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Reservations about reservations

SC reiterates the basic principle of affirmative action

Uddhav Thackeray calls SC decision on Maratha quota unfortunate

Legal battle for the reservations to Maratha community will continue till there is victory, says Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray

How much oxygen have you allocated to Delhi in last 3 days, SC asks Centre

Putting officers in jail is not going to bring oxygen to Delhi, the Supreme Court said while it asked the Centre about the supply it has made to the national capital since May 3

Supreme Court strikes down Maharashtra law on grant of quota to Marathas

The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas in admissions and government jobs, terming the statute as unconstitutional"

Supreme Court defers hearing Amazon, Future case amid Covid-19 surge

The Supreme Court has not stopped Future Group and Reliance Industries from working towards a deal.

SC strikes down WB law on regulating real estate, holds it unconstitutional

The Supreme Court struck down West Bengal's law on regulating the real estate sector in the state, and said it was unconstitutional as the statute encroached upon the Centre's Real Estate Act

Can't stop media from reporting, won't tell HCs not to raise questions: SC

Batting for "free flow of dialogue" in courts, the Supreme Court Monday said it would neither restrain the media from reporting oral observations in public interest, nor demoralise high courts

EC plea on media 'too far fetched', it can't be restrained to report: SC

The Supreme Court Monday termed as too far fetched the poll panel's plea for restraining media from reporting remarks in court proceedings and came out in support of high courts

Don't want to demoralise HCs, they are vital pillars: SC on EC's plea

The Supreme Court on Monday said it does not want to demoralise high courts as they are vital pillars of democracy.

Revisit current vaccine policy, it may create disparity: SC to Centre

The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to revisit its Covid-19 vaccine pricing policy, saying it would prima facie result in a detriment to the right to public health

SC directs Centre to prepare buffer stock of oxygen for use in emergencies

The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to prepare a buffer stock of oxygen for emergency purposes in collaboration with states and decentralise the location of the stocks

Centre says 1.22 bn doses needed to inoculate people in 18-45 age group

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that a total of 122 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine would be required to vaccinate a population of 59 crorein the age group of 18 to 45 years

EC moves SC against Madras HC observations on surge in Covid-19 cases

The Madras High Court had observed that the responsible EC officials should probably be tried on murder charges for their failure to ensure adherence to Covid-19 protocols during the election process

Supreme Court refuses to stay counting of votes for UP panchayat polls

No victory rallies will be permitted during the counting or after the process is over: SC

Supreme Court advances summer vacation in view of surge in COVID cases

The vacation will now commence from May 10 instead of May 14

Don't leave vaccine pricing to manufacturers, SC tells central govt

Warns against clampdown on free flow of information

Soli J Sorabjee: A man of law and all things jazz

Padma Vibhushan Soli Sorabjee died of Covid-19-related complications at 91 on April 30, 2021

Clampdown on Covid info will be treated as contempt of court, says SC

SC says there should not be any presumption that grievances raised on internet by citizens are false

Supreme Court pays homage to former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee

The Supreme Court paid homage to former attorney general and noted jurist Soli Sorabjee, who passed away on Friday morning after getting infected with Covid-19

Awaiting formation of oversight committee for oxygen production: Vedanta

Vedanta said it would await the formation of the oversight committee by the state government as directed by SC bench on resuming the operation of its facility in Tamil Nadu to produce oxygen