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The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday (October 14) permitted Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra to implead the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in her plea seeking enhanced security cover, after...
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The duo killed Mr Rajput, dismembered his body and concealed the remains in a blue drum before leaving for Himachal Pradesh
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The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (October 14) gave a direction for comparison of the fingerprints of the suspects of the Sreekrishnapuram Double Murder case with those stored in the Aadhar database....
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The Himachal Pradesh High Court has quashed a Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against a British citizen in connection with a property dispute, holding that there was no material to suggest that he had...
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The Gujarat High Court has held that State Waqf Tribunal's powers are adjudicatory in nature and thus it cannot exercise supervisory powers over the State Waqf Board concerning the management of a...
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The Jharkhand HC has questioned the continued detention of a Bangladeshi national who had already completed his sentence under the Foreigners Act, observing that keeping him in jail in the name of...
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The Supreme Court held that an operational creditor whose claim stood extinguished under an approved resolution plan can raise a counterclaim solely for set-off against amounts found payable to the...
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Allahabad High Court flags high-priority MP/MLA cases listed before non-designated courts or low in the cause list, seeks proper listing and trial-monitoring portal upgrades.
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The Delhi High Court has held that a Magistrate is not bound by the investigating agency's conclusion that there is no sufficient material against a suspect and can summon such a person to face...
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The Kerala State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Thiruvananthapuram, has held that a trust cannot maintain a consumer complaint under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, as the Supreme ...
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The Kerala High Court recently reversed a concurrent finding of guilt of a man, who was convicted under Section 292 IPC for the sale of obscene CDs in his shop. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 578]Justice Jobin...
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The Calcutta High Court has held that the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, overrides customary law of primogeniture governing succession to a Mankiary estate, observing that the customary rule stood...
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Justice V. Lakshminarayanan asks why RSS can’t conduct route marches in Tamil Nadu when it does so even in “terrorist-infested areas such as Jammu and Kashmir”
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The Allahabad High Court has held that a litigant who files a writ petition along with forged documents cannot be permitted to withdraw it in order to escape the consequences of the proceedings....
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The Supreme Court allowed urgent listing of a plea challenging an OMR Answer Sheet in the NEET-UG Exam 2026, after it was submitted that the National Testing Agency is likely to destroy the records...
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Allahabad High Court holds that dissatisfaction with a police probe or failure to add SC/ST Act provisions alone does not establish wilful neglect under Section 4.
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As Indian students are forced to view medieval history through a polarised lens, the country’s democratic fabric faces a deep philosophical crisis.
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A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant extended the time for the government to file the reply affidavit by October 15, 2026
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Goa Police defend detention of seven CJP members at Azad Maidan, citing unauthorised protests and BNSS provisions before High Court.
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In a significant case, the Supreme Court has ordered Indian Railways to provide insurance coverage to tickets purchased at the railway reservation counters within two weeks, with effect from October...
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The petition has sought a complete disclosure of records and decisions of Election Commission on Special Intensive Revision and an independent probe into allegations of unilateral exercise of power by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kum
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The Kerala High Court on Monday (October 11) designated Guinness World Record holding lawyer P.B. Menon as a senior advocate with effect from October 12.The notification reads thus:\"In exercise of the...
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The Indian Express · India reports: Election Commission to Bombay High Court: Non-appearance of name in draft SIR does not mean ‘deletion’. Consult the linked source for the full report and context.
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Congress leaders question hurried introduction of law by the previous BJP government before the Assembly elections in 2023, Veerashaiva Mahasabha welcomes the ruling
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