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Delhi HC says Rana Ayyub’s posts on Hindu deities & Army ‘highly derogatory’, orders takedown

Posts on X from 2013 to 2017 were highlighted by AoR Amita Sachdeva, ‘a devout follower of Sanatan Dharma’. HC has issued notices to Ayyub, Delhi Police, MeitY and X.

In Sabrimala reference, Centre bats for ending ‘PIL culture’, flags ‘catastrophic docket expansion’

PILs are increasingly dominated by 'busybody or meddlesome interloper' petitions filed for 'notoriety or cheap popularity', often at behest of political or business rivals, it argues.

An FSSAI order warned against use of meat & bone meal in cattle feed. Why Delhi High Court quashed it

In the ruling setting aside an official note by FSSAI, the court relies on definition of 'food' and provisions under 2006 law.

As govt challenges ‘constitutional morality’ in Sabarimala reference, a look at its evolution in courts

‘Vague, indeterminate concept’: Centre argues it oversteps the written statute but the legal background does showcase organic development.

Sabarimala in SC: Govt cites religious plurality, Justice Nagarathna questions untouchability reference

A nine-judge bench of SC is hearing petitions relating to 'discrimination' against women at religious places, including Sabarimala, and the scope of religious freedom practised by multiple faiths.

Stopped molestation, framed in rape case: HC ends case that haunted Delhi man till death, 26 yrs on

Sushil Gulati intervened in 2000 to stop a police officer from molesting a woman. An elaborate retaliation—planted semen and false records— consumed the rest of his life.

Bank accounts can be labelled ‘fraud’ without prior personal or oral hearing, rules Supreme Court

Borrowers must still be supplied with audit reports, including the forensic audit reports, post the red-flagging of bank accounts, it adds.

RSS legal arm seeks law barring ex-judges from testifying ‘against India’ abroad; cites Mallya, Nirav Modi

Any violation under the proposed law would trigger automatic forfeiture of all retirement benefits, including pensions, a resolution by Akhil Bharatiya Adhivakta Parishad says.

Kejriwal’s Covid rent promise not legally enforceable, rules Delhi HC. ‘Political promises not law’

Overturning a 2021 order, the Delhi High Court said Arvind Kejriwal’s rent relief promise to migrants when he was chief minister was not backed by law, so it cannot be enforced.

Jaggi murder: Why HC overturned 2007 acquittal of Chhattisgarh ex-CM Jogi’s son, handed him life term

A trial court had acquitted Amit Jogi, the son of ex-Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi, in the 2003 murder of NCP leader Ram Avtar Jaggi while finding the other 28 accused guilty.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.