A special court in Uttar Pradesh postponed hearing in a 2018 defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his alleged objectionable remark targeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah to May 14 as no judge was assigned to the MP-MLA court. Rahul Gandhis counsel Kashi Prasad Shukla said that the hearing was scheduled for Thursday []

The Kerala High Court has recently laid down detailed guidelines on the very limited scope of cases where DNA test of children born to rape can be carried out. This is to protect the child in the future, said the Court

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The Uttarakhand High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a direction to the respondent-authorities to give the details of the persons to whom permission has been granted for carrying on mining activities in the rivers flowing inside the forest area throughout the State of Uttarakhand. The PIL further prayed to issue directions to []

The Calcutta High Court today directed the West Bengal government to cooperate with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Sandeshkhali violence case. The CBI is investigating the allegations of mass sexual assault of women and grabbing of tribal lands in Sandeshkhali by Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Shahjahan Sheikh and his men. A Bench []

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Supreme Court Bar Association to reserve at least one-third of posts in the executive committee elections of SCBA for female advocates. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice KV Viswanathan ordered the SCBA to include six women lawyers in its executive committee this year, including three as []

In the Chitrakoot jail case, the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has rejected the bail plea of MLA Abbas Ansari, son of mafia Mukhtar Ansari. A Single Bench of Justice Jaspreet Singh passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Abbas Ansari. The applicant before the Court is a []

The Gujarat High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking for a direction to the Respondent to take action against the private Respondent for misappropriateion of MGNREGA funds alloted to Deroli Group Gram Panchayat in the year 2017 to 2022 and registered First Information Report against the private Respondent at the police station []

The Delhi High Court today refused to pass any directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to stop the circulation of deepfake videos amid the Lok Sabha elections. A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora said that the Court cannot pass such directions during the elections and []

The Delhi High Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking directions to the Centre to form a legal education commission to ascertain the feasibility of having a four-year LL.B course. A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora stated that the issue does not fall within the Courts []

The Delhi High Court will hear on Friday, a bail petition filed by senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia, who was arrested last year in connection with irregularities in the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy 2020-21. The petitioner sought bail in the two cases registered against him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the []

The Supreme Court has set aside a judgment of the High Court that permitted a complainant in a cheque dishonour case to amend the date of the cheque mentioned in the complaint. The top court mentioned that the amendment application was moved after the evidence stage was over. It underlined that the date of the []

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Gujarat government, state Animal Welfare Board, and the Director of Animal Husbandry on a public interest litigation alleging non-implementation of the ban on the manufacture, sale, and use of glue traps. Glue traps are boards coated with adhesives. It is used to trap rodents such []

The Madras High Court disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed challenging Entry 39 of Table 3 of the Passport Rules, 1980 and Entry 7 under Section E of Table 2 of the Passport Rules, 1980 with regard to the production of documents. B.Poongkhulali , the counsel for the petitioner submits that the main []

The Supreme Court nine judge Constitution Bench reserved its judgement on Wednesday on a vexed legal question that whether private properties can be considered material resources of the community under the Article 39 of the Constitution and consequently, taken over by state authorities to subserve the common good. A bench of Chief Justice of India []

The Allahabad High Court has taken strict action against the advocates who beat up the litigants in the courtroom and has restrained them from practising in any court of UP. The Division Bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Mohammad Azhar Husain Idrisi passed this order while acting on a reference sent by the []

The Allahabad High Court has quashed an order that banned the registration of e-rickshaws and e-autos in Mathura and Agra. The Division Bench of Justice Anjani Kumar Mishra and Justice Jayant Banerji passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Shree Vindavan Auto Sales. Under challenge in some of these petitions is the Notification []

The Supreme Court Registrar recently refused to receive the application filed by the Centre seeking clarification of the 2012 judgment in the 2G Spectrum case. The central government sought a clarification that the verdict does not bar the allocation of spectrum through means other than public auction in certain situations. Mentioning that the application was []

The Rajasthan High Court closed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking directions to the State Government to implement and take steps related to computerization of Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) and various Societies at other level. In the reply filed by the Cooperative Department following statements have been made with regard to the status []

The Delhi High Court today issued notice on a petition against the irregularities between the figures reported by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) and the data provided by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs regarding the seizure of heroin during the years 2018 and 2020. A single judge bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad issued []

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter of collapse of a NMDC mine in Kirandul, Dantewada, Chhattisgarh has resulted in death of four labourers. The Petition is registered suo-moto on the basis of the news item appearing in the daily newspaper dated 28.02.2024. The names of the victims have also []

The Supreme Court has termed a Hindu marriage as a samskara or sacrament, which cannot be recognised under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 unless performed with ceremonies in the proper form. The order was passed recently by the Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Augustine George Masih. The Apex Court urged young men and []

The Allahabad High Court while allowing the petition said that unless cogent material and evidence exist, such suspicion may never result in penal or harsh consequences such as cancellation of another license. The Division Bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Donadi Ramesh passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Sandeep Singh. []

A plea has been lodged in the Supreme Court seeking directions to study the possible side effects of Astrazenecas Covishield vaccine, one of two vaccines that was administered in India against COVID-19. The petition was lodged after Astrazeneca admitted before a court in the United Kingdom that Covishield has the potential to cause a rare []

The Delhi High Court today rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to formulate a mechanism to ascertain that arrested political leaders and candidates can campaign in elections through video conference. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora stopped []

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a declaration that the procedure of including the words Socialist, Secular and Integrity in the Preamble through the 42nd Amendment of the Constitution in 1976 is manifestly arbitrary and against the due process of law. The plea lodged through Advocate Ashwani Kumar []

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday listed for hearing on Thursday, a Public Interest Litigation petition seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to stop the circulation of deepfake videos in view of the upcoming General Elections 2024. The petition was mentioned by Senior Advocate Jayant Mehta before the Bench of Acting Chief []

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a petition filed by editor-in-chief of online news portal NewsClick, Prabir Purkayastha, challenging his arrest and remand by the Delhi Police in connection with a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The Bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice Sandeep Mehta, while reserving the judgement, []

The Supreme Court today warned the Indian Medical Association (IMA) chief over his remarks against the court proceedings in a case related to misleading ads by Baba Ramdevs Patanjali Ayurved. A bench comprising Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah took exception to IMA presidents remarks that it was unfortunate that the top court criticised []

The Allahabad High Court has said that pendency of other criminal cases against the accused may itself cannot be a basis for refusal of bail. A Single Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Pachori heard a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Sailesh Yadav. The bail application has been filed on behalf of applicant Sailesh Yadav []

The Madras High Court disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking directions to take action upon the Petitioners complaint regarding irregularities and corruption in the general funds of the panchayat. R.Anandha Babu , counsel for the petitioner, submits that the persons at the helm of the affairs of running the Kaniyambadi Panchayat Union []

A Delhi court today rejected the second regular bail pleas lodged by Former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia in the money laundering and corruption cases connected to the liquor policy case. Manish Sisodia is presently in judicial custody in both cases. Delhi Rouse Avenue Courts Special judge []

The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the Enforcement Directorate (ED), asking it about the timing of the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi Excise Policy scam case just before the Lok Sabha elections of 2024. The Bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta posed a slew of questions []

A PIL (Public Interest Litigation) has been lodged in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to the central government to constitute a Legal Education Commission on Tuesday. The plea has sought to constitute an LEC similar to the Medical Education Commission comprising retired judges, law professors and lawyers to ascertain the feasibility of a four-year []

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a petition filed by Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal seeking bail in a loan default case. The single-judge Bench of Justice NJ Jamadar sought the response of the federal agency and posted the matter for further hearing on May 3. On []

This Court considers it unfortunate on the part of the State of Jharkhand that even though the Transgenders are the third gender in the society but still the stand of the State of Jharkhand is that the issue of constitution of Transgender Welfare Board is under consideration. The Jharkhand High Courts division bench comprising Justices []

The Supreme Court today criticized the Uttarakhand State Licensing Authority (SLA) for its failure to take action against Patanjali Ayurved for years. A bench comprising Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah stated that the State Licensing Authority appears to have chosen to act against Patanjalis misleading advertisements only after the top court passed strictures []

The Supreme Court recently recalled its April 22 judgment by which it allowed a 14-year-old rape survivor to undergo medical termination of her 30-week pregnancy after her parents changed their mind. Maintaining that the welfare of the minor was of paramount importance, the Supreme Court in its aforesaid order had exercised its powers under Article []

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to the death of four men, all in their early 20s, due to suffocation after inhaling toxic gases while cleaning a private sewage treatment plant in a residential township in Mumbais Virar. The Petition is registered suo-moto on the basis of the []

The Allahabad High Court has granted conditional bail to Iranian Nationality Zinat Ahmadi, accused of murder. A Single Bench of Justice Gautam Chowdhary passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Zinat Ahmadi. The prosecution story is that the informant namely, Firoz Hamedani, who resides on the first floor house Sector []

The Delhi High Court has refused to grant bail tothree members of Indian Mujahideen, who were arrested for their alleged involvement in a series of bomb blasts that rocked different parts of the country in 2008. The order was passed by the Division Bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Shalinder Kaur on petitions []

The Uttarakhand State Licensing Authority recently apologised before the Supreme Court for its unsatisfactory action against Patanjali Ayurved for the misleading advertisements published by the latter against evidence-based medicine. In the affidavit, the Uttarakhand body mentioned that it has filed a criminal complaint against Patanjali Ayurveda and its founders Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna for []

Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi while arguing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwals plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Delhi liquor policy case alleged that the arrest was consequent to Model Code of Conduct being put in place, even though there was no reason to believe or new material with the []

The Supreme Court today ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to not take any precipitative action against the officials of West Bengal government in the matter pertaining to alleged illegal recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC). A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud []

The Patna High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking to ensure the safety and security norms in facilitating new retail outlets of petroleum products to be in consonance with Indian Road Congress-2009 based on which Ministry of Road Transport and Highway (MORTH) have issued guidelines. The PIL has been one Dhirendra Kumar []

The Allahabad High Court while dismissing an appeal said that the Arbitration Act being a legislation for speedy redressal, the delay in filing the appeal can only be allowed if the appellant makes out a very strong case and explains the reasons for delay. A Single Bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf passed this order []

The Supreme Court on Monday observed that asking an accused to share Google pin location as part of bail condition impacted the right to privacy guaranteed under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. The order was passed by the Bench of Justice Abhay S Okaand Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, which observed that sharing Google pin location []

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking a six-year ban on Prime Minister Narendra Modi from contesting elections for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by seeking votes in the name of religion for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Dismissing the plea, Justice Sachin Datta remarked that the plea was []

The Allahabad High Court has violated the principle of natural justice and has quashed the order of the Principal Secretary, (Ayush Anubhag-2), terming it illegal. A Single Bench of Justice Salil Kumar Rai passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Dr Yogendra Singh Mahur. The petition has been filed challenging the order dated []

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter of the Bus falls into soil mine pit in Durg. The Petition is registered suo-moto on the basis of the news item appearing in the daily newspaper dated 10.04.2024. The news item discloses that 12 people have died and injury has been caused []