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Source – timesofindia.indiatimes.com Last week’s arguments before a nine-judge constitutional bench of the Supreme Court, which is at long last deciding whether Indian citizens have a fundamental right to privacy, have established two realities clearly. First, the judges see the profound importance of any decision to create such a fundamental right. Second, they would like to

Source – indianexpress.com The Supreme Court on Monday refused to reopen 215 cases in which 700 Kashmiri Pandits were killed during the 1989-90 unrest in the Valley. Refusing to entertain a plea seeking reprobe and the trial of several persons, including separatist leader Yasin Malik, for alleged offences against the Kashmiri Pandits during that period, an

Source – indiatoday.intoday.in In a fresh development in the drug racket case, actress Charmme Kaur approached the Hyderabad High Court on Monday. Earlier to this, Charmme Kaur was summoned by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Telangana Excise and Prohibitions Department investigating the drug case. She is likely to appear before the SIT on July

Source – livemint.com New Delhi: With the Centre set to begin its defence against the constitutionality of the right to privacy on Wednesday, the Supreme Court awaits a fresh round of arguments surrounding privacy concerns. Opposition arguments are likely to be led by new attorney general K.K. Venugopal, who brings to the table more than five decades

Source – economictimes.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today asked embattled Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy to deposit Rs 1,500 crore in the SEBI-Sahara refund account by September 7, saying it may then deliberate upon his plea seeking 18 months more time for making complete re-payment. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra rejected the plea

Source – deccanchronicle.com Bengaluru: The future of over two lakh nursing students in the state has become a big question mark after the Karnataka High Court held that Indian Nursing Council (INC) had no authority to recognise nursing colleges in the state. According to Prof Girijamba Devi, secretary of Karnataka chapter of Trained Nurses Association of India

Source – indianexpress.com The Madras High Court on Tuesday ruled that Vande Mataram should be sung in all schools and colleges across the state “at least once a week”, and in government and private offices “at least once a month”. Issuing the order, Justice M V Muralidharan said: “Considering the larger public interest and to

Source – economictimes.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: Vodafone has again dragged the telecom regulator to court, this time calling for greater transparency in its consultation process on the contentious interconnect usage charge (IUC). According to people aware of the matter, the UK-headquartered carrier has filed a fresh petition in the Delhi High Court against the consultation paper on

Source – economictimes.indiatimes.com RANCHI: RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Thursday said his party was consulting legal experts and may approach the Supreme Court as the verdict in the S.R. Bommai case has not been followed while inviting Nitish Kumar to form government in Bihar. “The S.R. Bommai case verdict clearly states that the largest party should

Source – timesofindia.indiatimes.com CHENNAI: Do not treat husbands like “armless soldiers” and order them to pay maintenance to wives in a “mechanical manner”, Madras high court told family courts on Thursday. A man is a son to his parents and is liable to maintain his aged parents as well, the HC said, adding that family courts should not