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Supreme Court Questions Time On Religion Cases

By BPN News Desk May 7, 2026

The Supreme Court has questioned whether it should spend extensive time hearing religion-related disputes when thousands of cases remain pending before the judiciary. Supreme Court On Religion Cases A bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice M M Sundresh made the observation while hearing a matter linked to religious rights and marriage-related issues. The […]

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Supreme Court Refuses Transgender Act Stay

By BPN News Desk May 4, 2026

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026, while seeking responses from the Centre, States and Union Territories on petitions challenging the law’s constitutional validity. Supreme Court On Transgender Amendment Act A Bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said the court was not […]

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Delhi Judge Aman Sharma Dies By Suicide

By BPN News Desk May 3, 2026

A 30-year-old Delhi judicial officer, Aman Sharma, died by suicide at his residence in Safdarjung Enclave on Saturday. Police have begun an investigation and the body has been sent for post-mortem examination. Delhi Judge Dies In Safdarjung Enclave Aman Sharma was found dead at his home in South Delhi’s Safdarjung Enclave. Police were informed about […]

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SC Rejects TMC Plea On Counting Staff

By BPN News Desk May 2, 2026

The Supreme Court has declined to issue any further order on the Trinamool Congress plea challenging the Election Commission’s decision on the deployment of counting personnel for the West Bengal Assembly election. The order clears the way for the existing counting arrangement to continue. Supreme Court Rejects TMC Plea A special bench of the Supreme […]

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Supreme Court Says Hate Speech Laws Are Enough

By BPN News Desk April 30, 2026

Supreme Court Says Hate Speech Laws Are Enough The Supreme Court has refused to issue additional directions to curb hate speech, observing that India already has legal mechanisms to deal with such offences and that the main concern lies in implementation rather than absence of law. Supreme Court On Hate Speech Laws A Bench of […]

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Allahabad HC Says Badhai Has No Legal Backing

By BPN News Desk April 29, 2026

The Allahabad High Court has held that transgender persons cannot claim a legal right to extract gifts or money through the traditional practice of “badhai” or “neg”. The court said such customary collection cannot be legitimised as an enforceable legal right. Allahabad High Court On Badhai Collection The Lucknow Bench made the observation while dealing […]

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Nida Khan Denied Interim Anticipatory Bail

By BPN News Desk April 21, 2026

A Nashik court has denied interim anticipatory bail to Nida Khan in the TCS Nashik case, where she is among the accused in allegations involving sexual harassment and attempted religious conversion. The order means she has not received temporary protection from arrest while her broader anticipatory bail plea remains pending. Court Denies Interim Relief To […]

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Allahabad HC Withholds FIR Order On Rahul Gandhi

By BPN News Desk April 19, 2026

The Allahabad High Court has withheld its order on directing registration of an FIR against Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in the British passport case. The matter relates to allegations that Gandhi was shown as a British national in records linked to a UK-based company, but the court has now decided to […]

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TCS Says No Complaint Found in Nashik Review

By BPN News Desk April 18, 2026

TCS has said its preliminary internal review at the Nashik unit under investigation has not found any complaint of sexual harassment or religious conversion through its formal ethics or POSH channels. The company has also set up an oversight panel as the wider police investigation into the unit continues. TCS Nashik Case Internal Review TCS […]

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SC Plea Seeks Forced Conversion as Terror Act

By BPN News Desk April 17, 2026

Supreme Court Plea Seeks Forced Conversion as Terror Act A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to classify forced religious conversion as a “terrorist act” and to frame stricter measures against coercive conversion practices. The petition comes in the backdrop of the Nashik BPO case, which has triggered a wider national […]