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    Delhi Metro contempt plea: Delhi Metro barricade outside the Supreme Court of India, where normal Metro services were directed
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    Contempt Petition In Supreme Court Alleges Delhi Metro Station Closures And Train Cancellations Violate October 9 Order

    A contempt petition in the Supreme Court alleges that Delhi Metro station closures and train cancellations ahead of the October 10 protest violate the Court’s October 9 order. The allegations are untested.

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    Enormous Issues With Tenth Schedule: Supreme Court Issues Notice On Kapil Sibal's Anti-Defection Plea
    Enormous Issues With Tenth Schedule: Supreme Court Issues Notice On Kapil Sibal's Anti-Defection Plea
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    ‘It Is Our Country’: SG Tushar Mehta Tells Kapil Sibal In Supreme Court Over Delhi Protest Curbs

    Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta exchanged sharp remarks in the Supreme Court during the hearing on curbs on Delhi trains, Metro and internet ahead of the October 10 protest. The contentions are untested.

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    Tushar Mehta To Continue As Solicitor General Till 2029: Centre Reappoints SG For 3 More Years; Five ASGs Also Get Extension
    Tushar Mehta To Continue As Solicitor General Till 2029: Centre Reappoints SG For 3 More Years; Five ASGs Also Get Extension
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    Delhi Not Shut Down, Complete Stoppage May Be Proportionate: Solicitor General Defends Curbs Before Supreme Court

    Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court that Delhi has not been shut down and that a complete stoppage may be proportionate depending on circumstances. The submissions are untested.

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    Supreme Court Mics Go Off During Delhi Protest Curbs Hearing, CJI Agrees To Switch Them On

    The microphones went off during the Supreme Court hearing on curbs on Delhi trains, Metro and internet ahead of the October 10 protest, prompting Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal and Gopal Sankaranarayanan to flag it. The CJI responded in the affirmative.

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    Supreme Court of India, which declined urgent listing of West Bengal's plea against interim bail to Nandigram bypoll candidate Milan Pradhan
    CJI Surya Kant declines Thursday listing of the State's challenge, says the matter can be taken up on Monday
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    BREAKING | Supreme Court: No Complete Prohibition On Delhi Trains Or Metro Ahead Of October 10 Protests

    The Supreme Court has recorded that there shall be no complete prohibition on movement of metro and trains in Delhi ahead of the October 10 protests, after the Solicitor General agreed to ask authorities to reconsider. The merits of the protest and the curbs were not decided.

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    Former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B. Lokur, who will chair a five-member commission of ex-judges examining the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision
    Former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B. Lokur, who will chair a five-member commission of ex-judges examining the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision
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    Lawyers’ Body Sets Up Commission Of Five Ex-Judges Led By Justice Madan Lokur To Examine SIR

    The Lawyers’ Association for Constitution has constituted a five-member commission of former judges chaired by Justice Madan B. Lokur to examine the constitutional validity, methodology and impact of the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, with public hearings planned and a report targeted for December 2026.

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    Supreme Court of India building, illustrating the pending question of bail under the UAPA in the Delhi riots conspiracy case
    Advocate Vrinda Grover said calling for Umar Khalid's release is a constitutionally valid statement. The bail question under the UAPA is now before a larger Supreme Court bench.
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    “‘Free Umar Khalid’ Is A Valid Statement For Those Who Believe In The Constitution”: Advocate Vrinda Grover

    Advocate Vrinda Grover has said that “Free Umar Khalid” is a valid statement for anyone who understands the Constitution and believes in Indian democracy, arguing that the student activist has spent six years in pre-trial custody under the UAPA in the 2020 Delhi riots case, and pointing to a conflict between Supreme Court benches on […]

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    Delhi High Court Row: X Corp May Lose Safe Harbour Over Rana Ayyub Tweets on Hindu Gods & Savarkar, Says Centre
    Delhi High Court Row: X Corp May Lose Safe Harbour Over Rana Ayyub Tweets on Hindu Gods & Savarkar, Says Centre
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    Delhi High Court Row: X Corp May Lose Safe Harbour Over Rana Ayyub Tweets on Hindu Gods & Savarkar, Says Centre

    The Centre told the Delhi High Court that X failed to act despite “actual knowledge” of controversial tweets by Rana Ayyub. It warned that this inaction could lead to loss of safe harbour protection under IT laws.

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    Delhi Court Quashes Gag Order Against Journalists in Adani Defamation Case
    Delhi Court Quashes Gag Order Against Journalists in Adani Defamation Case
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    Delhi Court Quashes Gag Order Against Journalists in Adani Defamation Case

    A Delhi court has set aside a gag order that had restrained four journalists from publishing stories against Adani Enterprises. The court ruled that the earlier order was unsustainable as the journalists were not given a fair hearing.

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