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“We may also note here that the Enforcement Directorate and its Director can give instructions to public prosecutors on facts of the case. However, the Enforcement Directorate or its Director cannot give any instructions to the public prosecutor about what he ought to do before the court as an officer of the court”, the Supreme Court held. (Photo: PTI)

ED cannot dictate public prosecutors’ court actions: Supreme Court

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New Delhi, Dec 12 (PTI) The Supreme Court has said the ED (Enforcement Directorate) and its director may provide instructions related to the facts of a money laundering case but they cannot direct their prosecutors on how to conduct themselves in court. The top court ruling underscored the independence of public prosecutors as officers of

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Farmers run for cover after police used teargas to disperse them during their protest at the Shambhu border, in Patiala district, on December 8. (Photo: PTI)

Supreme Court dismisses plea to clear road blockade caused by farmers’ protest

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New Delhi, Dec 9 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking directions to the Centre and other authorities to immediately clear blockades on national and state highways in Punjab where farmers are staging protests. A bench of justices Surya Kant and Manmohan said the matter is already pending before the court and

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A man inspects trucks before they enter an Amazon storage facility on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, October 1, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo

CCI seeks Supreme Court hearing to expedite Amazon, Flipkart cases

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NEW DELHI, Dec 9 (Reuters) – The CCI (Competition Commission of India) has asked the Supreme Court to hear legal challenges to an investigation of Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart e-commerce platforms, saying those challenges, filed by Samsung, Vivo and others at Indian high courts, were aiming to scuttle the probe. In a filing on Dec.

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The people now have suspicions about the EVM elections verdict. The outcome is such that it fuels doubts in public minds. The masses feel that 'there is something wrong somewhere'. When the whole world is using ballot papers then why not India? There's a need to change the election system," declares Nationalist Congress Party (SP) President Sharad Pawar in Markadwadi village in Malshiras constituency of Solapur district of Maharashtra, on 8 December, Sunday.

Maharashtra Congress chief urges ECI, SC to consider ‘public demand’ for ballot paper voting

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Mumbai, Dec 9 (PTI) Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole has urged the Supreme Court and the Election Commission to take note of the “growing public demand” for ballot paper voting in view of “doubts” about the mandate in assembly elections. The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi has upped the ante against electronic voting machines (EVMs) after

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