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John Abraham wins legal battle against Prernaa Arora; ‘Parmanu – The Story of Pokhran’ to release on May 25

Source – indiatimes.com For the past several months, ‘Parmanu – The Story of Pokhran’ has been in the news for the numerous delays in the release of the film and an alleged fallout between the makers. John Abraham can now finally have a good night’s sleep after the recent order passed by Bombay High Court, which means that the

Delhi High Court Stays Sale Of Book On Baba Ramdev

Source – ndtv.com NEW DELHI:  Issuing an interim order on Thursday, the Delhi High Court stayed a trial court ruling that revoked the ban on publication and sale of a book on yoga guru Ramdev. Justice R.K. Gauba said that it would file a detailed order in the matter later and directed Juggernaut, the publisher, to file

Forced marriage: Supreme Court lets minister’s daughter cut ties with parents and husband

Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: Giving primacy to free will, the Supreme Court on Monday allowed an influential Karnataka politician’s daughter to break free from matrimonial and parental ties and live her life the way she chose to. The 26-year-old woman had fled home complaining that she was forced to get married against her wish. In a dramatic act,

Compensate Haj operators for wrongly disqualifying them: Supreme Court to government

Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to pay Rs 5 lakh each to seven Hajtour operators as compensation for disqualifying them in 2016 for non-compliance of the clauses for which they were exempted. A bench comprising justices J Chelameswar and Sanjay Kishan Kaul termed the action of Ministry of External Affairs as “mindless action” and

Supreme Court rejects Monsanto plea on seed patent order

Source – livemint.com New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay a 2 May Delhi high court order which held that plant varieties and seeds cannot be patented under Indian law by companies like Monsanto Inc., and that royalties on genetically modified (GM) technology would be decided by a specialized agency of the agriculture ministry.

Supreme Court shifts Kathua rape trial to Pathankot, orders day-to-day hearing

Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: In a bid to halt attempts to polarise and politicise the Kathua rape-murder, the Supreme Court on Monday shifted the trial outside Jammu and Kashmir to Pathankot in Punjab, ordered day to day in-camera proceedings and said it would continue to monitor progress of the case. Accusing Kathua bar association members of attempting to prevent