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RG Kar case: Victim's father moves HC for lawyers to visit crime scene

TREND | 15 Aug 2025

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The father of the R G Kar hospital rape-murder victim has moved the Calcutta High Court praying for setting aside a lower court order that refused permission to his lawyers to visit the crime scene at the state-run medical institution. The petitioner claimed that he firmly believes that other persons were present along with Sanjay Roy, who has been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment till the end of his natural life by the trial court for the rape and murder of the doctor, when the crime was committed on August 9 last year. The matter is likely to be taken up for hearing early next week before a single bench of the high court, his counsel said. The petitioner stated that to assist the court in discovering any material lapse in investigation, it is crucial for an independent examination of the place of occurrence. He prayed that his lawyer Phiroze Edulji along with six junior advocates be allowed to visit the place of occurrence at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital for two ho

Australian lawyer apologises for AI-generated errors in murder case

TREND | 15 Aug 2025

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A senior lawyer in Australia has apologised to a judge for filing submissions in a murder case that included fake quotes and non-existent case judgments generated by artificial intelligence. The blunder in the Supreme Court of Victoria state is another in a litany of mishaps AI has caused in justice systems around the world. Defence lawyer Rishi Nathwani, who holds the prestigious legal title of King's Counsel, took full responsibility for filing incorrect information in submissions in the case of a teenager charged with murder, according to court documents seen by The Associated Press on Friday. We are deeply sorry and embarrassed for what occurred, Nathwani told Justice James Elliott on Wednesday, on behalf of the defence team. The AI-generated errors caused a 24-hour delay in resolving a case that Elliott had hoped to conclude on Wednesday. Elliott ruled on Thursday that Nathwani's client, who cannot be identified because he is a minor, was not guilty of murder because of mental

Bubbles On Trial: Delhi High Court Set To Hear Battle Over Fizz' Between Parle Agro, PepsiCo

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US Supreme Court upholds Mississippi social media age verification law

Business Standard | 15 Aug 2025

SC rejects Pernod Ricard's plea over London Pride whisky trademark dispute

India rejects Arbitration Court ruling on IWT, questions legitimacy

SC tells EC to publish Bihar's deleted voters list with reasons by Aug 19

SC directs EC to publish names, reasons for excluding 65 lakh electors from Bihar draft roll, says people …

Business Line | 14 Aug 2025

SC seeks response from Centre, DGCA over series of helicopter crashes

Bihar SIR Row: SC Asks EC To Publish Details Of 65 Lakh Deleted Voters With Reasons

NDTV Profit | 14 Aug 2025

SC tells ECI to publish list of 6.5 mn deleted Bihar voters with reasons

SC refuses to relax 3-year practice rule for judicial service aspirants

Business Line | 14 Aug 2025

TREND | 14 Aug 2025

Zaggle Q1 PAT up by 55%

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Moves HC against T-Wallet tenders in Telangana

"You cannot ignore what happened in Pahalgam": Supreme Court on the plea filed seeking restoration of statehood of JK

TREND | 14 Aug 2025

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On December 11, 2023, a five-judge Constitution bench had unanimously upheld the validity of the Union government's 2019 decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution, which conferred the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, while pointing out that Article 370 is a "temporary provision"

SC asks ECI to detail docs considered in 2003 Bihar electoral roll revision

TREND | 14 Aug 2025

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The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to inform about the documents considered during the 2003 intensive electoral roll revision in Bihar. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi, which resumed the hearing on a pleas challenging the June 24 ECI decision to conduct the special intensive revision (SIR) in the state said, "We would like ECI to state what documents were taken in 2003 exercise". The remarks came after advocate Nizam Pasha, appearing for one of the parties, said referred to the court reportedly saying "if the date of January 1, 2003 (the date of earlier SIR) goes then everything goes". "I must submit that nothing was there to show why this date is there The impression sought to be conveyed is that it is the earlier date when the intensive exercise for revision of the electoral roll was held. It is stated that the EPIC (voter) card issued then is more reliable than issued during summary exercises conducted from time to time,

'Completely vague': SC on plea to return captive elephants kept in Vantara

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Supreme Court Refuses Interim Stay On Arrest, Detention Of Bangladeshi Immigrants

NDTV Profit | 14 Aug 2025

Nimisha Priya on death row: SC told talks ongoing, no immediate threat

71% people back SC's verdict of removing stray dogs from Delhi: Report

SC seeks Centre's reply on PIL over detention of Bengali-speaking workers