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#HijabRow: Kapil Sibal's request to list student's petition in SC stalled, K'taka HC to hear it first

The petition in the Karnataka High Court was filed by a PUC student in Udupi who was denied entry into her college for showing up in a hijab

Published on 10th February 2022
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#JusticeForLavanya: What did the ABVP say in their open letter to TN CM Stalin?

ABVP National General Secretary, Nidhi Tripathi, in her letter to the TN CM, said that the letter was written "with the ink of rage boiling in the heart and minds of the students"

Published on 11th February 2022
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#SCpostponeJEE_NEET: Students worry about public transport, health risk, react to SC's decision on Twitter

The SC's decision to hold the exams were called arbitrary, whimsical and violative of the fundamental right to life of students in the petition

Published on 17th August 2020
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#Section377: IIM Kozhikode's LGBT forum hopes that administration will now 'recognise' them

Himanshu Singh, the founder of Umeed - IIM Kozhikode tells us that the group enjoys full support from the faculty, but has not been recognised by the management

Published on 6th September 2018
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#ThrowBackToday: Transgenders recognised as the third gender by the Supreme Court

In today's #TBT, we recall the landmark judgement delivered by India's top court. The judgement recognised the rights of the transgender as human rights and what a day it was. Let's recollect...

Published on 15th April 2021
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#ThrowBackToday: When ragging was declared a human rights abuse in essence by the Supreme Court

In today's #TBT, we take you back to the day when a stringent ruling against ragging was made by the Supreme Court of India in 2009. Also, today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science!

Published on 11th February 2021
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#WhatTheFAQ: 16 months of CJI NV Ramana. How did he fare?

For the first time ever the Supreme Court allowed live streaming of court proceedings as Justice NV Ramana sat on his seat as the CJI for the last time

Published on 26th August 2022
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#WhatTheFAQ: 50th Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, has taken office! How was he appointed?

There is no law for appointment of the CJI. There is also no fixed tenure for a serving CJI. As such, we look at how the process is carried out

Published on 9th November 2022
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#WhatTheFAQ: After split verdict in hijab row, will CJI refer the matter to a larger bench? What does this mean?

A constitutional bench is formed in rare cases and Article 143 of the Indian Constitution briefs about the scenarios in which this bench can be formed

Published on 14th October 2022
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#WhatTheFAQ: Has the next Chief Justice of India, Justice DY Chandrachud, really overturned few of his father's judgements?

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday, October 17 appointed Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud as the Chief Justice of India effective from November 9. Here is a look at his career highlights

Published on 18th October 2022
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#WhatTheFAQ: Has the public been misusing the PIL system?

Why was the PIL system introduced and why did it become necessary for the Supreme Court to impose fines for filing PILs?

Published on 14th May 2022
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#WhatTheFAQ: Have UGC Regulations on ragging been ineffective?

As ragging in educational institutions continues to dominate the headlines, we take a look at the measures put in place by the UGC and the Supreme Court to curb the menace

Published on 1st March 2023
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#WhatTheFAQ: Have you been vaccinated against COVID-19 yet? What does SC say about those who are not?

The Supreme Court has reasoned that COVID-19 vaccinations cannot be forced. It has also asked states and UTs to review the restrictions on unvaccinated people. Sounds interesting? Let's take a look

Published on 3rd May 2022
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#WhatTheFAQ: How was the US Supreme Court able to create a major dent in abortion rights?

The US Supreme Court passed a verdict today that seems to contradict the opinion of a majority of Americans. Today's verdict, however, is a result of decades of political decisions. We explain how

Published on 25th June 2022
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#WhatTheFAQ: Jailed for 700+ days, journalist Siddique Kappan gets bail. Why was he arrested?

Journalist Siddique Kappan, jailed in Uttar Pradesh for nearly two years, against whom allegations of terror funding were made, was granted bail yesterday, September 10 by the Supreme Court. 

Published on 10th September 2022

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