Bombay High Court
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There is sufficient material collected during investigation to indicate that the incident did take place and that slapping ‘G’ is an offence under Section 3(2)(v-a) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

Karnataka High Court
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The sitting Member of Parliament had shared article in November claiming that a farmer had died by suicide after discovering his land had been taken over by the Waqf Board.

Delhi High Court
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V. Vijaya Sai Reddy was a sitting member of Rajya Sabha and the baseless allegations made in the impugned videos and posts had the potential of adversely affecting his political career and reputation which had been built carefully over the years.

European Parliament
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Once the necessity of transmission of personal data was established, the requested European Union institution must weigh the interests of the parties concerned and verify whether the data subjects’ legitimate interests may be prejudiced by that transmission

Immunity for MPs and MLAs casting vote on bribe
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In P.V. Narasimha Rao v. State (CBI/SPE), (1998) 4 SCC 626, the 5-Jugdge Bench held that the MPs and MLAs enjoyed immunity if they cast vote in the House after taking bribe for it.

Delhi High Court
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Delhi High Court acknowledged the importance of balancing freedom of press and expression with the right to privacy, particularly for public figures like Mahua Moitra, the petitioner, a former elected Member of Parliament from Krishnanagar, West Bengal, affiliated with the All-India Trinamool Congress Party (AITC).

AAP's MP Sanjay Singh's bail plea dismissed
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Sanjay Singh was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on 04-10-2023.

kerala high court
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Kerala High Court was hearing application for anticipatory bail while issuing statement restricting any coercive measures by the Police.

allahabad high court
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Allahabad High Court noted that last year, the Trial Court convicted Kamlesh Pawan and six others for protesting against the arrest of Akhilesh Yadav and attempting to burn the statue of the then UP Chief Minister, Mayawati.

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The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2020 received Presidential Assent on 24-09-2020. Salary, Allowances and Pension of

Case BriefsForeign Courts

Supreme Court of Pakistan: The Seven-Judge Bench of Mian Saqib Nisar, HCJ and Gulzar Ahmed, Azmat Saeed, Mushir Alam, Umar Ata Bandial,

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Madan B. Lokur, S. Abdul Nazeer and Deepak Gupta, JJ., addressed a petition concerning the defiance