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The Chief Justice of India was speaking on recent trends in Supreme Courts of India & US at an event organised by Society for Democratic Rights & Georgetown University Law Center.

A 2-judge Supreme Court bench noted that larger benches have differently interpreted Section 14 of 1956 Hindu Succession Act while emphasising the need for settling the question of law.

SC made observation while hearing West Bengal govt's challenge to Calcutta HC order striking down grant of OBC status to 37 classes, predominantly from Muslim community.

The actor has been granted interim bail despite culpable homicide charge. Shah Rukh Khan was also accused in a similar case back in 2017, which was eventually quashed.

Last week, the CJI directed all courts to hold off on ruling on pleas disputing character of existing places of worship since case concerning challenge to the 1991 Act is pending in SC.

The Punjab & Haryana High Court called the physical withholding of the jewellery belonging to Dillano Luxurious Jewels by the tax authorities "wholly unwarranted".

FIR was filed against Hindu College prof in 2022 for social media post, alleged to be objectionable, on claims of ‘Shiva Linga' being found at Gyanvapi complex in Varanasi.

Justice Amit Bansal noted that the word ‘wow' is too common and generic to be monopolised by a single entity. The case will be heard next on 31 January.

The court ruled this month that Section 152 of BNS requires deliberate action with malicious intent & noted that it ‘reintroduces' sedition law, which the govt planned to ‘repeal' in BNS.

Understanding of the term is still affected by parties' gender, lifestyle, financial standing, educational background, cultural practices and social mores, according to legal experts.