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PTI
SC Declines Shree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Trust's Plea to Exempt it from Audit of 25 Yrs
22 Sep 2021
A bench headed by Justice U.U. Lalit said the audit should be completed as early as possible, preferably within three months.
Ditsa Bhattacharya
Dalit and Muslim Children More Vulnerable to Stunting, Shows Study
03 Sep 2021
The average incidence of stunting in India is higher compared to the average of 30 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Bihar: Dalit Man Dies Days after Being Attacked for Using Hand Pump; No Arrests So Far
24 May 2021
The police have failed to arrest anyone among the dozen named accused, who belong to the upper caste community, in the incident so far.
Sumedha Pal
Budget 2021: Dalit and Adivasi Groups Slam Allocations, Call it Lack Luster
03 Feb 2021
‘Despite an increase in the budget on paper there are a large number of notional schemes that do not reach SC/ST communities,’ an activist said.
P. Puneeth
Supreme Court Strikes Down Policy of Excluding the Reserved Community From Competing for General and Open Category
25 Jan 2021
The Supreme Court has rejected a policy of UP regarding reservation and said that selection of candidates with less merit than other candidates for open/general category vacancies was incongruous…
PTI
SC Allows Centre to Lay Foundation Stone for Controversial Central Vista Project
07 Dec 2020
But says no construction, demolition or felling of trees to be done for the project till its decision on pending pleas challenges clearances.
The Leaflet
SC Adjourns Matter Seeking Siddique Kappan’s Release; UP Govt Claims it has had no Objection to Kerala Journalist Meeting his Lawyer
20 Nov 2020
A bench led by CJI SA Bobde recorded the submission made by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta who appeared for the UP Government and adjourned the matter.
Sumedha Pal
Odisha: Adivasis Protest Clearances Given for Stone Mining, Allege Violation of Norms
05 Nov 2020
Villagers in the downhill areas of Pusuguda and Motu are worried that their land will submerge in the waterlogging that will occur due to the clearances given for stone mining.
The Leaflet
Delhi Bar Council Issues Notice to Prashant Bhushan Asking why Disciplinary Proceedings Against him should not be Initiated Following SC Contempt Verdict
23 Sep 2020
The SC on August 14 held advocate Bhushan guilty of contempt of court for his two tweets regarding the institution of the Supreme Court and the office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI).
Meera Velayudhan
Erosion of Constitutional Rights and Growing Anti-caste Movements
18 Aug 2020
The Supreme Court ruled recently that “there is no fundamental right which inheres in an individual to claim reservation in promotion”, and that “no mandamus can be issued by the court directing the…