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The Supreme Court is keeping a hold on efforts in Texas and Florida to limit how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users

government to grant maternity leave to a surrogate mother, saying that leave privileges shouldn't depend on how a person became a mother. A single-judge bench ruled in favour of a Orissa Finance Service (OFS) officer, granting her 180 days maternity leave after she became a parent through surrogacy. «Maternity leave should be granted to employees who become mothers through surrogacy to ensure treatment and support for all new mothers, irrespective of how they become parents,» Justice S K Panigrahi ruled.

Roundhill Investments is completely waiving the fee for its $5.6 million cannabis fund as US regulators move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous substance.

Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to consider listing of a plea of the Uddhav Thackeray faction challenging Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar's order declaring the Shiv Sena bloc led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as the «real political party» after its split in June 2022. The speaker had also dismissed the disqualification petitions of the Thackeray faction against CM Shinde and his supporting MLAs. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoh Misra was urged by senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for UBT leader Sunil Prabhu, that the plea needed to be listed for hearing as even the term of the assembly is nearing its end. «I will see,» the CJI said and asked the senior lawyer to circulate an e-mail to this effect.

Maharashtra government will soon unveil a policy regarding hoardings in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), state Minister Uday Samant told the legislative assembly on Monday. Samant made the statement during a discussion about hoardings erected in the city by violating rules and the hoarding collapse incident in which 17 people lost their lives last month. «A policy will be unveiled once the code of conduct for the legislative council polls ends after the results are declared for the graduates and teachers constituencies,» the minister said.

CBI to respond to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea in the corruption case registered by the CBI in connection with the alleged excise policy scam. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna issued a notice to the CBI on the bail plea and listed it for further hearing on July 17. Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, representing Kejriwal, said the AAP leader is not a flight risk and not a terrorist and the CBI arrested him after he got bail in the ED's money laundering case. Advocate DP Singh, appearing for the CBI, raised objection over Kejriwal directly approaching the HC without first filing the bail plea before the trial court.

Calcutta High Court will hear on Monday an application for interim order by West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose in a defamation suit filed by him against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and some other TMC leaders over alleged comments made by her. Justice Krishna Rao on Wednesday granted leave for the defamation plaint to be registered before his court. He directed that Bose's application for an interim order, for a direction upon Banerjee and the others not to make any further comment on the issue under contention, will be taken up for hearing on Monday. Justice Rao also directed Bose's lawyer to serve copies of the application to the defendants in the suit in the meantime.

Indian Penal Code (IPC), marking a significant shift in how India addresses certain crimes. One notable addition is the inclusion of community service as a punitive measure for several offenses, signaling a move towards more rehabilitative practices in law enforcement. Community Service as Alternative Punishment Under BNSS, community service is now an option for minor offenses such as petty thefts, public nuisance, and false defamation complaints. Offenders involved in thefts of property valued under Rs 5,000 can avoid traditional punishments by returning the stolen goods and performing community service.

Eknath Shinde on Monday stressed the state administration's zero tolerance for injustice and directed the police to handle hit-and-run incidents involving powerful and influential individuals with utmost seriousness to ensure justice is served. Shinde's statement follows a hit-and-run incident involving a BMW car allegedly driven by the son of a Shinde-led Shiv Sena leader who fatally knocked down a 45-year-old woman riding pillion on a scooter in Mumbai. Expressing his deep concern over the rising number of hit-and-run cases in Maharashtra, Shinde said, «It is intolerable that the powerful and influential misuse their status to manipulate the system. Such miscarriages of justice will not be tolerated by my government.» He underlined the importance of protecting the lives of ordinary citizens and directed the state police to treat these cases with the highest priority.

Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Gujarat High Court’s order passed last week that asked state authorities to take back 108 hectares of grazing land from Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Ltd in the Kachchh region and return it to villagers for cattle grazing. A bench comprising justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan while issuing notice to the Ministry of Environment & Forest, the state government, Development Commissioner, Mundra Port and SEZ, and others noted that senior counsel Mukul Rohatgi’s argument that “though the counsel for the petitioner (Adani) was present before the HC and attempted to make submissions, he was not heard by the HC… we shall stay the impugned order.” Rohatgi, appearing for Adani, argued that HC’s order was in «blatant breach of natural justice» as the company was not heard.

Supreme Court's ruling Monday in former President Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case makes it all but certain that the Republican will not face trial in Washington ahead of the November election. The Supreme Court did not dismiss — as Trump had wanted — the indictment alleging he illegally schemed to cling to power after he lost to President Joe Biden. But the ruling still amounts to a major victory for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, whose legal strategy has focused on delaying the proceedings until after the election. The timing of the trial matters because if Trump defeats Biden, he could appoint an attorney general who would seek the dismissal of this case and the other federal prosecutions he faces. Or Trump could potentially order a pardon for himself.

Indian Medical Association (IMA) president R V Asokan told the Supreme Court on Tuesday his unconditional apology to the apex court over his «damaging» statements in an interview to PTI, where he had answered queries about Patanjali Ayurved Ltd's misleading advertisements case, has been published in various publications. The IMA's counsel told a bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Sandeep Mehta that his unconditional apology has been published in the association's monthly publication, on the IMA's website, as also by PTI. «Last time, I (Asokan) had submitted an affidavit of apology. Your lordships were of the opinion that the apology should be given proper publicity like the interview...,» senior advocate P S Patwalia, appearing for the IMA, told the bench. He said the IMA has a monthly publication, and on its first page, a full page advertisement says that Asokan has apologised, expressed regret to the apex court and has submitted his affidavit tendering unconditional apology.

Gavin Newsom’s yacht may be coming in after President Biden foundered last week in his debate with Donald Trump. Some Democrats are calling to replace the incumbent, and betting markets put Mr. Newsom as the favorite alternative.

Boeing a plea deal that will allow it to avoid a trial related to two deadly 737 MAX crashes, a lawyer for the victims' families said Sunday, expressing outrage.

US Supreme Court is expected to rule Monday on the most highly anticipated decision of its term — a ruling «for the ages» on whether Donald Trump, as a former president, is immune from prosecution.

criminal laws are to be implemented across the country from July 1, Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said on Sunday that the three laws were necessary given the developments in technology and forensic science.

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that the decision to implement the new criminal laws from July 1 has been taken in haste and more consultation is required before enforcing them.

Bengal Police on Sunday registered a case after a video clip of a brutal assault on a couple allegedly engaged in an illicit relationship went viral, sparking widespread outrage. The man who was seen in the video beating up the two with a bamboo stick was allegedly a local TMC leader of Chopra in Uttar Dinajpur district where the incident occurred following a decision of a kangaroo court.

Kallakurichi (Tamil Nadu): The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district rose to 65 on Sunday, according to the district collectorate.

killing of a party functionary and seeking immediate action to bring to justice the perpetrators of the crime, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Sunday slammed Chief Minister M K Stalin over law and order in the state.

Delhi High Court is scheduled to pass an order on July 1, 2024, on the maintainability ground of a plea moved by Kejriwal's close aide Bibhav Kumar seeking direction to declare his arrest by Delhi Police as illegal.