Top news of the day: Supreme Court overrules majority verdict in 1998 JMM bribery case; Supreme Court grants AAP time till June 15 to vacate its offices at Rouse Avenue, and more
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Supreme Court overrules verdict in JMM bribery case, AAP to vacate offices in Rouse Avenue before June 15 and more in The Hindu’s top news of March 4, 2024.
‘No immunity for lawmakers indulging in graft’, Supreme Court overrules majority verdict in 1998 JMM bribery case
A seven judge Bench on March 4 overruled the Supreme Court’s majority judgment in the 1998 JMM bribery case that MPs/MLAs have immunity from prosecution for accepting bribes to cast a vote or make a speech in the House in a particular fashion. The judgment has virtually opened the doors for the CBI to initiate prosecution against the accused in the bribery case under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Supreme Court grants AAP time till June 15, 2024 to vacate its offices at Rouse Avenue
The Supreme Court on March 4 granted the Aam Aadmi Party time till June 15, 2024 to vacate its offices at Rouse Avenue here after noting that the land was allotted to the Delhi High Court for expanding judicial infrastructure. A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra asked AAP to approach Land And Development Office for allotment of land for its offices.
Sanatana Dharma case | Supreme Court to hear T.N. Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s plea to club FIRs in multiple States
The Supreme Court on March 4 inclined to examine a plea by Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin to club FIRs registered against him in multiple States over his remarks on ‘Sanatana Dharma’. Initially the Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta said Mr. Stalin was no layman, and should have realised the consequences that would follow his remarks.
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Social Justice Minister honors Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on his death anniversary, joined by top officials in floral tributes and reflections.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits Israel for the first time to strengthen ties amid recent tensions over the Gaza conflict.
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