The Madras High Court directed the Tamil Nadu government to publish a public list of all stalled housing projects in which buyers have paid money but received neither flats nor refunds.
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Trump Administration Sues to Block Chicago Suburb Evanston Reparations Programme in Federal Court
The Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit to prevent the Chicago suburb of Evanston Illinois from distributing reparations to Black residents affected by discriminatory housing policies.
Delhi High Court Restores Medical Student’s MBBS Seat After CBI Witness Penalisation Found Unlawful
The Delhi High Court ordered immediate restoration of a medical student’s university seat after finding that the student was unfairly punished for cooperating with a CBI investigation.
India Allahabad High Court Orders Criminal FIRs for Widespread DOB Manipulation in Government Records
The Allahabad High Court in Shiv Shankar Pal v Union of India ordered first information reports to be filed against individuals who manipulated date-of-birth records in government databases.
Delhi High Court Restores MBBS Seat of Student Who Testified as CBI Witness in Probe
The Delhi High Court ordered the restoration of a medical student’s MBBS seat after finding that the student had been unfairly penalised following their cooperation with CBI investigators.
Allahabad High Court Orders Criminal Action Against Officials for DOB Manipulation in Records
The Allahabad High Court ordered criminal proceedings against government officials caught manipulating date-of-birth records in a case that exposed what judges called widespread corruption.
Delhi Court Sentences Three for Violent Attack on Journalist During 2020 Delhi Riots
A Delhi court sentenced three individuals to seven years in prison each for the violent attack on a journalist covering the 2020 communal riots in the national capital.
Patna High Court Reinstates Teachers After Decade Long Battle Against Illegal Government Dismissal
The Patna High Court ordered the reinstatement of a group of government school teachers who had been illegally dismissed over a decade ago ruling that the termination was legally invalid.
High Court Blocks Government From Denying Benefits to Employees Families in Murder Association Cases
An Indian High Court ruled that the government cannot automatically block financial assistance to the families of murdered government employees based on alleged criminal associations.
India Supreme Court Rules Abusive Language Without Sexual Connotation Is Not Obscenity Under IPC
The Supreme Court of India drew an important legal distinction ruling that vulgar speech does not meet the legal threshold for obscenity under Section 294(b) IPC unless it has sexual connotation.