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1. Ahead Of Bakri Eid, High Court Junks Pleas On Bengal Cattle Slaughter Rules

Ahead Of Bakri Eid, High Court Junks Pleas On Bengal Cattle Slaughter Rules The controversy is over the new state guidelines governing the slaughter of animals.

2. Dowry Deaths Falling In India, But A Woman Still Dies Every 90 Minutes

Dowry Deaths Falling In India, But A Woman Still Dies Every 90 Minutes Uttar Pradesh alone reported 2,038 dowry death cases in 2024.

3. Plea filed in high court over 30 years delay in PESA Rules for tribal areas in Odisha TNN / May 21, 2026, 15:26 (IST) Tribal organizations are taking a stand by petitioning the Orissa high court , claiming the state's chronic delays in enforcing the PESA Act, 1996. Despite being enacted almost three

Plea filed in high court over 30 years delay in PESA Rules for tribal areas in Odisha TNN / May 21, 2026, 15:26 (IST) Tribal organizations are taking a stand by petitioning the Orissa high court , claiming the state's chronic delays in enforcing the PESA Act, 1996. Despite being enacted almost three

Plea filed in high court over 30 years delay in PESA Rules for tribal areas in Odisha TNN / May 21, 2026, 15:26 (IST) Tribal organizations are taking a stand by petitioning the Orissa high court, claiming the state's chronic delays in enforcing the PESA Act, 1996. Despite being enacted almost three CUTTACK: Alleging prolonged inaction in implementing the Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA Act), four tribal villagers from Odisha’s Scheduled Areas have moved the Orissa high court seeking directions to the state government to frame and enforce the long-pending rules under the legislation. The PIL was filed on Wednesday by Purushottam Hikaka and three others from Rayagada, Kandhamal and Koraput districts through advocate Anup Kumar Mohapatra. The petitioners, all dependent on agriculture and forest produce for livelihood, contended that despite the enactment of the PESA Act nearly 30 years ago, Odisha has failed to operationalize the law by notifying the required rules. The petition stated that the absence of PESA Rules has deprived tribal Gram Sabhas of powers guaranteed under the Constitution for self-governance and protection of community resources in scheduled areas. The petition alleged that the delay has also facilitated exploitation of tribal land and mineral-rich regions by corporate entities and outside interests. The PESA Act, enacted on December 24, 1996, extends Panchayati Raj provisions to tribal-dominated Scheduled Areas and grants significant authority to Gram Sabhas over land, water and forests. The legislation empowers village assemblies to safeguard traditional customs, cultural identity and community assets, besides giving them powers to regulate local markets, money lending, intoxicants and minor forest produce.

4. Bhopal ‘dowry death' case: Lookout notice issued against deceased woman's absconding husband

Bhopal ‘dowry death' case: Lookout notice issued against deceased woman's absconding husband

Bhopal ‘dowry death' case: Lookout notice issued against deceased woman's absconding husband Bhopal ‘dowry death' case: Lookout notice issued against deceased woman's absconding husband He has been on the run since the FIR was registered. He moved the Jabalpur court seeking anticipatory bail after and his plea may come up for hearing on Friday. The legal battle surrounding the death of 33-year-old former model-turned-actor Twisha Sharma intensified on Thursday, with both her family and her absconding husband, Samarth Singh, moving the Madhya Pradesh High Court. As the courtroom drama escalated, Madhya Pradesh police tightened the noose around Samarth Singh, a lawyer by profession and issued a Lookout Circular (LoC) to prevent him from fleeing the country and tripled the cash reward for information leading to his arrest to ₹30,000. Twisha, a Noida woman who is alleged to have been harassed for dowry, was found dead on the night of May 12 at her marital home in Bhopal's Katara Hills area. Police registered an FIR, charging her husband and her mother-in-law, Giribala Singh, a retired district additional judge (ADJ) with dowry death and harassment. Samarth Singh, who has been on the run since the FIR was registered, moved the High Court at Jabalpur seeking anticipatory bail after being denied relief by a sessions court, and his plea may come up for hearing on Friday. Twisha's family has approached the High Court to challenge a magistrate court's decision to grant bail to Samarth's mother Giribala Singh who currently chairs the Bhopal Consumer Court.

5. Advocate Devvrat elected president of Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association

Advocate Devvrat elected president of Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association Advocate Devvrat has been elected as the new president of the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA)

1. Sri vs. State Rep. by the Inspector of Police, Q Branch, Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu (20.05.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0503/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of mistaken identity in the case involving Sri Lankan national Ranjan, who was accused of being involved in activities to revive the banned LTTE organiza

2. Punjab State Power Corporation Limited vs. Talwandi Sabo Power Limited and Ors. (20.05.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0502/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the dispute between Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) and Talwandi Sabo Power Limited (TSPL) regarding alleged misdeclaration of declared capacity by

3. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and Ors. vs. Vijay Nagar Apartments and Ors. (20.05.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0501/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the dispute between Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and Vijay Nagar Apartments regarding the denial of additional Transferrable Development Rights (TDR) for dev

4. In Re: City Hounded By Strays, Kids Pay Price (19.05.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0497/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of managing stray dogs in public and institutional spaces, focusing on the conflict between public safety and animal welfare. The case involved the City

5. Vasantha vs. State of Tamil Nadu and Ors. (15.05.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0500/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of whether the Madras High Court erred in granting anticipatory bail to Karthikeyan Manikandan and Vasupradha, accused of cheating Vasantha, the appellan

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