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    Continuance Of Marital Bond Would Only Prolong Agony: Supreme Court Ends Irretrievably Broken Marriage Under Article 142
    Continuance Of Marital Bond Would Only Prolong Agony: Supreme Court Ends Irretrievably Broken Marriage Under Article 142
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    Continuance Of Marital Bond Would Only Prolong Agony: Supreme Court Ends Irretrievably Broken Marriage Under Article 142

    Invoking Article 142, the Supreme Court dissolved an irretrievably broken marriage, holding that its continuance would only prolong agony. The Court granted divorce despite trial and High Court findings, stressing complete justice over rigid statutory grounds of law.

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    India’s First Anti Hate Speech Law: Karnataka Hate Speech And Hate Crimes Bill 2025 Explained
    India’s First Anti Hate Speech Law: Karnataka Hate Speech And Hate Crimes Bill 2025 Explained
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    India’s First Anti Hate Speech Law: Karnataka Hate Speech And Hate Crimes Bill 2025 Explained

    Karnataka has passed India’s first comprehensive anti-hate speech law, introducing strict penalties for hate speech and hate crimes. The Bill defines offences clearly, makes them non-bailable, and grants powers to block online hate content.

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    ‘We See No Reason to Entertain This SLP’: Supreme Court Accepts Rajasthan Govt’s Assurance on Local Body Polls by April
    ‘We See No Reason to Entertain This SLP’: Supreme Court Accepts Rajasthan Govt’s Assurance on Local Body Polls by April
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    ‘We See No Reason to Entertain This SLP’: Supreme Court Accepts Rajasthan Govt’s Assurance on Local Body Polls by April

    The Rajasthan government told the Supreme Court that panchayat and municipal elections will be held by April next year. Accepting the assurance, the Court declined to interfere with the Rajasthan High Court’s order fixing the deadline.

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    “Don’t Make Us Open Our Mouth”: Supreme Court Refuses Interim Bail, Stay on CBI Probe for Jailed Punjab DIG
    “Don’t Make Us Open Our Mouth”: Supreme Court Refuses Interim Bail, Stay on CBI Probe for Jailed Punjab DIG
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    “Don’t Make Us Open Our Mouth”: Supreme Court Refuses Interim Bail, Stay on CBI Probe for Jailed Punjab DIG

    The Supreme Court refused to grant interim bail or stay CBI proceedings against jailed Punjab DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar, warning his counsel against pressing the matter. The top court allowed withdrawal of the plea, asking Bhullar to pursue relief before the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

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    Typed or Clearly Written Orders Required: Allahabad High Court Slams Trial Court Non-Compliance
    Typed or Clearly Written Orders Required: Allahabad High Court Slams Trial Court Non-Compliance
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    Typed or Clearly Written Orders Required: Allahabad High Court Slams Trial Court Non-Compliance

    The Allahabad High Court flagged non-compliance by a trial court for maintaining illegible order sheets despite clear directions, while granting bail in a 2018 police firing case and ordering systemic corrective measures to ensure readable judicial records.

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    Stamp Fee Increased Four Times Without Any Benefit: Plea In Rajasthan High Court Challenges 2020 Amendments To Advocates Welfare Fund Act
    Stamp Fee Increased Four Times Without Any Benefit: Plea In Rajasthan High Court Challenges 2020 Amendments To Advocates Welfare Fund Act
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    Stamp Fee Increased Four Times Without Any Benefit: Plea In Rajasthan High Court Challenges 2020 Amendments To Advocates Welfare Fund Act

    A petition before the Rajasthan High Court challenges the 2020 amendments to the Rajasthan Advocates Welfare Fund Act, 1987. Advocate Satish Kumar Khandal says vakalatnama stamp fees rose fourfold without benefits, questioning Sections 2, 4, 5 and 7 thereof.

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    Telangana Phone-Tapping Case: Supreme Court Extends Custody of Ex-Intelligence Chief T Prabhakar Rao
    Telangana Phone-Tapping Case: Supreme Court Extends Custody of Ex-Intelligence Chief T Prabhakar Rao
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    Telangana Phone-Tapping Case: Supreme Court Extends Custody of Ex-Intelligence Chief T Prabhakar Rao

    The Supreme Court has granted a limited extension of police custody for former Telangana Special Intelligence Bureau chief T Prabhakar Rao in the phone-tapping case, while directing that no coercive action be taken against him until the next hearing.

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    No Interim Relief for Bikram Majithia as Supreme Court Issues Notice on Bail Plea in Disproportionate Assets Case
    No Interim Relief for Bikram Majithia as Supreme Court Issues Notice on Bail Plea in Disproportionate Assets Case
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    No Interim Relief for Bikram Majithia as Supreme Court Issues Notice on Bail Plea in Disproportionate Assets Case

    The Supreme Court has issued notice on Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia’s plea challenging denial of bail in a disproportionate assets case but refused to grant him interim relief. The case, alleging accumulation of assets worth over Rs 540 crore, will be heard next on January 19.

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    Power to Grant Remission or Commutation Cannot be Curtailed by Sessions Court: Supreme Court Clarifies Life Imprisonment, Remission & Set-Off Law
    Power to Grant Remission or Commutation Cannot be Curtailed by Sessions Court: Supreme Court Clarifies Life Imprisonment, Remission & Set-Off Law
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    Power to Grant Remission or Commutation Cannot be Curtailed by Sessions Court: Supreme Court Clarifies Life Imprisonment, Remission & Set-Off Law

    The Supreme Court has ruled that Sessions Courts cannot restrict statutory powers of remission or commutation in life imprisonment cases. Clarifying sentencing law, the Court affirmed prisoners’ entitlement to remission and set-off under Section 428 CrPC.

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    Shree Shanaishwar Devasthan Trust| Collector May Be Under Influence: Supreme Court Issued Stay On DM Orders
    Shree Shanaishwar Devasthan Trust| Collector May Be Under Influence: Supreme Court Issued Stay On DM Orders
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    Shree Shanaishwar Devasthan Trust| Collector May Be Under Influence: Supreme Court Issued Stay On DM Orders

    The Supreme Court has intervened in the Shree Shanaishwar Devasthan Trust dispute, staying the District Collector’s orders and raising concerns that even the Collector may be under political influence, ensuring government oversight until a new committee is formed.

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