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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea challenging the results of the recently held Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections over allegations of large-scale electoral malpractice and partisan campaigning by university officials in favour of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). Justice Saurabh Banerjee rejected the petition filed by Vijay Shankar Meena, a…

At least three judges of the Bombay High Court have recused themselves from hearing the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) appeal challenging the bail granted to dismissed police officer Sachin Waze in the Antilia bomb scare case. On Wednesday (September 30), the appeal was listed before a division bench of Justice Bharati Dangre and Justice Ashish…

The Gujarat High Court has closed journalist Ravi Nair’s challenge to a non-bailable warrant issued against him in a criminal defamation case filed by Adani Enterprises Ltd, after taking note that the Gandhinagar Sessions Court had subsequently granted him regular bail. Justice M.K. Thakker was hearing Nair’s petition challenging the orders of the Sessions Court…

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A curative petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking recall of its September 23 split verdict concerning the validity of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, citing concerns of judicial propriety arising from the professional association of Justice Satish Chandra Sharma’s…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined West Bengal’s request for an urgent hearing against the Calcutta High Court’s order granting interim bail to Congress candidate Milan Pradhan in connection with six criminal cases arising from the 2007 Nandigram violence. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana…

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday declined to grant bail to activist Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the case concerning the alleged larger conspiracy behind the February 2020 North-East Delhi riots. A Division Bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Dinesh Bhatt passed the order, marking the third occasion on which the High…

The Supreme Court has transferred the contempt proceedings concerning the alleged non-compliance with its directions on deputation of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers to the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) before a Special Bench comprising Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan. The matter is scheduled to be taken up by the Special Bench at…

The Supreme Court has granted bail to a 30-year-old security guard who had been in custody for over a year in connection with a case alleging that obscene and derogatory content was posted on Facebook against Kalpana Soren, wife of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and a sitting MLA from Gandey. A Bench comprising Justice…

The Supreme Court has appointed Senior Advocate Liz Mathew as amicus curiae to assist it in examining the broader issues concerning the safety of women and children in Delhi-NCR, following its suo motu cognizance of a series of recent sexual assault cases in the region. A Bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K Vinod…