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High Court quashes defamation proceedings against Ratan Tata, others

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The Bombay High Court on Monday quashed proceedings initiated by a local court against Tata Sons’ former chairman Ratan Tata, its current chairman N Chandrasekaran and eight directors of the firm in a criminal defamation case filed by Nusli Wadia. In December 2018, a magistrate court in the city issued notices to Ratan Tata and […]

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Govt-empanelled lawyers say will not attend Calcutta High Court judge’s court

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In a rare move, government-empanelled lawyers at the Calcutta High Court Monday told Justice Samapti Chattopadhyay that they will henceforth not attend her court. Additional Government Pleader Bhaskar Baishya told Justice Chattopadhyay, soon after she entered the courtroom for holding hearing of cases, that government-empanelled lawyers have resolved not to attend her court. “The way […]

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Supreme Court refuses to urgently list plea of 2 Independent K’taka MLAs seeking floor test forthwith

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The Supreme Court on Monday refused to urgently list a plea of two Independent Karnataka MLAs seeking holding of floor test forthwith, but said it may consider listing of the petition Tuesday. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said, “Impossible. We have never done this before. Tomorrow we may see to it.” The […]

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Karnataka crisis set to put a 25-year-old Supreme Court judgment to test

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Some of these stakeholders have taken contradictory positions on issues that have resulted in an existential crisis for the HD Kumaraswamy government in Karnataka. But this not the first time something like this has happened in Karnataka politics. SR Bommai was the Karnataka chief minister in 1989. The Janata Dal – formed after the merger […]

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Allahabad High Court Allows Minor Rape Survivor To Terminate Pregnancy

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Considering the trauma that the minor rape survivor may face if she has to give birth to a child, the Allahabad High Court Friday permitted her to medically terminate her pregnancy, even if it crossed 20 weeks, the permissible limit given in Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971.     The Lucknow bench of the […]

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Supreme Court Extends Tenure of Babri Case Judge

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A Supreme Court Bench led by Justice Rohinton Nariman extended the tenure of the Special Judge conducting the joint trial of the Babri Masjid demolition & criminal conspiracy cases. The judge, who was scheduled to retire on September 30, had sought more time to complete the trial. On April 19, 2017, the apex court gave […]

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High Court Notice to PM on Plea Challenging his Varanasi Victory

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The Allahabad HC on Friday issued a notice to PM Modi on BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav’s plea challenging his election as MP from Varanasi in 2019, & sought a reply before the next hearing on August 21.   Yadav was to be SP’s candidate from Varanasi, but his nomination was rejected on May 1 […]

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High Court dismisses convict Nalini’s plea in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case

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The Madras high court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by Nalini Sriharan, a life convict in the 1991 assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, seeking a directive to the governor to accept a recommendation by the Tamil Nadu government for her premature release. Based on a cabinet resolution, the Tamil Nadu government had […]

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High Court junks plea seeking ban on ‘Alibaug se aaya hai kya?’ phrase

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The Bombay High Court Friday dismissed a petition seeking a ban on the phrase ‘Alibaug se aaya hai kya?’, observing that there was nothing derogatory in it and it should not be taken as a humiliation. As per the plea, the phrase is commonly used in Maharashtra to address someone who is considered foolish or […]

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Supreme Court seeks attorney general’s assistance in PIL seeking minority be defined on state-wise data

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The Supreme Court Friday sought assistance of Attorney General K K Venugopal in dealing with a plea seeking that minority communities be defined on the basis of state-wise population data instead of national data. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose took note of the submissions of senior […]

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Centre, Assam seeks in Supreme Court extension of deadline for finalisation of NRC

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Alleging wrongful inclusions and exclusions in the National Register of Citizens, the Centre and the Assam government Friday sought from the Supreme Court extension of the July 31 deadline for finalisation of the NRC and said India could not be the refugee capital of the world. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice […]

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Man gets 3-year rigorous imprisonment for molesting girl

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A court here has sentenced a 45-year-old man to three years rigorous imprisonment for molesting a 16-year-old girl, who lived in his neighbourhood. Special Judge for POCSO cases A U Kadam convicted and sentenced the man, a resident of Vasai town in Palghar district, on July 16. She also imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 […]

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