The 89-year-old petitioner claimed presiding magistrate was ‘in connivance with complainant’ & fixing matters twice a week to harass him, who lived 250 km away in Dehradun.
SC was hearing a petition by Shaheen Malik, who has sought inclusion of victims of forceful acid ingestion as 'acid attack victims' under Rights to Persons with Disabilities Act.
Citing a 2003 Supreme Court judgment on Centre–state disputes, Kerala & Tamil Nadu governments contest Kerala HC ruling that allowed ED to invoke Article 226.
Advocate Umesh Chandra Sharma also represents activist Preet Sirohi who had approached HC against 'encroachments' near Faiz-e-Illahi Mosque in Turkman Gate area.
Late Shah Bano’s daughter argues the movie distorts her public image & must not be released. Various courts have previously held that there's no right to privacy or personality after death.
Court was hearing petitions against 5 Aug notification by J&K home department that declared the 25 books as ‘forfeited’ under Section 98 of BNSS. Next hearing in Dec.
J&K HC ordered release of Anantnag resident, noting case of mistaken identity and criticising the authorities for ‘shamelessly’ trying to build a case against him.
UPSC okays the promotion after rejecting state's proposal multiple times. 9 officers from 2002 batch get only provisional promotion amid allegations of recruitment irregularities.
Ruling that a woman doesn't need her husband’s signature or permission in any form for passport application, court underlined that she doesn't lose her individuality after marriage.
Contrary to naysayers, the RSS practices what it preaches. It is closer to the Gandhian teaching of improving the individual morally and spiritually to change the external environment.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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