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    Supreme Court Rejects Attempts to Influence Proceedings

    New Delhi, March 25 The Supreme Court on Wednesday strongly objected to what appeared to be an attempt to influence judicial proceedings, with Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant warning of contempt of court charges after a litigant’s relative purportedly contacted his family member...
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    Court Directs Action After Petition on Prayer Restrictions

    Prayagraj (UP), March 23 The Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the district magistrate and senior superintendent of police of Bareilly to appear before it on March 25, after the government denied the allegation of a petitioner that he was prevented from offering prayers in his home.A...
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    Speaker Gupta Accuses Kejriwal of Spreading False Narrative

    New Delhi, March 6 Following discussions in the Privileges Committee, Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Friday accused Arvind Kejriwal of spreading a "false narrative" about the presence of a 'Phansi Ghar' (execution chamber) in the Assembly complex and stated that the panel will submit a...
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    High Court Warns Petitioners Against Questioning Judicial Decisions

    Kochi, March 5 – The Kerala High Court strongly objected on Thursday to remarks made by the petitioners against a Division Bench that had earlier lifted the stay on the release of the film 'Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond'.A Bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar VM took...
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    Contempt of Court: Police Officers Sent to Custody for Non-Compliance

    Prayagraj, March 2 The Allahabad High Court has observed that a judicial officer, while performing judicial functions, stands above the district magistrate, district police chief, and even the political head of a state, and that disregarding such an officer's order is "unpardonable".The court...
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    Allahabad HC Halts Arrest of Swami Avimukteshwaranand

    Prayagraj, February 27 – The Allahabad High Court on Friday ordered the Uttar Pradesh Police to refrain from arresting Swami Avimukteshwaranand in connection with a complaint of child sexual abuse being investigated by the Jhunsi Police Station.The High Court also granted the seer interim...
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    Judicial Intervention Protects Curriculum Integrity

    New Delhi, February 26 The Supreme Court said on Thursday that the need for judicial intervention in the NCERT textbook matter has arisen not from a desire to suppress criticism, but from the imperative to safeguard the integrity of the national curriculum.A bench comprising Chief Justice...
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    Media Highlights Judiciary Concerns in NCERT Textbook Row

    New Delhi, February 26 The Supreme Court on Thursday praised the media for bringing the issue of NCERT's Class 8 social science textbook, which contained "inappropriate" content about corruption in the judiciary, to light, stating that without this, the situation could have become "completely...
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    NCERT Book Removed Amidst Court Concerns About Judicial Integrity

    New Delhi, February 26 – The Supreme Court on Thursday imposed a "complete ban" on any further publication, reprint, or digital dissemination of the NCERT's Class 8 social science book, which contains "offensive" content regarding corruption in the judiciary. The court stated that this...
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    NCERT Book Removed Over Judiciary Chapter; Court Orders Seizure

    New Delhi, February 26 Observing that there appeared to be a "well-orchestrated conspiracy" to defame the judiciary, the Supreme Court on Thursday imposed a "complete ban" on the Class 8 NCERT book with a chapter on corruption in the judiciary and ordered that all copies, physical and digital...
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    Allegations of Disruption Surface in Bangladesh Bail Grant

    Paris, February 25 – A leading international human rights organization strongly condemned the recent "misconduct" by lawyers at the Court of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in Barishal district, Bangladesh, over the granting of bail to several leaders of the Awami League...
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    Punjab Defends FIR in Atishi Video Dispute, Assembly Committee Investigates

    New Delhi, February 21 – In the ongoing controversy involving Delhi’s Leader of the Opposition, Atishi, the Delhi Assembly Secretariat issued summons to the Chief of the Punjab Police, the Commissioner of the Jalandhar Police, and a senior official from the Punjab Home Department on Saturday...
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    Post-Mortem Error Fuels Controversy, Highlights Importance of Impartial Justice

    New Delhi, February 17 Observing that justice is not served by following the majority sentiment or under public pressure, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday that while outrage is understandable in high-profile cases, it should never dictate the investigation.A bench of Justices Rajesh Bindal...
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    DA Arrears Crisis in West Bengal: Top Officials Served Contempt Notices

    Kolkata, February 14 – An association of state government employees in West Bengal has sent contempt of court notices to the Chief Secretary, Nandini Goswami, and the State Finance Secretary, Prabhat Kumar Mishra, for failing to comply with the Supreme Court's order issued earlier this month...
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