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'Women shown as sex objects': Actor Neetu Chandra goes to court against Yo Yo Honey Singh's song 'Maniac'
March 07, 2025 5:09 am
The actor has also alleged that the song uses "Bhojpuri language to normalise vulgarity" and throws "women's empowerment out of the window."
Only breathalyser test not conclusive proof of drinking: Patna High Court
February 19, 2025 6:57 am
Referring to a Supreme Court verdict in its order, the high court in its ruling on February 13 said that consumption of alcohol could only be ascertained through blood and urine tests of a person suspected of consuming alcohol.
SC Collegium recommends Patna High Court Chief Justice for top court
January 08, 2025 9:33 am
The Collegium said that “while recommending his name” it “has taken into consideration the fact that there is no representation on the Bench of the Supreme Court from the High Court of Kerala.”
‘Liquor ban means big money for officials’ – Patna HC pulls up state over Bihar’s prohibition law
November 16, 2024 3:31 am
In a scathing ruling, Justice Purnendu Singh said the law had let ‘unauthorised liquor trade’ and it was the poor that were being booked in cases of contravention.
Daily Briefing: Govt postpones CSIR-NET; Examining Patna High Court's reservation ruling; Junaid Khan's debut; and more
June 22, 2024 8:55 am
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Patna High Court’s quota order should lead to debate on other ways to end inequality
June 21, 2024 11:54 pm
About 50 per cent of Bihar's workforce is involved in agriculture, which contributes less than 25 per cent of the state's GDP. The big challenge for the state is to reduce the dependency on farms by drawing investments in more productive sectors
Bihar quota struck down: what is the 50% ceiling that court relied upon?
June 21, 2024 12:46 am
What is the history of the 50% ceiling for quotas, and why is it litigated so often?
Patna HC sets aside Bihar move to raise quota to 65%, says it infringes on right to equality
June 20, 2024 1:39 pm
On November 7, 2023, the Nitish Kumar-led Mahagathbandhan government had raised the Bihar quota slab to 65 per cent.
Rape-murder: Patna HC acquits man sentenced to death based on sniffer dog proof
December 24, 2023 7:11 am
After police found the body of a missing girl on August 5, 2019, they took help of a sniffer dog, which had led them to Amar’s house. Police used the sniffer dog's identification to support the prosecution case and the local court sentenced him to death.
Patna HC asks Bihar govt to file reply on PIL against quota hike
December 01, 2023 11:19 pm
The PIL was filed by Gaurav Kumar, a lawyer practising at the Patna High Court. He challenged the constitutional validity of 65 per cent reservation in government jobs as notified by the Bihar government.
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