"Don't Waste Our Time": SC Declines Urgent Hearing on Plea Alleging Police Brutality Against Student Protesters

  GUWAHATI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, July 22, declined to urgently hear a petition alleging police brutality against students during a protest at Jantar Mantar, with Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant observing that the court did not have time to review video evidence submitted by the petitioner. ALSO READ: Assam Floods Leave 31…

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"Citizenship Must Be Decided Through Fair Process": Supreme Court Orders Fresh Hearing in 27 Assam Foreigner Cases

  GUWAHATI: The Supreme Court on Monday, July 13, emphasised that the determination of citizenship and foreigner status must be carried out through a "fair, lawful and reasonable" process, while setting aside Gauhati High Court judgments that had upheld the declaration of 27 individuals as foreigners in Assam. ALSO READ: Man Dies After Alleged Assault by…

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Supreme Court Hearing Disrupted After Petitioner Allegedly Throws Papers, Abuses CJI Surya Kant

  GUWAHATI: A Supreme Court hearing was disrupted on Friday, July 10, after a petitioner appearing in person allegedly threw case papers inside the courtroom and verbally abused Chief Justice of India Surya Kant. The incident took place around 11 AM before a Bench comprising Justices KV Viswanathan and Alok Aradhe. ALSO READ: Durand Cup Trophies…

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Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance of Twisha Sharma Dowry Death Case, Hearing on May 25

  GUWAHATI: The Supreme Court of India on Saturday, May 24, registered a suo motu case in connection with the alleged dowry death of Noida resident Twisha Sharma, amid claims by her family of evidence tampering and procedural lapses in the investigation. ALSO READ: Dhole, the Asiatic Wild Dog, Returns to Assam’s Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong Landscape A…

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