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Cabinet approves amendment to Sikh Gurudwaras Act and Mines Act(10.03.2016)
The Union Cabinet approved proposals of the Ministry of Home Affairs to amend the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925 retrospectively. The amendment, to be intro.....
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News
Delhi HC Tansfers Sajjan Kumar's Case to Another Court(01.12.2015)
Delhi High Court has transferred a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case involving Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, from one trial court to another, due to controver.....
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Delhi Court Tells Google India To Remove Offensive Videos Against Sikhism(03.11.2017)
A Delhi Court has directed Google India to remove all videos featuring Delhi girl Sakshi Bhardwaj making offensive remarks and hate speeches against S.....
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Delhi Court Awards First Death Sentence in 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case(21.11.2018)
A Delhi court has awarded death sentence to convict Yashpal Singh and ordered life imprisonment to Naresh Sherawat, for killing two men during 1984 an.....
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1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Delhi HC Upholds Conviction & Punishment of Over 80 Rioters(29.11.2018)
Delhi High Court has upheld the jail terms of more than 80 people for their involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and also lamented the delay witnes.....
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Anti-Sikh Riots Case: Supreme Court Directs AIIMS to Submit Sajjan Kumar’s Health Report(06.11.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences to submit Sajjan Kumar’s health report in four weeks. He has been sentenced for.....
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Del HC Rejects Plea to Condone Delay in Filing Appeal Against Acquittal in 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case(16.08.2023)
Delhi High Court has rejected plea condone the delay in filing of an appeal by prosecution against the acquittal of various accused in 1984 Anti-Sikh .....
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SC Seeks Investigation Status in Anti-Sikh Riots Case(28.01.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to apprise it of status of investigation conducted by Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up to investigate 1984 anti-.....
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Delhi High Court Seeks CBI Response in 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case(05.05.2017)
Delhi High Court has sought CBI's response on a bail plea of a convict serving life term in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
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Supreme Court Seeks Status Report of SIT Probe into 1984 Anti-Sikh Riot Cases(17.01.2017)
Supreme Court has ordered Centre to file a comprehensive report on status of investigation conducted by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into 1984 a.....
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Supreme Court Orders New SIT to Probe 1984 Anti-Sikh Riot Cases(11.01.2018)
Supreme Court has decided to set up a new Special Investigation Team headed by a retired High Court Judge to probe the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases afte.....
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Adequate Efforts Not Made to Examine Witness of '84 Riots: Supreme Court(22.01.2018)
Supreme Court has said that adequate efforts were not made to examine key prosecution witnesses in the five 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases in which the De.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Reply of Delhi Govt, Police on Plea of Convicts in Anti-Sikh Riots Case(08.07.2019)
Supreme Court has sought the reply of the Delhi Government and police by July 23 on appeals of 33 people challenging the Delhi High Court order convic.....
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SC Issues Notice in Anti-Sikh Riots Convict Sajjan Kumar's Interim Bail Plea(23.07.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in the interim bail plea of Ex-Congress Member of Parliament, Sajjan Kumar, convicted and serving a life sentence in a.....
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SC Declines to Lay Down Guidelines For Citizens on Sardar Jokes(08.02.2017)
Supreme Court, while hearing petitions seeking ban on circulation of jokes about Sikh community, said it cannot lay down moral guidelines for citizens.....
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CIVIL - Supreme Court Refuses to Give Relief to Sikh Cyclist on Helmet(20.02.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to pass blanket orders to exempt a turbaned Sikh from mandatory wearing of safety helmet in a cycling event and turned down .....
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Supreme Court Directs Centre to Deposit Files in 1984 Anti Sikh Riot Cases(24.03.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to deposit more than 190 files in connection with 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
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47 Policemen Get Life Terms in Pilibhit Fake Encounter Case(05.04.2016)
A Special CBI court has sentenced 47 policemen to life term for killing 10 Sikh pilgrims in a fake encounter in Pilibhit 25 years ago.
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SC Urges to Not to Politicise Issue of Guidelines to Curb Sikh-Centric Jokes(06.04.2016)
SC has counselled various parties before it seeking guidelines for curbing racial comments and jokes on Sikhs and a clampdown on websites carrying Sik.....
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Delhi HC Tells State to Decide in 2 Weeks Parole Plea of Sikh Riots Accused Balwan Khokhar(01.02.2019)
Delhi High Court has asked Delhi Government to decide in two weeks the parole plea of Balwan Khokhar, who along with former Congress leader Sajjan Kum.....
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US Federal Court Allows Unshorn Hair and Beards for Sikhs in Marine Corps' Boot Camp(30.12.2022)
United States Federal Court has ordered Marine Corps to allow Sikh recruits with unshorn hair and beards to immediately begin basic training, while a .....
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Delhi HC Invokes Revisional Jurisdiction in 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Cases, Notices Acquitted Accused(30.03.2017)
Delhi High Court has issued show cause notices in five 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases in which all accused were acquitted in 1986, invoking revisional Jur.....
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Supreme Court Declines Sajjan Kumar's Plea for Interim Bail(14.02.2020)
Supreme Court has turned down the Plea made by Congress leader, Sajjan Kumar, who is serving life imprisonment for his involvement in 1984 anti-Sikh r.....
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SC Asks Sajjan Kumar to Appear Before AIIMS Board for Medical Examination on Plea for Bail(04.03.2020)
Supreme Court has directed Sajjan Kumar, convicted and serving a life sentence in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, to appear before an All India Institute.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea of Man Who Lost Parents in 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots(22.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on the plea filed by a man who lost his parents in the 1984 Anti-Sikh riots, seeking directions on the Delhi Govern.....
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P&H HC Grants Bail to UAPA Accused Booked for Posting on Sikhs for Justice 2020 Referendum(27.12.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to a Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 Accused who has been booked for allegedly posting about.....
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Delhi HC Raps Sajjan Kumar For Casting Aspersions on Sikh Judge(20.09.2016)
Delhi HC has rapped Congress functionary Sajjan Kumar for casting aspersions on a Sikh judge who is on the division bench hearing of an appeal relatin.....
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MP High Court Directs Payment of Compensation to 2 Victims of Anti-sikh Riots(26.08.2016)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the district administration to pay compensation with interest to two victims of the 1984 anti-sikh riots.
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Supreme Court: Is Size of Turban Part of Sikh Religion?(06.08.2018)
Supreme Court has sought to know if the topknot/ half or bun turban (patka) can be worn by Sikh athletes with helmets during participation in sporting.....
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Bombay HC Permits Govt. to Raise Gosikhurd Dam's Height(12.08.2016)
Bombay HC has allowed Maharashtra Water Resources Department (WRD) to raise height of Gosikhurd National Irrigation Project which would enable the dep.....
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Gauhati HC Grants Bail to Writer Who Allegedly Questioned Martyr Status of 22 CAPF Soldiers(26.04.2021)
Gauhati High Court has granted her bail to Assam based Writer, Sikha Sarma observing that prima facie, she had expressed her personal views on the use.....
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Delhi Court Allows Sajjan Kumar to Confront a Prosecution Witness(08.09.2016)
A Delhi court has allowed Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, an accused in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, to confront a prosecution witness with her depositi.....
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SC Refuses to Grant Interim Bail to Sajjan Kumar in 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case(13.05.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to grant interim bail to Ex-congress Member of Parliament, Sajjan Kumar, convicted and serving a life sentence in 1984 anti-.....
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Delhi HC Denies Extension of Bail to a Convict in 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case(07.10.2015)
Delhi High Court has refused to extend interim bail granted to a convict serving life term in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case and asked him to surrender not.....
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Supreme Court Says 'No' to Plea Seeking to Incorporate Sikh History in School Syllabus(25.04.2017)
Supreme Court has rejected a plea to incorporate detailed life history and teachings of all 10 Sikh Gurus along with Guru Granth Sahib in syllabus of .....
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Delhi HC Asks Sikh Body to Clear Dues of School Staff(30.04.2019)
Delhi High Court has asked city’s Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) to take steps to clear unpaid dues of those employed in schools run by the.....
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SC Acquits Few Men Convicted of Arson, Violence in 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case(01.05.2019)
Supreme Court has acquitted few out of many men who were awarded five-year jail terms by Delhi High Court for offences of rioting, burning houses and .....
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Delhi HC Dismisses Sajjan Kumar’s Plea for Another Bench(07.11.2016)
Delhi High Court has rejected Congress leader Sajjan Kumar's plea seeking transfer of his 1984 anti-Sikh riots case to another bench.
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea by Delhi Woman Over Offensive Videos Against Sikhism(08.08.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected a petition moved by a Delhi woman, who is being prosecuted for allegedly posting videos containing derogatory statements ag.....
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Uttarakhand HC Issues Notice to State on Plea Seeking Direction to Notify Rules for Sikh Marriages(09.07.2021)
Uttarakhand High Court has issued a notice to the state government on a plea urging that State Government should notify the rules under the Anand Marr.....
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1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: SC Appoints Panel to Examine 241 Cases(17.08.2017)
Supreme Court has appointed a panel headed by two of its former Judges to examine justification for closure of 241 anti-Sikh riot cases probed by Spec.....
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1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Supreme Court Grants Bail to 34 Accused(23.07.2019)
Supreme Court has granted bail to 34 persons accused in the anti-Sikh riots in Delhi. The order follows a previous order passed by the apex court gran.....
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Delhi HC Stays Bail Granted to Ex-Congress Leader Sajjan Kumar(06.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has stayed a Trial Court order which had granted bail to former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in connection with a case of rioting and.....
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Delhi HC: Will Be Unique Day When Litigants Decide Who Will Hear Their Case(18.10.2016)
Delhi High Court, while hearing plea of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and others for transferring their case regarding 1984 anti-Sikh riots, alleging b.....
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