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Karnataka High Court voids government order withdrawing 43 criminal cases, including Hubballi riots FIRsThe Karnataka High Court has nullified a state government order that directed the withdrawal of 43 criminal cases, including those linked t...
Give details on removal, lowering disqualification of convicted politicians: SC to ECIThe Supreme Court has requested the Election Commission of India to provide details of instances where it has reduced or removed disqualifi...
PIL demands lifetime ban on convicts from polls; Supreme Court seeks ECI, Centre viewsThe Supreme Court has requested responses from the Centre and Election Commission of India regarding a PIL challenging the election of conv...
Amid raging political debate over poll freebies, a PIL in SC drives home the pointPetitioner Ashwini Upadhyay filed additional submissions on Friday in the top court saying that registered political parties be asked to fu...
- SC to consider listing for early hearing PIL for speedy trial in cases against politicians
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to consider listing for early hearing the PIL which has sought expeditious trial of criminal cases ag...
SC to consider hearing plea seeking disclosure of criminal background of candidates before pollsA bench comprising Chief Justice of India N V Ramana and Justices A S Bopanna and Hima Kohli was urged by lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay, who has ...
Plea in SC to debar persons on trial in serious offence cases from contesting electionsThe PIL, which is likely to come up for hearing in the coming days, sought a direction to the Centre and the Election Commission of India (...
SC's 'no' to PIL seeking disclosure of criminal antecedents, assets of candidates in pollsThe PIL had sought a direction to the poll panel to ensure the right of voters to know "age, qualification, criminal antecedents and assets...
Supreme Court leaves decision on criminal netas on parliamentThe petitions have been opposed by the centre stating that it was not within the domain of the courts to add new disqualifications, which a...
There is lakshman rekha, court cannot make law: Supreme Court"Let me correct myself, it is the 'lakshman rekha' to the extent that we declare the law and don't make the law. We cannot create the law,"...
Lifetime ban on convicted netas: Supreme Court seeks Center, Election Commission's viewsThe petition said that 34 per cent of MPs have criminal cases pending against them but the executive was doing nothing to deal with the pro...
PIL over sting on Rawat: Hearing adjourned for three weeksDeferring the hearing, a division bench comprising Chief Justice K M Joseph and Justice V K Bisht questioned the intention behind the PIL a...
PIL demands disclosure of assets by Thackerays, other leadersThe PIL, only names Thackerays but it says that leaders of all political parties should disclose their assets, criminal cases filed against...
AAP leaders not providing info on party funding: Centre to Delhi High CourtThe Centre today told the HC that AAP leaders, including CM, have not provided the information sought by them on the funding received by th...
Political advertising should focus on goals, not leadersRecent advertisements by various political leaders as also the government, spread across multiple pages in almost every newspaper have evok...
- PIL wants criminal cases against MPs fast-tracked
The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and state governments on a PIL seeking direction for fast-tracking pending criminal ...
- Khera to file PILs to ensure reform
Shiv Khera has decided to file public interest litigations (PILs) in the Supreme Court to bring about socio-economic and political justice ...