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Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea against the anti-defection law (Tenth Schedule) of the Constitution. The law brought in 1985 by the 52nd constitutional amendment deals with situations of defection in Parliament or state legislatures by members of a political party, independent members and nominated members, and lays the grounds for disqualification of the members. Members of Parliament or Legislative Assembly are disqualified if they are found to have defected from their original party on whose ticket they were elected.

Sealdah court on Friday extended the CBI custody of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital's former principal Sandip Ghosh and Tala police station officer incharge Abhijit Mondal till September 25. The two have been arrested in connection with the rape and murder of a trainee doctor. Ghosh was arrested by the CBI on September 2 for his alleged involvement in the financial irregularities at the hospital amid the protests over the rape and murder of the on-duty trainee doctor. He was later accused of evidence tampering in the rape-murder case. On Thursday, Ghosh's medical license was cancelled.

Bombay High Court on Friday held as unconstitutional and struck down the amended Information Technology (IT) Rules which sought to identify fake and false content on social media against the government. The matter was assigned to Justice A S Chandurkar as 'tie-breaker judge', after a division bench in January delivered a split verdict on the petitions challenging the amended IT rules. Justice Chandurkar on Friday held that the rules violated constitutional provisions. «I have considered the matter extensively. The impugned rules are violative of Article 14 (right to equality), 19 (freedom of speech and expression) and 19(1)(g) (freedom and right to profession) of the Constitution of India,» the judge said.

Allahabad High Court on Friday denied bail to former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati, who is serving a life sentence for gang rape. Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Mohd FA Khan of the Lucknow bench of the court denied the bail. The bench had reserved its order for Friday after completing the hearing in the matter on September 10. The former minister had sought bail while his appeal against the conviction in the case by a special court is pending.

Betting on elections remains on hold after a federal appeals court did not issue a decision Thursday in a case involving whether such bets should be allowed

SpiceJet to negotiate with the lessors on the weekend and refused to interfere with the previous HC order that asked the airline to ground three engines and return them to its lessors — Team France 01 SAS and Sunbird France 02 SAS — in 15 days for non-payment of lease rentals. The Chief Justice of India told the airline, «If you don't comply, then you have to return the engines.» During the hearing, SpiceJet informed the Supreme Court that it was already in talks to make payments and was «ready to pay even today.»

Supreme Court on Friday directed a Union government-appointed high-level committee probing the death of three IAS aspirants in a coaching centre here in July due to flooding in the building's basement to submit interim measures in four weeks to prevent such incidents. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan directed the Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi governments to apprise the court of policy, legislative and administrative changes made to prevent a repeat of such incidents. It said uniform initiatives should be taken in the entire National Capital Region to prevent another Old Rajendra Nagar-type incident from happening. «If the need arises, we will pass directions for pan-India to prevent Old Rajendra Nagar-type incidents,» the bench observed.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Hinduja Group is ramping up its efforts to acquire bankrupt Reliance Capital, with Barclays Capital taking the lead in the second tranche of a high-yield rupee bond offering, three people with knowledge of the deal said, asking to remain anonymous. The group aims to raise a total of ₹4,300 crore (approximately $515 million) to fund the acquisition, which was approved by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) but has faced delays due to regulatory hurdles and funding challenges.

Bombay High Court has directed Apollo Tyres Ltd. to stop circulating advertisements that allegedly disparage CEAT Ltd’s car tyre variant ‘Crossdrive AT’ until further order, granting temporary relief to the RPG group-owned listed tyre company. In a recent order, the court said that CEAT has made out a strong prima facie case for the grant of ad-interim relief in its petition, alleging that some advertisements for Apollo Tyres’ variant ‘Apterra AT2’ shared through YouTube, Instagram, X, LinkedIn and Facebook portray ‘Crossdrive AT’ in a negative light. “The balance of convenience is in favour of the plaintiff (CEAT Ltd),” Justice RI Chagla observed in his 16-page interim order. “Unless reliefs as prayed for are granted, the Plaintiff will suffer irreparable harm/injury which cannot be compensated in terms of money.”

Karnataka who do not have High-Security Registration Plates (HSRP) on their vehicles will soon face penalties ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 1,000. Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy said that enforcement of this rule will begin in early October, around 15 days from now. HSRP numbers have been installed in just 53 lakh vehicles out of the over 2 crore older vehicles in the state. The Karnataka Transport Department issued a notification in August 2023, making HSRP mandatory for vehicles registered before April 1, 2019. Initially, a three-month deadline was set, but due to a lack of response from vehicle owners and other factors like the Lok Sabha elections, the deadline was extended multiple times. The issue also reached the Karnataka High Court, and the last deadline was set for September 15. «While adjourning the case for hearing recently, the HC did not give any direction on further extending the deadline for the installation of HSRP. Instead of immediately imposing a penalty, the department would give 15 days' time for the motorists to follow the rule; thereafter, the enforcement activities will start (in early October),» said Minister Reddy.

Uttar Pradesh government told Supreme Court that the madrassa education system, focusing on religious studies, is out of sync with mainstream education and that students studying in the theological establishments could be employed only in jobs requiring class 10 or 12 pass qualifications, reported TOI. UP government's affidavit was filed in a clutch of appeals by madrassas and their teachers challenging Allahabad HC's judgment, which on March 22 quashed the Madrasa Education Act, 2004, terming it violative of fundamental rights and the principle of secularism. SC has since stayed the HC judgment. The state said mainstream subjects are taught in madrassas till class 8 as per State Council of Educational Research and Training syllabus, and, " In class 9 and 10, mainstream subjects are not compulsory… students have to choose only one subject from mathematics, home science (only for girls), logic and philosophy, social science, science and Tib (traditional medical science)."

Punjab and the Centre in the Supreme Court, which raises a broader issue: whether state legislation that raises fees for foodgrain procurement under central PDS schemes is binding on the Union government. Punjab raised the levy to 6% of the minimum support price (MSP) for all foodgrains procured from the state, while the Centre agreed to reimburse only 2% of this levy, a standard rate applied across all states, to cover procurement costs. This state levy, reimbursed by Centre to states, is over and above the cost of foodgrains it pays to states. These foodgrains are distributed free or at subsidised prices to weaker and vulnerable sections of society under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, Antyodaya and Targeted Public Distribution System.

Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to provide information about the numbers and names reiterated by the apex court Collegium for appointment as judges in higher judiciary with reasons why they were not considered so far and at what level they were pending. The direction was passed by a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud while hearing a PIL seeking a direction that a time limit be fixed for the Centre to notify the appointment of judges recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium. «The Supreme Court Collegium is not a search committee (for judges) whose recommendations can be stalled,» said the bench which also comprised Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra. The bench asked Attorney General (AG) R Venkataramani, appearing for the Centre, to provide it with a list of names reiterated by the Collegium and say «why they are pending and at what level».

For Ashita Awasthy, the journey to reclaim her father's long-forgotten shares has been a gruelling odyssey. Bought in the 1990s and discovered in 2015, the shares—some jointly held with her and others in her mother's name—had languished for decades, a silent testament to the bureaucratic labyrinth that plagues India's Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF), often ensnaring unsuspecting investors.

Many companies are building proprietary GenAI models without enough transparency about the use of personal data being processed for training purposes, experts said, adding that this could go against the principles of lawful consent, fairness and transparency as prescribed in the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act. The legislation, passed by Parliament in August last year, provides for the protection of the personal data of individuals while allowing the processing of such data for lawful purposes. With privacy being a fundamental right, companies are worried about legal liabilities that could arise over non-compliance, said experts.

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Members of a Senate committee looking into the bankruptcy of Texas-based Steward Health Care have adopted two resolutions designed to hold CEO Ralph de la Torre in contempt for not testifying before the panel

conditional bail to BJP MLA N Munirathna, who has been arrested on various charges, including using casteist slurs. The court, after hearing arguments on his bail plea, allowed his application on the condition of furnishing a Rs two lakh bond and two sureties, and issued specific instructions prohibiting him from tampering with evidence or obstructing the investigation. The 60-year-old has also been directed to fully cooperate with the ongoing inquiry. Munirathna's legal team argued that the charges were politically-motivated and that there was no substantial evidence to support the charges against him.

Kolkata: Vodafone Idea's (Vi) talks with lenders and vendors are on track and the failure of the curative petition in the Supreme Court on the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) issue would not affect those because the case was not factored into the company's business plan or discussions, people familiar with the matter said. A person familiar with the matter said the curative petition was not factored into any business plan given to the lenders. Even the techno-economic assessment that the lenders have done is favourable and does not talk about the curative ruling at all. «We are in active discussions with multiple banks. A key milestone in this process was the updating of the independent techno-economic evaluation initiated by the banks, which was completed recently,» a Vodafone Idea (Vi) spokesperson said in response to ET's queries.

Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" will be premiered on Netflix where actor Nicholas Alexander Chavez will be playing the role of Lyle and Copper Koch will be playing the role of Erik. In the role of their parents Jose Menendez and Kitty Menendez, Javier Bardem and Chloe Sevigny respectively will be seen. According to the New York Times, «Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story» will be based on the story of two brothers, Lyle and Erik Menendez who were proven to be guilty of killing their parents Jose Menendez and Kitty Menendez while the parents were watching television in their living room. Jose Menendez and Kitty Menendez were found murdered at their mansion of Beverly Hills with multiple wounds of gun shots which were fired from a very close range with probable 120-gauge shotguns, investigation had revealed at that time. Also Read: Birthday bonhomie gone? Prince Harry and Meghan Markle not welcome back by the royals, says expert

Oberoi Group will no longer manage The Oberoi Beach Resort, Al Zorah, after the contract between the owner investors and the group was terminated, according to sources familiar with the matter. Employees have been formally notified, marking the Oberoi Group’s exit from the UAE market. This move follows a similar transition two years ago when The Oberoi Dubai was rebranded as Anantara Downtown Dubai, with the hotel's management transferred to Minor Hotels.