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Supreme Court moves away from death penalty

The Supreme Court has moved away from death penalty (capital punishment) after it commuted the death sentence of a youth for raping and killing a seven-year-old girl with...

September 19, 2016

SC lifts ban on registration of High-end Diesel cars and SUVs in Delhi and NCR

The Supreme Court of India has lifted the ban on registration of high-end diesel cars and SUVs having engine capacity of 2000 cc and above in Delhi and...

August 12, 2016

Banned Ponzi schemes not under regulatory purview: SEBI

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) told the Supreme Court that banned Ponzi schemes do not fall under its regulatory purview. This announcement was made after...

August 9, 2016

Ex-CMs not entitled for government accommodation for lifetime: SC

The Supreme Court has held that former Chief Ministers are not entitled for government accommodation for lifetime. The judgment of the apex court came on a plea filed...

August 2, 2016

SC accepts Lodha committee’s recommendations on structural reforms in BCCI

The Supreme Court has accepted major recommendations of Lodha Committee on reforms in BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India), the world’s richest cricketing body. The committee...

July 19, 2016

SC orders restoration of Congress Government in Arunachal Pradesh

The Supreme Court has ordered the restoration of former Chief Minister Nabam Tuki’s Congress government in Arunachal Pradesh. Verdict in this regard was given by a five-judge constitution...

July 13, 2016

Security forces cannot use excessive force in AFSPA areas: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India has ruled that army and paramilitary forces cannot use excessive and retaliatory force during counter-insurgency operations in disturbed areas declared disturbed under the...

July 9, 2016

Supreme Court of India – UGC-NTA NET Political Science Study Notes

The Supreme Court of India stands as the highest judicial authority in the country. Established on January 28, 1950, it serves as the final court of appeal under...

July 6, 2016

National Court of Appeal

A public interest litigation demanding the establishment of National Court of Appeal (NCA) was filed in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has referred it to constitution bench...

June 20, 2016

Union Cabinet approves ordinance to keep state boards out of NEET ambit for one year

Union Cabinet has approved promulgation of an ordinance to keep state boards out of the ambit of common medical entrance exams i.e. National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)...

May 20, 2016

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