mining blocks for auction: SC

India, Sept. 15 -- The Supreme Court has allowed Karnataka to amalgamate mining blocks belonging to different categories, including Category A, B and C mines, along with virgin forest land, for auctio... Read More


SC refuses to interfere with Ramakrishna's prosecution sanction in NSE case

India, Sept. 15 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the sanction granted for the prosecution of former National Stock Exchange (NSE) managing director and chief executive officer... Read More


Supreme Court upholds doctors' liability under consumer protection law

India, Sept. 14 -- The Supreme Court has put a final judicial seal on the liability of doctors and hospitals under consumer protection law, as it dismissed a curative petition challenging its landmark... Read More


Supreme Court to offer Hindi summaries, audio-video bulletins

India, Sept. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Monday announced a new Hindi public information service under which simple Hindi summaries of selected important judgments and orders will be made available alo... Read More


Apex court seals docs' liability under consumer protection law

New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- The Supreme Court has put a final judicial seal on the liability of doctors and hospitals under consumer protection law, as it dismissed a curative petition challenging its land... Read More