The Gujarat High Court on May 6 overturned life sentence of former BJP MP Dinu Solanki and six others in the 2010 murder of RTI activist Amit Jethwa, who was killed on SG highway in front of the High Court in 2010. Observing that the trial court conducted proceedings with a ‘‘predetermined notion of conviction’‘, the High Court Division Bench …
Caste based survey in Bihar : Patna High Court on Tuesday upheld the caste survey being conducted by the Bihar government. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar criticised the opposition BJP for buffeting his government over roadblocks hit by the much-publicised caste survey. The CM, however, declined to comment on the Supreme Court's refusal to grant interim relief on an appeal …