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Sanjeev Kumar

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Fali Sam Nariman: Indian judiciary's 'Bhishma Pitamah' who minced no words
Rediff.com21 Feb 2024

Away from the courtroom and legal circles, Nariman was a familiar figure for residents...

CJI Ramana's tenure saw putting sedition law on hold, probe into Pegasus
Rediff.com26 Aug 2022

Creating a record, the CJI headed apex court collegium meetings led to appointment of...

Class 5 girl writes to CJI, lauds SC for saving lives in Covid fight
Rediff.com9 Jun 2021

Amid debate whether the Centre's decision to provide free COVID-19 vaccine to all above...

The landmark SC judgment that immortalised Kesavananda Bharati
Rediff.com6 Sep 2020

In 1970, Bharati, the hereditary head of Edneer Hindu 'Matha' in Kasaragod district of...

Why SC didn't apply Law of Limitation to Ram Lalla's suit
Rediff.com10 Nov 2019

The Law of Limitation provides for mandatory filing of a lawsuit within a fixed...

Idols surreptitiously put inside Babri masjid, Muslim parties tell SC
Rediff.com3 Sep 2019

'The appearance of idols of deities inside Babri was not a miracle. It was a planned...

Ready to forgo 1/3rd share in Ayodhya land: Shia body to SC
Rediff.com31 Aug 2019

"I am supporting the Hindu side," lawyer M C Dhingra, appearing for Shia Wakf Board,...

Difficult to judge Babur's intention after 500 yrs: SC
Rediff.com29 Aug 2019

SC was requested to judicially scrutinise whether Babur dedicated the disputed...

Babur neither visited Ayodhya nor constructed mosque: Hindu body tells SC
Rediff.com28 Aug 2019

Mir Baki was not the commander who had led the invasion on Ayodhya, Mishra said leading...

SC: Nirmohi Akhara to lose Ayodhya land rights if...
Rediff.com22 Aug 2019

The Allahabad high court, in its judgment of 2010 on four civil lawsuits, had...