Delhi High Court hears Yasin Malik’s claim that multiple governments engaged him on Kashmir; says IB directed his 2006 meeting with Hafiz Saeed

The Delhi High Court was informed by Yasin Malik that six successive governments,ranging from that of V. P. Singh to Manmohan Singh, engaged him to play a role in seeking…

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Delhi High Court Tribunal upholds ban on Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeem as an unlawful association under UAPA

A tribunal constituted under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, presided over by Justice Sachin Datta of the Delhi High Court, has upheld the Central Government’s notification declaring the Jammu…

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Delhi court sets aside gag order restraining journalists from publishing stories on Adani enterprises

A Delhi court has overturned a gag order that had restrained journalists Ravi Nair, Abir Dasgupta, Ayaskant Das, and Ayush Joshi from publishing allegedly defamatory content about Adani Enterprises Limited…

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Supreme Court refuses to stay Madras High Court order quashing Tamil Nadu government use of temple funds for marriage halls

The Supreme Court of India recently declined to stay the Madras High Court’s judgment that quashed a Tamil Nadu government order permitting the construction of marriage halls using funds from…

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Kerala High Court seeks centre’s response on PIL against Arundhati Roy book cover depicting smoking

The Kerala High Court recently dealt with a public interest litigation questioning the legality of the cover of Arundhati Roy’s book Mother Mary Comes to Me, which features the author…

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Justice Rohinton Nariman calls for uniform ban on religious loudspeakers to safeguard public health

Former Supreme Court judge Rohinton Fali Nariman has called for a nationwide prohibition on the use of loudspeakers and bells in religious practices, asserting that such noise intrusions directly affect…

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