Supreme Court Orders Punjab Govt to Reimburse Forest Fund Used for Paying Lawyers' Fee - 08.10.2018

The court frowned upon the state government for diverting the CAMPA money to a "completely unconnected" objective and reproached it for using it to pay for litigation in the National Green Tribunal.

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Increasing Rule of Mob Posing Threat to Freedom of Expression in India, Says Arundhati Roy - 08.10.2018

Arundhati Roy said that mob-based violence and attacks on literary and other forms of art were far more terrifying than the cycle of court cases she has undergone.

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Tejashwi Yadav Will Have to Vacate Govt Bungalow, Orders Patna High Court - 07.10.2018

Agreeing with the contention of the state government, the bench said the government quarter was earmarked for the deputy chief minister and hence, the petitioner had no right to ask for its allotment.

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SC Stays Order That Banned Poultry Transportation in Uttarakhand Above 25°C and Below 15° - 07.10.2018

It also stayed another directive by the Uttarakhand High Court, which asked the Central government to consider framing exclusive rules for egg laying hens and broiler chicken.

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Plea in SC to Bring Office of UP Chief Minister Under Purview of Lokayukta Law - 07.10.2018

The plea said that the existing status of the 'Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta and Up-Lokayukta Act, 1975' does not make the ombudsman "powerful enough to serve the purpose and object for which it was enacted".

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Ayyappa Devotees Warn of ‘Bleak Future’ for Kerala Govt if SC Decision on Sabarimala Not Reversed - 07.10.2018

The Nama Japa Yatra, which had women believers of Lord Ayyappa in large numbers, stated that there “can be no interference in Hindu religion”.

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Committee Set Up to Relocate Gir Lions in 6 Months Has Met Only 6 Times in 5 Years: RTI - 06.10.2018

The Expert Committee was set up after the Supreme Court directive in April 2013, which ordered the relocation of Asiatic Lions from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh in six months.

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Kerala Nun Rape Case: Court Extends Judicial Custody of Bishop Franco Mulakkal by 14 Days - 06.10.2018

The high court had dismissed Mulakkal's bail plea on Wednesday, while accepting the prosecution's argument that the accused, holding a high position in the society, would try to influence the witnesses in the case if he was granted bail.

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IRCTC Scam: Lalu Prasad's Wife Rabri Devi, Son Tejashwi Yadav Get Bail - 06.10.2018

The court has directed Lalu Prasad to be produced through video conference on November 19 in the cases filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the ED.

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Supreme Court Dismisses Hundreds of Tax Cases After 'Rs 1 Crore' CBDT Circular - 06.10.2018

The CBDT circular fixed the threshold limit for filing appeal in the Supreme Court at over Rs 1 crore and stated that pending appeals should be withdrawn "on priority" to enable the I-T department to focus on high value litigation.

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