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Third Eye: Lady Justice and the debate, monitoring progress on PM projects & a left-handed compliment

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Third Eye: Lady Justice and the debate, monitoring progress on PM projects & a left-handed compliment

Lady Justice and the DebateThe new statue of ‘Lady Justice’ – without the traditional blindfold and holding a copy of the Constitution – unveiled by the Supreme Court this week generated much debate online and offline. However, a precedent had already been sent in the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code report, featuring a similar version of … Read more

Home demolition pause stays; SC says will set pan-India rules

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Home demolition pause stays; SC says will set pan-India rules

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a slew of petitions seeking directions to the Central and state governments to refrain from bulldozing homes or premises of those accused of committing a crime as a measure of reprisal. A division bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan clarified that the … Read more