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Data is real, true wealth: SC issues notice in yet another plea challenging DPDP Act; highlights privacy concerns

This petition, filed by journalist Geeta Seshu, along with the Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC) that also challenges the constitutional validity of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 will now be heard with other petitions filed in the matter by Reporter’s Collective, Nitin Sethi and Venkatesh Nayak, on March 23

“It frustrates the whole system”: Supreme Court voices deep anguish against Centre sitting over Collegium recommendations

For the third time in recent weeks, the Supreme Court today minced no words in expressing anguish towards Centre for sitting over proposals reiterated by the Collegium for appointment as judges.

Supreme Court upholds Anand Teltumbde’s bail, Says will not Interfere

The Special Leave Petition filed by the NIA was dismissed by the CJI led SC Bench

Allahabad High Court imposes Rs. 5 lakhs cost for misuse of Goondas Act

The court noted that the Gorakhpur district administration abused the law and harassed the petitioner

“Bulldozer Injustice”: Time for courts to actively step in

Demolishing homes of alleged miscreants or gangsters has become the norm in states like UP, MP, Gujarat and Delhi, Uttarakhand, Karnataka seem to be catching up as well. Lack of stringent action by courts has not helped the victims.

“No prima facie case,” says Bom HC granting bail to Anand Teltumbde on merits

The court additionally held that since he has no criminal antecedents and also has spent more than 2.5 years in prison, the case for bail is made out.

Delhi violence 2020: Court acquits 4 accused of arson, rioting and theft

The court held that the witness were unable to prove the case against the accused beyond doubts while the accused asserted that they were not present at the time of incident

Gyanvapi mosque: Cannot conduct carbon dating of ‘Shivling’, says ASI

The ASI told the Allahabad High Court that carbon dating cannot be conducted on inanimate objects that do not contain fossil.

Assam: Forest guards shoot at woodcutters during patrol; one dead

The injured person is still undergoing treatment at the hospital and a third person is untraceable since the incident

Lower court judges hesitant to give bail: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud

NEW DELHI: India’s 50th Chief Justice, DY Chandrachud stated that...

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