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Madras High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Seeking Mandamus for Priority Disposal of Human Rights Complaint. Court Holds That High Court Cannot Direct State Human Rights Commission to Dispose of Case on Priority Basis Under Article 226 of the Constitution.

The petitioner, Tr. Hussain Ahamed, filed a complaint before the Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission (SHRC Case No.14033 of 2022) and later appro...

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Supreme Court Allows PIL Seeking Scribe Facility for Person with Disability Without Benchmark Disability — Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. Benchmark Disability Not a Precondition for Reasonable Accommodation in Examinations Under Sections 2(s), 2(t), 3, 16, 17, 20 of RPwD Act, 2016.

The petitioner, Gulshan Kumar, a person with 25% permanent disability due to Focal Hand Dystonia (Writer's Cramp), filed a Public Interest Litigation ...

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Supreme Court Overrules PV Narasimha Rao, Holds Bribery Not Protected by Parliamentary Privilege — Legislators Who Accept Bribes for Speech or Vote Are Not Immune from Prosecution Under Articles 105(2) and 194(2) of the Constitution.

The Supreme Court of India, in a seven-judge bench decision, overruled its earlier majority judgment in PV Narasimha Rao v. State (CBI/SPE) (1998) 4 S...

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Bombay High Court Allows Employer's Writ Petitions Challenging Labour Court Awards of Reinstatement Without Back Wages. Held that daily wage employees who worked for less than 240 days in a year are not entitled to reinstatement under Section 25-F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.

The judgment involves a batch of writ petitions filed by the employer, Dainik Bhaskar Group (D. B. Corp Ltd), challenging the awards of the Labour Cou...

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Supreme Court Confirms Death Sentence for Rape and Murder of 7½-Year-Old Mentally Challenged Girl. Circumstantial Evidence Including Last Seen, Recovery, and Medical Reports Established Guilt Beyond Doubt; Aggravating Factors Outweighed Mitigating Factors.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals of Manoj Pratap Singh, upholding his conviction and death sentence for the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a 7...

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Supreme Court Upholds Farmers' Insurance Claim in Cold Storage Fire — Insurer Liable Despite No Privity of Contract. Farmers are Consumers Under Consumer Protection Act, 1986, and Insurance Company Must Pay for Loss of Stored Agricultural Produce.

The case involves multiple appeals arising from a common order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission regarding a fire that occurred o...

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Supreme Court Restrains West Bengal Police from Obstructing CBFC-Certified Film Exhibition. State Cannot Act as Super-Censor Over Films Certified Under Cinematograph Act, 1952.

The petitioners, Indibily Creative Pvt Ltd and its directors, produced a Bengali feature film titled 'Bhobishyoter Bhoot' (meaning 'future ghosts'), a...

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Supreme Court Disposes of Appeals by Authority for Advance Rulings Against High Court Judgment Quashing AAR's Rejection of Treaty Benefits. Questions Raised on Taxation of Capital Gains Under India-Mauritius DTAA and Scope of Section 245R(2) Proviso (iii) of Income Tax Act, 1961.

The disputes arose from applications for advance ruling filed by three Mauritius-incorporated companies—Tiger Global International II Holdings, Tige...