Bihar SIR hearing LIVE: Supreme Court to hear pleas first time after release of final electoral rolls

Article 324 of the Constitution provides that the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for the conduct of elections to Parliament and State legislature shall vest…

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Supreme Court, Centre differ over stubble-burning; CJI backs prosecution, government prefers policy route

The scene of stubble burning in Haryana’s Hisar. Image for the purpose of representation only. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Supreme Court and the Union government differed sharply…

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