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Supreme Court Rejects Salar Jung III Heirs' Claim To Forest Land In Telangana
The Supreme Court delivered a major verdict upholding the rights of the Telangana Forest Department over 102 acres of forest land in Ranga Reddy district, rejecting ownership claims made by individuals asserting to be "heirs" of Salar Jung III.
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"Hitting Sixes Before Retirement": Chief Justice Surya Kant Flags Unfortunate Judicial Trend
In a rare acknowledgment of instances of judicial corruption, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Wednesday said that there is a growing trend of judges passing a series of orders for extraneous considerations on the eve of their retirement.
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"Avoid My-State-My-State Attitude": Top Court Raps Tamil Nadu On Language Policy
Tamil Nadu should engage the Centre on its demand for the retention of its two-language policy and not air its views on media, the Supreme Court said today while hearing a case an allocation of land for new Central schools.
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Fortnite Returns to Google Play Store After Extended Legal Battle
Fortnite has returned to the Google Play Store in the US, Epic Games announced on Friday. This marks the culmination of a five-year legal battle, which began in 2020, when Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Apple and Google for their allegedly unfair and anti-competitive platform rules. While the multiplayer game returned to the App Store in May, G...
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Former Kutch Collector Gets Five-Year Jail Term In Land Allotment Scam
A Special Court designated under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in Ahmedabad (Rural) has convicted former Bhuj (Kutch) District Collector Pradeep Nirankarnath Sharma for his involvement in a land allotment scam during his tenure
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Bengaluru Doctor, Second Main Accused In Andhra Transplant Racket, Arrested
A doctor from Bengaluru, who is named as the second main accused in a shocking organ transplant racket in Andhra Pradesh, surrendered before the court in the state's Annamayya district on Thursday night.
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Drama And Setback For Tamil Nadu Government In Temple Lamp Row
The Madras High Court's Madurai bench on Thursday dismissed an appeal by the Tamil Nadu government and Madurai District Collector challenging a contempt order in the Thirupparankundram Subramaniaswamy temple case.
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Explained: Supreme Court's 100-Metre Rule, Mining Ban And What's Next For Aravallis
Under the new criteria, any landform within Aravalli districts must have at least 100 metres of elevation above the local relief - including its slopes and adjoining areas - to be treated as part of the Aravalli Hills.
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Trinamool Worker Hacked To Death During Kangaroo Court Meeting
A TMC worker was hacked to death and five others were injured after a meeting of a 'salishi sabha', a kangaroo court, turned violent in West Bengal's Malda district on Thursday.
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Top Court Sets Up Medical Board To Explore Passive Euthanasia For UP Man
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Noida district hospital to constitute a primary board to explore passive euthanasia for a 31-year-old man suffering from 100 per cent disability quadriplegia and has been in vegetative state for over a decade.
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Top Court Slams UP's Practice Of Giving Bureaucrats' Spouses Ex-Officio Posts
The Supreme Court came down on the Uttar Pradesh government for retaining the "colonial-era mindset" in governing cooperative societies and similar bodies where the spouses of bureaucrats like district magistrates are made ex-officio offic
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Whistleblower-Turned-Accused Masked Man In Dharmasthala Case Gets Bail
The masked man, who had alleged that he assisted in illegal mass burials in Dharmasthala and was later arrested on charges of perjury for lying about certain facts in the case, was granted bail by the Mangaluru District Court today.
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Meta Buried 'Casual' Evidence Of Social Media Harm: US Court Filings
The allegation of Meta burying evidence of social media harms is just one of many in a late Friday filing by Motley Rice, a law firm suing Meta, Google, TikTok and Snapchat on behalf of school districts around the country.
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Court Seeks Report On Teacher's Humiliation By TMC-Run Municipality Chief
The Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench of the Calcutta High Court has directed the District Inspector of Schools (Secondary) in Jalpaiguri to submit a detailed report on the alleged humiliation of a woman school teacher.
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32-Year-Old Telangana Man Gets Death Penalty For Murdering Wife, 2 Children
A court in Vikarabad district on Thursday awarded a death sentence to a 32-year-old man for brutally murdering his wife and two children in August 2019.
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Supreme Court Rejects Salar Jung III Heirs' Claim To Forest Land In Telangana
The Supreme Court delivered a major verdict upholding the rights of the Telangana Forest Department over 102 acres of forest land in Ranga Reddy district, rejecting ownership claims made by individuals asserting to be "heirs" of Salar Jung III.
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"Hitting Sixes Before Retirement": Chief Justice Surya Kant Flags Unfortunate Judicial Trend
In a rare acknowledgment of instances of judicial corruption, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Wednesday said that there is a growing trend of judges passing a series of orders for extraneous considerations on the eve of their retirement.
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"Avoid My-State-My-State Attitude": Top Court Raps Tamil Nadu On Language Policy
Tamil Nadu should engage the Centre on its demand for the retention of its two-language policy and not air its views on media, the Supreme Court said today while hearing a case an allocation of land for new Central schools.
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Fortnite Returns to Google Play Store After Extended Legal Battle
Fortnite has returned to the Google Play Store in the US, Epic Games announced on Friday. This marks the culmination of a five-year legal battle, which began in 2020, when Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Apple and Google for their allegedly unfair and anti-competitive platform rules. While the multiplayer game returned to the App Store in May, G...
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Former Kutch Collector Gets Five-Year Jail Term In Land Allotment Scam
A Special Court designated under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in Ahmedabad (Rural) has convicted former Bhuj (Kutch) District Collector Pradeep Nirankarnath Sharma for his involvement in a land allotment scam during his tenure
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Bengaluru Doctor, Second Main Accused In Andhra Transplant Racket, Arrested
A doctor from Bengaluru, who is named as the second main accused in a shocking organ transplant racket in Andhra Pradesh, surrendered before the court in the state's Annamayya district on Thursday night.
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Drama And Setback For Tamil Nadu Government In Temple Lamp Row
The Madras High Court's Madurai bench on Thursday dismissed an appeal by the Tamil Nadu government and Madurai District Collector challenging a contempt order in the Thirupparankundram Subramaniaswamy temple case.
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Explained: Supreme Court's 100-Metre Rule, Mining Ban And What's Next For Aravallis
Under the new criteria, any landform within Aravalli districts must have at least 100 metres of elevation above the local relief - including its slopes and adjoining areas - to be treated as part of the Aravalli Hills.
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Trinamool Worker Hacked To Death During Kangaroo Court Meeting
A TMC worker was hacked to death and five others were injured after a meeting of a 'salishi sabha', a kangaroo court, turned violent in West Bengal's Malda district on Thursday.
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Top Court Sets Up Medical Board To Explore Passive Euthanasia For UP Man
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Noida district hospital to constitute a primary board to explore passive euthanasia for a 31-year-old man suffering from 100 per cent disability quadriplegia and has been in vegetative state for over a decade.
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Top Court Slams UP's Practice Of Giving Bureaucrats' Spouses Ex-Officio Posts
The Supreme Court came down on the Uttar Pradesh government for retaining the "colonial-era mindset" in governing cooperative societies and similar bodies where the spouses of bureaucrats like district magistrates are made ex-officio offic
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Whistleblower-Turned-Accused Masked Man In Dharmasthala Case Gets Bail
The masked man, who had alleged that he assisted in illegal mass burials in Dharmasthala and was later arrested on charges of perjury for lying about certain facts in the case, was granted bail by the Mangaluru District Court today.
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Meta Buried 'Casual' Evidence Of Social Media Harm: US Court Filings
The allegation of Meta burying evidence of social media harms is just one of many in a late Friday filing by Motley Rice, a law firm suing Meta, Google, TikTok and Snapchat on behalf of school districts around the country.
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Court Seeks Report On Teacher's Humiliation By TMC-Run Municipality Chief
The Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench of the Calcutta High Court has directed the District Inspector of Schools (Secondary) in Jalpaiguri to submit a detailed report on the alleged humiliation of a woman school teacher.
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32-Year-Old Telangana Man Gets Death Penalty For Murdering Wife, 2 Children
A court in Vikarabad district on Thursday awarded a death sentence to a 32-year-old man for brutally murdering his wife and two children in August 2019.
