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‘Respect foreign courts’: SC junks plea by kin of Nikhil Gupta, who faces extradition in Pannun case

Currently detained in Prague, Gupta faces extradition to the US, where he faces charges in connection with an alleged plot to hire a hitman to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.

What’s the new law on hit-and-run cases and why transporters were protesting against it

Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita (BNS) 2023 provides for a jail term of up to 10 years, along with a fine, in hit-and-run cases —  a significant increase from current Indian Penal Code provision.

Adani-Hindenburg case: SC says no grounds for probe by SIT or CBI, SEBI to continue investigation

CJI-led bench was hearing petitions seeking court-monitored probe into Hindenburg Research report's allegations of stock price manipulations. 'Truth prevailed,' Gautam Adani posts on X.

Ayodhya case judges unanimously decided to keep verdict anonymous, says CJI Chandrachud

CJI, who was part of the constitution bench, said when the judges sat together, as they do before a pronouncement, it was unanimously decided that this will be a 'judgement of the court'.

Article 370, demonetisation, Gyanvapi, same-sex marriage: 11 major judgments of 2023

More than one of this year’s major judgments dealt with fraught relations between the Modi government and administrations led by Opposition parties in states as well as Delhi.

‘Article 370 temporary provision, meant to disappear’ — Justice Kaul on ruling undermining federalism

The judge, who demitted office Monday, also spoke on several other issues, including now-scrapped National Judicial Appointment Commission, which, he said, should have been given a chance.

Courts still use ‘jamadar’ as post, need to shed colonial mindset, says SC report

Citing SC judgment that discontinued use of the term 'subordinate judiciary', report calls for more respectful nomenclature for district court staff.

SC report on district courts: Just 2.8% have sign-language interpreters, 6.7% toilets female-friendly

Report by SC’s Centre for Research and Planning calls for urgent action to improve accessibility, hygiene of district courts & their washrooms for women and persons with disabilities.

31% of judges’ posts vacant in high courts, 21% in district judiciary, finds SC report

Report by SC's Centre for Research and Planning also looks at representation of marginalised sections, says 492 of 650 judges appointed to HCs since 2018 were from general category.

What’s the 1937 Din Mohammed suit & why did Muslim side cite it in Gyanvapi-Kashi Vishwanath dispute

In 1937 case, civil court held that land on which mosque stood & its plinth was waqf, belonged to Muslims. Petitioners were not satisfied & moved HC, which dismissed plea in 1942.

On Camera

Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.