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Source:- indianexpress.com FOR THE first time, the Supreme Court has initiated suo motu contempt proceedings against a high court judge for writing letters, levelling allegations of corruption against several sitting and retired apex court and high court judges. The unprecedented move will see the seven senior-most judges of the Supreme Court, including the Chief Justice

Source:- bbc.com After the infamous 2012 gang rape of a student on a bus in Delhi, the number of rape cases reported to police in India rose sharply. But one survey concluded that in Delhi, in 2013-14, more than half of these reports were “false” – fuelling claims by male activists that women are alleging

Source:- hindustantimes.com The Bengal government has slapped sections of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, generally used against terrorists, against Bhangar land agitators. These sections — 16 and 18 of UAPA — are related to acts of terrorism and conspiracy and carry capital punishment as the maximum sentence. UAPA has been slapped against 11 people including two

Source:- thehansindia.com New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed the pleas of the Tamil Nadu government and one convict seeking review of its judgement in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case in which was ruled that the Centre has “primacy” over states’ right to grant remission. A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice J S

Source:- cardschat.com A poker club that was denied permission to operate in India will have its case heard by the Gujarat High Court later this month. AAA Gaming Pvt. Ltd. applied for permission to the Surat, India police commissioner in January to operate a club but was denied on the grounds that the game violated

Source:- news18.com New Delhi: Supreme Court has sentenced real estate baron Gopal Ansal to a one-year jail term over the 1997 Delhi Upahaar fire tragedy in a major victory for kin of victims. Gopal had already spent four months in jail and will now have to serve out the remaining part of the sentence. The

Source:- timesnow.tv The Bombay High Court dismissed a petition filed by Jiah Khan’s mother Rabia, challenging the CBI’s charge sheet terming the actress’ death as suicide and not homicide, paving the way for trial to commence against actor Sooraj Pancholi in the case. Sooraj has been charged with the abetment of Ms Khan’s suicide. A

Source:- indiatimes.com HYDERABAD: Wondering how temple officials working under state government could give consent to the state to alienate temple land in favour of third parties, the Hyderabad High Court on Wednesday made it clear that it would not allow this in AP and Telangana. The HC further said that land transfer should be done

Source:- financialexpress.com The Jammu and Kashmir state government has recently sacked its standing counsel in the top court for refusing to file a review petition to dispute a Supreme Court’s recently passed verdict. Some time back the Supreme Court has said that Jammu and Kashmir has no vestige of sovereignty outside the Constitution of India.

Source:- news18.com New Delhi: The wife of a BSF jawan, who went public through the social media alleging poor quality food being served to soldiers, on Thursday filed a habeas corpus plea in the Delhi High Court claiming that her husband is untraceable and the family has been unable to contact him for last three