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January 5, 2026, 01:42 PM - 3 min read
Presently, there are two judges at the Sikkim High Court, which is the smallest High Court in the country.With Justice Mustaque's addition, the working strength of the High Court will rise to its full sanctioned strength of three judges.
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January 3, 2026, 05:01 PM - 3 min read
After the Indore water contamination tragedy, residents of the country’s cleanest city have lost faith in municipal tap supply, forcing many to buy bottled water. The crisis has strained low-income households and raised sharp questions about civic accountability and public health safeguards.
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December 16, 2025, 12:47 PM - 3 min read
The PIL was brought by the Wayanad Prakrithi Samrakshna Samithi (WPSS), a local environmental group, which alleged that implementing the tunnel project would adversely affect the district’s ecosystem.
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December 4, 2025, 06:39 PM - 4 min read
The apex court also asked the Centre to consider formally including acid attack survivors within the definition of persons with disabilities so that they can avail welfare schemes
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November 18, 2025, 04:17 PM - 2 min read
A division bench of Chief Justice G Narendra and Justice Subhash Upadhyay passed the order while hearing a petition filed by the principal of Government Girls’ College (GGIC), Ranipokhri. She had approached the court after the education department recommended her transfer along with some teachers.
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November 10, 2025, 07:07 PM - 3 min read
The direction came during the hearing of a plea filed by Ludhiana resident Navneet Kumar, head of the NGO Hope Welfare Society. He had requested that the case be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
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November 1, 2025, 04:53 PM - 2 min read
The insurance company had challenged the order of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), Nainital, which in November 2024 had directed payment of Rs 53.93 lakh in compensation with 6 per cent annual interest.
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October 30, 2025, 08:40 PM - 3 min read
The bench observed that the competence of Parliament to enact laws cannot be questioned on such procedural grounds. The judges instructed the petitioners’ counsel to cite relevant judicial precedents supporting their claim. “If there are no judgments in support of your arguments, the petitions will be dismissed,” the bench said.
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October 28, 2025, 06:10 PM - 2 min read
The court was hearing a public interest petition filed by Deepchandra Pandey, a resident of Haldwani. He alleged that many private schools in the state have been collecting high and unfair fees from students.
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October 18, 2025, 06:10 PM - 3 min read
The Supreme Court recently expressed disappointment after being informed that more than 8.8 lakh execution petitions remain pending across the country despite its earlier directions to ensure their expeditious disposal.
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October 1, 2025, 04:24 PM - 2 min read
Sharmila insisted the government’s first priority must be to improve schools and provide basic amenities to marginalised communities, rather than building temples in Dalit areas.
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September 26, 2025, 03:38 PM - 4 min read
The Rajasthan High Court recently rejected a plea seeking registration of a murder case against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and former Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in connection with the passing of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 .
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