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India’s Supreme Court Expands Freedom

Source – nytimes.com Supreme Court of India, in a rare unanimous judgment, declared privacy a constitutional right. The court unflinchingly reasoned that the rights to life and liberty of which privacy is a part protect the sanctity of the home and relationships like marriage, procreation and sexual orientation. It is a ruling that will forever affect

Indore: High court directs STF to probe irregularities

Source – indiatimes.com INDORE: The Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh high court has directed special task force (STF) of police to conduct a probe into the alleged irregularities related to land associated with Golden Forest (India) Ltd. “In order to protect the properties of M/s Golden Forests (India) Ltd and to find out how many properties

Beggar complains of coin glut, moves high court

Source – intoday.in Kanchan Rui Das moved a petition before a division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Nishita Mhatre and Justice T Chakraborty claiming that banks were not exchanging coins for currncy notes which has affected his profession of begging. Claiming that Re 1 and Rs 2 coins posed to be the biggest problems, the petitioners

Criminal proceedings against Rakesh Roshan stayed by SC

Source – indialegallive.com The sensitive issue of copyright violation has come up against Bollywood producer and director Rakesh Roshan which landed the father of superstar Hrithik Roshan at the Supreme Court.  The top court provided immediate relief. On Friday (September 8), the apex court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud

Karti Chidambaram has 25 assets abroad: CBI told Supreme Court

Source – businesstoday.in The CBI on Monday presented to the Supreme Court a sealed cover containing details of investigations that have revealed possible transactions in foreign countries and 25 overseas properties allegedly belonging to Karti Chidambaram, son of former finance minister P Chidambaram. The FIR, lodged by the CBI on May 15, had alleged irregularities in

Blue Whale Challenge: Supreme Court to hear plea seeking ban on online game on 15 September

Source – firstpost.com New Delhi: A 73-year-old man from Madurai in Tamil Nadu has approached the Supreme Court seeking a ban on the internet-based suicide game ‘Blue Whale challenge’ that has been linked to the deaths of several children worldwide. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud agreed to

Supreme Court to hear on September 18 plea of Rohingyas against deportation

Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today fixed September 18 for hearing a plea challenging the government’s decision to deport illegal Rohingya Muslim immigrants back to Myanmar. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud considered the submission Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre,

facbook twitter googlepluse Youtube We aren’t terrorists, says Rohingya petition in Supreme Court

Source – intoday.in Breaking silence on suspicion that the community had been radicalised, the Rohingya community on Tuesday claimed before the Supreme Court that they have no connection with any terrorist organisation. They contended that they were being targeted for deportation only because they were Muslims. A plea filed on behalf of approximately 7,000 Rohingya refugees