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Supreme Court bars three experts from curriculum projects over NCERT textbook chapter on judicial corruption

The Supreme Court directed the Centre and states to disassociate Professor Michel Danino and two associates from all publicly funded curriculum projects, finding they either lacked knowledge of the judiciary or deliberately misrepresented facts in a Class 8 textbook chapter.
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Supreme Court allows first passive euthanasia for Harish Rana, rules clinically assisted nutrition is medical treatment that can be withdrawn

The Supreme Court has permitted the withdrawal of life support for Harish Rana, a 32-year-old man who has been in a permanent vegetative state since 2013. In its first judicial application of the 2018 Common Cause guidelines, the Court ruled that clinically assisted nutrition constitutes medical treatment and clarified that…
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Kanpur court acquits IAF personnel in POCSO case after minor says alleged molestation occurred in a dream

A special court in Kanpur has acquitted an Indian Air Force personnel of POCSO charges after the minor complainant retracted her allegations during trial, stating the incident she perceived as molestation was a dream induced by medication. The prosecution failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt.
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Supreme Court dismisses AI-drafted PIL on PM CARES Fund, tells Ludhiana trader to “go sell sweaters”

The Supreme Court dismissed a PIL filed by Ludhiana trader Rajnish Sidhu seeking transparency in the PM CARES Fund after he admitted to drafting it using AI tools. CJI Surya Kant warned against filing such frivolous petitions.
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Delhi High Court| Section 138| Company not absolved of liability merely because director issued cheque from personal account

The Delhi High Court has held that in a cheque dishonour case, where the cheque is linked to a personal guarantee for corporate obligations, it cannot be inferred at the summoning stage that the cheque was not issued in discharge of the company’s debt.
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CJI Surya Kant backs UCC, warns against creating legal vacuum by striking down Shariat inheritance law

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant observed that a Uniform Civil Code is the answer to addressing discriminatory inheritance provisions under Muslim personal law, while cautioning against hasty judicial intervention that could create a legal vacuum and inadvertently deprive Muslim women of existing rights. THE Supreme Court on Tuesday heard…
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Supreme Court grants anticipatory bail to folk singer Neha Singh Rathore, makes it absolute

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to Bhojpuri folk singer Neha Singh Rathore in a case arising from her social media posts criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the Pahalgam terror attack, making absolute the interim protection granted to her in January after noting she had cooperated with…
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Delhi court grants Sharjeel Imam 10-day interim bail to attend brother’s wedding in 2020 riots UAPA case

A Delhi court on Monday granted 10-day interim bail to former JNU scholar Sharjeel Imam, accused in the 2020 Delhi riots larger conspiracy case under UAPA, allowing him to attend his younger brother’s wedding and care for his ailing mother. The court imposed strict conditions including a social media ban.…
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Supreme Court | Section 133 ICA | A surety cannot be bound to something for which he has not contracted

The Supreme Court held that a surety can only be held liable for the amount he originally agreed to guarantee. Where a bank permits the borrower to overdraw beyond the sanctioned limit without the surety’s consent, the surety stands discharged for the excess amount but remains liable for the original…
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Kerala High Court declines PIL seeking title change for ‘The Kerala Story 2’, reprimands petitioner for casting aspersions on coordinate bench

The Kerala High Court refused to entertain a PIL seeking removal of “Kerala” from the film’s title, holding that similar issues are pending before a coordinate bench. The court reprimanded the petitioner for casting aspersions on the Division Bench that allowed the film’s release. THE Kerala High Court on Thursday…
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