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- India
Elgar Parishad: SC judge recuses from hearing Gadling’s bail plea
New Delhi: Supreme Court Justice Shree Chandrashekhar on Tuesday, July 20, recused himself from hearing the bail plea of advocate Surendra Gadling, accused in the 2018 Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. Gadling’s petition…
- News
The rule of law: Bail, due process and citizenship
The controversy surrounding the grant of bail to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre in the alleged assault (I say alleged despite video evidence because a court will have to evaluate and pronounce…
- Bangalore
SC extends deadline for Greater Bengaluru polls To December 31
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, July 17, extended the deadline for conducting elections to the five city corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) until December 31, granting relief to…
- India
HC seeks Delhi police’s stand on Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday, July 17, sought the Delhi Police’s stand on activist Sharjeel Imam’s plea seeking bail in a case under the anti-terror UAPA law concerning the…
- India
SC orders policy on early release of old, terminally ill inmates
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, July 16, directed all states and Union territories to formulate and notify a policy within three months for early or premature release of prisoners who…
- Hate Crime
SC refuses to consider contempt pleas on ‘bulldozer action’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, July 16, refused to consider a batch of contempt petitions alleging that demolitions were carried out in violation of its 2024 judgment and asked aggrieved…












