The Singapore Supreme Court has set aside an arbitral award issued by a tribunal led by former Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, citing extensive “copy-pasting” from previous judgments. The Court found that over 200 paragraphs in the 451-paragraph award were directly reproduced from earlier decisions, leading to concerns about apparent bias and a breach […]
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The Supreme Court has directed that all petitions and cases concerning the new Bombay High Court building and its associated land be heard exclusively by the Bombay High Court. This decision aims to consolidate all related matters within a single jurisdiction to ensure streamlined proceedings. Additionally, the Maharashtra government informed the Supreme Court that it
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The Supreme Court of India has recently emphasized the importance of protecting journalistic freedom and cautioned against courts hastily issuing restraining orders against media houses. In a ruling from March 2024, the Court highlighted that such injunctions should be granted only in exceptional cases, as they can have severe ramifications on the right to freedom
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On April 8, 2025, the Supreme Court of India highlighted the urgent need for enhanced sensitization to combat crimes against women, particularly rape. During the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by senior advocate Aabad Ponda, the bench comprising Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma emphasized that women’s vulnerability is often beyond
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The Bombay High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the Maharashtra government’s contract for the “Dial 108” ambulance project under the Maharashtra Emergency Medical Services (MEMS). The PIL, filed by social and political worker Vikas Sadashiv Lawande, alleged irregularities in awarding the contract to a consortium including BVG India Ltd and Sumeet
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The Bombay High Court has issued notices to the Mumbai Police and Shiv Sena MLA Murji Patel in response to a petition filed by stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra. Kamra seeks to quash a First Information Report (FIR) lodged against him for allegedly referring to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as a “traitor” during a
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A recent ruling by a Mumbai sessions court has affirmed that an accused person’s decision to exercise their right to remain silent during interrogation does not constitute a breach of bail conditions. The case involved Sameer Haroon Merchant, who was arrested in March 2024 by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on allegations of masterminding
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A Mumbai magistrate’s court has reissued a bailable warrant of ₹5,000 against actor Malaika Arora for failing to appear as a witness in the ongoing trial of the 2012 assault case involving actor Saif Ali Khan and two others. The incident in question occurred on February 22, 2012, at a Colaba hotel, where Khan, along
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The Maharashtra state cabinet has approved the ‘Special Abhaya Scheme-2025’, an amnesty initiative aimed at regularizing land leases for Sindhi refugees who settled in the state following the Partition. This scheme applies to 30 designated areas across Maharashtra, excluding Ulhasnagar, and will be in effect for one year. It grants ownership rights and freehold status
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As of April 9, 2025, there are no recent reports indicating that the Supreme Court has stated that criminality cannot be attached to a West Bengal Cabinet decision as it would be against federalism. However, in May 2024, the Supreme Court addressed issues related to federalism and the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) jurisdiction in
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