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Law
Kissing on lips, touching private parts of minor not unnatural offence: Bombay HC grants bail to the accused
The High Court granted bail to man accused of sexually assaulting minor boy as the conditions are not unnatural offences…
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Death Threats against Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court issued over Hijab Verdict, receive ‘Y’ category security
The ‘three-judge bench’ headed by Chief Justice Awasthi had ruled in favor of banning Hijab in educational institutions.
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Governance
Tamil Nadu govt amends law to punish cops who harass LGBTQ people, after High Court’s order
Madras High Court had asked the state administration to sensitize police force about LGBTQIA+ issues.
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India
Gujarat High Court issues notice to government seeking actions like banning the use of loudspeakers in Mosques in state
Allahabad HC in a ruling in 2022 had said that loudspeakers are not part of Islam and the PIL in…
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‘Delhi Riots were a well pre-planned conspiracy’: Delhi HC officially observes it did not take place in spur of the moment
“Conduct of protesters be it the destruction of CCTVs or the weapons shows that it was a calculated attempt to…
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Indian judiciary now has 4.6 crore pending cases in all three-tier courts, a new record
India has one of the highest number of pending court cases, and it will reportedly take 360 years to clear…
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Law
‘Make Cows national animal of India and give them Fundamental Rights’: Allahabad HC to Centre
"Jab gaaye ka kalyaan hoga, tabhi desh ka kalyaan hoga (only if cow is revered, country will prosper)," the court…
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Law
Sex between married couple is not marital rape even if by force, granted the wife is above 15 years of age: Chhattisgarh HC
The high court, however, upheld charges framed against the man under Section 377 (unnatural sex) of the Indian Penal Code…
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India
Nirav Modi’s extradition plea rejected by UK High Court
A UK High Court official confirmed that the permission to appeal was 'rejected on paper' on Tuesday.
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India
Bizarre HC order on live-in relationships contrasts landmark SC judgements
"Live-in-relationships are morally and socially unacceptable" observed the Punjab and Haryana High court, while dismissing a petition filed by a…
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