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Are eateries run by an ‘Abdul’ or ‘Abhishek’, Kanwariyas won’t have any way to know as Supreme Court pauses UP and Uttarakhand governments’ orders...

OpIndia Staff - 22 July, 2024

The petitioners, Apoorvanand Jha and Aakar Patel approached the Supreme Court to challenge the UP and Uttarakhand governments’ order for eateries falling on the Kanwar Yatra routes.

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“Judges are also humans”: Karnataka High Court recalls order which stated only watching child pornography not a violation under IT Act

OpIndia Staff - 21 July, 2024

Karnataka HC earlier observed that only watching child pornography is not an offense under the provisions of the IT Act.

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Bangladesh Supreme Court revokes High Court order on govt job quota that led to deadly protests, reduces reservation from 56% to 7%

OpIndia Staff - 21 July, 2024

In a significant decision, the Bangladesh Supreme Court has scrapped most of the quotas in govt jobs amid violent protests against the reservations for grandchildren of freedom fighters.

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Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh has been in jail for 24 years without parole, Odisha govt kept the file pending despite multiple recommendations for...

राहुल पाण्डेय - 18 July, 2024

Dara Singh's family stated that the SC is their final hope after their requests for the former's release was rejected repeatedly.

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Suspected illegal immigrant from Bangladesh declared a ‘citizen’ by SC citing technicalities and discrepancies in proceedings: Here’s what happened

Anurag - 15 July, 2024

On 19th March 2012, the Foreigners Tribunal, Nalbari, declared Rahim Ali as a foreigner. The decision was based on the fact that Ali allegedly failed to provide sufficient evidence that he was an Indian citizen.

News Reports

Supreme Court refuses to entertain PIL seeking probe into Hathras stampede by expert committee, says High Court is robust to deal with it

ANI - 12 July, 2024

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking direction to appoint a five-member expert committee under the supervision of a retired top court judge to inquire into the Hathras stampede incident

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Arvind Kejriwal gets bail in Delhi liquor policy scam case, but here’s why he is still going to remain in jail

OpIndia Staff - 12 July, 2024

The AAP supremo was granted bail in the case filed by the ED. However, he is in custody in connection to the case filed by the CBI. As such, Arvind Kejriwal will continue to remain in jail.

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Supreme Court stays Gujarat High Court order directing state government to reclaim 108 hectares of land allotted to Adani Ports in 2005

OpIndia Staff - 10 July, 2024

On Wednesday (10th July), the Supreme Court stayed a Gujarat High Court order that directed the state government to reclaim grazing land given to an Adani Group entity in 2005

End of Rajiv Gandhi’s appeasement era? Supreme Court rules that Muslim women can seek maintenance from their husbands under secular law

OpIndia Staff - 10 July, 2024

In 1985, the Supreme Court upheld the right to alimony of a Muslim woman in the infamous Shah Bano case. However, the Rajiv Gandhi government overturned the judgment with a new law in1986.

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