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Man seeks divorce after wife’s obsession with stray dogs turns marriage bitter, Gujarat HC to hear petition

OpIndia Staff -
The Christian couple met in 2001 and got married in 2006 in Ahmedabad.
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‘Despite knowing the animal is considered sacred to Hindus…’: What Amreli court said while sentencing Kasim, satar, Akram to life imprisonment in cow slaughter...

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Amreli Sessions Court held that the recovered meat, forensic findings and witness statements proved intentional cow slaughter for sale, dismissing allegations of police framing and ordering all three accused to return to jail to serve life sentences.
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Order to interrogate Kapil Mishra, investigate his ‘role’ in Delhi anti-Hindu riots set aside, petition spearheaded by ISIS poster boy Mehmood Paracha: What the...

Rukma Rathore -
The court deemed the order to probe Kapil Mishra to be illegal, improper and incorrect, in addition to pointing out its flaws.
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West Bengal Congress moves Supreme Court against Election Commission’s SIR process

OpIndia Staff -
The West Bengal Congress has moved the Supreme Court against the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, citing concerns about transparency. The plea seeks prompt intervention as the state prepares for Assembly elections in 2026.
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Supreme Court upholds demolition of Takiya mosque in Ujjain, points out that compensation was paid and action taken as per the law

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court said that the petitioners were free to use available legal avenues for seeking compensation.
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DMK govt moves Supreme Court challenging SIR of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu, alleges violation of ‘fundamental rights’

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court will hear the DMK's plea on November 11. The party is challenging the Election Commission's "Special Intensive Revision" of voter lists in Tamil Nadu, calling the exercise "unconstitutional" and a "threat to democratic rights."
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Kerala HC upholds first wife’s right to be heard before registering second marriage of Muslim man, says Muslim Personal Law cannot override Constitutional principles

OpIndia Staff -
The High Court said that gender quality is a constitutional right of every citizen, men are not superior to women and that gender equality is not a women’s issue, but it is a human issue.
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‘This isn’t a banana republic’: Kerala Judge criticises Police for arresting man with 10ml of Liquor

Divya Bharti -
A Kerala court strongly criticised Valanchery Police for jailing a barber for seven days over just 10ml of liquor, charging him with intent to sell.
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Hindus needed an order from Madras HC to hold a feast on public land, but Christians responded with protests: Dindigul tensions explained

Divya Bharti -
Tensions rose in Dindigul as over 500 Christians protested a Madras High Court order. The court permitted a Hindu annadhanam on government land, rejecting the Christian community's claims of exclusive traditional use for Easter events.
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Woman files divorce petition at Uttarakhand HC saying her husband does not follow Hindu rituals, claims her idols of deities were evicted by the...

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A woman in Uttarakhand seeks divorce, claiming her husband isn't Hindu as he follows Saint Rampal and rejects Hindu customs like their son's naming ceremony.
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