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Kolkata, March 6 – Around 7.5 lakh cases of judicial review of voter documents classified under the "logical discrepancy" category have been completed by Friday evening, informed the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal."A total of 200 more judicial officers from...

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...

London, March 4 A 40-year-old Hindu temple and community centre in Peterborough, UK, is concerned about its future due to the local council's decision to sell the complex it rents to the highest bidder, and has won an interim injunction from the London High Court.Bharat Hindu Samaj Mandir...

Kochi, March 3 Supreme Court judge, Justice B V Nagarathna, said on Tuesday that even if unpopular decisions may cost judges their promotion or extension, they should follow their oath of office or 'judicial dharma'.Justice Nagarathna made the remark while speaking on the importance of...

Kolkata, March 3. More names are likely to be removed from the electoral roll of the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in West Bengal, represented by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, at the end of the ongoing judicial review of voter documents, sources said.According to statistics available from...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 The TDB announced on Monday that it will file an affidavit before the Supreme Court to protect existing traditions when the court considers petitions related to the entry of menstruating-age women into the Sabarimala Temple shrine.Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB)...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 – As assembly elections approach, the Left-controlled Travancore Devaswom Board has dramatically reversed its stance on the contentious issue of women's entry into the Sabarimala temple on Monday, signaling a fresh political turn in one of Kerala's most divisive...

Kolkata, February 28 – As the final voter list for West Bengal, prepared as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, was published on Saturday, official statistics revealed that the maximum number of cases currently under judicial review are concentrated in three districts...

Kolkata, February 28 – The final list of voters in West Bengal, as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state, was published on Saturday.According to statistics, the names of approximately 47,000 voters were removed from the list for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's...

Kolkata, February 28 – The final voter list in West Bengal, prepared as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), was published on Saturday, with a total of 61,78,245 voters being deleted.This figure is likely to increase further, as the identity documents of approximately 60 lakh...

Patna, February 28 – In the NEET student death case, a Patna court criticized the CBI over its functioning and adjourned the matter for hearing until March 2.After a lengthy hearing that lasted nearly two and a half hours, the court adjourned the matter until March 2.The entire team of the...

Kolkata, February 28 – The final list of voters in West Bengal is set to be published today, with voter names classified into three broad categories: "Approved," "under adjudication," and "deleted."The "Approved" category will include the names of individuals who have been identified as...

New Delhi, February 27 The Supreme Court on Friday said that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016, represents a conscious legislative choice to prioritize speed, certainty, and creditor-driven decision-making over "exhaustive" judicial scrutiny.The court said that experience shows...

New Delhi, February 27 The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain the West Bengal government's objection to the training module issued by the Election Commission for judicial officers deployed in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.A bench of Chief...

Kolkata, February 26 – The final voter list in West Bengal, which will be published on February 28, will include names under two additional categories: "under adjudication" and "deleted", in addition to those listed as genuine voters of the state.This means that the names in the final voter...

New Delhi, February 26 A Delhi court has overturned a trial court order declaring a man a fugitive in a 2015 case, stating that the mandatory provisions under Section 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedure were not strictly followed.Section 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) pertains to...

Kochi, February 26 The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted an interim stay on the release of the film "The Kerala Story 2-Goes Beyond," stating that the censor board prima facie failed to consider relevant factors while certifying the film.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas issued the order in...

Kochi, February 26 The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted an interim stay on the release of the film "The Kerala Story 2-Goes Beyond," stating that the censor board prima facie failed to apply its mind while certifying the movie.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas issued the order in response to...

Quetta, February 26 – The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a human rights body, expressed grave concern on Thursday over the continued imprisonment of its chief organizer, Mehrang Baloch, and other leaders, citing what it described as a systematic pattern of "legal and procedural manipulation"...

Washington, February 26 – The Trump administration's effort to expedite deportations to third countries hit a legal snag after a US appeals court refused to suspend a lower court order blocking the policy.The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston on Wednesday (local time) denied...