The Calcutta High Court dismissed a PIL seeking orders to screen the movie The Bengal Files in West Bengal. The Court stated, “State has not imposed any ban directly or indirectly on the screening of the film.”
The Andhra Pradesh High Court granted anticipatory bail to Yagna Teja Reddy and his family, accused of marital harassment and forced abortion. The court highlighted a significant delay in filing the complaint and the lack of evidence. Conditions for bail included surrendering to police and cooperating with the investigation.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court questioned why a retired judge should advocate for someone else’s issue while hearing a petition challenging Telangana’s postgraduate (PG) medical admission rules. The Court emphasized that affected candidates should file petitions themselves. The case involves a Writ Petition filed by retired Justice V. Eswaraiah, who challenged the rules governing the sliding mechanism for Meritorious Reserved Category (MRC) candidates in PG medical admissions.
The Supreme Court temporarily stayed the investigation into an FIR against a man who called Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge “ayogya” (incompetent). This follows a challenge to the Karnataka High Court’s ruling, which upheld charges under specific IPC sections for inciting violence and promoting enmity, while dismissing those under the SC/ST Act.