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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals in Domestic Worker Trafficking Case — Upholds High Court's Rejection of Compounding and Discharge Orders. Court holds that Section 370 IPC trafficking offence is non-compoundable and that prima facie case exists against accused for wrongful confinement and trafficking.

The Supreme Court of India dismissed two appeals arising from a common FIR involving allegations of wrongful confinement and trafficking of a female d...

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Supreme Court Validates Sub-Classification of Scheduled Castes in Landmark Judgment. Upholding Equality Within Equality: Supreme Court Endorses State's Power to Sub-Classify Scheduled Castes for Targeted Reservation.

The Supreme Court of India, in a significant ruling, has upheld the constitutionality of sub-classifying Scheduled Castes for the purpose of reservati...

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High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Removal of Ministers' Names from Government Advertisements as Not Maintainable. Court holds that the petition lacks public interest and is filed with oblique motives, imposing costs of Rs. 50,000.

The petitioner, claiming to be a public spirited person and social activist, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of I...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Additional FSI Approval as Abuse of Process. Court finds lack of bonafides and imposes costs of Rs. 5,00,000 for misuse of public interest litigation jurisdiction.

The Bombay High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Sarthi Seva Sangh and another petitioner, challenging the approval of an a...

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Supreme Court Rejects Recusal Plea in Land Acquisition Reference. Judge Who Decided Smaller Bench Can Sit in Larger Bench to Reconsider Same Issue as Bias Plea Based on Extrajudicial Factors.

This order arises from a reference to a five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India concerning the interpretation of Section 24 of the...