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    State Information Commission Cannot Restrict Number of RTIs a Citizen Can File in a Year: Orissa HC Sets Aside 12-Application Limit
    State Information Commission Cannot Restrict Number of RTIs a Citizen Can File in a Year: Orissa HC Sets Aside 12-Application Limit
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    State Information Commission Cannot Restrict Number of RTIs a Citizen Can File in a Year: Orissa HC Sets Aside 12-Application Limit

    The Orissa High Court held that the Odisha Information Commission acted unjustifiably by restricting a litigant to only 12 RTI applications per year. It ruled that the Commission cannot limit the number of RTIs a citizen can file in a year.

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    Not Intending to Act Against the Journalist or Prejudice Her Career: Delhi HC Clarifies on ‘Shit’ Remark Row Involving Manisha Pande
    Not Intending to Act Against the Journalist or Prejudice Her Career: Delhi HC Clarifies on ‘Shit’ Remark Row Involving Manisha Pande
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    Not Intending to Act Against the Journalist or Prejudice Her Career: Delhi HC Clarifies on ‘Shit’ Remark Row Involving Manisha Pande

    The Delhi High Court clarified that it does not intend to take any action against journalist Manisha Pande for her video remarks describing TV Today’s content as “shit.” The Court added it would not prejudice her professional career.

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    Interfered During I-PAC Raids, Participated in Dharna: ED Urges Supreme Court to Suspend WB DGP
    Interfered During I-PAC Raids, Participated in Dharna: ED Urges Supreme Court to Suspend WB DGP
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    Interfered During I-PAC Raids, Participated in Dharna: ED Urges Supreme Court to Suspend WB DGP

    The Enforcement Directorate has moved the Supreme Court seeking suspension of West Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar, alleging interference in the I-PAC raid on Pratik Jain. It also reminded the Court that Kumar earlier joined a dharna with Mamata Banerjee. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) submitted a new petition to the Supreme Court, seeking to suspend West […]

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    Stray Dogs Case| You Take Them Home, Why Let Them Roam, Bite, Chase?: Supreme Court To Feeders
    Stray Dogs Case| You Take Them Home, Why Let Them Roam, Bite, Chase?: Supreme Court To Feeders
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    Stray Dogs Case| You Take Them Home, Why Let Them Roam, Bite, Chase?: Supreme Court To Feeders

    Today, On 13th January, The Supreme Court remarked in the Stray Dogs case: “No one is allowing us to pass the order; it has become a public platform rather than a court.” The bench also asked the feeders, “You take them home, so why let them roam, bite, or chase? Dog bites have lifelong effects.”

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    State Must Abandon Colonial Conception of Itself: Supreme Court Slams Bureaucratic Lethargy
    State Must Abandon Colonial Conception of Itself: Supreme Court Slams Bureaucratic Lethargy
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    State Must Abandon Colonial Conception of Itself: Supreme Court Slams Bureaucratic Lethargy

    The Supreme Court said the State cannot act as a sovereign dispensing benefits at its “absolute discretion” and warned that bureaucratic lethargy will discourage entrepreneurship, innovation, and overall economic growth across the country.

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    Dogs Attacking Children and Old People Are Everywhere Online: Supreme Court Flags Stray Dog Attack Videos
    Dogs Attacking Children and Old People Are Everywhere Online: Supreme Court Flags Stray Dog Attack Videos
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    Dogs Attacking Children and Old People Are Everywhere Online: Supreme Court Flags Stray Dog Attack Videos

    Today, On 9th January, The Supreme Court observed that many videos on YouTube show stray dogs attacking children and elderly. The Bench told Senior Advocate Rajshekhar Rao, “We don’t want a competition here” regarding such incidents.

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    Stray Dogs Case| Not All Dogs Must Be Removed from Streets: Supreme Court Clarifies
    Stray Dogs Case| Not All Dogs Must Be Removed from Streets: Supreme Court Clarifies
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    Stray Dogs Case| Not All Dogs Must Be Removed from Streets: Supreme Court Clarifies

    Today, On 8th January, In the Stray Dogs case, the Supreme Court clarified that it has not ordered the removal of all dogs from streets. The Court emphasized that stray dogs should be managed responsibly according to existing rules and regulations.

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    I Am the Master of My Own Court: Justice Vikram Nath Rejects Fixed-Time SOP in Stray Dog Case
    I Am the Master of My Own Court: Justice Vikram Nath Rejects Fixed-Time SOP in Stray Dog Case
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    I Am the Master of My Own Court: Justice Vikram Nath Rejects Fixed-Time SOP in Stray Dog Case

    The Supreme Court resumed its suo motu case on stray dogs, with Justice Vikram Nath asserting, “I am the master of my own court,” refusing to follow the SOP on fixed argument timings. While Sr. Adv. Gopal Sankarnarayanan said, “time should be indicated for the arguments,” Justice Vikram Nath replied, “I am not following that so far”

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    ‘Individual Cannot Always Be the Centre of Attention’: SC Prioritises National Interest Over Personal Liberty
    ‘Individual Cannot Always Be the Centre of Attention’: SC Prioritises National Interest Over Personal Liberty
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    No Withdrawal of Cases Against Lawmakers Without High Court Leave: Supreme Court Dismisses Bal Kumar Patel’s Appeals

    The Supreme Court of India dismissed criminal appeals filed by Bal Kumar Patel, also known as Raj Kumar, refusing to quash ongoing proceedings. The Court stressed, ‘No Withdrawal of Cases Against Lawmakers Without High Court Leave,’ upholding the requirement.

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    UP SIR| Timeline Is Administratively Impossible: BKU Azad Trust Moves Supreme Court Seeking 3-Month Extension
    UP SIR| Timeline Is Administratively Impossible: BKU Azad Trust Moves Supreme Court Seeking 3-Month Extension
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    UP SIR| Timeline Is Administratively Impossible: BKU Azad Trust Moves Supreme Court Seeking 3-Month Extension

    Supreme Court has been approached by the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Azad Trust, which says the current four-week timeline for Uttar Pradesh’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is ‘administratively impossible’ and seeks a three-month extension.

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