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Supreme Court grants bail to activist and poet Varavara Rao in 2018 Bhima Koregaon case

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The apex court gave Rao bail on medical grounds; he had been in custody for two and a half years.
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‘Overzealous judge, not inefficient’ — SC on Bihar judicial officer’s plea against suspension

Bhadra Sinha -
The SC made the remarks while hearing a petition filed by a Bihar judicial officer who has challenged his suspension by the Patna HC for delivering a series of quick verdicts.
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‘Can’t turn back the clock’: What legal experts say on abrogation of Article 370

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Three years after the central government did away with Article 370, experts weigh in on whether the action and the method of doing it, is legal.
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Allahabad HC denies bail to Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan — read the full text of judgment

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Justice Krishan Pahal denied Kappan bail due to several factors, including use of tainted money, links with other accused from outside media fraternity.
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‘Siddique Kappan had no work in Hathras’ — Allahabad HC rejects journalist’s bail plea

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Justice Krishan Pahal says the prosecution's allegations of tainted money being used by the applicant and his colleagues for inciting violence cannot be ruled out.
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CJI Ramana recommends senior most judge Justice U U Lalit as the next Chief Justice of India

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Justice Lalit, who would be appointed head of the judiciary on August 27, will have a tenure of less than three months as the chief justice of India. He retires on November 8, 2022.
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‘Freebies leading India to economic disaster’ — Modi govt backs PIL seeking bar on poll sops

Bhadra Sinha -
PIL filed by BJP spokesperson in SC has sought a stop to parties promising & distributing ‘irrational freebies’ during poll campaigns. CJI proposes setting up a panel to look into issue.
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MP man’s plea to free ‘wife’ from shelter lands him in dock as HC probes marriage, her ‘conversion’

Bhadra Sinha -
Main question HC seeks to delve into is whether an Arya Samaj trust can convert a Muslim girl into a Hindu, and if yes, under which law. It also warned petitioner of policy enquiry.
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Where taking husband’s surname is banned & how law on last names varies around the world

Akshat Jain -
The SC last week ruled in favour of a child being given his stepfather's surname. ThePrint looks at the many colours the debate over last names can take on in different countries.
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Missing files, quick bail: Yogi govt panel claims gangster Vikas Dubey got ‘state patronage’

Bhadra Sinha -
Panel headed by Justice B.S. Chauhan (Retd) probed killings of 8 police personnel & Dubey's subsequent encounter, and submitted a report to UP govt in 2021. Report made public this week.
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Former Deutsche Bank CEO Anshu Jain dies at 59

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Jaipur-born Jain was the first non-European to head Deutsche Bank; family remembers his fighting spirit till the very end

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Chinese research vessel Yuan Wang 5 has ‘slowed down’ but still en route Sri Lankan port

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Yuan Wang 5 is currently 599 nautical miles away from Hambantota, having been at sea for 35 hours since departing the Chinese port of Taicang, according to latest data.

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Tiranga vs Tiranga: Gloves are off as Kejriwal joins the ‘nationalism’ battle with Modi

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Kejriwal’s maun vrat on Modi has ended. This is an important turn in Indian politics. In some ways rivalling the dramatic turn in Bihar.

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