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Allegation of ‘40% commission’: Karnataka High Court stays proceedings till government explains why enquiry was not completed within 30 days

HC Karnataka stays proceedings of one-man commission probing 40% commission in contracts under BJP govt, till Govt explains why enquiry not completed in one month. Petitioners allege scrutiny of works due to change in govt & hardship due to non-payment of dues. Court adjourns hearing till Dec 19.

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Andhra Pradesh High Court orders State govt. to secure instructions on PIL filed against ‘capital shift’

HC Justice Vijay directs GPs to secure instructions on merits for further hearing of writ petition filed by Amaravati Parirakshana Samithi against provision of accommodation for CM, Ministers in Visakhapatnam. Petitioners allege govt trying to secretly shift capital from Amaravati. Matter posted for further hearing on Dec 12. AG Sriram…

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An old institution’s long battle in court over title of property

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Three-and-a-half years after styrene gas leak, LG Polymers shifts from Vizag to Sri City

LG Polymers India Pvt. Ltd. (LGPI), which was in the eye of a storm following the styrene gas leak at its plant in Visakhapatnam city that killed at least 12 persons in May 2020, is likely to begin production at its new plant in Sri City in March 2024 upon…

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Lawsuits, axed $20m dollar deals and a frostbitten penis: was 2023 an all-time low for Harry and Meghan?

Against the backdrop of an ever-widening rift with the royals and a plummet in donations to their charity, Luciana Bellini asks if this has been the Sussexes' annus horribilis

Evening Standard

Gauri Lankesh murder case: Karnataka High Court grants bail to Mohan Nayak

The High Court of Karnataka has granted bail to Mohan Nayak N,, who is arraigned as Accused Number 11 in the murder of editor-activist Gauri Lankesh, on the grounds that the trial has been delayed for no fault of his and that it might not be completed any time soon

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High Court puts interim stay on soil extraction from Mattappally

Earlier, the Kerala government and the High Court permitted soil extraction from Mattappally. This led to huge protests in the region.

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Government to table provisions to legalise ground rent with retrospective effect

The State government will be tabling an amendment to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Act (BBMP), 2020 to regularise the collection of ground rent with retrospective effect

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Suo motu revision against Ponmudy | Madras High Court impleads its Registrar-General too as a respondent

Suo motu revision against Ponmudy: Madras HC allows petitions of Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy & wife to implead R-G in suo motu revision against their acquittal in DA case.

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Harry loses bid to throw out Mail on Sunday publisher’s defence to libel claim

The libel case is running alongside a separate legal battle between Prince Harry and the government over the issue of security

Evening Standard

Prince Harry loses bid to throw out Mail’s defence to libel claim

The High Court has ruled that Prince Harry’s libel case against the Mail on Sunday must now go to trial

The Independent UK

Highway tender scam | Supreme Court dismisses Tamil Nadu DVAC plea on fresh inquiry into allegations against Edappadi Palaniswami

Highway Tender Scam: The Supreme Court on December 8 refused to intervene in an appeal filed by the Tamil Nadu Director of Vigilance and Corruption (DVAC) against a Madras High Court decision to rule out a fresh inquiry against former Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami in connection with an alleged State Highway…

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Prince Harry says in High Court security battle that UK is his home and he was 'forced' to leave

Duke of Sussex statement given to the High Court amid challenge to Home Office over changes to his personal protection when in the UK

Evening Standard

Harry needs to do a deal in his security fight and move on, says Diana’s ex bodyguard

Princess Diana’s most trusted bodyguard Ken Wharfe urges the ‘Duke of Hazard’ to stop battling the government, accept its offer of limited protection and start healing over his mum’s death

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Crowd-funded legal bid launched to block Tower Hamlets mayor ripping out traffic-calming measures

Almost 700 people have already pledged £37,000 to the legal fighting fund – though another £45,000 is needed to fund the case

The Conversation

Nobody reads T&C's – but the High Court’s Ruby Princess decision shows consumer law may protect us anyway

How many times have you booked travel - like a cruise or a tour - and simply clicked that you’ve read and agreed to the terms and conditions for your trip without actually reading them?

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Human rights warning over detention laws crack down

Freed immigration detainees subject to new preventative detention orders could have their human rights violated, legal experts warn.

The Independent UK

Australian Parliament rushes through laws that could see detention of freed dangerous migrants

The Australian government has rushed legislation through Parliament that could place behind bars some of the migrants freed after the High Court ruled their indefinite detention was unconstitutional

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Former councillors question State Election Commission over much-delayed BBMP polls

Former councillors are now questioning the State Election Commission (SEC) for not being pro-active to persuade the government and the High Court to conduct the much-delayed civic polls.

The Independent UK

Prince Harry’s bitter security battle ‘will cost taxpayers £1m’

Three-day hearing against government ruling to reduce security for the duke and his family began on Tuesday

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What is the government's preventative detention bill? Here's how the laws will work and what they mean for Australia's detention system

After a week of non-stop headlines, the government’s preventative detention legislation passed the lower house, just in time for the end of the sitting year.

The Independent UK

Australian government hopes to rush laws that could detain dangerous migrants

The Australian government hopes to rush legislation through Parliament that could place behind bars some of the migrants who have been freed since the High Court ruled their indefinite detention was unconstitutional

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High Court backs jury over 'unreliable' murder witness

A man jailed for life for murder claimed a jury was told to be prejudiced against a witness whose testimony could have proved him not guilty.

The Independent UK

Home Office ‘should have considered impact on UK of successful attack on Prince Harry’

Duke of Sussex is challenging UK government’s decision to strip him of security when he moved to US

The Independent UK

Prince Harry challenges UK government’s decision to strip him of security when he moved to US

Duke of Sussex challenging decision made after he gave up status as working member of royal family

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