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‘Conflict Of Interest’: Plea In Supreme Court To Reconstitute Adani Probe Panel
New Delhi: A petition was submitted in the Supreme Court on Monday alleging conflict of interest of three of the six-member panel constituted to investigate Hindenburg Research’s accusations…
Divorced Daughter Not Entitled To Deceased Father’s Estate: Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has ruled while an unmarried or widowed daughter has a claim in the estate of her deceased father, the same does not apply to a divorced daughter as she is…
Case Against Editors Guild Members: Journalists Entitled To Views, Says SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has extended the interim protection from arrest to four members of Editors Guild of India vis-à-vis the FIRs registered against them for publishing a…
Supreme Court Cracks Down On Media Trials, Wants Govt Guidelines In 3 Months
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday took strong exception to ‘media trials’ and directed the Union Home Ministry to prepare guidelines for police to follow during press briefings in…
Watching Porn Is Not Illegal So Long As It Is Done Privately: Kerala High Court
New Delhi: Watching pornographic photographs or videos in one's private time without showing it to others is not an offence under the law as it is a matter of personal choice, the Kerala…
Corruption Case: Chandrababu Naidu Sent To 14-Day Judicial Remand
Hyderabad: An Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) court on Sunday sent former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu to 14 days of judicial remand in an alleged corruption case.
He was…
Politician Grabbing Common Man’s Land Is Daylight Robbery: Madras High Court
New Delhi: In an uncanny likeness to the premise of south director Atlee's 'Jawan' released on Thursday, which talks about the rights of the common man, the Madras High Court said that…
Minor Raped By Her Father Allowed To Terminate 27-Week Pregnancy
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday allowed the termination of a nearly 27-week pregnancy of a 12-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped by her father in a heinous crime.
While…
Insulting Woman Or Being Rude To Her Is Not Outraging Modesty: Delhi High Court
New Delhi: Insulting a woman or being rude to her and not behaving in a chivalrous manner will not amount to outraging the modesty of a woman, the Delhi High Court held on Tuesday while…
Dying Declarations Can’t Always Be Sole Basis For Conviction: Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court, while acquitting a death-row convict, said that ‘great caution’ must be exercised while relying on dying declarations even though the law attaches a presumption…