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Supreme Court Dismisses Petitions Seeking Return to Paper Ballots or 100% VVPAT Counting in Elections. Court Upholds EVMs with VVPAT as Sufficiently Transparent and Reliable, Rejects Allegations of Manipulation Without Evidence.

The Supreme Court dismissed a batch of writ petitions filed by the Association for Democratic Reforms and others seeking various directions regarding ...

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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 Dismisses PIL Challenging Tender for Construction of Commercial Complex in Thane. Court holds that no public interest is involved as the petition is filed by business rivals to scuttle a tender process.

The Bombay High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) and three other indi...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Bail Petitions and Refers Questions on POCSO Act to Division Bench. Single Judge observes conflicting views on Section 35 compliance and refers issues regarding default bail and evidence recording under Section 164 Cr.P.C., doubting Vinay v. State of Karnataka.

The case involved two criminal petitions filed before the Karnataka High Court by the accused, Hanumantha Mogaveera, seeking bail under Section 439 of...

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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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Bombay High Court Transfers Investigation of Custodial Murder to CBI and Directs Registration of FIR Against Police Officers. The court found that the victim died due to injuries sustained while in police custody and that the investigation by CID was not impartial, warranting transfer to CBI.

The petitioners, wife, father, and brother of the deceased Shaikh Muhammed Shaikh Rustam, filed a criminal writ petition seeking transfer of investiga...

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Bombay High Court Considers Petition Challenging Construction of Shopping Complex Within Prohibited Highway Area; Directions for Demolition Sought by Shirdi Councillors Based on Violation of Building Bye-Law and Lack of No-Objection Certificate.

The writ petition concerns a challenge to the construction of a shopping complex on land bearing survey no. 170/A2/1 abutting the Nagar-Manmad highway...

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Bombay High Court Allows Women's Entry into Haji Ali Dargah Sanctum Sanctorum — Gender Discrimination by Trust Struck Down. The Court held that the ban on women's entry violated constitutional guarantees of equality and freedom of religion, and directed the Trust to permit women access.

The petitioners, Dr. Noorjehan Safia Niaz and Zakia Soman, social activists and office bearers of Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, filed a Public Inte...