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    Shocking Claim!! 14-Hour Illegal Detention & Custodial Sexual Assault: Supreme Court To Hear Female Lawyer’s Plea
    Shocking Claim!! 14-Hour Illegal Detention & Custodial Sexual Assault: Supreme Court To Hear Female Lawyer’s Plea
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    Shocking Claim!! 14-Hour Illegal Detention & Custodial Sexual Assault: Supreme Court To Hear Female Lawyer’s Plea

    Today, On 19th December, Supreme Court agreed to hear a female lawyer’s plea alleging shocking 14-hour illegal detention and custodial sexual assault by police officials. The bench said serious allegations warranted examination and issued notice while directing preservation of CCTV footage evidence.

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    44 SC/HC Former Judges Stand Firm Against ‘Motivated Attacks’ on CJI Surya Kant Over Rohingya Remarks
    44 SC/HC Former Judges Stand Firm Against ‘Motivated Attacks’ on CJI Surya Kant Over Rohingya Remarks
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    44 SC/HC Former Judges Stand Firm Against ‘Motivated Attacks’ on CJI Surya Kant Over Rohingya Remarks

    A group of 44 retired Supreme Court and High Court judges has condemned the “motivated” campaign targeting CJI Surya Kant over his remarks in the Rohingya case. They said routine legal questions were twisted into false allegations of prejudice, harming judicial independence.

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    Deported While Pregnant: Muslim Woman Returns to India After Supreme Court Steps In
    Deported While Pregnant: Muslim Woman Returns to India After Supreme Court Steps In
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    Deported While Pregnant: Muslim Woman Returns to India After Supreme Court Steps In

    Deported while visibly pregnant, 25-year-old Muslim woman Sunali Khatun was forced into Bangladesh despite holding valid Indian documents. She has now returned to India with her eight-year-old son after the Supreme Court intervened and questioned the illegal pushback.

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    Supreme Court Questions 6-Year Delay in Surendra Gadling Case, Seeks Quick Decision on Key Bhima Koregaon Records
    Supreme Court Questions 6-Year Delay in Surendra Gadling Case, Seeks Quick Decision on Key Bhima Koregaon Records
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    Supreme Court Questions 6-Year Delay in Surendra Gadling Case, Seeks Quick Decision on Key Bhima Koregaon Records

    The Supreme Court raised concerns over Surendra Gadling’s six-and-a-half-year custody without trial, directing a quick decision on pending applications. Gadling argued prolonged delays, missing electronic evidence, and unequal treatment as other accused are already on bail.

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    Nitasha Kaul Challenges OCI Cancellation In Delhi High Court, Calls India Entry Ban “Unfair And Unconstitutional”
    Nitasha Kaul Challenges OCI Cancellation In Delhi High Court, Calls India Entry Ban “Unfair And Unconstitutional”
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    Nitasha Kaul Challenges OCI Cancellation In Delhi High Court, Calls India Entry Ban “Unfair And Unconstitutional”

    UK-based academic Nitasha Kaul has approached the Delhi High Court against the Centre’s decision to cancel her OCI status and ban her entry into India. The plea questions the legality of the move, calling it a violation of free speech and due process.

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    BREAKING | Sonam Wangchuk’s NSA Detention: Centre Opposes Virtual Appearance, Supreme Court Reschedules Hearing to 15 Dec
    BREAKING | Sonam Wangchuk’s NSA Detention: Centre Opposes Virtual Appearance, Supreme Court Reschedules Hearing to 15 Dec
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    Supreme Court to Hear Sonam Wangchuk’s NSA Detention Challenge on November 24

    The Supreme Court will take up a plea on November 24 challenging Sonam Wangchuk’s detention under the National Security Act, calling it illegal and unconstitutional. The case raises serious concerns over misuse of preventive detention laws and suppression of democratic dissent.

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    Supreme Court Cracks Whip On Kerala: 3-Month Deadline To Set Up Govt Schools In All Unserved Areas Under RTE Act
    Supreme Court Cracks Whip On Kerala: 3-Month Deadline To Set Up Govt Schools In All Unserved Areas Under RTE Act
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    Supreme Court Slams Cultural Bias: Kerala Students ‘Coerced’ To Speak Hindi, Ridiculed For Wearing Lungi In Delhi

    The Supreme Court expressed strong concern after two Kerala students in Delhi were forced to speak Hindi and mocked for wearing a lungi, reminding that “we are one country.” The court said discrimination based on culture or language is “unacceptable.”

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    Supreme Court Hands Over Mental Healthcare Act PIL to NHRC for Nationwide Monitoring
    Supreme Court Hands Over Mental Healthcare Act PIL to NHRC for Nationwide Monitoring
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    Supreme Court Hands Over Mental Healthcare Act PIL to NHRC for Nationwide Monitoring

    The Supreme Court has transferred a PIL on the implementation of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). The NHRC will now oversee compliance to protect the rights and dignity of persons with mental illnesses across India.

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    Judiciary Must Evolve to Tackle Digital Exclusion, Climate Change, and Displacement: Justice Surya Kant
    Judiciary Must Evolve to Tackle Digital Exclusion, Climate Change, and Displacement: Justice Surya Kant
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    Judiciary Must Evolve to Tackle Digital Exclusion, Climate Change, and Displacement: Justice Surya Kant

    Justice Surya Kant, the senior-most Supreme Court judge, stressed that the judiciary must evolve and innovate to effectively tackle modern challenges like digital exclusion, climate change, displacement, and transnational migration, warning that failure to do so could limit its true potential.

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    Appointment of Temple Priests Cannot Be Caste-Based, Not Essential Religious Practice: Kerala High Court
    Appointment of Temple Priests Cannot Be Caste-Based, Not Essential Religious Practice: Kerala High Court
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    Appointment of Temple Priests Cannot Be Caste-Based, Not Essential Religious Practice: Kerala High Court

    The Kerala High Court ruled that the appointment of santhis (temple priests) cannot be restricted to a specific caste or ancestry. Such caste-based or lineage restrictions do not qualify as essential religious practices under the Constitution of India.

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