SC notice to UP, Uttarakhand on gender discriminatory laws

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on November 6, 2024
The Supreme Court has requested responses from the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments regarding a petition challenging gender-biased inheritance laws. The petition highlights provisions that deny daughters their rightful share of parental property after marriage and widows their share in matrimonial property upon...

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Uttarakhand

State in northern India
The Supreme Court criticized the Uttarakhand government's 2009 policy requiring non-state students in MBBS courses to serve in remote areas or pay Rs 30 lakh...
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The construction work of Delhi-Dehradun Expressway - stretching from Akshardham to Uttarakhand - is almost complete. However, it is yet not operational
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Uttarakhand Waqf Board chairman Shadab Shams criticized the opposition for opposing the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024. He emphasized that PM Modi aims to..
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The Uttarakhand High Court has requested a response from the state government within 48 hours regarding multiple petitions challenging the Uniform Civil Code...
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In Nainital district, Nawabi Road will be renamed Atal Marg, and the road from Panchakki to ITI will be named Guru Golwalkar Marg, the announcement said. In..
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Supreme Court of India

Highest court of jurisdiction in India
The Supreme Court of India seeks responses from the Centre and Roche on making the spinal muscular atrophy treatment drug Risdiplam affordable in India. The move..
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All 33 Supreme Court judges in New Delhi have resolved to voluntarily make their assets public on the court’s website, as decided in an April 1 meeting. This..
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The Supreme Court Legal Services Committee, led by Justice Surya Kant, is set to file appeals for over 4,000 poor prisoners whose appeals were dismissed by High..
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Supreme Court reprimands an advocate for filing a 'vexatious litigation' in a criminal case and seeks explanation. Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra..
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The Supreme Court of India has declined to consider a petition challenging the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. This decision came as a petition..
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Uttar Pradesh

State in northern India
In light of recent major pilgrimage events in Uttar Pradesh's sacred triangle, many eateries have transformed their menus to cater to the influx of vegetarian..
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Uttar Pradesh police inaugurated a hi-tech police outpost opposite Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, featuring a watch tower and CCTV control room. Built in 100..
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A para jump instructor from the Indian Air Force's Akash Ganga Skydiving team died after sustaining injuries during a demonstration drop in Uttar Pradesh's Agra..
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted strong surface winds during the day. The maximum temperature is expected to reach 39 degrees Celsius,..
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The expressway will pass through nine districts, bringing economic and transport benefits to thousands of people.
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