Supreme Court Directs Delhi Police SIT Probe Into Assault On Lawyers Protesting Against BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra
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"You seem more interested in prosecuting the BCI Chairman, than the assailants. He was never there at the [site]", J Bagchi to petitioners.
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TypeNews
SourceLiveLaw
PublishedMonday, 12 October 2026
Affected Population1.4 billion citizens, 20 million government employees
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20 million central + state government employees
Rs 3.3 lakh crore transferred via DBT
1,500+ services on UMANG app
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DescriptionTuesday, 13 October 2026via barandbench
"You seem more interested in prosecuting the BCI Chairman, than the assailants. He was never there at the [site]", J Bagchi to petitioners.
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