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"I Am Sorry": Bombay High Court Judge Announces Resignation In Open Court

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Making the announcement in his courtroom, Justice Rohit Deo said he could not compromise on self-respect, according to a lawyer who was present. Justice Rohit Deo said he has quit due to personal reasons (File) Nagpur:  Judge Rohit Deo of the Bombay High Court announced his resignation on Friday and stated that it was for personal reasons. According to a lawyer present, Justice Deo made the declaration in his courtroom in Nagpur, where the high court has a bench, and stated that he could not compromise on self-respect. The issues that were put before him for the day were discharged after the announcement. "To those of you who are in the court, I sincerely apologize.You were         reprimanded because I want you to get better.I'm sorry to inform you that I have filed my resignation.  You are all like family to me and I don't want to hurt anyone.Working against my self-respect is not an option.The counsel in the courtroom cited Justice Deo as saying, "You people work h

fter Haryana Violence, Bulldozer Action Takes Down 250 Shanties

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Nuh violence: The Chief Minister had indicated two days back that bulldozer action will be taken in Haryana on the lines of Yogi Adityanath's Uttar Pradesh.   Haryana Nuh violence: More than 250 shanties were built in about one acre of land New Delhi:   The Haryana government destroyed immigrant shanties last night for infringing on government property in Tauru, which is around 20 km from Nuh, which has been plagued by violence. However, because both the district administration and the chief minister had earlier claimed that immigrants were involved in the altercations, the bulldozer maneuver is also being regarded as a response to accused rioters. Sources claim ManoharLalKhattar, the chief minister of Haryana, ordered the demolition. A claim has been made that "illegal" immigrants from Bangladesh who had previously resided in Assam built shanties on property owned by the Haryana Urban Authority in Tauru town's Ward 1 along Mohammadpur Road.Over 250 shanties were cons

Supreme Court stays Rahul Gandhi's conviction in Modi surname defamation case, restores MP status

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Supreme Court hears plea by Rahul Gandhi challenging defamation conviction for "Modi surname" remark. Gandhi refuses to apologize.        Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi.(ANI)     Rahul Gandhi's conviction in a criminal defamation case stemming from his remark about the "Modi surname" was stayed by the Supreme Court on Friday, restoring his position as a member of Parliament. Gandhi's comment, "How come all thieves have Modi as the common surname?" made during an election rally at Kolar in Karnataka on April 13, 2019, led Purnesh Modi, a former minister in the Gujarat government, to launch a criminal defamation lawsuit against Gandhi in 2019. Senior attorney Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who was representing Gandhi, said that the action brought by BJP MLA Purnesh Modi against the Congressman was odd because none of the people he had mentioned in his speech had sued. "Interestingly, the sole plaintiffs in this case are BJP office holders out of the