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Delhi court sends Anmol Bishnoi to 11-day NIA custody
Wanted in connection with the killing of NCP leader Siddique, firing at actor Salman Khan's residence in April 2024, the...
Cal HC grants bail to 80-year old accused of raping minor
As per the FIR, the petitioner has been accused under Section 65 (1) (punishment for a person who commits rape on a woma...
Delhi HC asks DoE to file report on minors' plea not to hold sports events during peak pollution time
The court hearing the petition filed by 11 minors, through their parents, stating that they actively participate in stat...
Monitoring by centralised authority main reason for success of Project Tiger, says SC
The verdict had further noted that in Rajasthan, 13,163 sq km was a priority area, 78,580 sq km was a potential area and...
Delhi HC protects podcaster Raj Shamani's personality rights
The high court also observed that Shamani's rights in the podcast "Figuring out with Raj Shamani" are protected under th...
HC orders relief in 80-year-old widow's 5-decade-long struggle to secure pension
"The case paints a disheartening and distressing picture of administrative apathy, the court observed and said the aged ...
Delhi HC allows surrogacy-seeking couple to join medical board proceedings virtually from Canada
The petitioners filed an application before the Delhi South district’s medical board, seeking the 'Certificate of Medica...
No timelines for governors, president to grant assent to bills: SC
"The decisions of the governor and president under Articles 200 and 201 respectively, are not justiciable at a stage ant...
Former AP CM Jagan appears before CBI court in Hyderabad
he cases relate to investments made by various companies in his firms as quid pro quo for different favours bestowed on ...
Courts cannot fix timeline for governor, Prez to give assent to bills passed by assembly: SC
The top court also deprecated the grant of “deemed assent” granted by the apex court on April 8 in the case of Tamil Nad...
Allahabad HC bins Noori masjid committee plea after UP govt says no more demolition required
Section 24 deals with the process for a sub-divisional officer to decide boundary disputes through a summary inquiry....
Allahabad HC commutes death sentence to life term in 2020 infant rape, murder case
The incident had occurred on February 16, 2020, at the Madiyaon police station. The girl's parents had gone to a relativ...
HC lambasts man for abandoning ailing mother in hospital
In its order, the judges said the son's conduct - refusing to take her discharge, failing to clear even undisputed bills...
SC strikes down provisions of tribunal reforms law on tenure, appointment, service conditions
The committee also includes two Union secretaries and one additional member, typically the outgoing or sitting chairpers...
We don't mind criticism of judiciary but there shouldn't be sweeping allegations: SC
On September 15, the top court noted the submission of senior advocate Devadatt Kamat that Sharma genuinely repents the ...
Kerala HC rejects Film Director Vinu's plea to include name in Kozhikode Corporation voters list
The court said that in the case of Vyshna S L (24), Congress candidate from the Muttada division of the Thiruvananthapur...
Allahabad HC grants last chance to BHU to decide promotion of assistant professor
This Court is of the opinion that ample time has already been granted to the opposite party for reconsideration of promo...
16 judges, 43 magistrates transferred across Delhi district courts
The transferred judges include two posted in the special CBI courts and three in the Protection of Children from Sexual ...
SC strikes down key provisions of Tribunals Reforms Act, says Parliament can't override verdicts
The top court had struck down the provision of the ordinance that reduced the tenure of Tribunal members and chairperson...
HC concerned over alleged lapses related to prisoners' safety in jail, says impartial examination needed
The high court said that the petitioner's request for transfer from Central Jail, Mandoli, to any other district jail is...
Anmol Bishnoi, wanted in Baba Siddique murder, produced in Delhi court
"Anmol was chargesheeted by the NIA in March 2023 after investigations in the case established that he had actively aide...
SC stays Madras HC order transferring probe in Armstrong murder case to CBI
Armstrong, who was the Tamil Nadu president of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), was hacked to death near his Chennai resid...
SC pulls up CBI, slams SEBI's 'double standards' over 'reluctance' to probe allegations against Indiabulls
The company has refuted the allegations contained in the petition and said all were looked into by all relevant regulato...
SC urges women without sons, daughters, husbands to make will to avoid litigation
The top court had earlier observed that it would move cautiously while examining challenges to provisions of the Hindu S...
VVPAT not mandatory for local body polls, technically not feasible: EC to Bombay HC
The petition urged the HC to direct the SEC to hold the upcoming local body polls through ballot papers or quash the com...
Air pollution: SC asks CAQM to consider directing NCR schools to postpone sports competitions
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), an AQI between 0-50 is considered 'good', 51-100 'satisfactory'...
Man sentenced to death by UP court for raping minor
Police investigations held Irshad, a local resident, responsible for the crime. He was held after a police shootout duri...
Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case: SC grants interim bail to activist Jyoti Jagtap
According to the investigators, provocative speeches that were allegedly made at the conclave triggered violence at Kore...
Chaitanyananda lodged in safe, secure custody, Delhi prison authorities tell court
His counsel told Additional Sessions Judge Deepti Devesh that the plea was being withdrawn as the charges needed to be e...
Two acquitted by Vasai court in 2021 murder and molestation case
"The investigation officer not being an eye-witness, his testimony will only be a corroborating factor. Thus, no case is...
SC asks Centre to frame national policy, uniform rules on organ transplantation
The court had sought information on cadaver versus live donor ratios, gender disparities in donation and receipt, awaren...
Delhi HC to hear on Nov 26 plea challenging CBFC certification to film '120 Bahadur'
It said the film erases the collective identity, regimental pride and contribution of the Ahir soldiers who fought and f...
Kerala HC slams poor crowd control at Sabarimala
Nearly two lakh devotees reached the Sabarimala Ayyappa shrine within 48 hours of the temple opening on November 17, ove...
RG Kar case: Can't pass 'blanket orders' protecting doctors involved in protests, says SC
Initially investigated by the Kolkata police, the case was transferred to the CBI on August 13 after the Calcutta High C...
Delhi HC gives go-ahead for release of film '120 Bahadur' on Nov 21
The trust has given a representation to the authorities for review and stay of certification, and the release of the mov...
SC refuses to grant quota for promotee judges in Higher Judicial Service
The issue of seniority and career progression of judicial officers across the country came up in a plea filed by the All...