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‘Jail within a jail’: Death row and the impact on mental health

When Asif Khan was arrested in Belgaum in October 2006 in connection to the Mumbai blasts in July of that year, he did not think it would be the beginning of a 19-year prison ordeal involving physical torture, terrorism allegations and “mental torture”.

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Elephant Madhuri’s relocation: Animal welfare or Vantara love?

Madhuri, a 36-year-old elephant living at a Jain monastery in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, has found herself at the centre of a jumbo-sized controversy. The Bombay High Court recently ordered that she be relocated to Vantara – the plush private animal sanctuary in Gujarat run by Anant Ambani of Reliance Group.

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2006 Mumbai blasts are a stark reminder of glaring gaps in terror reportage

The acquittal by the Bombay High Court of 12 men accused of being responsible for the 2006 serial bomb blasts on Mumbai’s suburban trains has triggered a much-needed discussion on our criminal justice system, on the police and the investigative agencies, and the absence of closure in so many such…

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Nagpur violence: Bombay High Court stays demolition of properties of 2 accused

Faheem Khan and Yusuf Shaikh had filed a petition against the government's decision to demolish their properties. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bombay HC dismisses plea against Adani group's Dharavi redevelopment tender

The Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed a plea challenging the tender awarded to the Adani Group for the Dharavi Redevelopment Project. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Centre notifies appointment of five lawyers as Bombay High Court judges

Their appointments are for a period of two years, effective from the date they assume charge of their respective offices, as stated in the notification. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Captain Virdi Murder Case: Police Asks Interpol to issue Red Corner Notice against Shattaf

Last year, the Supreme Court notably set aside the Bombay High Court's order that had discharged a couple, Hussain Mohammed Shattaf and his wife Waheeda Hussain Shattaf, in 2006 murder case. Read Further on Dynamite News:

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Hany Babu withdraws plea challenging his bail application rejection in Bhima Koregaon case

Supreme Court allows Hany Babu to withdraw bail appeal in Bhima Koregaon case, citing change in circumstances.

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Issuance of LOCs at instance of public sector banks sans law is violation of fundamental rights: Bombay High Court

Bombay High Court deems Look Out Circulars by public sector banks against default borrowers without statute unconstitutional

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Mumbai: Eminent Judge Dilip Babasaheb Bhosle biography ‘The Benevolent Judge' released; Many Judges of Supreme Court and High Courts grace the ceremony

On Sunday, a large number of judges of the country gathered in the financial capital Mumbai. The occasion was the release of the biography of former Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale. Read full story on Dynamite News:

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Biography of Justice Dilip B Bhosale ‘The Benevolent Judge’ to be released tomorrow in Mumbai; Eminent Judges to grace the launch

A benign gathering of famed Judges of the country will be there in Mumbai on Sunday morning. The occasion is the launching of ‘The Benevolent Judge’—the Biography of former Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale. Must read full story on Dynamite News:

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SC sets aside HC verdict cancelling caste certificate of Amravati MP Navneet Kaur Rana

Supreme Court overturns Bombay High Court verdict on Amravati MP Navneet Kaur Rana's caste certificate cancellation.

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Maoist links case | Maharashtra drags Saibaba to Supreme Court for the second time in as many years

Maoist links case: Maharashtra government challenges Bombay High Court acquittal of G N Saibaba in CPI (Maoist) case at Supreme Court.

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Maharashtra’s latest Maratha quota law and its challenges | Explained

Maratha quota: The Maharashtra Assembly on February 20 passed a Maratha quota law for the third time in the last decade — what is its legislative history and will it pass judicial scrutiny unlike its predecessors?

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Centre notifies appointment of Justice Abhay Ahuja as permanent Judge of Bombay HC

The Central Government, through the Ministry of Law and Justice on Tuesday notified the appointment of Justice Abhay Ahuja as an additional judge to permanent Judge of Bombay High Court. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Goa Bench of Bombay High Court directs two students to do community service; relieves them from strict action by college for stealing

The Goa Bench of Bombay High Court has directed two engineering students to do community service for two hours daily for two months, giving them relief from strict action by their college after they apparently stole items such as potato chips, chocolates, pens during a conference.

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SC stays Bombay HC order asking EC to hold Pune LS bypoll immediately

Supreme Court stays Bombay High Court order to EC to hold bypoll for Pune Lok Sabha seat; questions delay in poll panel.

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Adani-Hindenburg case verdict: Key takeaways

The Hindu decodes the key takeaways from the Supreme Court’s verdict in the Adani-Hindenburg case

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Group of former judges welcomes SC's verdict on same-sex marriage

A group of former judges has welcomed and appreciated the Supreme Court ruling, which has not favoured the legal recognition to same-sex marriage.

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Supreme Court imposes ₹5 lakh fine for ‘frivolous’ PIL; dismisses plea on evolution theory

“This is only a frivolous attempt to use the PIL jurisdiction to propagate some publicity for the petitioner,” Chief Justice Chandrachud ordered.

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Elgar Parishad case | Supreme Court adjourns hearing on activist Jyoti Jagtap's plea against Bombay High Court order declining her bail

The Supreme Court on September 21 adjourned for four weeks a plea moved by activist Jyoti Jagtap, arrested in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, challenging a Bombay High Court order denying her bail.

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Maharashtra sanctions over ₹6 lakh for software to translate court judgments into Marathi

The Maharashtra government has sanctioned over ₹6 lakh to purchase a software for translation of the Supreme Court and Bombay High Court judgments from English into Marathi. The Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government passed a resolution that states Microsoft family software and Google Translator would be purchased.

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Self-regulation of television channels must be effective: SC

The Supreme Court on Monday said that the self-regulation of television channels should be effective. Read further on Dynamite News.

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Will Goa’s proposed tiger sanctuary affect Karnataka’s Mahadayi plans?

A decision by the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court to direct the Goa government to set up a tiger sanctuary in the Western Ghats region has evoked mixed reactions and set off a debate on its implications for Karnataka’s Mahadayi project. Some environmentalists believe that the judgement, if…

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Push for Uniform Civil Code turns spotlight on Supreme Court’s query on religious freedom

It has been three years since a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court framed seven questions of law linked to religious freedom, rights and practices in the Sabarimala case.

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