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No relief for AAP’s Manish Sisodia, Delhi HC dismisses bail plea in excise policy case

Sisodia was arrested by the CBI on 26 February, and then by the ED, for alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of the 2021-22 excise policy and the subsequent money trail.

Goodbye, heaps of files. 1st three SC courtrooms go paperless

None of these courtrooms will see physical files for presiding judges. Each will work either on laptop or iPads that would contain digitised versions of all listed cases.

‘Litigant’s hands are soiled’ — what HC said while rejecting Twitter’s challenge to govt orders

Karnataka HC rejected Twitter’s plea against 11 govt orders, said 'no provision in IT Act shows Centre under legal duty to consider request for review of blocking orders'.

CJI to review Teesta Setalvad’s case after two SC judges differ on granting interim protection

Setalvad was arrested by the Gujarat Police on 25 June, 2022, on charges of conspiring to falsely implicate innocent people in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots.

While quashing rape case, Madhya Pradesh HC judge makes a case for lowering age of consent

The single-judge bench said 'nowadays girls & boys reaching puberty early', urges govt to consider reducing age of consent from 18 to 16 to avoid ‘injustice caused to adolescent boys’.

Can a governor dismiss a minister? Tamil Nadu row revives debate on discretionary powers

Ravi order to dismiss Senthil Balaji, now in abeyance, called 'unconstitutional'. SC previously held governor must act on advice of council of ministers barring ‘exceptional circumstances’.

Who will rule Delhi’s officers? AAP challenges central ordinance in Supreme Court

With the ordinance, the Centre has circumvented a top court ruling that gave the Delhi government power over the administrative services.

Karnataka High Court dismisses Twitter appeal against Centre, slaps it with Rs 50 lakh fine

The micro-blogging platform had challenged blocking and take-down orders issued to it by the Centre under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act.

Advocate Sundaresan not on govt list of 3 new Bombay HC judges despite Collegium reiteration

Collegium reiterated his candidature in January. But, law ministry notified appointments of Shailesh Pramod Brahme, Firdosh Phiroze Pooniwalla, & Jitendra Shantilal Jain on 12 June.

‘Reckless exercise by irresponsible appellant’— Meghalaya HC order imposing Rs 10 lakh fine on PWD

HC came down heavily on PWD for its conduct during a dispute with a contractor over delayed payments, and also criticised 'govt litigants' who 'throw sheafs of paper at the court'.

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Read the Kashmir verdict. It’s time to stop treating it like a national security crisis

Election after election has seen Kashmir’s people demonstrate that, like other Indians, they seek a future shaped by democratic rights and norms

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

Massive in size & capable of heavyweight strikes. Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik is unlike any other drone

No clarity on whether it was shot down intentionally or accidentally.Some reports suggest that it was purposely brought down to prevent Ukrainians getting their hands on the drone.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?