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Farmers' Kisan Mahapanchayat asked Supreme Court (SC) for permission to hold a protest at Jantar Mantar, however, SC slammed them by stating that you may have a right but citizens too have a right. After hearing the petition Justice A.M. Khanwilkar stated that the farmers have strangulated the entire city. They are obstructing everything. Tamil Nadu, Chhatisgarh, Kerala, Punjab, Jharkhand, and Andhra Pradesh had extended their support for… read-more

Owing to the long-running abortion case of Mississippi, the US Court announced that it will hear the case on December 1. However, the Biden led-government has requested the SC to retain the landmark decision of 1973 'Roe v.Wade' which legalizes abortion done within 24 weeks of pregnancy, and abolish the Mississippi law which prohibits abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Besides, the Mississippi Act was passed in 2018.

The Supreme Court has rejected the PIL on September 8 suggesting door-to-door vaccination across the country. "Given the diverse Covid situations and administrative complexities in the country, door to door vaccination is not feasible, especially when vaccination is proceeding extremely well," Court said. However, the apex court also rejected the other PIL demanding compensation for medical negligence to the kin of every Covid death case.

The Supreme Court on September 3 "striked" the Central government for delaying the framing of Covid relief guidelines. The SC instructed the center to speed up the process of issuing compensation and death certificates to those who died. Also, the apex court asked the centre to roll out the new guidelines ahead of a possible third wave and to submit a compliance report before September 1.

For the first time! Nine new judges, including three women, altogether took the oath of office as Supreme Court judge creating history. However, the total number of judges at the apex court has increased to 33. While the swearing-in ceremony was conducted, Chief Justice N V Ramana administered oaths to the newly appointed judges. Moreover, Justice Nagarathna is expected to become the first woman CJI in September 2027.