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    Petitioner Challenges Land Ownership in Allahabad HC

    Prayagraj, March 28 The Allahabad High Court has stayed the notice issued by the Sambhal administration on January 1, in which a petitioner was directed to explain his possession of a disputed piece of land within 15 days.The court has also asked the petitioner, Ali Ashraf, to provide evidence...
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    Delhi Air Pollution: SC Disposes of Landmark Case

    New Delhi, March 15 The four-decade-old MC Mehta case finally came to a close on March 12 when the Supreme Court dismissed the 1985 Public Interest Litigation (PIL) concerning air pollution in Delhi and its surrounding areas.The PIL, filed by environmentalist M C Mehta in 1985, led to several...
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    Staffing Shortage Impacts Allahabad High Court Justice Delivery

    Prayagraj (UP), March 13 The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government, as well as the Advocate General, to inform the court about the steps taken to expedite the recruitment process for government advocates in the high court, stating that a shortage of staff is making it...
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    SC Closes Decades-Old M.C. Mehta Case, Launches New Pollution Inquiry

    New Delhi, March 12 – The Supreme Court formally disposed of the four-decade-old environmental case, M.C. Mehta vs. Union of India, on Thursday, directing that issues related to air pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR) be addressed through fresh, independent proceedings.A bench...
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    SC Disposes of 1985 PIL, Files Suo Moto Case on NCR Air Pollution

    New Delhi, March 12 The Supreme Court on Thursday disposed of a 1985 Public Interest Litigation (PIL) concerning air pollution in Delhi and surrounding areas, and directed the court registry to file a suo moto case on issues of air pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR).Several...
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    Court Directs Petitioner to Obtain Supplements Directly

    New Delhi, March 9 Go back to the newspaper vendor. That was the directive from the Supreme Court to a petitioner who wanted a copy of The Times of India, including all its supplements.Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, in their ruling, advised the petitioner, G S Rathore, to instruct his...
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    Maharashtra HC Notices Minister Munde Over Jalna Planning Committee

    Jalna (Maharashtra), March 8 The Bombay High Court has issued notices to Maharashtra minister Pankaja Munde and other government officials in a petition challenging the legality of the Jalna District Planning Committee constituted by the state government.Munde is the guardian minister of the...
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    SP Ordered to Explain Inconsistencies in Cow Slaughter FIR

    Lucknow, February 21 The Allahabad High Court has directed the Superintendent of Police of Bahraich district to explain the "inconsistencies" in a First Information Report (FIR) in a case involving the slaughter of a cow, stating that it is time for courts to intervene and put a check on the...
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    High Court Directs Assam to Provide Support to Displaced Families

    Guwahati, February 21 The Gauhati High Court has directed the Assam government to ensure that the families affected by eviction drives in the Goalpara district in June last year are provided with potable water, basic medical and sanitation facilities, and food grains through fair price shops...
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    Kerala Court Issues Notices Over ‘The Kerala Story 2’ Certification Dispute

    Kochi, February 20 The Kerala High Court has issued notices to the producers of "The Kerala Story 2 – Goes Beyond", the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), and the Union Government in response to a petition filed by a Kannur native seeking to overturn the film's certification and...
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    High Court Directs Government to Address Bank Account Freezing Procedures

    Prayagraj (UP), February 19 The Allahabad High Court has observed that there should be no room for discrimination or high-handedness when investigating agencies instruct banks to freeze accounts during cyber fraud investigations.A division bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Siddharth...
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    Legal Dispute Over 'Kerala Story 2' Raises Communal Harmony Concerns

    Kochi, February 19 – The Kerala High Court issued a notice to the producers of the Hindi feature film "Kerala Story 2 - Goes Beyond" on Thursday in response to a writ petition challenging the certification granted to the film by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).The court issued...
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    Supreme Court Directs High Court to Hear All Cases in Bhojshala Dispute

    Indore, February 18 A bench headed by the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court will hear cases related to the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex dispute in Dhar.These cases are listed for hearing at the principal bench in Jabalpur on Wednesday, Vinay Joshi, a lawyer...
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    India Seeks Additional Time to Secure Consular Access for UAE Detainee

    New Delhi, February 17 – The Delhi High Court on Tuesday postponed the hearing in the case concerning the arrest of retired Major Vikrant Jaitly in the UAE, after the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) requested four weeks to arrange the next consular meeting with him.A single-judge bench of...
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    SC Questions Maintainability of Petition Challenging Clearance Verdict

    New Delhi, February 12 The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a petition filed by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh concerning retrospective environmental clearances for projects.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi questioned how the petitioner could seek a...
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