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Kolkata, March 31 – Based on the average daily deletion rates of voter names during the ongoing judicial review of voters classified under the “logical discrepancy” category, the Election Commission of India (ECI) estimates that the final deletion figure at the end of the process will be...

New Delhi, March 30 Members of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha on Monday criticized the government for attempting to "nullify" the Supreme Court's judgment regarding the progressive reduction of deputation of IPS officers in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) through a new legislation...

Kolkata, March 29 The Election Commission (EC) released the fourth supplementary voter list on Sunday, following the completion of inquiries by the SIT in West Bengal, which is heading towards elections, an official said.However, there was no information from the EC regarding the total number...

Kolkata, March 27 On a day the Election Commission is scheduled to publish the second supplementary list of voters in connection with the SIR exercise in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lashed out at the poll panel and the BJP for "not making the complete and final first...

Kolkata, March 27 The retired judge of the Calcutta High Court and chairperson of the West Bengal Waqf Board, Shahidullah Munshi, claimed that his name has been deleted after a judicial review of the electoral rolls, and he has decided to approach an appellate tribunal.This exclusion came to...

Dubrajpur (WB), March 26 Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that her party will be credited if around 30 lakh of the over 60 lakh names under review appear on the voter list.Addressing an election rally here in Birbhum district, Banerjee, also the Chief Minister of...

Kolkata, March 26: The Trinamool Congress will provide legal assistance to voters whose names will be deleted during the ongoing judicial review, said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday."The voters whose names will be deleted in the judicial review process will be provided...

New Delhi, March 25 The Supreme Court stated on Wednesday that the constitutional guarantee of fair compensation cannot be compromised, and that compensation and interest in land acquisition cases cannot be contingent on the financial burden.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and...

New Delhi, March 25 The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Wednesday strongly disagreed with a Supreme Court order that endorsed a ruling stating that individuals who convert to Christianity and practice the faith cannot be considered members of the Scheduled Caste (SC) community.In a...

New Delhi, March 25 – The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday began discussions on the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, which aims to ensure a dominant role for Indian Police Service officers in the top leadership of the country's paramilitary forces.The move has drawn...

Prayagraj (UP), March 25 The Allahabad High Court has extended its interim stay on the order issued by the chief judicial magistrate of Sambhal, directing the registration of FIR against several police officers, including then Circle Officer Anuj Kumar Chaudhary.When the matter came up for...

New Delhi, March 24 – Ahead of the commencement of hearings before a nine-judge Constitution Bench in the Sabarimala review matter, written submissions filed on behalf of the Travancore Devaswom Board have urged the Supreme Court to adopt a “community-centric and subjective” understanding of...

Important cases to be heard in the Delhi High Court on Tuesday, March 24:* The High Court will issue an order on a petition filed by RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, seeking to quash the CBI FIR in the land-for-jobs case.* The High Court will hear petitions filed by several private schools...

Nainital, March 23 The Uttarakhand High Court has quashed an order issued by the State Scheduled Castes Commission regarding eviction from land, stating that while the Commission has the power to make recommendations, it lacks the authority to pass binding orders.A single-judge bench...

Lucknow, March 23 The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Monday stayed the suspension of a regional transport officer (RTO) from Aligarh, in connection with a school bus accident in which a child was killed.The court directed the state government to file its counter affidavit within...

New Delhi, March 23 – The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by Gitanjali J. Angmo, who challenged the detention of her husband and Ladakh-based social activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA), after noting that the preventive detention order...

New Delhi, March 20 – Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant recused himself from hearing a group of petitions challenging the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Terms of Service and Tenure) Act, 2023, which excludes the CJI from the process of appointing...

New Delhi, March 20 The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking recognition of hate speech targeting the Brahmin community as an offense, describing the tendency as "Brahmophobia".A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan, initially inclined to dismiss the plea...

Kolkata, March 20 TMC MP and senior lawyer Kalyan Banerjee moved the Calcutta High Court on Friday, questioning the Election Commission's transfer order of several IAS and IPS officers in West Bengal shortly after the announcement of assembly elections in the state.The petitioner named Chief...

Kolkata, March 20 – Despite the Election Commission of India (ECI) having decided to release the first supplementary list of voters whose cases were submitted for judicial adjudication on Friday, uncertainty persists over the action.The earlier decision of the ECI was that the first...