UP: Accused by teachers of stealing Rs 10 & assaulted, 10-year-old kills herself
A 10-year-old schoolgirl in Uttar Pradesh allegedly died by suicide after being accused of stealing ₹10, physically assaulted, and subjected to mental harassmen…
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No petition filed on CJP protests; media recklessly reported that I denied urgent hearing: CJI Surya Kant
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant clarified that no petition had been filed before the Supreme Court seeking urgent intervention regarding police action during …
Law Students Can't Be Barred From Ongoing Academic Session Exams Over Attendance Shortage: Supreme Court Grants Relief
The Supreme Court has ruled that law students whose ongoing academic session relied on the Delhi High Court's relaxed attendance norms cannot be detained or bar…
Calcutta High Court: Mediation Cannot Be Forced in Mutual Consent Divorce Cases
The Calcutta High Court has ruled that courts cannot compel spouses seeking divorce by mutual consent to participate in mediation. The Court held that mediation…
Delhi High Court Creates Fast-Track Court for Paper Leak Cases
The Delhi High Court has designated a special fast-track court to exclusively handle paper leak and examination malpractice cases. The move aims to ensure speed…
Delhi High Court Begins Suo Motu PIL on Stray Dog Management
The Delhi High Court has initiated a suo motu PIL to monitor the implementation of Supreme Court directions regarding stray dog management in the national capit…
Over 96,000 Cases Pending in Supreme Court, Parliament Informed
The Union Government informed Parliament that more than 96,000 cases are currently pending before the Supreme Court of India, with over 10,000 cases awaiting di…
Supreme Court Orders Removal of Encroachments Along Ganga Riverbanks in Bihar
The Supreme Court has directed authorities in Bihar to remove illegal encroachments along the banks of the Ganga River, emphasizing the need to protect river ec…
Delhi High Court Orders Preservation of CCTV Footage in Police Brutality Allegations
The Delhi High Court has directed authorities to preserve CCTV footage, body-camera recordings, and other digital evidence relating to allegations of police bru…
Supreme Court Seeks Reply on Shiv Sena MPs' Merger with Shinde Faction
The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Lok Sabha Speaker's office and other parties on a plea filed by Shiv Sena (UBT) challenging the recognition of t…
Supreme Court: Bail Granted by High Courts Should Not Be Routinely Challenged
The Supreme Court has observed that bail orders passed by High Courts should ordinarily attain finality and should not be routinely challenged before the apex c…
Supreme Court Affirms No GST on Assignment of Industrial Leasehold Rights
The Supreme Court has upheld the Gujarat High Court's ruling that the assignment of industrial leasehold rights and related buildings does not attract GST. The …
Supreme Court Asks States To Consider Raising District Judges' Retirement Age To 61
The Supreme Court has directed all States and Union Territories to consider increasing the retirement age of District Judges to 61 years in consultation with th…
IndiGo offers crisis management plan to settle CCI probe into flight disruption case
IndiGo has proposed a comprehensive crisis management framework to the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in an effort to settle an ongoing probe into its ha…
Cross-Border Transfer Of Healthcare Data: Reconciling India's DPDPA With GDPR
India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA) and the European Union's GDPR adopt fundamentally different approaches to regulating cross-border healthcar…