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PIL wants schools held responsible for abuse on campus
The growing menace of child sexual abuse in schools reached the Supreme Court which on Friday decided to examine a PIL which urged for fixing the liability on educational institutions for such incidents in their premises. A bench of Chief Justice H L Dattu and A K Sikri admitted the
Supreme Court to hear another plea against Rafale deal on October 10
The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear on October 10 a fresh PIL against the Rafale deal between India and France, PTI has reported. The PIL filed by lawyer Vineet Dhanda sought direction from the Centre to reveal details of the deal and comparative prices during the UPA and NDA
FTII row: PIL filed in SC to restore normalcy
NEW DELHI: With confrontation between the Centre and students of FTII going on for more than two months, a PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking its intervention to end the crisis, triggered by the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as the chairman of the premier institute. The petitioner,
Fresh plea in SC in support of Citizenship Act
A fresh plea was filed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday for declaring the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) as “constitutional” and seeking a direction to the poll panel to take “strict action” against political parties for allegedly spreading rumours about the law leading to violence in the country. The newly
Supreme Court tells India to toughen up on food adulteration
The Supreme Court of India has insisted that federal and state food regulators need to be tougher on food adulteration. In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) case filed by lawyer Vineet Dhanda, the court was asked to issue directions to food safety regulators on the monitoring and regulation of adulteration
SC issues notices in Maha Bodhi Temple case
New Delhi, Feb 17 (PTI) The Supreme Court today sought response of the Centre and the Bihar Government to decide whether a Hindu can be the chairman of the famed Maha Bodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya and the managing committee dominated by Hindus instead of Buddhists. A bench of justices