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Supreme Court and High Court rulings that shape public life.
A Supreme Court bench said on 15 October that internet access is a fundamental right of every individual, including children, and asked the Centre to frame age-based safeguards instead.
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The Madras High Court on 16 October disposed of the RSS plea over denied permissions after the state said marches on 25 October and 1 November could go ahead, subject to police modifications.
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The Enforcement Directorate has asked Pinarayi Vijayan to appear at its Kochi office on 23 October in the CMRL-Exalogic case, hours after the Supreme Court did not grant an urgent hearing.
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The Chief Justice said on 16 October the court may constitute a bench during the vacation for Pinarayi Vijayan's plea against the Kerala High Court's FIR order, or hear it on 26 October.
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A Kerala High Court Division Bench on 15 October dismissed pleas by Pinarayi Vijayan, T. Veena and P.A. Mohammed Riyas for leave to appeal against the order directing a corruption FIR.
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The Supreme Court dismissed Tamil Nadu's appeal, holding that backwardness from a person's pre-conversion status cannot by itself carry over to a backward class in the new religion.
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A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Aparesh Kumar Singh issued notice and stayed the Mumbai trial court case over Rahul Gandhi's 2018 remarks about the Prime Minister; it returns in four weeks.
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A bench led by Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru struck down the 2022 Act that took Karnataka's reservation to 56%; the State government said it will pursue legal options, including an appeal.
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Rahul Gandhi and ten other INDIA bloc leaders filed a writ petition against the Election Commission over the SIR on 12 October; the Supreme Court is expected to hear it on 13 October.
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Kerala's Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau registered two FIRs on 12 October after a High Court order, naming Pinarayi Vijayan, T. Veena and P.A. Mohammed Riyas as accused; they deny wrongdoing.
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A special bench directed Delhi authorities to avoid detentions except by law, keep Metro and internet services running, and file affidavits by 13 October on the 10 October protest restrictions.
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A Jabalpur bench held that the State did not show exceptional circumstances to exceed the 50% reservation ceiling, restoring the 14% OBC quota in public services and higher education.
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A bench led by the CJI directed that Delhi Metro and rail services not be fully suspended before Saturday's protest against the Chief Election Commissioner, and asked the Centre to consider a new protest venue.
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On 8 October 2026 the Supreme Court directed the Centre to set up a committee on whether drug firms' marketing, including gifts to doctors, needs a legal framework; listed 29 January 2027.
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On 7 October 2026 Chief Justice Surya Kant agreed to examine an application seeking recall of the 23 September split verdict, citing non-disclosure of a judge's son's role as ECI counsel.
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On 7 October 2026 the Supreme Court refused West Bengal's plea against Milan Pradhan's interim bail, leaving the State free to oppose any extension; counting is on 9 October.
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