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junior doctors in West Bengal on Sunday said they remain steadfast in their resolve to pursue justice for the medic raped and murdered at the RG Kar hospital, a day after another attempt to resolve the impasse with the state government fell through. Amid persistent rain, the protesting doctors continued their sit-in outside 'Swasthya Bhavan', the state health department headquarters in Salt Lake, for the sixth consecutive day. «We are steadfast in our resolve to seek justice for our sister, no matter the adversity. We have spent nights on the streets in harsh conditions and inclement weather despite some of us not feeling well,» an agitating junior medic said. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had on Saturday made a surprise visit to the site where the doctors were protesting and assured them that their demands would be addressed, but the proposed meeting fell through, with the protesters claiming that they were asked to leave «unceremoniously» after waiting for three hours at the gates of the CM's residence.

Allahabad High Court, in a significant judgement, has ruled that a Hindu marriage is not to be dissolved or terminated as a contract. The sacrament based Hindu marriage may be dissolved (in law), in limited circumstances and too only on the strength of evidence led by the parties, it said. Allowing the appeal filed by a wife against dissolution of marriage, a division bench of justices Saumitra Dayal Singh and Donadi Ramesh was of the view that even in «granting the divorce on the strength of mutual consent, the learned court below may have dissolved the marriage between the parties only in the event of that consent continuing to exist on the date of the order being passed».

Google knew publishers would balk when it took measures in 2019 to keep them from diverting ad sales to competitors, prompting it to try to make the change look more palatable, according to internal documents shown at the tech titan's antitrust trial on Thursday. Google's removal of the feature that publishers used to reduce their dependence on Google is a key piece of the case in which the U.S. Department of Justice and a coalition of states are seeking to show the company unfairly dominated markets for the technology that facilitates online advertising. The Justice Department showed emails and documents where Google employees discussed the company losing revenue because publishers were using their ability to set a higher minimum for bids from Google's AdX than for other exchanges.

Bombay High Court has overturned the conviction of Rahul Lahase, a Jalgaon man accused of raping a minor Class 12 student. The court's decision was based on the notion that it is unlikely for a «prudent» girl to accompany a stranger to a hotel room on their first meeting. Lahase had moved HC against his conviction and 10-year rigorous imprisonment sentence handed down by a sessions court in Amravati in November 2021. The High Court's single bench, led by Justice Govinda Sanap, questioned the credibility of the survivor's testimony and found her version of events implausible. According to the prosecution, Lahase met the minor girl on Facebook in March 2017, coerced her into a sexual relationship, and later blackmailed her by threatening to share explicit photos. The survivor also claimed that after she ended the relationship, Lahase shared the intimate photos with her family and fiancé.

NCLT) has withdrawn its approval for the merger scheme between Zee Entertainment Enterprises and Sony Group Corporation's India media entities, Culver Max Entertainment and Bangla Entertainment. The order passed by the Mumbai bench of the NCLT on September 5 brings the curtain down on the failed merger deal that could have created India's second-largest media and entertainment company, rivalling the proposed Star India-Viacom18 combined entity. Zee had filed an application with the Mumbai bench of the NCLT on August 29, seeking recall of the NCLT order dated August 10, 2023, sanctioning the scheme of arrangement.

Delhi High Court on Friday granted interim bail till January 30 to four co-owners of the basement of an Old Rajinder Nagar coaching centre where three civil services aspirants drowned in July. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma, while pronouncing the verdict on the bail pleas of the four accused, said the relief is subject to the co-owners depositing Rs 5 crore with the Red Cross. The judge said the conduct of the co-owners is «unpardonable» and an «act of greed». In the order, a request has been made to the Lieutenant Governor to constitute a committee under a retired high court judge to ensure no coaching centre is permitted to run without permission. The authorities should also carve out a place for coaching centres in the capital, Justice Sharma added.

junior doctors in West Bengal have written to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting their intervention in the RG Kar hospital impasse. Copies of the four-page letter written by the West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front were also sent to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar and Union Health Minister JP Nadda. A post-graduate trainee was raped and murdered in state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9. Junior doctors have been on 'cease work' since then. «We humbly place the issues before your esteemed excellency, as the head of state, so that our unfortunate colleague who has been the victim of the most despicable crime shall receive justice, and so that we, the healthcare professionals under the West Bengal Health department, may be able to discharge our duties to the public without fear and apprehension.

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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said that she is 'ready' to resign for people's sake. The TMC supremo also apologized to the citizens of the state for reaching no conclusion in the Kolkata medico's rape and murder case. The protesting doctors were to meet and talk to the state government in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as demanded at 5 PM. However, agitating junior doctors on Thursday refused to hold talks with the Bengal government to resolve the RG Kar impasse unless their demand for live streaming of the meeting was met.

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Adani Power and Dickey Alternative Investment Trust to continue to operate Coastal Energen's 1,200 MW-thermal power plant till the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) decided various appeals against the approval granted to the resolution plan for the debt-laden firm. However, the apex court said that the Adani-Dickey consortium, the successful resolution applicant (SRA), would not dismantle the Coastal Energen’s power plant in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, or create any third party rights or create any financial obligations except in the ordinary course of business. The Bench led by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said that “prima facie, we are of the view that the September 6 order (of NCLAT) suffers from internal inconsistency. The first part indicates status quo ante has to be restored and the second part shows status quo has to be maintained as on date.”

Supreme Court on Thursday stayed National Green Tribunal order restricting the number of persons to 30 who can be part of a 'dhol-tasha' group involved in an idol immersion of Lord Ganesh. Let them do 'dhol-tasha', it is heart of Pune, said SC on staying NGT direction capping numbers in group performance during Ganesh festival. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra heard the case.

Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Puja Khedkar's response on a plea by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) seeking initiation of perjury proceedings against her for allegedly giving false statement and affidavit in the court. Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice to Khedkar on the UPSC's application and granted her three weeks to file reply to it. The court listed the matter for further hearing on November 26. The UPSC contended that the July 31 communication by which Khedkar's candidature was cancelled was communicated to her on her registered email id the same day. It said it was the same email id, which was registered in her online application for the Civil Service Program (CSP) 2022.

Kolkata on Thursday, a suspicious bag was discovered near RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Authorities swiftly responded with a bomb disposal squad and a dog squad, as the area was cordoned off and security forces began investigating the situation. This incident comes amidst ongoing protests by junior doctors who are demanding justice for a colleague who was allegedly raped and murdered. The protests have intensified since the body of the postgraduate trainee was found with severe injuries at RG Kar Medical College on August 9.

Humour in Court" on its official website. This section is designed to collect and share witty and memorable exchanges from courtrooms, offering an alternative glimpse into the typically serious environment of legal proceedings. The initiative was launched by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan, alongside two other innovative services—the Delhi High Court WhatsApp Services and the Delhi High Court e-Museum. Justice Rajiv Shakdher, who chairs the IT, AI, and Accessibility Committee, emphasized the significance of maintaining a lighter atmosphere in courtrooms. He noted that humor often emerges in legal proceedings and can offer a welcome break from the intense formality that often surrounds court cases. “This project is very close to my heart. Often, the history of times is revealed and recorded through these anecdotes. The judges who sat and the great lawyers who argued the matter are often recorded by way of these anecdotes," said Justice Shakdher during the launch. Justice Shakdher further explained that the platform would allow users to share courtroom anecdotes, provided they adhere to standard operating procedures (SOPs). He stressed that the anecdotes should not name individuals and must remain within boundaries of decency. “We need not be very sensitive and need to learn to laugh at ourselves,” he added, hinting at the need for both lawyers and judges to embrace the occasional levity of courtroom exchanges. He also mentioned that he had considered naming the initiative the «funny bone committee.»

RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Sandip Ghosh, at Chinar Park in Kolkata to carry out a search operation. Further details are awaited. On September 10, a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court remanded Sandip Ghosh and three others to judicial custody till September 23 in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital financial irregularities case.

Previously, the apex court on Wednesday said it will set up a bench to hear subsequent pleas of mineral-rich states like Jharkhand seeking to recover royalty and tax dues on mineral rights and mineral-bearing lands worth thousands of crore of rupees from the Centre and mining firms. Read More: How Tata Steel and JSW Steel will be impacted by SC ruling on mining royalty

Adani Power and Dickey Alternative Investment Trust approached the Supreme Court Wednesday, challenging the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal's (NCLAT) order asking the companies to maintain a status quo on implementation of the resolution plan for debt-laden Coastal Energen. A bench, led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, posted the matter for hearing Thursday after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and senior counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi sought urgent hearing in the case. Observing that prima facie due process was not followed and members of the consortium should not be allowed to make any gains, the NCLAT on Friday directed that the erstwhile resolution professional would continue to run Coastal Energen's power plant in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, until September 18, the next date of hearing. Any money generated in this period would be kept in an escrow account, it ruled.

₹23,000 crore and hanging fire for 18 years are finally set to have their fate decided by the Supreme Court in a sticky legal battle that will decide whether the Department of Revenue Intelligence has the power to issue such notices. The apex court has begun hearings following a government petition to review its own ruling, delivered in 2021, that clipped the DRI's powers to issue notices. A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice D.Y.

Toronto-Dominion Bank will pay almost US$28 million in fines and restitution after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said the lender shared inaccurate information about tens of thousands of U.S. customers with consumer reporting companies.