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The salience of the Places of Worship Act and the Gyanvapi precedent- NSP NEWS

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The Main gate of the jama masjid mosque at Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: MOORTHY RV A suit [more…]

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Supreme Court’s 40-year quest to clean Delhi’s toxic air and why it falls short – NSP NEWS

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As the air quality in the national capital plunged to the “severe plus” category, the Supreme Court earlier this week strongly reprimanded the Delhi government [more…]

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How the Supreme Court clamped down on ‘bulldozer’ demolitions | Explained- NSP NEWS

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 13, 2024) underscored that it is unconstitutional to demolish a person’s property without adhering to the due process of [more…]

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How the Supreme Court clamped down on ‘bulldozer’ demolition drives | Explained- NSP NEWS

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 13, 2024) underscored that it is unconstitutional to demolish a person’s property without adhering to the due process of [more…]

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Why are recent patent and trademark grants under scrutiny? | Explained – NSP NEWS

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The Calcutta High Court has recently declared that employing contractual workers for performing “quasi-judicial functions” in the patents and trademark office is unlawful — potentially [more…]

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What are the contentious amendments to the Waqf Act and what are the implications? | Explained- NSP NEWS

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The Union government on Thursday (August 8) introduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the 1995 Waqf Act (1995 Act). The proposed amendments [more…]

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How has Uttar Pradesh made its anti-conversion law more stringent? | Explained- NSP NEWS

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The story so far: The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly on July 30 passed the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2024, [more…]

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Why has the Supreme Court upheld States’ right to sub-categorise SCs for quota benefits? | Explained- NSP NEWS

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In a 6:1 majority ruling, the Supreme Court on August 1 held that sub-classification within the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) categories is permissible [more…]

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On the ‘right to be forgotten’ from judicial records | Explained- NSP NEWS

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The Supreme Court, on July 24, agreed to examine whether the “right to be forgotten,” a component of the right to privacy, extends to judicial [more…]

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Can jailed leaders Amritpal Singh and Engineer Rashid function as MPs after Lok Sabha victories? | Explained- NSP NEWS

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Amritpal Singh and Engineer Rashid The story so far: In the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, the victory of two candidates serving prison sentences on [more…]