Two days after a special Supreme Court sitting in which two lawyers’ bodies called for all “necessary steps” to deal with the allegations of sexual harassment against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, the CJI asked Justice SA Bobde to decide on the next step in the matter.
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Congress chief Rahul Gandhi accepted in the Supreme Court that he had wrongly attributed the “chowkidar chor hain” slogan to the court’s ruling on the Rafale fighter deal. He said he had made the remarks in the “heat of the political campaigning”.
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A woman has made charges of sexual advances against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi in an affidavit. Reacting to this, Justice Gogoi said there was a “bigger force” behind this, which seeks to “deactivate the office of the chief justice”.
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The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, admitted a petition filed by a Pune- based couple seeking the lifting of the ban on entry of Muslim women into mosques across the country. It issued notice to the government and various other bodies including the National Commission for Women.
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The Supreme Court has rejected BSP chief Mayawati’s plea against the Election Commission’s decision of temporarily banning her from campaigning. While rejecting her plea, the apex court said the EC “seems to have woken up and found its powers”.
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The Supreme Court said it would examine the scope of the Election Commission’s powers on implementing the model code of conduct. The court was hearing plea by an NRI seeking strict action against political parties, who use religion and caste during campaigns to seek votes.
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The Supreme Court, on Monday, issued a notice to the Congress president, Rahul Gandhi, on a contempt petition filed against him by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi, the court has asked Gandhi to explain his remarks made on the Rafale case verdict.
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BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi filed a petition in the Supreme Court for criminal contempt against Congress chief Rahul Gandhi over his “chowkidar chor hain” comment on the Rafale controversy. Lekhi claims Gandhi attributed his own statement as the court’s verdict.
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The Supreme Court directed all political parties to submit details of political funding received so far to the Election Commission in “sealed covers” by May 30.
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Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, while dismissing the plea, told the petitioner: “You will never let this country remain in peace. There will always be something.”
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