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Dozens of refugees released from detention

In the wake of a landmark decision by the High Court, 80 detainees have been released from immigration detention.

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Assets case: Supreme Court refuses to intervene in CBI plea against D.K. Shivakumar

SC refuses CBI plea vs. Karnataka HC order granting interim stay to probe against Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar in disproportionate assets case. SC requests HC to hear and dispose of CBI's application to lift stay order expeditiously, preferably within two weeks.

The Hindu

Victory for media freedom as court quashes Met Police efforts to seize journalist’s documents

The judgment comes after a 17-month legal battle held entirely in secret, and is being hailed as a significant victory for the freedom of the press and investigative reporting

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AAP leader Manish Sisodia out of Tihar Jail to meet ailing wife

Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, arrested in the Delhi Liquor policy case on March 9, has come out of Tihar jail on Saturday on a short furlough of six hours to meet his ailing wife.

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Petition in HC seeking Congress candidate Yashaswini’s name deletion from voters list

Telangana High Court hears petition to delete Congress nominee's name from voters list. Petitioner claims she is a NRI and did not live in India for 5 months in past 5 years. Court directs petitioner to secure details of revised electoral list. In separate matter, court issues non-bailable warrant to…

The Hindu

Sub Judge visits Munderi tribal hamlets to assess living conditions of tribal families

.Judge visits tribal hamlets in Malappuram, finds living conditions poor. Judge had to cross Chaliyar river on bamboo raft. Govt. affidavit claims houses fit for living, but tribespeople say they use muddy water from pits near river. Judge to submit report to High Court.

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Ill baby’s parents say ‘right’ to end treatment at home has been removed

Dean Gregory and Claire Staniforth are appealing after a High Court judge said medics should stop treating Indi Gregory in a hospital or hospice.

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Karnataka High Court upholds government decision to cancel exam to fill up 545 posts of PSIs in 2021 over large-scale illegalities

The scam-tainted examination was conducted by the recruitment wing of the State Police Department. The answer papers were stored inside the strong room of the department. Despite such security measures, answer papers of some candidates were found to be tampered with.

The Hindu

The High Court has decided indefinite detention is unlawful. What happens now?

This week, the High Court of Australia ordered the release of a Rohingya man from immigration detention where he had been for the last five and a half years.

The Conversation

Critically-ill baby’s parents take end-of-life care fight to appeal court

Dean Gregory and Claire Staniforth want specialists to withdraw treatment from eight-month-old Indi Gregory at their home in Ilkeston, Derbyshire

The Independent UK

What are the latest developments in the Duke of Sussex’s High Court cases?

Harry has been involved in six legal challenges in recent months.

The Independent UK

'I have no rights': what happens to stateless people in Australia after the High Court's ruling?

The decision by the High Court of Australia this week overturning the legality of indefinite immigration detention marks a watershed moment in Australian legal history.

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Refugees could be freed in days, safety 'paramount'

A number of refugees could be released into the community within days, following a landmark High Court ruling that found indefinite detention was unlawful.

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Justice, anger and the Nithari acquittals

The Nithari case also highlights the point that criminal convictions must meet a certain quality of evidence, and courts should not uncritically accept prosecution narratives

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Ensure installation of voice-based announcements even in private buses to help visually-challenged, Karnataka High Court tells State govt.

The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday said that the State government on its own may issue a circular asking even private bus operators, who ply buses across the State by taking permits, to install audio-alerts/voice-based announcement system to help visually-challenged persons.

The Independent UK

Critically ill baby’s parents mount appeal after losing fight to get her home

A High Court judge on Wednesday concluded that doctors should withdraw treatment from Indi Gregory in a hospital or hospice.

The Independent UK

Jury out in trial of alleged child abuse ring

Eleven people on trial at the High Court in Glasgow deny all charges against them.

The Hindu

SC relief to Randeep Surjewala facing non-bailable warrant in 23-year-old case

SC stays non-bailable warrant against Congress leader Surjewala in 23-yr-old case. Bench headed by CJI Chandrachud freezes NBW for 5 weeks, gives Surjewala 4 weeks to file application in trial court to cancel NBW. Senior lawyer Singhvi argued case to quash charges reserved for judgment in Allahabad HC. HC granted…

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Aboriginal woman granted appeal over $1.8m abuse claim

An Aboriginal woman forced into state care decades ago has been granted leave to appeal in her fight for $1.8 million compensation over claims she was abused.

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National Party donors cleared as SFO case crumbles

All charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office over political donations to National and Labour in a milestone case have now been quashed - leaving just one defendant guilty of lying to the SFO.

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Courts will give Māori timeouts to sort differences over marine title

A senior court devises a way to stop disputes between hapū being legally fatal to their chances of being recognised for marine rights over the same shores and waters. Tim Murphy reports.

The Hindu

Petitioners have not come with ‘clean hands, clean heart, and clean objective’ in their petition challenging appointment of Vice-Chancellor of VTU: Karnataka High Court

A retired professor and a former syndicate member of Mysore University “have not come to the court with clean hands, clean heart, and clean objective” as they had failed to disclose their correct credentials in their separate PIL petitions, in which they had questioned the legality of appointment of S.…

The Hindu

Karnataka High Court grants bail to Murugha mutt seer in one of the two cases of sexual assault on minor girls

The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday granted bail to Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the seer of Murugarajendra Bruhan Mutt, Chitradurga, in one of the two criminal cases registered against him last year for alleged sexual assaults on two minor girls.

The Hindu

Registration of FIR against witnesses and complainant in sexual assault cases about conspiracy to tarnish Murugha Mutt’s image is illegal: Karnataka High Court

The High Court of Karnataka has said that the police could not have registered a First Information Report (FIR) based on a counter-complaint lodged by Basavaprabhu Swami, in charge seer of Murugarajendra Bruhan Mutt, Chitradurga, alleging that some persons had conspired to tarnish the image of the Mutt and the…

The Independent UK

Parents fail in bid to get baby daughter home after losing treatment fight

A High Court judge on Wednesday ruled that withdrawing treatment from eight-month-old Indi Gregory at home would be ‘too dangerous’.

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