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SC expresses concern over judgements being overturned by succeeding benches
Recently, a Constitution bench headed by former CJI Gavai held that governors cannot indefinitely sit on bills passed by...
Kerala HC denies pre-arrest bail to cashew businessman in money laundering case
In his plea for anticipatory bail, Babu had claimed that he had been falsely implicated in the case as a counterblast to...
Mother of martyred Agniveer moves HC against denial of `full' benefits to family
"The scheme created an arbitrary and unreasonable classification between Agniveers and regular soldiers without any inte...
Delhi HC seeks Centre's reply to Indian origin British academic's plea against blacklisting order
"The respondents' actions smack of arbitrariness and high-handedness, reflecting an utter disregard for the rule of law ...
Pontiff acquitted in first POCSO case; court finds no grounds for conviction
The case triggered state-wide attention, leading to multiple rounds of investigation, arrest of the seer, and parallel a...
School jobs case: Court asks Partha, others to follow bail norms, or face cancellation
Apart from Chatterjee, the other accused persons in the case include former West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) ...
SC exempts three accused from surrender in Rs 3,500-crore Andhra Pradesh liquor scam
The prosecution alleged a political-business nexus, highlighting manipulation in liquor procurement between 2019 and 202...
CJI mulls virtual-only hearings in SC due to pollution, says felt unwell when he went for walk
As per the Central Pollution Control Board, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered "good", 51 and 100 "satisfactory", ...
Court reserves order on Engineer Rashid's plea for interim bail or custody parole to attend LS
The court had earlier granted Rashid custody parole between July 24 and August 4 to attend the Monsoon session of Parlia...
Top foreign judges take part in Constitution Day celebration at Supreme Court
The Constitution Day, also known as the National Law Day, is celebrated on November 26 every year to mark the adoption o...
Country has right to bring back offenders evading law, says SC
The state's counsel had argued in the high court that the petitioner is not only facing prohibition cases but is also al...
Employees of Chandrapur power plant move HC demanding regularisation of service
The petitioners sought directions to the company and state government for regularization of their service and grant of r...
Sabarimala gold missing case: Kerala court grants Padmakumar''s custody to SIT for two days
After Padmakumar's custody was granted to the SIT, the vehicle transporting him for medical examination was briefly bloc...
Court acquits man in 2019 murder case; cites lack of evidence
There was "hardly any evidence that would connect the accused as being the author of the crime," the judge said while ac...
Top judges from abroad take part in Constitution Day celebration at Supreme Court
The Constitution Day, also known as National Law Day, is celebrated on November 26 every year to mark the adoption of th...
MP court orders confiscation of Rs 71 lakh assets of panchayat employee
A Lokayukta police official said raids were conducted at Hanif Khan's premises in 2014 following a complaint of corrupti...
Bar indispensable in upholding sanctity of Constitution: CJI Surya Kant
"That is an area we definitely need to introspect and see what best can be done to ensure that the right people get elec...
Court issues notice to CBI on Rabri Devi's plea seeking transfer of graft case to another judge
The plea, submitted by Rabri Devi before the Principal District and Sessions Judge submitted, “The applicant (Devi) is h...
Accept land tax from Munambam residents: Kerala HC to state govt
In the villages of Cherai and Munambam in Ernakulam district, residents have alleged that the Waqf Board was unlawfully ...
SC sets up medical board at Noida hospital to explore passive euthanasia for 31-yr-old
"The petitioner is not on any life-support system and the petitioner is surviving without any external aid. While the co...
UP court sentences man, three sons to life imprisonment for 2017 murder
The tension resurfaced on June 15, 2017, when Kedar Yadav, along with his sons Radheshyam, Raghu and Ghanshyam, attacked...
Gujarat: Three men get 20-year RI in ATS drug seizure case
Special court judge V A Buddha, hearing cases pertaining to the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, s...
HC vacates stay on Hemant Soren's appearance before MP-MLA Court
The high court was hearing a petition filed by Soren, challenging an order of personal appearance issued by the MP-MLA c...
Odisha court sentences man to 10-year imprisonment for abducting, raping minor
Bhubaneswar POCSO Court judge Saroj Kumar Sahoo also ordered the convict, Badal Pilei, to pay a fine of Rs 3,000, failin...
Court sentences man to life imprisonment for killing wife
Third Additional District and Session judge, Bhubaneswar, Himanshu Sekhar Mallick, sentenced Dillip Bagh to life impriso...
SC raps UP for 'colonial-era' practice of giving bureaucrats' spouses ex-officio posts
The bench was hearing a petition filed by CM Zila Mahila Samiti, Bulandshahr, a women's self-help group, which challenge...
Celina Jaitly moves court against 'narcissistic' husband; accuses him of domestic violence, cruelty
The 47-year-old actor claimed she has suffered severe emotional, physical, sexual and verbal abuse by her husband becaus...
SC directs Kerala to establish primary schools in areas lacking them
The bench was hearing the appeal of the state government against the Kerala High Court order on a petition that sought s...
Delhi Tribunal awards over Rs 24 lakh to family of woman killed in 2020 accident
In its November 18 order, the tribunal ruled that the accident took place due to rash and negligent driving by Rohit. It...
Results of Maharashtra local bodies where 50 pc quota ceiling breached would depend on verdict: SC
Senior advocate Vikas Singh argued that previous orders, including a July 2022 direction by a three-judge bench led by J...
Not inclined to either legislate or monitor every incident of hate speech: SC
"We are not legislating in the garb of this petition. Rest assured, we are not inclined to either legislate or monitor e...
Man acquitted in 26/11 terror case can take up job not needing police clearance: Govt to HC
Palkar said Ansari can take up any job that does not mandate or require a police clearance/character certificate....
SC seeks response of EC on fresh plea of MDMK leader Vaiko against SIR in Tamil Nadu
Vaiko has challenged the revision exercise in the state, saying the notification violated various fundamental rights inc...
SC rejects Christian officer's appeal against termination of service from Army
Kamalesan had claimed that he had accompanied troops to both places for weekly religious parades but refrained from ente...
Celina Jaitly moves Mumbai court accusing husband of domestic violence, cruelty
Jaitly, in her application filed through Karanjwala & Co law firm, accused Haag of domestic violence, cruelty and manipu...
2017 actress assault case: Kerala court to pronounce verdict on Dec 8
The actress-victim, who has worked in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films, was abducted and allegedly molested in her car ...