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Law

Supreme Court rules that husband is not liable for child support if DNA test proves he is not the biological father, even if born...

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The Supreme Court ruled that a man cannot be forced to pay child maintenance if a DNA test proves he isn't the biological father.
Crime

Bengaluru court orders FIR against Home Minister G Parameshwara and Deputy Commissioner Shubha Kalyan for betting ₹500 on a Kabaddi match

OpIndia Staff -
A court in Bengaluru has directed the police to register a First Information Report (FIR) against Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara and Deputy Commissioner...
Law

Sabrimala hearing at Supreme Court: Govt does not favour state control of temples; Centre tells 9-judge bench led by CJI

OpIndia Staff -
Justice Amanullah asked whether this position applied only to Hindu institutions. Mehta responded that constitutional discussions should not be seen through the lens of any one religion.
Law

Delhi HC holds YouTuber Gulshan Pahuja guilty of criminal contempt over remarks against the judiciary

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The Delhi High Court has held YouTuber Gulshan Pahuja guilty of criminal contempt for making baseless, offensive allegations against judges.
News Reports

Special NIA court sentences 7 accused, including Lashkar-e-Taiba member T Naseer, in Bengaluru prison radicalisation case: Read what the NIA court said

Aditi -
The accused planned to carry out strikes in Bengaluru, Karnataka, as part of the anti-India agenda of the Pakistan-based terror outfit, Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Crime

TCS conversion case: Nashik court rejects interim bail plea of Danish Sheikh, says allegations indicate deliberate acts to hurt religious feelings

OpIndia Staff -
In its order issued on Tuesday, 21st April, the court said that the allegations mentioned in the FIR point towards deliberate actions intended to hurt religious feelings.
Opinions

Delhi HC’s surgical strike on Kejriwal’s recusal plea drama: Read how the AAP chief’s allegations were dismissed point-by-point by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma

Divyansh Tiwari -
When a litigant attempts to make the justice delivery system vulnerable to unfounded allegations, they are targeting the credibility of the institution itself rather than merely a judge.
News Reports

Chhattisgarh HC refuses to quash criminal case against Professor who forced Hindus students to offer Namaz: Read the background of the case and observations...

Shraddha Pandey -
In an order dated 16th April, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal held that there was prima facie sufficient evidence in the chargesheet to warrant trial against Professor Dilip Jha.
Crime

Allahabad HC upholds detention of Sameer under NSA for slaughtering cow during Hindu festival of Holi: Read what the court said in its order

OpIndia Staff -
"History is replete with instances of profusion of emotions and violence that an incident of this kind entails," the bench mentioned.
Editor's picks

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma rejects Kejriwal’s plea seeking her recusal in excise policy case, says she has 34 years of experience, and a litigant...

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Justice Sharma stated that Kejriwal’s plea was based on “unfounded suspicions, conjectures and manufactured allegations” rather than any tangible conflict of interest on her part.
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