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Supreme Court dismisses Mizo Chiefs’ plea seeking compensation for alleged unlawful land acquisition in the erstwhile Lushai Hills, holding ownership over the land was not established.
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Allahabad High Court awards ₹10 lakh compensation for custodial death of a minor in Pilibhit jail, holding the State absolutely liable.
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Supreme Court calls successive FIRs to keep accused in custody an abuse of process, grants bail under Article 32 in Jharkhand case.
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Delhi High Court orders urgent AIIMS CT and MRI scans for an undertrial despite bail withdrawal, reaffirming prisoners’ right to health under Article 21.
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Karnataka High Court sets aside conviction, holding Sessions Court lacked jurisdiction to hear appeals against acquittal in bailable offences under Section 378 CrPC.
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