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Hindu group intervenes in plea against ‘hate speech’ by Hindu leaders, cites drives to convert Hindus and beheading calls

Hindu Front for Justice intervened in a case in SC where a petitioner is asking action against "hate speeches" by Hindu groups

Supreme Court agrees to hear Congress leader Jaya Thakur’s plea seeking prosecution of Adani group, clubs it with other petitions

Jaya Thakur also questioned the decision of the State Bank of India (SBI) and the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) to invest in Adani shares at allegedly inflated prices.

Woman facilitating rape can be charged with gang rape: Allahabad High Court

Even though Sections 375 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) state that "any woman" cannot commit rape, the court held that a woman might be charged under Section 376-D of the IPC if she assisted the other accused individuals who actually committed the gang rape.

The curious case of Baharul Islam – From lawyer to Congress MP, then judge and then Congress MP again

Baharul Islam is a must-read chapter when it comes to a discussion about ruling parties picking former judges for various constitutional posts. He has set a rare example in which a Rajya Sabha MP went on to become a judge in the Supreme Court and then come back as an MP in the upper house.

As ‘liberals’ cry foul over Justice Nazeer’s appointment as Governor, here are other Judges who took post-retirement jobs

There are no restrictions that bar Justice SA Nazeer from seeking employment, joining a political party or being nominated to the Parliament.

Former Judge Madan Lokur, who published a biased report in Delhi riots case, now calls for Supreme Court to indulge in more activism

Justice Lokur also said that the courts should step in if there is any violation of fundamental rights in the eyes of the courts, and advocated for more activism on the part of the Supreme Court in such cases.

“Cruel, inhuman and barbarous”: PIL filed in Kerala HC seeking to declare the practice of non-therapeutic circumcision on children as a crime

Non-Religious Citizens (NRC) and five other persons have filed a PIL in Kerala HC seeking to declare non-therapeutic circumcision on children as a crime

Madhya Pradesh: Petrol pump sealed by Jabalpur administration after a judge was billed for 7 litres extra

The Judge received a bill for 57 litres although the fuel tank capacity of car is only 50 litres, after that, the petrol pump was sealed

Women can enter mosques for Namaz provided that there is no intermixing of men and women: AIMPLB tells Supreme Court

All India Muslim Personal Law Board told the apex court that no Islamic religious text authorised the mixing of genders in any mosque

Supreme Court rejects Hindu Sena’s PIL seeking a complete ban on BBC, says Court cannot impose censorship

"The plea was ill-conceived, and the Court cannot impose censorship", a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and MM Sundresh ruled.

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