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Delhi HC refers to mediation dispute over use of 'Tridev' song in 'Dhurandhar 2'

Delhi HC refers to mediation dispute over use of 'Tridev' song in 'Dhurandhar 2'

Senior Advocate Akhil Sibal, appearing for Super Cassettes, said the label has the rights over the song and no interim r...

Telangana HC adjourns hearing on Pawan Khera's anticipatory bail plea for Friday

Telangana HC adjourns hearing on Pawan Khera's anticipatory bail plea for Friday

Assam Advocate General Devajit Saikia, who argued against Khera's petition, stressed that there is no political vendetta...

It's high time Indians inculcate civic sense and follow traffic rules, says HC

It's high time Indians inculcate civic sense and follow traffic rules, says HC

The victim, suffering from Parkinson's disease and also partially paralytic, met with an accident in November 2012 when ...

HC rejects Sanjay Bhandari's plea against 'fugitive offender' tag

HC rejects Sanjay Bhandari's plea against 'fugitive offender' tag

The ED filed its first chargesheet against Bhandari in 2020. It filed a criminal case against Bhandari and others under ...

Kejriwal can't seek judge's recusal for attending 'legal seminar' by Akhil Bharatiya Adhivakta Parishad: CBI to HC

Kejriwal can't seek judge's recusal for attending 'legal seminar' by Akhil Bharatiya Adhivakta Parishad: CBI to HC

It further said different judges of the high court as well as the Supreme Court have also rendered adverse findings in t...

Rotomac 'scam': Allahabad HC grants bail to businessman Rajesh Bothra

Rotomac 'scam': Allahabad HC grants bail to businessman Rajesh Bothra

Senior advocate Gaurav Mehrotra, appearing in the court for the petitioner, argued that Bothra has been falsely implicat...

Act of filing cases cannot make wife liable for abetting husband's suicide: Allahabad HC

Act of filing cases cannot make wife liable for abetting husband's suicide: Allahabad HC

The counsel for the wife argued that if the husband dies by suicide due to the court cases lodged by his wife, even then...

HC directs Punjab govt to clear pending DA of employees, pensioners

HC directs Punjab govt to clear pending DA of employees, pensioners

The successive pay commissions of the government of Punjab have consistently followed this policy, they submitted that a...

Allahabad HC reserves order in plea over filing of FIR against Rahul Gandhi

Allahabad HC reserves order in plea over filing of FIR against Rahul Gandhi

According to her, this remark has hurt public sentiments across the country. Gandhi's alleged remark amounts to a sediti...

Allahabad HC grants interim relief to ex-UP CMO by staying trial proceedings

Allahabad HC grants interim relief to ex-UP CMO by staying trial proceedings

According to the prosecution, the cases, registered by the CBI in New Delhi, relate to alleged irregularities in the pro...

Serious deficiencies in TDB's accounting system, says Kerala HC; orders corrective steps

Serious deficiencies in TDB's accounting system, says Kerala HC; orders corrective steps

The plan shall include standardisation of data formats, ensuring system compatibility and transition, carrying out phase...

Goa: HC quashes ECI notification for Ponda byelection day before polling

Goa: HC quashes ECI notification for Ponda byelection day before polling

Two registered voters in the constituency moved the HC challenging the validity of the notification on the ground that l...

Cong leader Pawan Khera moves Telangana HC seeking anticipatory bail in case filed by Assam govt

Cong leader Pawan Khera moves Telangana HC seeking anticipatory bail in case filed by Assam govt

The case was registered in the Guwahati Crime Branch Police Station against Khera under several sections of the BNS, inc...

Bhojshala dispute: Even after demolition of a temple, it continues to exist there, says Hindu side

Bhojshala dispute: Even after demolition of a temple, it continues to exist there, says Hindu side

Citing the Supreme Court's landmark judgment in the Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute case and other judici...

HC acquits man sentenced to death by trial court in 2016 killing of NIA officer, wife

HC acquits man sentenced to death by trial court in 2016 killing of NIA officer, wife

The court said that the accused were initially named in statements of prosecution witnesses recorded under Section 164 o...

Cal HC grants bail to Saradha ponzi scam accused Suditpa Sen, paves way for release after 13 years

Cal HC grants bail to Saradha ponzi scam accused Suditpa Sen, paves way for release after 13 years

Sen was further directed not to contact, influence or intimidate any person acquainted with the facts of the cases, spec...

Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on plea alleging irregularities at Indian Institute of Heritage

Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on plea alleging irregularities at Indian Institute of Heritage

The petition has alleged unauthorised appointments, expenditure without a sanction from the finance committee and divers...

Delhi HC rejects AgustaWestland middleman James' plea seeking release from jail

Delhi HC rejects AgustaWestland middleman James' plea seeking release from jail

The authorities concerned were asked to deposit the fresh passport, whenever ready, with the trial court directly, it ad...

HC's order on Ponda bypoll shocking, waiting for ECI response: Goa CM

HC's order on Ponda bypoll shocking, waiting for ECI response: Goa CM

The byelection was necessitated by the death of former Goa minister Ravi Naik in October last year. The ECI had notified...

Delhi HC permits restoration of X account blocked over posts defaming PM Modi

Delhi HC permits restoration of X account blocked over posts defaming PM Modi

Twitter earlier informed the court that the Centre requested blocking the petitioner's account on the ground that it con...

HC scraps bypoll to Ponda assembly seat in Goa; Congress to challenge order in SC

HC scraps bypoll to Ponda assembly seat in Goa; Congress to challenge order in SC

Speaking at a press conference here, Congress Central Working Committee member Girish Chodankar said the party will file...

Cal HC grants bail to Saradha scam accused Suditpa Sen, paves way for release after 13 years

Cal HC grants bail to Saradha scam accused Suditpa Sen, paves way for release after 13 years

The court directed that Sen be released upon furnishing a bond of Rs 5,000 with two sureties of like amount each, one of...

Bombay HC restrains filmmaker from accusing 'Dhurandhar' director of script theft

Bombay HC restrains filmmaker from accusing 'Dhurandhar' director of script theft

As per the suit, Kumar made the allegations after the release of "Dhurandhar: The Revenge", a sequel to the 2025 film "D...

Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on petitions challenging amended transgender law

Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on petitions challenging amended transgender law

His plea said that such a requirement was ex facie violative of the law laid down by the Supreme Court in National Legal...

HC quashes EC notification for April 9 Ponda assembly byelection in Goa

HC quashes EC notification for April 9 Ponda assembly byelection in Goa

The petitioners argued that under the Representation of the People Act, holding a byelection is not mandatory if the rem...

HC sets aside death sentences to two in 2019 minor's rape-murder case in Ludhiana

HC sets aside death sentences to two in 2019 minor's rape-murder case in Ludhiana

The court observed that a perusal of statements of both the accused clearly pointed out the omission in putting to them ...

Tweets by journalist Rana Ayyub derogatory, communal: Delhi HC

Tweets by journalist Rana Ayyub derogatory, communal: Delhi HC

The petitioner said the continued public availability of the tweets has caused continuing and direct injury to her relig...

2014 custodial death: Bombay HC upholds decision to frame murder charges against 8 cops

2014 custodial death: Bombay HC upholds decision to frame murder charges against 8 cops

The court also pointed to inconsistencies in police records, non-preservation of CCTV footage despite court directions, ...

HC stays arrest of suspended Banda jail superintendent in gangster's 'illegal' release case

HC stays arrest of suspended Banda jail superintendent in gangster's 'illegal' release case

The court, however, allowed police to continue with the probe but restrained the investigating officer from filing a rep...

Allahabad HC acquits man after 11 years in jail in minor's rape case, cites lapses in probe

Allahabad HC acquits man after 11 years in jail in minor's rape case, cites lapses in probe

Re-examining the evidence, the high court found significant gaps in the prosecution's case. The bench noted that althoug...

Allahabad HC refuses to quash FIR against woman accused of defrauding PhD aspirant

Allahabad HC refuses to quash FIR against woman accused of defrauding PhD aspirant

Clarifying that it was not expressing any opinion on the truthfulness of the allegations, the court held that the nature...

Allahabad HC expresses reluctance to examine Centre's records in Rahul Gandhi citizenship case

Allahabad HC expresses reluctance to examine Centre's records in Rahul Gandhi citizenship case

During earlier hearings, the bench had asked the Centre about action taken on a complaint alleging Gandhi's British citi...

HC dismisses plea filed by Shinde faction leader against poll victory of Sena (UBT) rival

HC dismisses plea filed by Shinde faction leader against poll victory of Sena (UBT) rival

The HC pointed out that under section 117(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, a petitioner is required to ...

HC appoints former Justice Gautam Kumar Chaudhary as chairman of fact-finding committee

HC appoints former Justice Gautam Kumar Chaudhary as chairman of fact-finding committee

The petitioners alleged serious discrepancies in the preparation of the merit list, claiming that candidates scoring abo...

Jharkhand HC pulls up DGP over alleged assault on petitioner's relative by Bokaro police

Jharkhand HC pulls up DGP over alleged assault on petitioner's relative by Bokaro police

Rekha Devi, a Bokaro resident, had filed a habeas corpus petition, alleging that her uncle-in-law was picked up by polic...

Bhojshala dispute: Merely offering namaz doesn't turn any place into mosque, argues Hindu side

Bhojshala dispute: Merely offering namaz doesn't turn any place into mosque, argues Hindu side

As per Hindu scriptures, as soon as an idol is consecrated in a temple, the site becomes the property of the deities, an...