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SC panel, NALSA move to keep banking disputes out of courts. How it can unclog judicial system

Banks expressed concerns about not being included in Public Utility Services list, ThePrint has learnt. 80 lakh cheque-bounce cases are currently being heard in subordinate courts.

Why Madras HC set aside death sentence of man convicted of raping minor daughter

Man's death penalty commuted to life term. Daughter was subjected to sexual assault by father under the influence of alcohol, at least 20 times, leading to her pregnancy.

Which life convict walks & why? Priyadarshini Mattoo killer’s plea puts early release yardstick under lens

Matter in focus after Delhi HC remarks that Sentence Review Board appears to be driven by a 'blindfolded' approach when deciding on premature release of high-profile convicts.

‘Political narrative being set’—lawyer who filed Kejriwal contempt plea over videos of recusal hearing

Delhi lawyer Vaibhav Singh told ThePrint he was 'compelled' to file the petition in Delhi High Court. Plea argues that recording videos of courtroom proceedings violates HC rules.

20 years after 2006 Malegaon blasts, ‘diagonally opposite’ probes lead nowhere & leave nobody on trial

Bombay High Court discharged the 4 accused in 2006 Malegaon blasts case this week, saying there was insufficient evidence to proceed with trial. 31 people lost their lives in the blasts.

Shared groceries & dreams, no legal protection. Extra-marital live-ins are uncharted territory

Once ignored by law, live-in relationships now enjoy legal recognition. But when it involves a married person, high courts have diverged in applying the laws.

A sitting CM cannot put democracy in peril, SC says on Mamata ‘interference’ in ED’s I-PAC raids

SC disagreed with West Bengal's argument that the dispute was between state and Union. The CM had allegedly walked into an ED raid on TMC's political consultant and taken away devices & documents.

‘Sensational’ attacks on judges—Why Delhi HC convicted YouTuber in ‘classic’ case of criminal contempt

Gulshan Pahuja’s videos were not a critique of any specific judgment but a deliberate intent to ‘mock the system, bringing it to disrepute’, HC ruled

‘Temporal incongruity’ in Udhay Stalin’s 2021 & 2026 poll affidavits, ITRs: What I-T dept told Madras HC

The affidavits of TN Dy CM are being scrutinised after a resident of his constituency, Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni, moved court alleging discrepancies. HC has given I-T dept 4 weeks for probe.

The contempt action against Nilesh Ojha, lawyer in Disha Salian case, and why SC refused to quash it

Bombay HC initiated contempt proceedings against Nilesh Ojha after he made allegations linked to the Disha Salian death case.

On Camera

Euphoria season 3 is an empty spectacle. Fans are upset, they want it cancelled

Euphoria's characters, who once carried moral ambiguity and emotional density, now feel like flat archetypes of the people they once were.

Strategic petroleum reserves: Why India needs bigger oil buffers & how others compare | Cut The Clutter

This is the transcript of Ep 1830 of Cut the Clutter, where Shekhar Gupta explains why strategic petroleum reserves are a national necessity & how India compares with China, US & Japan.

DRDO unveils amphibious battle platforms with crewless turrets, anti-tank missile capability

Tracked and wheeled variants, built in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, carry 30mm turrets, cross water using hydro jets, and are 65% indigenous.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.