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30 yrs since first charge sheet, 12 yrs in SC to Tunda’s acquittal — Timeline of 1993 blasts case

It was only in 2004 that TADA court handed life term to 15 convicts. In 2021, apex court had ordered framing of charges against three remaining accused, including Tunda.

Plea in HC challenges Centre’s notification requiring ‘husband’s NOC’ for women to use maiden surname

Delhi-based woman has filed plea arguing that the order is ‘discriminatory, arbitrary, unreasonable, violates fundamental rights & displays evident gender bias’, and sought its quashing.

‘Repeated nature of breaches…’ — SC junks Vedanta plea to reopen Sterlite’s Tuticorin unit

Though mining major has contributed to nation-building, it cannot ignore other well-settled principles including that of sustainable development, asserts top court.

From coaching institutes to tobacco, India’s top consumer body is cracking down on misleading ads

Last week, CCPA released draft guidelines on misleading ads from coaching institutes. The past year has seen the authority crack down on misleading ads.

Delhi HC orders Oppo to pay heavy sum as security tech infringement trial continues

Court was hearing a suit filed by US wireless networking which has sought protection of royalities for sales in the Indian market.

‘Country taken for a ride’ — SC temporarily bans Patanjali medicine ads, issues contempt notice

Bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah notes that company had continued to make misleading ads despite assurance to SC last November that it would not do so. 

State should help ED ascertain if offence made out under PMLA, says Supreme Court

ED challenged Madras HC order that stayed summonses issued against 4 District Collectors, seeking their explanation in connection with alleged sand mining case in Tamil Nadu.

UP govt ‘illegally’ stopped Hindu worship in Gyanvapi cellar in 1993: Why HC rejected mosque panel plea

Allahabad HC opined that the act 'was a continuous wrong being perpetuated'. It has now upheld 2 orders passed by Varanasi district court to pave way for Hindu worship in mosque cellar.

How an Instagram post led to 20-year jail term for tutor who sexually exploited minor student

Uploaded in 2019, the post gives details of the abuse the teenager suffered when she was 13. In its judgment, trial court placed strong reliance on testimony of survivor, her parents.

‘Labourers forced to fight tooth & nail’ — HC rules against Safdarjung Hospital in 2-decade-old dispute

Court upholds 2002 labour court ruling against the hospital, says judicial delays lead to 'poor litigants losing faith in the justice system'.

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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.

India to start delivery of BrahMos missiles and launchers to Philippines tomorrow

India has completed storage-building space in one of the Philippines' islands as part of $374.96 million deal signed in January 2022.

44 years on, two things that have changed in Modi’s BJP, and one that hasn’t

As the BJP heads for a likely third successive term in power, it's fascinating to debate how true it looks to the original proposition: a party with a difference.