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    SIR Row: Supreme Court Issues Notice on Kerala’s Plea to Defer Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision
    SIR Row: Supreme Court Issues Notice on Kerala’s Plea to Defer Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision
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    Supreme Court Seeks ECI Reply on Kerala’s Plea to Defer SIR Until After Local Body Polls

    Today, On 21st November, The Supreme Court has issued notice on Kerala’s request to postpone the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Kerala argued that ongoing administrative pressures and local body election timelines make immediate revision difficult for officials and local institutions.

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    BREAKING | No Deemed Assent, Timelines Can’t Be Fixed for Governor or President To Give Assent to State Bills: Supreme Court
    BREAKING | No Deemed Assent, Timelines Can’t Be Fixed for Governor or President To Give Assent to State Bills: Supreme Court
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    BREAKING | No Deemed Assent, Timelines Can’t Be Fixed for Governor or President To Give Assent to State Bills: Supreme Court

    Today, on 20th November, in the Presidential Reference row, As the Supreme Court rules that there can be no deemed assent and no fixed timelines for the Governor or the President on State Bills, it reinforces boundaries and stresses that authorities must act with transparency and restraint.

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    BREAKING | Presidential Reference Row: Governor Cannot Return Bills Without Saying Why: CJI Gavai
    BREAKING | Presidential Reference Row: Governor Cannot Return Bills Without Saying Why: CJI Gavai
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    BREAKING | Presidential Reference Row: Governor Cannot Return Bills Without Saying Why: CJI Gavai

    Today, on 20th November, As the Supreme Court delivers its advisory opinion in the Presidential Reference row, CJI Gavai says the Governor cannot return Bills without giving reasons, stressing that Article 200 demands constitutional balance, transparency and accountability in every decision made.

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    Supreme Court grants anticipatory bail to Kerala man booked under SC/ST Act for using word “bastard”
    Supreme Court grants anticipatory bail to Kerala man booked under SC/ST Act for using word “bastard”
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    Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Kerala Man Booked under SC/ST Act for Using Word “Bastard”

    The Supreme Court ruled that the word “bastard” is not a caste-based slur, criticizing police for wrongly invoking the SC/ST Act. The Court granted anticipatory bail, noting no caste insult was mentioned in the FIR.

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    No Change in Tradition: Supreme Court Allows Guruvayur Temple’s Udayasthamana Pooja on December 1
    No Change in Tradition: Supreme Court Allows Guruvayur Temple’s Udayasthamana Pooja on December 1
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    No Change in Tradition: Supreme Court Allows Guruvayur Temple’s Udayasthamana Pooja on December 1

    Today, On 30th October, The Supreme Court has ruled that the ‘Udayasthamana Pooja’ at Kerala’s Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple will be held on December 1 as per long-followed tradition, noting that the sacred day-long ritual has been performed continuously since 1972.

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    Supreme Court Mandates Clear Charts in Criminal Judgments to Speed Up Trials
    Supreme Court Mandates Clear Charts in Criminal Judgments to Speed Up Trials
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    Highly Disappointing & Travesty of Justice: Supreme Court Slams High Courts Over 8.8 Lakh Pending Execution Petitions

    The Supreme Court called the delay in execution of 8.8 lakh pending petitions “highly disappointing and nothing short of a travesty of justice.” It pulled up the High Courts, urging them to expedite the disposal of these cases.

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    Mullaperiyar Dam | One of the Oldest in Existence: Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre, Tamil Nadu on Kerala NGO Plea
    Mullaperiyar Dam | One of the Oldest in Existence: Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre, Tamil Nadu on Kerala NGO Plea
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    Mullaperiyar Dam | One of the Oldest in Existence: Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre, Tamil Nadu on Kerala NGO Plea

    Today, On 13th October , The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre and Tamil Nadu on a plea by a Kerala NGO seeking the decommissioning of the Mullaperiyar Dam, described as “one of the oldest in existence,” and the construction of a new dam.

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    Assent To Bills | Day 11 | No Issue If Governor Returns a Bill With a Message, But Can He Indefinitely Withhold?: Supreme Court Reserves Judgment
    Assent To Bills | Day 11 | No Issue If Governor Returns a Bill With a Message, But Can He Indefinitely Withhold?: Supreme Court Reserves Judgment
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    Assent To Bills | Day 11 | No Issue If Governor Returns a Bill With a Message, But Can He Indefinitely Withhold?: Supreme Court Reserves Judgment

    Today, on 11th September, on Day 11 of the Presidential Reference Row on Assent to Bills, the Supreme Court discussed the Governor’s powers regarding bills. The CJI asked, “No issue if Governor returns a Bill with a message, but can he indefinitely withhold?” Judgment has been reserved.

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    BREAKING | Presidential Reference Row| If One Wing of Democracy Fails, Would the Court Be Powerless and Forced to Sit Idle?: CJI Questions Centre 
    BREAKING | Presidential Reference Row| If One Wing of Democracy Fails, Would the Court Be Powerless and Forced to Sit Idle?: CJI Questions Centre 
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    BREAKING | Presidential Reference Row| If One Wing of Democracy Fails, Would the Court Be Powerless and Forced to Sit Idle?: CJI Questions Centre 

    Today, on 11th September, in the Presidential Reference Row, CJI Gavai asks, “If one wing of democracy fails, would the Court be powerless and forced to sit idle?” He questions the Centre, stressing the judiciary’s role as custodian of the Constitution and protector of democratic principles.

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    Assent To Bills | Day 11 | No Issue If Governor Returns a Bill With a Message, But Can He Indefinitely Withhold?: Supreme Court Reserves Judgment
    Assent To Bills | Day 11 | No Issue If Governor Returns a Bill With a Message, But Can He Indefinitely Withhold?: Supreme Court Reserves Judgment
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    Assent To Bills | Day 10 | How Can You Claim False Alarm If Governors Have Been Sitting on Bills for Four Years?: CJI Questions Centre 

    Today, on 10th September, on Day 10 of the Presidential Reference Row on Assent to Bills, Chief Justice of India questioned the Centre, asking, “How can you claim ‘false alarm’ if Governors have been sitting on bills for four years?”

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