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Section 82 BNS Targets The Spouse Who Remarries, Not The Person He Marries: Madras High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Alleged Second Wife

Holding that liability under Section 82 of the BNS attaches to the spouse who already has a subsisting marriage and not to the person they marry, the Madras High Court granted anticipatory bail to a ...
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Non-Cognizable Offence, Max Fine Rs 50: Madras HC Quashes Animal-Cruelty Case Over Stone Pelted At Neighbour’s Dog

The Madras High Court quashed an animal-cruelty case against a man accused of pelting a stone at a neighbour's pet dog, holding that the offence is ...
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No Charges On UPI Payments Up To Rs 2,000, RuPay Debit Cards: Centre Notifies Statutory Ban Under Section 10A

The Centre has notified that no bank or payment system provider may impose any charge, directly or indirectly, on either the payer or the recipient for ...
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Twisha Sharma Dowry Death Case: MP High Court Gives CBI A Week To Reply To Former Judge Giribala Singh’s Bail Plea

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has given the CBI a week to respond to the regular bail application of former district judge Giribala Singh in the Twisha Sharma dowry death case. Singh, mother-in-law of ...
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RBI Requested To Act As Mediator, Not Adjudicator: Delhi High Court Freezes IRF Deductions From PayU’s Escrow In Merchant Code Dispute

Instead of sending a payment aggregator's suit for pre-litigation mediation under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, the Delhi High Court requested the Reserve Bank of India to depute a senior ...
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Nodal Agency Cannot Simply Ignore An International Arrest Warrant Routed Through Interpol: Kerala High Court Lays Down Procedure Under Extradition Act

The Kerala High Court held that a formal extradition request through diplomatic channels is not a precondition for the immediate arrest of a fugitive criminal, and that on receiving an international ...
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Last Opportunity: Supreme Court Gives Rajpal Yadav Until October 5 To Come Back With A Concrete Deposit Proposal In Cheque Dishonour Cases

The Supreme Court gave actor Rajpal Yadav a last opportunity to return with a concrete proposal, including a draft of at least Rs 2 crore, in cases arising from the dishonour of seven cheques. His ...
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The Split Was In The Party, Not Just Among Legislators: Shinde Faction Tells Supreme Court As Shiv Sena Hearing Resumes

A Bench led by CJI Surya Kant resumed hearing the Shiv Sena split case, in which the Uddhav Thackeray faction challenges the Maharashtra Speaker's refusal to disqualify Eknath Shinde faction MLAs and ...
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Delhi Court Grants Three Weeks’ Interim Bail To Swatantra Bhardwaj In Case Arising From CJP Jantar Mantar Protest

A Delhi court has granted three weeks' interim bail to Swatantra Bhardwaj in a case connected to the Cockroach Janta Party protest at Jantar Mantar in July. Two FIRs have been registered against him.
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Electricity Dues Become ‘First Due’ Only When The Bill Is Issued: Supreme Court Dismisses Discom’s Rs 57.74 Lakh Demand Raised Nine Years Late

A UP distribution company demanded over Rs 57 lakh in minimum consumption charges in 2007 for an additional load it had offered, but never released, back in 1998. The Supreme Court dismissed the ...
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A Party Constitution On Paper Cannot Stop The EC From Examining How The Organisation Actually Works: Neeraj Kishan Kaul In Shiv Sena Case

Defending the Election Commission's recognition of the Shinde faction, Senior Advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul argued in the Supreme Court that the Commission's power under Article 324 lets it look past a ...
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Presence Of FSSAI In Delhi Cannot Confer Jurisdiction Over A Notice Issued In Maharashtra: Delhi High Court Dismisses VIMAL Elaichi Maker’s Plea

The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition by the master licensee of the VIMAL brand challenging a show cause notice issued by the Maharashtra FDA to three brand ambassadors, holding that neither ...