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New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and all state governments on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the implementation of the “creamy layer” principle in reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi sought responses from the Union government as well as all state governments on the writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution by advocate…

Chennai, Jan 3 (IANS) A senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader from Tamil Nadu has approached the Union Home Ministry and the Ministry of Law and Justice seeking urgent action against a publication that he alleges defames a sitting judge of the Madras High Court and poses a serious threat to judicial independence. In a detailed representation addressed to the Union Home Secretary and the Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs, TN BJP spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad has objected to a book, allegin…