Supreme Court seeks report on suo motu proceedings by Madras High Court to restore corruption case against minister

The Supreme Court recently sought a report from the Registrar General of the Madras High Court about how the court went about its suo motu proceedings to restore a corruption…

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Supreme Court to hear plea by NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha challenging his arrests by Delhi police

The SupremeCourt will hear plea by NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha challenging his arrests by Delhi police in a UAPA case over allegations of the online news portal receiving Chinese funding…

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Delhi High Court imposes Rs 10,000 cost on petitioner, says gag order only to be passed in case of threat to fair trial

The Delhi High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 on a petitioner seeking gag orders against Hindustan Times and Dainik Jagran, stating that a gag order should be…

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Patna High Court dismisses PIL for enquiry into the financial irregularity by Panchayat in Lakhisarai

The Patna High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL)  preferred by the petitioner for enquiry into the financial irregularity committed in Ore Panchayat in the Ramgadh Chowk Block in…

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Allahabad High Court directs state to pay additional compensation of Rs 5,26,000 for acid attack victims

The Allahabad High Court has directed the State to pay additional compensation of Rs 5,26,000 against the medical bill vouchers of mother-son duo who suffered acid attack injuries saying that the…

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Bombay High Court dismisses PIL to empanel team to visit all Law Colleges in Maharashtra to check functioning of the legal aid clinics

The Bombay High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking direction to the  Respondent No.1 (University of Mumbai), Respondent No.3 (State Legal Services Authorities) and Respondent No.4 (Bar…

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