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Uttar Pradesh: Lawyer sentenced to life imprisonment for filing fake rape and SC-ST cases using a Dalit woman – Read what the court said

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The court expressed concern over the rising cases of misuse the laws relating to rale and of the SC/ST Act, said that the law is being misused monetary gains.
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Massive win for the Himanta govt as Gauhati High Court directs illegal encroachers to vacate reserve forest land in Assam: Here is what you...

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The court was hearing petitions that were filed by 74 people, living in Doyang and Nambor reserve forests. They had previously been served notices by the Golaghat district administration to vacate the forest land within 7 days.
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‘Supreme Court cannot amend the Constitution or defeat the intent of the Constitution makers’, Union Govt warns of constitutional chaos over SC fixing time...

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The Solicitor General said that the actions of the President and the Governor fall within the category of proceedings that cannot be called into question in a court of law.
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Bihar SIR: Supreme Court directs the Election Commission to publish list of names of deleted from electoral rolls along with reasons for exclusion

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The Supreme Court said that the publication of the list of names excluded from the electoral rolls will enhance the confidence of the voters in the Commission.
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Bombay HC forms expert committee to assess public health impact of feeding pigeons after BMC banned pigeon feeding at Kabutarkhanas

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The Bombay HC on Wednesday constituted an expert committee to examine the health impact on human beings due to feeding pigeons in public Kabutarkhanas or pigeon feeding zones.
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Uttar Pradesh: Court orders police to file FIR against Union Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh and his associate in connection with a land dispute case

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The complainant alleged that the minister's associate filed a false case against him and his wife to force them to settle the case.
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Madras HC orders re-investigation in a case relating to offensive Facebook post on Lord Krishna, says depicting Hindu Gods in disrespectful manner not justified

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The High Court pulled up the Tamil Nadu police for not conducting the investigation into the case diligently and filing a negative final report.
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Supreme Court bench recalls its harsh order against Allahabad HC judge barring him from criminal roster after the intervention of CJI Gavai

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After reconsidering the order, the Supreme Court clarified that it did not intend to embarrass the judge but to protect the dignity and honour of the institution. "
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Allahabad HC turns down protection for Muslim man in live-in relationship with Dalit Hindu woman, says petition filed to circumvent anti-conversion law

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The High Court refused to interfere in the case on the ground that a cognizable offence was made out in the FIR.
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Supreme Court grants interim stay on legal proceedings against YouTuber Elvish Yadav in rave party snake venom case

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted an interim stay on legal proceedings against YouTuber Elvish Yadav in connection with a rave party case, where snake venom and other illegal drugs were allegedly supplied and consumed
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