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‘Instances of animal cruelty frighteningly frequent’: What HC said on dog Bruno killed in Kerala

Kerala HC paid tribute to Bruno, a dog who was killed by three men on Adimalathura beach, in a video that went viral on social media. Read the full text of the court order here.

Juvenile Justice Act ‘inadequate’, allows delinquents to commit heinous offences, says MP HC

Denying bail to a boy accused in a rape case, the court said pains to observe that the Legislature has still not learnt any lesson from the 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder.

SC takes exception to verdict by Chhattisgarh court mentioning victim’s name in rape case

The apex court said subordinate courts should be careful in the future while dealing with such cases and rejected a convict's plea challenging a Chhattisgarh HC verdict in a rape case.

SC junks plea alleging V K Singh’s breach of oath, says PM can take care if minister is not good

The plea by Chandrasekaran Ramasamy alleged that Union minister V K Singh committed a breach of oath by giving statements with regard to India's official position on the LAC.

Full text of NIA court judgment discharging Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi and others in UAPA cases

Independent Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi was released after special NIA court cleared him of all charges under UAPA for his alleged role in the violent anti-CAA stir in December 2019.

Bandh without ‘incitement to violence’ not terror act: Why NIA court cleared Gogoi of UAPA

NIA court also said shutdowns as part of protests, if not proven were held to provoke violence, don't threaten 'economic security of India', which is also categorised as terror act under UAPA.

Supreme Court rejects central govt’s review plea in Maratha reservation case

The review petition was against the 5 May judgment that had struck down reservation for the Maratha community brought in by the Maharashtra govt in 2018.

Stray dogs have right to food & citizens have right to feed them — full text of Delhi HC order

Delhi HC says there's a need to spread awareness that animals have a right to live with dignity, asks Animal Welfare Board of India to carry out a campaign for this purpose.

Stray dogs have right to food, no one can restrict others from feeding them, Delhi HC says

The HC's order came in a case of dispute among two residents on the issue of feeding stray dogs where one sought direction to restrain the other from feeding at the entrance.

Bombay HC upholds acquittal of producer Ramesh Taurani in 1997 Gulshan Kumar murder case

The court also confirmed the conviction of Abdul Rashid Merchant and sentenced him to life imprisonment noting that he was one of the persons who shot at Gulshan Kumar.

On Camera

Ram temple Surya Tilak was spectacular but the puffery around ‘science behind it’ wasn’t

We need to give credit to our attention-starved scientists for their true achievements. Perhaps a good way to start would be to not mix science with religion.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

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.