SC stays Bombay HC order directing bypoll for Pune LS seat, but pulls up EC for lethargy

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on January 8, 2024
Supreme Court on Monday stayed a Bombay high court order directing holding of immediate bypolls to a Pune Lok Sabha seat that fell vacant in March last year due to MP Girish Bapat's death, but took exception to Election Commission's lethargy in acting with alacrity to provide representation to people of the constituency. Bombay...

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Bombay High Court

High court of Maharashtra and Goa states
The Dharavi Redevelopment Project, one of the largest 'urban renewal' projects in India, has been surrounded by controversy.
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Pune

City in Maharashtra, India
Narayana Murthy mentioned that predictions indicate that in the next 20 to 25 years, certain areas in India could become uninhabitable, prompting migration from..
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Sandeep's journey to stardom wasn't served on a silver platter. Born in Pune to a saree-business family, he dreamt of acting while balancing academic brilliance..
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Lok Sabha

Lower house of the Parliament of India
Parliament's winter session concluded amidst unprecedented chaos, marked by low productivity, protests, and even physical altercations. The session saw minimal..
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Tensions flared outside Parliament as NDA and INDIA bloc MPs clashed, accusing each other of disrespecting B.R. Ambedkar. Two BJP MPs were injured in the..
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Congress MPs including KC Venugopal, K Suresh and Manickam Tagore wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and alleged that the INDIA Bloc MPs were physically..
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BJP MP Mukesh Rajput, a three-term representative from Farrukhabad, was hospitalized after a clash with INDIA bloc MPs during Lok Sabha protests. Rajput..
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In his letter to Birla, Kharge highlighted that their protest march was against the insulting remarks on Dr Ambedkar made by the Union Home Minister in his..
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Supreme Court of the United States

Highest court of jurisdiction in the US
Following a US court ruling against NSO Group for hacking WhatsApp, Congress leader Randeep Surjewala questioned if the Supreme Court would further investigate..
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An Indian-American businessman, facing a hefty Rs 500 crore alimony payment to his first wife, has been ordered by the Supreme Court to pay Rs 12 crore to his..
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BJP leader CT Ravi was arrested for derogatory remarks against Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar, sparking controversy over the legality of the arrest. Ravi's advocate..
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A Bengaluru techie's mother has filed a habeas corpus plea in the Supreme Court seeking custody of her four-year-old grandson after her son's suicide. The techie..
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The Supreme Court granted bail to two more convicts in the 1987 Hashimpura massacre case, where 38 Muslim men were killed by Provincial Armed Constabulary..
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Election commission

Body which oversees elections
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, at a Kumbh event, spoke about the reopening of a Sambhal temple locked since 1978 after communal riots. He..
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