Supreme Court petition challenges airlines’ dynamic pricing, baggage cuts, and passenger unfriendly practices

A public interest litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking strict regulation of what petitioners describe as opaque and exploitative practices in India’s civil aviation sector. The petition,…

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Supreme Court bars Assam police from coercive action against journalist Siddharth Varadarajan

The Supreme Court of India has stepped in to protect senior journalist and the founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan of “The Wire” from coercive law enforcement action amid controversy over an…

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Lok Sabha Speaker forms high-level panel to probe discovery of unexplained cash at official residence of Justice Varma

The Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has formally accepted a motion seeking the removal of Allahabad High Court Judge Yashwant Varma.The LS speaker also announced the formation of a statutory…

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