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Over 4,000 criminal cases pending against legislators

Yeddyurappa, Amarinder Singh among those named in the report presented to SC

2 min read5 Dec 2018
Politics

No need to have further probe in Mahatma’s death: Amicus to Supreme Court

A Supreme Court bench headed by justice S.A. Bobde is scheduled to hear the PIL seeking fresh investigation on Mahatma Gandhi's death on 12 January

3 min read9 Jan 2018
Politics

Mahatma Gandhi assassination: SC appoints amicus curiae on plea seeking reopening of case

Former additional solicitor general Amrender Sharan will serve as amicus curiae to assist the Supreme Court in the matter of reinvestigating the Mahatma Gandhi assassination

1 min read6 Oct 2017
Politics

Delhi high court to hear petition on marital rape

Delhi high court says it will continue to hear petition on marital rape as issues raised in it were different from those raised in a similar petition filed in the Supreme Court

1 min read8 Sep 2017
Politics

Triple talaq: Supreme Court allows Salman Khurshid to assist as amicus curiae

Supreme Court allows Salman Khurshid as amicus curiae in hearing of pleas challenging constitutional validity of triple talaq, 'nikah halala' and polygamy

1 min read3 May 2017
Politics

K.K. Venugopal appointed amicus curiae in All India Bar Examination challenge

The Supreme Court is examining whether conduct of the AIBE was a violation of the fundamental right to practise a profession

1 min read14 Mar 2016
Politics

SC asks attroney general to assist in forming guidelines for senior advocate appointment

A SC bench says it want the lawyers to speak in one voice on the matter

1 min read7 Sep 2015
Politics

Supreme Court reprimands centre, states over construction workers’ welfare fund

Amicus curiae tells apex court Haryana, Rajasthan, and NCT of Delhi collected `1,000 crore under Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1996, but had only disbursed minimal amounts to workers

1 min read1 Aug 2015
Politics

Delhi HC appoints amicus to examine PIL against HP chief minister

The court discharged an NGO from pursuing a PIL seeking a court-monitored probe by the CBI into allegations of corruption against Singh

1 min read29 Jan 2015
Politics

Temple case: SC declines Gopal Subramanium’s request

Lawyer Gopal Subramanium had requested that he be relieved of his duties as amicus curiae in the Padmanabhaswamy temple case

1 min read11 Nov 2014
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