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Siddique Kappan arrest: Journalist’s wife, daughter to be impleaded in habeas corpus plea

Kappan was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police when he was on his way to cover the Hathras gangrape incident.

Supreme Court refuses Vedanta plea to reopen Sterlite Tuticorin plant, detailed hearing in January 2021

Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing Vedanta, submitted on Wednesday that the plant provides direct employment to 4,000 people and fulfils 36% of the country's copper needs.

Surveillance: Delhi HC seeks Centre’s response on plea alleging citizens’ breach of privacy

During the hearing, petitioner submitted that CMS system is similar to a system in the USA, NATGRID covers bank transactions, bank details, airline ticket bookings etc.

Protesting farmers’ arrest: Punjab and Haryana High Court says important to decide if detaining farmers was a valid call

The Single Bench of Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri has said that even though the government has released the farmers, it is yet to be decided how legitimate the custody of the farmers was.

Karnataka HC to govt: Ensure witnesses protected in cases against MPs, MPAs, MLCs

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to instruct all investigating officers in criminal cases against MPs, MLAs, and MLCs to take measures to ensure the protection of wit...

Supreme Court seeks report from trial court in Jharkhand murder case

A three-judge bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra and Indira Banerjee issued the directions while hearing the bail plea filed by petitioner praying for grant of bail as he has been in custody for over six years and eight months, and the co-accused have been released on bail.

Supreme Court pulls up Gujarat over Rajkot Covid-19 hospital fire, says don’t suppress facts

Justice Shah has said the state cannot suppress facts. Nothing has been done with the hospital. The Gujarat government is satisfied with the commission's report.

Kerala Union of Working Journalists asks Supreme Court to use its powers to order release of jailed Siddique Kappan

Kappan was arrested while he was on his way to report the Hathras incident and to meet the victim’s family. A petition was then filed by the KUWJ contending that the detention of Kappan is violative of the fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution.

Delhi High Court pulls up RBI over PMC Bank withdrawal curbs

A division Bench of the Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan has given time to Reserve Bank of India to file its reply and adjourned the case to January 4, 2021. The application was filed by Bejon Kumar Mishra seeking directions to include financial emergencies as a ground for depositors to withdraw their money from Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank.

Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking action against Andhra Pradesh CM Jaganmohan Reddy, says similar prayer being heard in another petition

A bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said the petitioner has made a prayer which is a little confusing since it seeks creation of an internal committee headed by sitting or retired judges of the SC or any authority for investigating the allegations on a sitting judge of the SC.

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