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    Rahul Gandhi Citizenship Case: Allahabad HC Allows Centre to Join As Party, Demands Records
    Rahul Gandhi Citizenship Case: Allahabad HC Allows Centre to Join As Party, Demands Records
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    Rahul Gandhi Citizenship Case: Allahabad HC Allows Centre to Join As Party, Demands Records

    The Allahabad High Court allowed the Centre to be impleaded in a plea on Rahul Gandhi citizenship. Justice Subhash Vidyarthi directed production of relevant records on April 6 while hearing a petition filed by S. Vignesh Shishir.

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    Prioritise Women Candidates in Judicial Appointments: CJI Surya Kant Writes to High Courts for Higher Women Representation in Judiciary
    Prioritise Women Candidates in Judicial Appointments: CJI Surya Kant Writes to High Courts for Higher Women Representation in Judiciary
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    Prioritise Women Candidates in Judicial Appointments: CJI Surya Kant Writes to High Courts for Higher Women Representation in Judiciary

    Chief Justice of India Surya Kant urged High Courts to prioritise women in judicial appointments. Most courts agreed, amid low female representation, with only 116 of 813 High Court judges being women, highlighting gender imbalance in judiciary.

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    “Nothing Survives After Detention Revoked”: Supreme Court Closes Plea Against Sonam Wangchuk’s NSA Detention
    “Nothing Survives After Detention Revoked”: Supreme Court Closes Plea Against Sonam Wangchuk’s NSA Detention
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    “Nothing Survives After Detention Revoked”: Supreme Court Closes Plea Against Sonam Wangchuk’s NSA Detention

    The Supreme Court disposed of a plea filed by Sonam Wangchuk’s wife after the Centre revoked his detention under the National Security Act. The Court said that since the detention order was already cancelled, nothing remained to be decided in the case.

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    Income Alone Cannot Decide OBC Creamy Layer Status; Social Status Of Parents Must Also Be Considered: Supreme Court  On OBC Claims In UPSC
    Income Alone Cannot Decide OBC Creamy Layer Status; Social Status Of Parents Must Also Be Considered: Supreme Court  On OBC Claims In UPSC
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    Income Alone Cannot Decide OBC Creamy Layer Status; Social Status Of Parents Must Also Be Considered: Supreme Court  On OBC Claims In UPSC

    The Supreme Court of India ruled that determining “creamy layer” status in the Other Backward Classes category for the Civil Services Examination cannot rely solely on income, emphasizing parental social status and service position under established guidelines.

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    Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Plea Against Hindu Pujas at Karnataka’s Aland Dargah
    Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Plea Against Hindu Pujas at Karnataka’s Aland Dargah
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    Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Plea Against Hindu Pujas at Karnataka’s Aland Dargah

    The Supreme Court refused to hear the Aland Ladle Mashaik Dargah management’s plea seeking to stop Maha Shivaratri and Hindu rituals on its premises, as Justices Dipankar Datta and S.C. Sharma held that an Article 32 petition was not maintainable.

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    “Qualifications Must Come From Central Law, Not State Rules”: Supreme Court Bars States From Altering Drug Inspector Eligibility
    “Qualifications Must Come From Central Law, Not State Rules”: Supreme Court Bars States From Altering Drug Inspector Eligibility
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    “Qualifications Must Come From Central Law, Not State Rules”: Supreme Court Bars States From Altering Drug Inspector Eligibility

    The Supreme Court has ruled that State governments cannot prescribe additional or different eligibility conditions for appointing Drug Inspectors beyond what is provided under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and Rules. Recruitment must strictly follow the qualifications notified by the Central Government, and State service rules cannot override central law.

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    BREAKING | CJI Gavai Led 5-Judge Constitution Bench To Take Up Presidential Reference Tomorrow (July 22) At 10:30 AM
    BREAKING | CJI Gavai Led 5-Judge Constitution Bench To Take Up Presidential Reference Tomorrow (July 22) At 10:30 AM
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    BREAKING | CJI Gavai Led 5-Judge Constitution Bench To Take Up Presidential Reference Tomorrow (July 22) At 10:30 AM

    Supreme Court to examine President Murmu’s Article 143 reference on fixed timelines for Governors and the President. Hearing to begin on July 22 at 10:30 AM before a Constitution Bench led by CJI Gavai.

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