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2026-07-21 06:34 GMT
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (July 21) passed a fresh order granting police protection to viral Kumbh Mela star.
The order was passed in a plea moved by the star alleging that hate campaigns were propagated against her on mainstream media and online platforms following her marriage to her husband Mohammed Farmaan, a Muslim man.
https://www.livelaw.in/amp/high-court/kerala-high-court/kerala-high-court-kumb-mela-girl-police-protection-542144
#SupremeCourt hears the Kerala Wakf Board’s plea challenging the Kerala HC’s recent order restraining it from taking major policy decisions over absence of 2 non-Muslim members
Bench: CJI Surya Kant, J Joymalya Bagchi and J Vipul M Pancholi
Sr Adv K Parmeswar (for respondents): State appeared and conceded…
J Bagchi: Whatever may be, we will call upon the state to report on compliance
Sr Adv Jaideep Gupta (for State): Order says it’s posted for tomorrow. This is an interim order. There is no reason why your lordships should interfere at this stage
J Bagchi: Why should the Board for this reason stand handicapped by this restriction?
Parmeswar: Jt. Secy is part of the statutory Board!
Sr Adv Huzefa Ahmadi (for Waqf Board) – State is supporting the petitioner.
SupremeCourt issues notice on writ petition seeking directions to the Union for immediate issuance of National Identity Cards to all persons found included in the Final #NRC published in #Assam
Case tagged with a similar pending petition
Bench: CJI Surya Kant, J Joymalya Bagchi and J Vipul Pancholi
Petitioner also seeks initiation of appeal process for those excluded from the final NRC
Calcutta High Court on Tuesday granted interim protection from coercive action to Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra in connection with a criminal case, while directing her to cooperate with the investigation and appear before the investigating officer on August 14.
Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya observed that the offences alleged against the petitioner were punishable with imprisonment of less than seven years and held that she was entitled to the protection available under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), subject to her cooperation with the investigation.
https://www.livelaw.in/amp/high-court/calcutta-high-court/calcutta-high-court-directs-no-coercive-action-against-tmc-mp-mahua-moitra-in-hate-speech-case-tells-her-to-cooperate-with-probe-542134
1996 Samleti Bus Bomb Blast | SupremeCourt orders de novo trial of death row convict Dr. Abdul Hameed who was convicted for the terrorist attack involving an IED detonated on a passenger bus travelling from Agra to Bikaner near Samleti village, which killed 14 persons and injured 37 others.
State SLPs challenging the acquittal of Javed Khan and Abdul Goni are dismissed.
Kerala High Court is hearing the police protection plea filed by viral Kumb mela star
Bench: Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas
The Supreme Court today (July 21) ordered that the bail plea of lawyer-activist Surendra Gadling in the 2016 Gadchiroli arson case should be heard by a bench not comprising Justice Shree Chandrashekhar.
The matter was listed before a bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Shree Chandrashekhar. At the outset, an advocate on behalf of Additional Solicitor General SV Raju (for the National Investigation Agency) sought an adjournment. However, Justice Mishra said the matter will go before another coordinate bench since Justice Chandrashekhar has some difficulty.
He is the third judge, who recused from this case
Family Courts Can’t Accept Examination-In-Chief Evidence CrPC Mandate, Rules AP High Court
Read Full Report with Judgment here
https://www.livelaw.in/amp/high-court/andhra-pradesh-high-court/ap-high-court-family-courts-chief-examination-affidavits-maintenance-proceedings-542116
Calcutta High Court Directs No-Coercive Action Against TMC MP Mahua Moitra In Hate Speech Case, Tells Her To Cooperate With Probe
https://www.livelaw.in/amp/high-court/calcutta-high-court/calcutta-high-court-directs-no-coercive-action-against-tmc-mp-mahua-moitra-in-hate-speech-case-tells-her-to-cooperate-with-probe-542134
Mere Absence Of Allegations In Domestic Incident Report No Ground To Refuse Summons In DV Case, Rules Delhi High Court
https://www.livelaw.in/amp/high-court/delhi-high-court/mere-absence-of-allegations-in-domestic-incident-report-no-ground-to-refuse-summons-in-dv-case-delhi-high-court-542098
