UPSC cheating case: No coercive action against trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar till February 14, says Supreme Court | India News – Times of India

Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that no coercive action shall be taken against Indian Administrative Service (IAS) trainee officer Puja Khedkar till February 14.A bench of justices B V Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma issued notice to the Delhi government and the Union Public Service…

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No court can dictate bail order format, says SC, halts action against Rajasthan judge | India News – Times of India

AI image of the Supreme Court. NEW DELHI: Giving trial courts full discretionary freedom in formulating their decisions in bail matters, Supreme Court has ruled that no constitutional court, be it SC or HC, can dictate a format for grant of bail to accused to be mandatorily followed by judicial officers.The court quashed proceedings initiated…

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Do ‘Jai Shri Ram’ chants in masjid hurt religious sentiment? SC to rule – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Does shouting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ inside a mosque hurt religious sentiments of Muslims? Supreme Court on Friday will hear a petition challenging a Karnataka HC decision which quashed criminal proceedings against miscreants who raised the slogan inside a mosque on the ground that it did not hurt religious sentiments.A bench of Justices Pankaj…

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SC: Why do babus’ wives hold ex officio posts in societies? | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday took strong exception to bureaucrats’ wives enjoying posts in societies functioning within the administrative jurisdictions of their husbands and said such practices, a product of colonial mindset, must be forthwith discarded.What irked a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan was the vindictive action indirectly taken by the…

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‘Why do babus’ wives hold ex officio posts in societies?’: Supreme Court | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday took strong exception to bureaucrats’ wives enjoying posts in societies functioning within the administrative jurisdictions of their husbands and said such practices, a product of colonial mindset, must be forthwith discarded.What irked a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan was the vindictive action indirectly taken by the…

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Sambhal mosque row: SC halts trial court proceedings, internet restored, Friday prayers held peacefully – 10 points | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: As Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal reeled from violent clashes and unrest, the Supreme Court on Friday directed a trial court to halt proceedings related to the contentious survey of the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid. The move comes amid tensions following a November 19 court order that authorised the survey of the mosque, based on…

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SC: Ajit’s NCP can use ‘clock’ symbol, but with a disclaimer | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Ajit Pawar faction of NCP to continue using the ‘clock’ symbol for the Maharashtra assembly elections after the the deputy chief minister assured the court that he would publish a disclaimer within 36 hours in leading newspapers, including Marathi dailies, stating that the legal fight with…

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