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Bhojshala dispute: MP HC asks Indore bench to club all related petitions, hear from Feb 23

Hindus consider Bhojshala a temple dedicated to Vagdevi (Goddess Saraswati), while the Muslim community claims the 11th-century monument to be the Kamal Maula Mosque. The complex is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

NGT forms panel, seeks comprehensive plan to protect coastal erosion of Sunderbans

Investigating agencies cannot be high-handed in freezing bank accounts: Allahabad HC

Wangchuk not given videos which formed basis of his detention: Wife to SC

SC grants bail to filmmaker Vikram Bhatt in cheating case

SC stays HC order restraining Tamil Nadu Waqf Board from exercising functions

SC refuses to entertain plea for SIR of electoral rolls in poll-bound Assam

Delhi HC rejects ex-WB chief secy's plea concerning CAT proceedings

Delhi HC seeks Kuldeep Sengar's stand on Unnao rape survivor's plea in custodial death case

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Animal welfare over livelihood: Mumbai court rejects plea to return seized ceremonial horse to owner

Additional Sessions Judge (Mazgaon court) Mujibodeen S Shaikh, in a ruling passed earlier this month, upheld a magistrate's decision to put the horse in an Animal Welfare Board-recognised centre rather than returning the animal to its owner.

Feb 19

Sabarimala gold loss: Not even iota of evidence against Tantri, says court

Rajeevaru is the 16th accused in a case pertaining to the loss of gold from the Dewarapalaka (guardian deity) plates and the 13th accused in another case relating to the alleged loss of gold from the doorframes of the Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum).

Feb 19

Delhi court grants bail to retired Navy officer accused of rape on false promise of marriage

The court noted that while the investigating officer provided a written document titled “grounds of arrest” (to the accused), the contents were like “reasons for arrest” and not the specific grounds mandated by law.

Feb 19

Drugs seizure case: Man gets 20 years rigorous jail term; asked to pay Rs 1 crore fine

Acting on the tip-off, the DRI teams conducted simultaneous raids. One team intercepted two cardboard cartons at a transport office in Navi Mumbai, containing approximately 45.655 kilograms of mephedrone. A second team raided Shaikh's residence in Kalyan, where they recovered 19.553 kilograms of mephedrone and 10.018 kilograms of ketamine stored in wooden cabinets.

Feb 19

Delhi court pulls up MCD for non-compliance, summons DC in property dispute case

Senior Civil Judge-cum-Rent Controller, Animesh Bhaskar Mani Tripathi, was hearing a civil suit concerning the demolition of an unauthorised, disputed property by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

Feb 19

Won't leave India without prior permission, will cooperate in probe: Anil Ambani tells SC

I undertake to fully cooperate with the authorities, while ensuring procedural clarity and preventing any suggestion of evasion or selective presentation of facts by the petitioner

Feb 19

Kerala govt moves apex court against HC order quashing Rs 20 crore Nava Kerala programme

In its appeal, the state government submitted that while exercising its Public Interest Litigation (PIL) jurisdiction, the high court has set aside a policy programme approved by the Council of Ministers of the State and further set aside consequential financial sanction and budgetary proceedings.

Feb 18

UP court sentences two men to double life term for gang rape of 20-year-old, acid attack

The accused allegedly took her away in a car, gang raped her and, when she resisted, assaulted her with a hammer and pliers, causing grievous injuries and severing her tongue.

Feb 18

Supreme Court

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Wangchuk not given videos which formed basis of his detention: Wife to SC

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing in the court for Angmo, told a bench of justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B Varale that not supplying the vid...

SC grants bail to filmmaker Vikram Bhatt in cheating case

They were arrested in Mumbai and brought to Udaipur in Decem...

SC stays HC order restraining Tamil Nadu Waqf Board from exercising functions

Before the high court, the counsel appearing for the state c...

SC refuses to entertain plea for SIR of electoral rolls in poll-bound Assam

The PIL, filed by Mrinal Kumar Choudhary, challenged the EC'...

Anti-CAA pleas: SC to start hearing petitions on May 5

The CAA seeks to grant citizenship to migrants belonging to ...

High Courts

Bhojshala dispute: MP HC asks Indore bench to club all related petitions, hear from Feb 23

Investigating agencies cannot be high-handed in freezing bank accounts: Allahabad HC

Delhi HC rejects ex-WB chief secy's plea concerning CAT proceedings

Delhi HC seeks Kuldeep Sengar's stand on Unnao rape survivor's plea in custodial death case

'Systemic failure' in land acquisition cases; resolve them on mission-mode: HC to govt

National Herald case: Delhi HC to hear on Mar 9 ED plea against Gandhi

DM's certificate under Transgender Act conclusive proof for gender change: Allahabad HC

Plea in Kerala HC seeks to halt pineapple farming in Athirappilly over ecological concerns

Delhi High Court Grants Temporary Injunction Against Use of 'Lotus Splash' in Trademark Infringement Case

Articles

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Supreme Court permits passive euthanasia under stringent safeguards

The judgment in the case of Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug v. Union of India (2011), passed by the Supreme Court of India, extensively addresses the comple...

Money Laundering : A Magistrate taking cognizance of an offence must provide an opportunity of hearing before taking cognizance

Supreme Court sets aside cognizance in Money Laundering case...

Voluntary Euthanasia and Non Voluntary Euthanasia

The Supreme Court of India’s landmark judgment in Aruna Ramc...

Money Laundering : When ED can not arrest and accused even need not apply for bail

Supreme Court of India in Tarsem Lal v. Directorate Of Enfor...

Legislature Cannot Ignore Supreme Court Verdicts - A Constitutional Imperative

The Madras Bar Association judgment is a clarion call for th...

Even for a cognizable offense, an arrest is not mandatory : Understanding Satender Antil's case

Supreme Court simplified and redefined law of arrest and bai...

Consumer Laws

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Rajasthan panel stays warrant against Salman Khan in pan masala advertisement case

Khan's counsel told the state commission that the District Consumer Commission, Jaipur-II, had issued a bailable warrant without serving summons, and ...

Delhi State Consumer Commission Overturns District Forum's Verdict in Godrej AC Deficiency Case

Lack of Expert Evidence Leads to Reversal of Deficiency of S...

'Manufacturing defect lacks expert evidence', consumer court sets aside refund order against Godrej

The bench comprising Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, preside...

Delhi consumer forum directs Air India to pay Rs 1.5 lakh compensation for poor services

"This commission, therefore, directs the opposite party 1 to...

Insurance claim for damage caused by snowfall - Storm can be interpreted to include “snowfall”

Supreme Court Restores Insurance Claim for Snowfall Damage i...

Taxation Laws

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"Event Management" - Contracts for booking individuals for event participation are not “event management”

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of HT Media in Landmark Service Tax Case Service Tax on Fees Paid to Event Speakers Deemed Inapplicable Under "Event Mana...