#High Court
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National PoliticsSupreme Court releases handbook on gender-sensitive judicial writing; clarifies key legal issuesSC releases Handbook on Judgments and Gender urging courts to adopt sensitive language; addresses Section 498-A IPC, NEET protest violence.
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National PoliticsYouTube tells Delhi High Court it has withheld Dhruv Rathee video in India, global blocking under considerationYouTube informed Delhi High Court that a video uploaded by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee has been withheld in India, with global removal pending.
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MaharashtraBombay HC to hear anticipatory bail plea in Saibaba tribute slogans caseFormer TISS student Kamakhya Das seeks anticipatory bail after sessions court rejection in case over alleged inflammatory slogans at unauthorised campus gathering.
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National PoliticsDelhi High Court Orders Premature Release of Two Life-Sentence Rape ConvictsCourt overturns Sentence Review Board rejection, grants early release to two rape convicts serving life sentences.
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West BengalCalcutta High Court rules custodial interrogation of Abhishek Banerjee unnecessary in post-May 4 casesCourt finds no FIR lodged against TMC leader before May 4; bars custodial interrogation in subsequent cases.
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GovernanceKarnataka HC orders CID probe into rape allegations overlooked by policeHigh Court criticizes investigating agency for missing attempt-to-rape charges despite victim's statement.
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GovernancePresident appoints 30 judges and additional judges to four High CourtsPresident appoints 22 judges and additional judges to Madras, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh High Courts under constitutional powers.
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National PoliticsSupreme Court directs Manipur and Assam to establish courts for 2023 violence casesSC bench orders setting up of dedicated courts to handle cases from 2023 communal violence in Manipur and Assam.
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MaharashtraBombay High Court ruling on private forests impacts Maharashtra landholdersBombay High Court's decision on private forest classification sets precedent for property rights across Maharashtra.
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GovernanceSupreme Court Collegium recommends transfer of two Odisha High Court judgesSC Collegium has recommended transfer of Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak to Gujarat HC and Justice Krushna Ram Mohapatra to Chhattisgarh HC.
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MumbaiKhar Police Book Housing Society Office-Bearers Over ₹4.47-Crore Property Tax DefaultFIR filed against Link Square Society office-bearers for failing to deposit property tax collected from members, leading to ₹4.47-crore dues.
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Madhya PradeshIndore High Court Rebukes MP Government Over Unpaid Medical Bills for Gas Accident VictimsHigh Court questions state's claim of full payment; victims' lawyers say treatment bills remain unpaid.
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