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The Bombay High Court has ruled that under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, a Hindu widow’s authority to adopt a child is absolute and functions independently of a deceased husband,requiring no permission or consent from him at any stage of the adoption process.
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The Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea challenging rules barring retired NCLT and NCLAT members from practising before these tribunals after retirement, while hearing former NCLAT technical member Vijai Pratap Singh’s challenge against restrictions preventing former members from appearing as advocates or consultants.
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The Supreme Court directed expeditious trial in the 2023 Manipur ethnic violence cases and sought a status report, noting SIT chargesheets in 207 cases involving over 400 accused, while observing that bail cancellation requires egregious grounds and emphasising rehabilitation measures to uncover the complete truth.
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The Rajasthan High Court upheld Asaram Bapu’s life sentence for raping a minor, rejecting his appeal while affirming the trial court’s 2018 judgment. It granted relief by dropping gangrape charges but still ordered him to surrender despite medical bail.
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The Supreme Court dismissed a journalist’s plea challenging a Delhi High Court order directing removal of social media posts accusing a co-passenger of sexual harassment, observing that publicly identifying someone online could harm reputation and amount to defamation, especially when consequences included suspension from employment.
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Today, On 27th May, The Supreme Court of India dismissed a public interest plea seeking inclusion of the precise time each vote was cast on VVPAT slips. The Court said such technical questions should be decided by the Election Commission of India alone.
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Today, On 27th May, The Supreme Court held that the Election Commission did not exceed its statutory authority by conducting a Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The Court delivered this finding while deciding multiple petitions that had challenged the SIR exercise in Bihar.
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The Allahabad High Court said advocates are the “Army of the Bench”, noting judges often cannot publicly express their agony or pain. It stressed that in such moments, only the Bar can step in to support them effectively.
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The Supreme Court has reconstituted its Gender Sensitisation & Internal Complaints Committee with Justice B.V. Nagarathna continuing as chairperson. An office order to this effect was issued on Tuesday, and it will come into effect from May 28.
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The Allahabad High Court held that employees of aided and unaided private educational institutions cannot be assigned duties under the Census Act, 1948, and stayed the DIOS Gautam Budh Nagar order seeking staff details for census work while directing the State to file response.
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