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    “If You Can’t Give Clean Air, Cut the Tax”: Delhi High Court Urges GST Council to Urgently Reduce 18% GST on Air Purifiers
    “If You Can’t Give Clean Air, Cut the Tax”: Delhi High Court Urges GST Council to Urgently Reduce 18% GST on Air Purifiers
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    Delhi Air Crisis: High Court Urges GST Council to Cut 18% Tax on Air Purifiers, Calls Urgent Meeting

    The Delhi High Court has asked the GST Council to meet urgently to consider reducing GST on air purifiers from 18% to 5% amid the severe air pollution crisis. The Court said lowering tax is the minimum relief when citizens are struggling to breathe clean air.

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    Air Pollution Crisis | If You Can’t Give Clean Air, Cut GST on Air Purifiers: Delhi High Court to Central Govt
    Air Pollution Crisis | If You Can’t Give Clean Air, Cut GST on Air Purifiers: Delhi High Court to Central Govt
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    Air Pollution Crisis | If You Can’t Give Clean Air, Cut GST on Air Purifiers: Delhi High Court to Central Govt

    The Delhi High Court criticised the Centre over Delhi’s worsening air pollution and suggested reducing the 18% GST on air purifiers as minimum relief. The Court called the situation a public health emergency and sought urgent instructions from the government.

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    Bombay High Court Halts Bank Action Against Anil Ambani Over ‘Invalid’ Forensic Audit Report
    Bombay High Court Halts Bank Action Against Anil Ambani Over ‘Invalid’ Forensic Audit Report
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    Bombay High Court Halts Bank Action Against Anil Ambani Over ‘Invalid’ Forensic Audit Report

    The Bombay High Court has stayed all coercive action by Bank of Baroda, IDBI Bank and Indian Overseas Bank against Anil Ambani. The Court held that the forensic audit relied upon was not signed by a qualified chartered accountant and cannot be the basis for fraud action.

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    Web Series Is “Pure Fiction”: Delhi High Court Refuses to Stay ‘UP 77’ Release
    Web Series Is “Pure Fiction”: Delhi High Court Refuses to Stay ‘UP 77’ Release
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    Web Series Is “Pure Fiction”: Delhi High Court Refuses to Stay ‘UP 77’ Release

    The Delhi High Court declined to halt the release of the upcoming web series UP 77 after the producers asserted that the content is entirely fictional and not based on any real individual, recording their undertakings and directing the filing of an affidavit.

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    Delhi High Court Closes Sunjay Kapur Estate Case, Reserves Order on Karisma Kapoor’s Children’s Plea Against Priya Sachdev
    Delhi High Court Closes Sunjay Kapur Estate Case, Reserves Order on Karisma Kapoor’s Children’s Plea Against Priya Sachdev
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    Sunjay Kapur Will Case: Delhi High Court Reserves Order on Karisma Kapoor’s Children’s Plea Against Priya Sachdev

    The Delhi High Court has concluded hearings in the Sunjay Kapur estate dispute and reserved its order on the interim plea filed by his children with Karisma Kapoor against widow Priya Sachdev Kapur. The court also clarified that no further filings will be allowed before the judgment is pronounced.

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    Centre Constitutes High-Level Advisory Committee to Frame Equal Opportunity Policy for Transgenders Following SC Directions
    Centre Constitutes High-Level Advisory Committee to Frame Equal Opportunity Policy for Transgenders Following SC Directions
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    Centre Constitutes High-Level Advisory Committee to Frame Equal Opportunity Policy for Transgenders Following SC Directions

    The Centre has notified a high-level advisory committee to examine discrimination faced by transgender persons and recommend an equal opportunity policy. The move follows Supreme Court directions highlighting systemic exclusion despite statutory protections.

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    Patna High Court Slams Auction of 490 Vehicles in Bulk, Calls It a Complete Violation of Law
    Patna High Court Slams Auction of 490 Vehicles in Bulk, Calls It a Complete Violation of Law
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    Patna High Court Slams Auction of 490 Vehicles in Bulk, Calls It a Complete Violation of Law

    The Patna High Court strongly criticized the Bihar administration for auctioning 490 seized vehicles through a single bulk order, calling it a blatant violation of legal procedures, natural justice, and transparency under the state’s liquor prohibition law.

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    J&K and Ladakh High Court Slams Mehbooba Mufti’s PIL on Prisoner Transfer, Calls It Politically Motivated
    J&K and Ladakh High Court Slams Mehbooba Mufti’s PIL on Prisoner Transfer, Calls It Politically Motivated
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    J&K and Ladakh High Court Slams Mehbooba Mufti’s PIL on Prisoner Transfer, Calls It Politically Motivated

    The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court dismissed Mehbooba Mufti’s PIL seeking transfer of prisoners from outside jails to J-K, terming it politically driven. The court said PILs cannot be used to gain political mileage or turn courts into platforms for electoral advantage.

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    SCBA Condemns Nitish Kumar for Pulling Down Muslim Woman Doctor’s Veil, Seeks Unconditional Apology
    SCBA Condemns Nitish Kumar for Pulling Down Muslim Woman Doctor’s Veil, Seeks Unconditional Apology
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    Hijab Controversy Explained: Why SCBA Condemned a Sitting Chief Minister

    The Supreme Court Bar Association has strongly criticised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for allegedly removing a Muslim woman doctor’s veil during a public event in Patna. Calling it unconstitutional and humiliating, the SCBA has demanded an unconditional apology for violating her dignity, autonomy and religious freedom.

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    Judiciary vs Executive: The Tribunal Battle in the Supreme Court | Madras Bar Association Case Explained
    Judiciary vs Executive: The Tribunal Battle in the Supreme Court | Madras Bar Association Case Explained
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    Judiciary vs Executive: The Tribunal Battle in the Supreme Court | Madras Bar Association Case Explained

    The Supreme Court’s Madras Bar Association judgment marks a decisive moment in the judiciary–executive tussle over tribunals, reaffirming judicial primacy in appointments and tenure, and striking down legislative attempts to reassert executive control over adjudicatory bodies.

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