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Supreme Court upholds Bombay HC order which held Magistrate can't invoke IT Rules, 2009 to block online content

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to interfere with a Bombay High Court order which held that Rule 10 of the Information ...
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Oudh Bar Association flags concern about Supreme Court's remarks against Allahabad HC judge

The Oudh Bar Association has written to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, raising concerns over stigmatic and ...
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UILS Panjab University wins 9th GNLU Moot on Securities and Investment Law

A team from University Institute of Legal Studies (UILS), Panjab University has won the 9th GNLU Moot on Securities & ...
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BMC cannot cite excuse of 'private road' to dodge duty to clear encroachments: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently held that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) cannot hide behind a ‘private road’ label to avoid acting against encroach ...
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Journalist saying AI Summit is going wrong can be jailed under UAPA: Petitioner to Delhi HC in challenge to anti-terror law

The Delhi High Court on Thursday started hearing arguments on a batch of petitions challenging several provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAP ...
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Tirupati laddu case: Delhi HC to direct Jagan-linked daily to remove reports against firm founded by CM Naidu

The Delhi High Court on Thursday said that it will order the blocking/removal of news report carried by a newspaper founded by former Andhra Chief Minister YS J ...
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Supreme Court closes ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’ row after producer agrees to change name amid controversy

The Supreme Court on Thursday put a quietus to the controversy surrounding the upcoming Netflix film Ghooskhor Pandat after its producer agreed to change its ti ...
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Husband not liable for wife’s suicide merely because he doubted her character: Uttarakhand High Court

A husband cannot be made liable for his wife’s suicide merely because their relationship was strained or he expressed any doubts about her character, the Uttara ...
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This is taxpayers’ money: Supreme Court questions freebies given by States before polls

The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the practice of States announcing freebies and subsidies before elections, noting that the ultimate burden to bear expe ...
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Supreme Court allows open court hearing of review petitions against 3-year law practice rule for judicial service

The Supreme Court recently agreed to hear in open court the review petitions challenging its earlier ruling that mandated three years of legal practice as a con ...
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Caste names cannot be used in temple festival invitations; annihilate caste: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has ruled that caste references cannot be printed in temple festival invitations issued by temples administered by the Hindu Religious and ...
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Bombay High Court permits rape survivor's child to take last name, caste of her single mother in school records

The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court recently directed the correction of the school records of a 12‑year‑old girl born out of rape to reflect only her ...