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‘Act of murder’ — Gujarat HC order upholding ex cop Sanjiv Bhatt’s conviction in custodial torture case

In 2019, sessions court convicted ex IPS officer Bhatt and constable Pravinsinh Zala in 1990 custodial torture and murder case of a person who had been arrested following communal violence.

SC takes note of ‘wrongful’ removal of 6 women judicial officers, seeks Madhya Pradesh HC’s response

The judicial officers said HC's administrative committee, which recommended their termination, erroneously concluded that disposal of work assigned to them was not satisfactory.

2 men fought 100% quota for women in military nursing for years. Karnataka HC has now struck it down

Court says circumstances when ordinance was passed in 1943 warranted such a law but no such need exists. Ruling comes on back of petitions by two Hubli-based male nursing teachers.

SC sets aside high court order to remove IPS officer Sanjay Kundu as Himachal DGP

Himachal Pradesh HC had ordered Kundu's removal from post over allegations that he tried to pressure a businessman who claimed to have received a threat to his life from his partners.

SC sets aside NGT restraint on Shimla development plan — ‘environmental aspects taken care of’

Apex court emphasised need to balance development & ecology and said National Green Tribunal should not have continued with proceedings while appeal was pending before Himachal Pradesh HC.

Special Lays variety potato was caught in a legal soup. But HC has now come to its rescue

In 2021, the company lost rights over its FC5 variety potato variety, grown exclusively to make Lays. But on Wednesday, Delhi HC allowed it to go ahead with registration of its variety.

Is AMU a minority institution? Roots of 6-decade-old dispute & why it’s come up in SC again

A 7-judge bench led by CJI Chandrachud is revisiting 1967 ruling that AMU is not minority institution. Current case stems from appeal against Allahabad HC’s 2006 ruling.

In rare move, SC stays surrogacy rules for 7 couples, allows them to use donor eggs

SC indicates it might stay a provision of Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022, that bars intending parents from accepting donor eggs to bear a surrogate child.

Pleas in Supreme Court seek review of verdict upholding scrapping of Article 370

The petitioners include the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association, Awami National Conference, Muzaffar Iqbal Khan and Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement.

After iconic SC stairs, Ambedkar statue new hot spot for reels, photo enthusiasts inside apex court

The over 7-ft-tall statue of Dr BR Ambedkar on the front lawn of the Supreme Court was unveiled by President Droupadi Murmu on Constitution Day, 26 November, last year.

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Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

What is ‘ROCKS’, India’s first air-launched quasi-ballistic missile

A next generation extended stand-off air-to-surface missile test fired by IAF, ROCKS has been designed & manufactured by Israeli defence major Rafael, keeping India’s needs in mind.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.