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Wankhede's plea against web series lacks Delhi jurisdiction: Red Chillies to HC
The plea submitted that the series disseminates a misleading and negative portrayal of anti-drug enforcement agencies, e...
Court rebukes CBI for decade-long delay in returning seized cash after closure of case
On the CBI's prayer that the cash should be deposited with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the court said "there is no ...
SC seeks HMT response on Kerala’s plea for taking possession of 27 acres for Judicial City
The high court had ruled that the land allotted to HMT could not be subjected to ceiling proceedings under the Kerala La...
Pathetic, you uprooted 40 fully-grown trees for access road to BJP office: SC to Haryana govt
The court had called the chief administrator of the HSVP and asked him to remain personally present before it with the e...
Actor Shilpa Shetty moves HC seeking protection of her `personality rights'
"The misuse of the actor's image and identity has reached a point where legal intervention became imperative," advocate ...
Plea that SIR of electoral rolls wasn't held earlier not ground to challenge: SC
The CJI responded that Assam is a unique case with foreigners tribunals established under special statutes, and that suc...
Man sentenced to 25 years in jail for raping minor in UP's Ballia
Superintendent of Police Omveer Singh said after hearing the arguments of both sides, Special Judge (POCSO) Pratham Kant...
HC grants interim injunction in favour of US-based Tesla, bars Indian firm from using trademark
The court also found that the Indian company appeared to be leveraging Tesla Inc’s reputation, particularly by adopting ...
DNA tests cannot be directed in routine manner: Allahabad HC
According to the petitioner, he was married to the woman in April 2008 and she lived at her matrimonial house for only o...
Kerala HC issues guidelines on display of treatment rates, providing aid in pvt hospitals
The court also directed the state government to publicise the effective content and directions in the judgement through ...
Allahabad HC slams GST authorities for cancelling registration without assigning reasons
Underlining the severity of cancelling a trader's GST registration, the court described such an action as virtually anno...
SC asks CEC to conduct on-ground survey of Hauz Khas Deer Park to ascertain its carrying capacity
"Instead, DDA may develop and implement a non-commercial public outreach programme, which shall include periodic educati...
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...