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Supreme Court: Top Court Judges Are Not Pro-Government - 06.10.2017

Supreme Court has said that its judges were not pro-government and pointed at the way the apex court was hauling the government every day during the course of its proceedings.

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Supreme Court Expresses Concern About Abusive Comments On Social Media - 06.10.2017

Supreme Court has expressed concern over the uncharitable comments, trolls and aggressive reactions on social media platforms on almost every issue, including judges and judicial proceedings and agreed that regulating them was necessary.

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Delhi High Court: Decide Fast On Plea for Artificial Limb - 06.10.2017

Delhi High Court has asked the AAP Government to take a swift decision on the plea of a disabled boy seeking prosthetic limb.

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Elphinstone Stampede: Bombay High Court Pulls Up Activists for Closing Eyes to Problem - 06.10.2017

Bombay High Court has castigated "so-called activists" for approaching it on the issue of safety of commuters only after the Elphinstone Road station stampede and asked why they woke up to the "serious and sensitive" issue only after the death of so many people.

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Himachal Pradesh High Court Quashes Virbhadra Singh’s Tax Review Plea - 06.10.2017

Himachal Pradesh High Court has quashed the petition of State Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh in connection with income tax related cases.

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RBI Leaves Repo Rate Unchanged; Cuts GVA Growth Estimate to 6.7% - 05.10.2017

The six-member Monetary Policy Committee of Reserve Bank of India, headed by Governor Urjit Patel has left the short-term lending rate, also known as repo rate, unchanged at 6 per cent.

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Kashmir Protests: Supreme Court Shocked Over Submission by J&K Lawyers’ Body - 05.10.2017

Supreme Court has expressed shock at an affidavit filed by Jammu and Kashmir's top lawyers' body listing the accession of Kashmir to India, “rigged” elections and the "catch-and-kill" policy of security personnel as “historical reasons” behind the street violence and protests in the Valley.

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Supreme Court Says, Can’t Quash Heinous Crime Cases Even if Parties Settle Dispute - 05.10.2017

Supreme Court has ruled that criminal proceedings in serious offences like rape, murder, dacoity and financial fraud cannot be quashed even if the parties settle the dispute amicably as such offences are not private in nature.

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Gujarat HC Rejects Zakia Jafri’s Plea Challenging Lower Court Order Upholding Clean Chit to Modi - 05.10.2017

Gujarat High Court has rejected Zakia Jafri’s plea challenging a magistrate order upholding SIT’s clean chit to then Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others on allegations of larger conspiracy in connection with the 2002 post-Godhra riots.

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Allahabad High Court Refuses to Exempt Children in Madrasas From Singing the National Anthem - 05.10.2017

Allahabad High Court has turned down a petition challenging an Uttar Pradesh Government order that made singing the national anthem compulsory in all schools, including madrasas.

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