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    Malda Protests Escalate, Triggering Political Crisis

    Kolkata, April 2 – The Election Commission has handed over the investigation into the gherao of seven judicial officers involved in the Special Intensive Revision exercise in Malda, West Bengal, to the NIA. This incident has plunged the state into further turmoil, with both the TMC and the BJP...
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    ECI Seeks NIA Probe into Attack on Judicial Officers in Bengal

    New Delhi, April 2, Acting on the directions of the Supreme Court, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has written to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) requesting it to conduct an inquiry into the recent incident in West Bengal’s Malda district, where judicial officers deputed for...
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    Malda Judicial Officers Held Hostage: NIA Investigation Launched

    Kolkata, April 2 The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday night decided to hand over the investigation into the harassment of seven judicial officers at Kaliachak in the minority-dominated Malda district to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and instead entrusted the...
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    EC Transfers Malda Judicial Officer Gherao Case to NIA

    New Delhi, April 2 The Election Commission handed over the investigation into the gherao of judicial officers adjudicating cases of Special Intensive Revision in West Bengal's Malda to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday.A spokesperson for the poll authority said an NIA team...
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    Allahabad High Court Intervenes in Pension Scheme Dispute

    Lucknow, April 2 In a major relief to the Uttar Pradesh government, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday stayed an order of a single-judge bench that had extended the Old Pension Scheme's (OPS) benefits to certain employees, a move that could have imposed a substantial financial burden on the...
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    Supreme Court Directs NIA to Investigate Bengal Judicial Officer Incident

    Kolkata, April 2 The Election Commission of India handed over the investigation into the gherao of seven judicial officers in Malda district, West Bengal, to the NIA on Thursday, following a directive from the Supreme Court.Observing that West Bengal was the "most polarized state," the Supreme...
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    OBC Reservation Petitions to be Heard in Madhya Pradesh HC

    Jabalpur, April 2 All petitions related to the 27 percent reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in Madhya Pradesh will be heard regularly for three days, starting April 27, the High Court said on Thursday.A division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf...
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    West Bengal Law & Order Concerns Trigger CBI Investigation

    Kolkata, April 2 The Election Commission of India (ECI) handed over the investigation into the harassment of seven judicial officers in Kaliachak, in the minority-dominated district of Malda, to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday evening.Earlier in the day, a division bench...
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    Constitutional Accountability Centre Lawyer Argues for Birthright Citizenship

    Washington, Apr 2 Smita Ghosh, an Indian-American lawyer's brief to the Supreme Court as an amicus curiae, is shaping the arguments in the case challenging US President Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship for certain people.Ghosh, a senior appellate counsel at the...
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    West Bengal: Supreme Court Highlights 'Most Polarized State' Amidst Judicial Harassment

    New Delhi/Kolkata, April 2 Observing that West Bengal is the "most polarized state," the Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a scathing indictment of the state administration after seven judicial officers involved in the voter revision exercise were held hostage by protesters in Malda district...
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    Supreme Court Orders Investigation and Security Measures Following Attack

    New Delhi, April 2 The Supreme Court on Thursday took serious exception to an incident in West Bengal's Malda district where judicial officers deputed for work relating to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were allegedly surrounded and attacked, observing that it was a...
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    Parliament Passes Bill to Standardize Central Police Forces

    New Delhi, April 2 A bill to establish a unified legal framework governing personnel across different Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), replacing the current fragmented system of separate service rules for the five central forces, was approved by Parliament on Thursday.The bill, passed by...
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    Malda Siege: SC Orders Central Forces, CBI Probe into State's Response

    New Delhi, Apr 2 – The Supreme Court on Thursday strongly criticized the West Bengal administration for its “complete failure” and inaction in response to the “deplorable” siege and attack on seven judicial officers in Malda district during the voter registration drive, and directed a CBI or NIA...
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    Electoral Roll Dispute: SC Aligns Candidate with Appellate Tribunal

    New Delhi, April 2 The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a prospective Congress candidate to approach the newly constituted appellate tribunal in Kolkata against the deletion of his name from the electoral roll following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.A bench comprising Chief...
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    West Bengal Law & Order: SC Directs Investigation into Judicial Harassment

    Kolkata, April 2 – A total of 18 people, including Maulana Shahjan Ali, a candidate from the All India Secular Front (AISF) in the Mothabari Assembly constituency in the minority-dominated Malda district of West Bengal, have been arrested on Thursday afternoon in connection with the harassment...
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    Supreme Court Condemns West Bengal's Handling of Judicial Officer Assault

    New Delhi, April 2 The BJP on Thursday termed the gherao and attack on seven judicial officers in West Bengal's Malda district a "black spot" in the country's history, alleging that "TMC goons" acted at the behest of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to obstruct the SIR exercise and protect...
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    Grand Venice Mall Scam: Investor Claims Lead to Supreme Court’s Bail Cancellation

    New Delhi, April 2 The Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the bail granted to businessman Satinder Singh Bhasin in connection with a multi-crore rupee alleged "Grand Venice Mall" scam in Greater Noida, and ordered him to surrender to the jail authorities within a week.A bench comprising...
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    West Bengal Polarization: Supreme Court Orders Investigation & Central Force Deployment

    In New Delhi, the Supreme Court strongly criticized the West Bengal administration for its handling of the recent events, particularly the "deplorable" gherao and attack on seven judicial officers in Malda district during the electoral rolls revision process. The court directed a CBI or NIA...
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    Supreme Court Oversees Rs 5,100 Crore Deposit, Awaits SEBI Compliance

    New Delhi, April 2 – The Supreme Court told the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Thursday to either close the proceedings against Sterling Biotech Limited (SBL) and its promoters, Chetan and Nitin Sandesara, or else it will be compelled to take a serious view of the matter.A...
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    Surajgarh Arson Case: Judge Recusal Follows Previous Action

    New Delhi, April 2 – A judge of the Supreme Court recused himself from hearing a bail plea filed by lawyer and activist Surendra Gadling in connection with the 2016 Surajgarh iron ore mine arson case on Thursday.Justice Atul S. Chandurkar, who was part of a bench headed by Justice J.K...
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