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    Supreme Court of India, which sought a Registry note on why the CAPF officers' contempt case was struck off the cause list despite a judicial order
    Supreme Court relists CAPF officers' contempt plea against Union Home Secretary for September 30 at 2 PM
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    Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing Of Plea To Cap Diwali Airfares: “Don’t Travel By Air”

    The Supreme Court has refused to list urgently an application seeking a cap on Diwali airfares, with Justice Vikram Nath telling the petitioner’s counsel, “Don’t travel by air”. The pending PIL on airfare pricing is listed for November 16, 2026. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to urgently list an interlocutory application seeking […]

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    Madras High Court building, illustrating the dismissal of the challenge to the Tamil Nadu Assembly's Mekedatu resolution
    The Madras High Court dismissed an AIADMK Whip's challenge to the Assembly's Mekedatu resolution, holding that Article 212 bars courts from questioning legislative proceedings for procedural irregularity.
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    Madras High Court Seeks Centre’s Reply On PIL Questioning Saurav Das’s Nationality, Social Media Accounts

    Notice, not a finding: the Madras High Court has asked the Union government and Cockroach Janata Party co-convenor Saurav Das to respond to a PIL that questions Saurav Das’s nationality and seeks the blocking of his social media accounts. Chennai: A public interest litigation questioning Saurav Das’s nationality and antecedents has drawn notice from the […]

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    Supreme Court disposes of Mahua Moitra’s plea seeking public disclosure of AIF and FPI beneficial owners
    Supreme Court disposes of Mahua Moitra’s plea seeking public disclosure of the ultimate beneficial owners of Alternative Investment Funds and Foreign Portfolio Investors, asking the Union and SEBI to consider her concerns.
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    Supreme Court Disposes Of Mahua Moitra’s SEBI Disclosure Plea, Says No Framework For Article 32 Relief

    The Supreme Court has disposed of Mahua Moitra’s plea seeking public disclosure of beneficial owners of AIFs and FPIs, holding that Article 32 relief cannot be granted without an existing framework, and asked the Union and SEBI to consider her grievances.

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    Kerala High Court building in Ernakulam
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    Kerala High Court Seeks State Affidavit On Vigilance Bureau Sections Exempted From RTI Act

    Which kinds of information sit inside the Vigilance Bureau sections exempted from RTI Act? The Kerala High Court wants the State to say so on affidavit, in two PILs challenging an October 22 notification. Kochi: Two public interest litigations against a notification dated October 22, 2026, which brought the T1 and T2 sections of the […]

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    Delhi High Court, which refused to quash a POCSO and BNS FIR against a man who married a 16-year-old girl, holding that personal law gives no defence
    Delhi High Court holds a marriage under personal law cannot confer immunity from POCSO and BNS for sex with a wife below 18
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    Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging 67% Passport Fee Hike For Overseas Indians After 14 Years

    The Delhi High Court has dismissed a PIL against the passport fee hike for overseas Indians, holding that a 67% increase after 14 years is not unreasonable and that fee fixation is a matter of government policy. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation by the Pravasi Legal Cell challenging […]

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    Kerala High Court building, illustrating the ruling closing the challenge to the police-uniform temple-ritual circular
    The Kerala High Court closed a challenge to a police circular, recording the State's clarification that it bars only ritual participation in uniform, not policing at festivals.
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    Kerala High Court Allows State Committee To Resume MSC Elsa-3 Compensation Talks, Orders Wreck Survey Inputs

    The Kerala High Court allowed the State committee to resume MSC Elsa-3 compensation talks with MSC, recalled its June 2025 curb, and gave stakeholders a week to send inputs on a multi-beam survey of the wreck.

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    Supreme Court Issues Notice On Pleas Over ECI Functioning, Lists Matter For November 17 After Rejoinder

    Supreme Court Issues Notice On Pleas Over ECI Functioning, with the Chief Justice of India’s bench giving the petitioners two weeks to respond to the Election Commission’s counter-affidavit and listing the batch of petitions on November 17. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 27) issued notice on a batch of petitions questioning the […]

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    Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore, which set aside the indefinite suspension of a retired Army man's arms licence for want of satisfaction under the Arms Act
    Madhya Pradesh High Court holds that registration of a criminal case alone cannot justify suspending an arms licence
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    MP High Court Directs Indore Police To Appoint Ward Volunteers To Report Noise Pollution Violations

    Finding the police “totally helpless” during last year’s festive season, the MP High Court Directs Indore Police To Appoint Ward Volunteers who can promptly report persons and vehicles causing noise pollution. Indore: Two volunteers from every ward of the city are to tell the Indore Police at once about people and vehicles causing noise pollution, […]

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