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Supreme Court Seeks Goa Police’s Response On Plea Filed By Tarun Tejpal Against Conviction In 2013 Rape Case

The Supreme Court today issued notice to Goa Police on an appeal filed by journalist Tarun Tejpal against a Bombay High Court ...
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Son's Transition From Minority To Majority Coupled With Continuing Orthopaedic Disability Justifies Continuation Of Maintenance U/S.127 CrPC: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court was considering a revisional application filed by a father challenging the orders repelling his ...
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Played With The Life Of Rape Victim: Allahabad High Court Orders Inquiry After S.R.N.H Doctors Deliver Baby By Cesarean Mode Instead Of Terminating Pregnancy

The Court had on September 21 directed the Chief Medical Superintendent, S.R.N. Hospital, Prayagraj, to admit the minor and ...
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Possibility Of His Reformation: Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man Who Raped & Throttled His 6 Year-Old Step-Daughter To Death

The Court noting that the mother of the child as the sole witness, said, a mother would ordinarily be the last person to ...
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National Security Must Take Precedence Over Individual Interests: Karnataka High Court Upholds DRDO’s Land Acquisition For Defence Projects

The Karnataka High Court was considering the writ petitions challenging the acquisition of lands initiated for the purpose of ...
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Persons With Inter-Religious Marriage Also Entitled To Reservation Provided For Inter-Caste Marriages: Kerala High Court

The Petition before the High Court was filed by a Christian woman who is married to a Hindu, seeking appointment under the ...
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Mere Conduct Of Arbitral Proceedings Can't Per Se Determine Juridical Seat Of Arbitration: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court was considering an appeal challenging the judgment whereby it was held that the petition under Section 34 ...
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Sanction U/S 197 CrPC Not Required To Register An FIR Against Police Officials: Supreme Court

The Bench noted that obtaining sanction at the FIR registration stage is “alien to the scheme” of CrPC and BNS and held that ...
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Supreme Court Seeks Nationwide Data On Pending Commercial Cases, Number Of Courts And Its Infrastructure

The Supreme Court today sought updated data on the pendency of commercial cases and infrastructure available to commercial ...
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Matter Is Extremely Serious: Supreme Court Gives Last Opportunity To Centre To File Response On Social Media Measures Against Child Exploitation & Abuse

The Court directed that the report should indicate the precautions to prevent lapses on the part of social media ...
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A Father Facing POCSO Case Cannot Be Considered Entitled To Child Custody: Supreme Court

The Bench permitting mother to relocate children to UK, noted that granting custody to a father facing POCSO prosecution, ...
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Delhi High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To YouTuber Ajeet Bharti In SC/ST Act Case

The Delhi High Court today denied anticipatory bail to YouTuber Ajeet Bharti in a case against him over alleged casteist remarks against Nagina MP Chandrashekhar Azad.Justice Saurabh ...