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The State of West Bengal had set up a two-member Commission of Inquiry, headed by retired judge Madan B Lokur, to probe into the alleged surveillance of Indian citizens using Israeli Pegasus spyware.

The Supreme Court today has asked the petitioner to amend prayers in a plea seeking directions to the Centre to hand over the premises of the state-of-art vaccine manufacturer in Tamil Nadu, namely HLL Biotech Limited (HBL), on lease to the state of Tamil Nadu to produce Covid-19 vaccines

This petition was filed by Sudheer Bhai Rajput alleging that private respondents have constructed shops on land over which a high voltage line of 33kv is passing, which may pose health hazard to the residents of the area.

The Delhi High Court on Monday deferred hearing a plea seeking quashing of Part VA of the Representation of People’s Act, 1951, providing for free supply of electoral rolls and certain other material to candidates belonging to recognized political parties.

Naresh Kumar Sharma seeks setting aside the order passed by Justice Rekha Palli, in a plea by Sharma against his non-selection for the Tokyo Paralympics event by the PCI, the body responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Paralympic Games.

The plea seeks regulation and control on the working of online digital lenders doing business through mobile apps or any other platform; and a direction for stopping the practice of charging exorbitant interest on the loan from borrowers.

The bench said it has got many questions to ask the Delhi government and that if they ask all the questions, they don’t know which way the case will go. So, it’s better for the Delhi government to intervene in the pending matter before the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted 10 days time to the Central government to file counter-affidavit against plea challenging conjugal rights provisions.

The petitioners have approached the Supreme Court saying the Government of India has discriminated against Hindus by the establishment of the National Commission for Minorities. Any benefits being given on the sole basis of a citizen's religion is against constitutional principles, they contend.

“It is well settled that appointing a junior to make him senior to his seniors is clear casualty to Article 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India."