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 []

The Madras High Court disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking direction against the respondents to conduct enquiry regarding misappropriation of Government subsidy funds to the tune of Rs.54,40,000/- meant for welfare schemes such as Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) Prime Minister Awass Yojanna (Gramin), Chief Ministers Solar Powered Green Housing Scheme, Flood Relief []

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking postponement of certain papers of the Chartered Accountancy (CA) exams scheduled for May due to the Lok Sabha elections. A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra said the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has not []

The Allahabad High Court while dismissing a PIL said that once the petitioner himself is resident of the Society, the filing of the petition by claiming himself as President of an unregistered Society regarding a personal dispute, which may also be relevant to the other flat owners, cannot make the subject matter as public interest []

The Supreme Court on Monday came down heavily on the West Bengal government why it was opposing an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation into Trinamool Congress leader Shahjahan Sheikh in the Sandeshkhali case. The Bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice Sandeep Mehta made the query to Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi, []

The Supreme Court today adjourned till May 6 the hearing on the bail plea of former Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji. The former minister was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) last year in connection with a money laundering case. A bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan deferred the matter after []

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a petition filed by former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The order was passed by the Bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta, which posted the []

The Supreme Court recently stayed a November 2023 order passed by Karnataka High Court that had granted conditional bail to Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, pontiff of Murugha Rajendra Bruhanmath of Chitradurga. The Karnataka seer was arrested under POCSO on charges of sexually assaulting minor girls in the mutt-run hostel. While staying the bail order, a division []

The Supreme Court has stayed the construction of four dams in the Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary of Haryana following the report by the Wildlife Institute of India that their construction will adversely impact the wildlife population and the ecosystem. The Bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice Sandeep Mehta further issued notice to the State of []

The Allahabad High Court has stayed the ongoing criminal proceedings against Sanjay Tyagi, a senior clerk at the District Minority Welfare Officer, who is accused of the 13-year-old Meerut madrasa scholarship scam. A Single Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh passed this order while hearing an application under section 482 filed by Sanjay Tyagi. The []

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that a constant visit is required by the State authorities and they shall take proactive steps to ensure that the issue of attack by stray dogs is redressed at the earliest within the parameters of the guidelines and the Bye laws. The Division Bench of Acting Chief []

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Ram Khelawan, who committed unnatural sex with his cattle. A Single Bench of Justice Jaspreet Singh passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Ram Khelawan. The bail application has been moved seeking bail in respect of Case under []

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to the eruption of a fire at the open dump yard, near the vermicompost centre, located within Vellalore landfill premises in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Petition is registered suo-moto on the basis of the news item appearing in the daily newspaper dated []

The Madras High Court disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed to strictly implement the rules prescribed under the policy formulated by the National Transport Development Policy Committee (NTDPC) with respect to parking of vehicles in public spaces in the City of Chennai. The petitioner also seeks directions against the respondents to formulate rules []

A Delhi court on Saturday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan in connection with a complaint registered by the Enforcement Directorate against him for allegedly not complying with the summons in the Delhi Waqf Board money laundering case. The order was passed by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Divya Malhotra of []

The Delhi High Court has directed the Central government to decide within eight weeks on a petition seeking the inclusion of women candidates for recruitment in the Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy and Air Force Academy through the Combined Defence Services (CDS) Examination. The order was passed by the Division Bench of Acting Chief []

The Allahabad High Court has allowed an appeal filed against the order passed by Commercial Court, Lucknow whereby the petition filed by the appellant under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 has been dismissed for failure to pre-deposit the amount to the extent of 75% in terms of provisions of Section 19 []

The Delhi High Court on Friday came down heavily on Delhi Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal, the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi for not providing textbooks to over two lakh students studying in MCD schools. The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohanand JusticeManmeet Pritam Singh Arorasaid the Delhi government was []

The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday apprised the Supreme Court that it had already prepared the charge sheet in the Muzaffarnagar student slapping incident and was awaiting sanction from the concerned authority to submit the same. The Counsel appearing for the State before the Bench led by Justice Abhay S Oka, today submitted that the []

The Delhi High Court on Friday restrained Go First Airlines from flying the airplanes leased out by various companies, while also ordering the de-registration of the cash-strapped airline. The single-judge Bench of Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju asked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to initiate the de-registration process within five working days. The Resolution []

Allegations by southern states that the centre is playing politics with financial resources, leaving them in the lurch, have seen them approaching the top court for a resolution Complaints and allegations from southern states regarding financial resources have escalated to court battles with the Union government, with each state facing a different issue. For Tamil []

As Indian courts embrace new technology, concerns of ethics, privacy and bias creep in. How will the judicial system measure up to the challenge? By Sanjay Raman Sinha Artificial Intelligence holds immense potential to transform the way legal professionals work. The full realisation of AIs potential thus hinges on global collaboration and cooperation. While AI []

The West Bengal government on Friday approached the Supreme Court challenging the decision of Calcutta High Court directing CBI probe in connection with the allegations of land grabbing and sexual assault in Sandeshkhali. The case will be heard on April 29 by the bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice Sandeep Mehta. The Trinamool Congress []

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the amendment brought in 2023 in Rule 7 of the Madhya Pradesh Judicial Service (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994, which added an additional eligibility qualification for the post of Civil Judge, Junior Division (Entry Level). The Madhya Pradesh High Court had earlier upheld the amendment, which stipulated []

A Delhi court today dismissed a plea filed by former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh seeking directions to the Delhi Police to further investigate the allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him by women wrestlers. Priyanka Rajpoot, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate said that the Court will pronounce []

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed pleas challenging the rules prescribing an eligibility of at least three years practice or 70 per cent marks in law graduation for entry-level judicial service candidates in Madhya Pradesh. A bench comprising Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra upheld a judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court []

The Supreme Court has directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to file its response by way of an affidavit on a vision document and plan ensuring protection of the Taj Mahal and its surroundings from pollution. The Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order on April 22 on []

The growing popularity of these internet sensations has unnerved governments across India, often leading to their arrests. Governments are now increasing their scrutiny over the medium and amending laws On April 8, the Supreme Court restored the bail granted to YouTuber A Duraimurugan Sattai. He was arrested in 2021 for allegedly making derogatory remarks against []

Following the Supreme Courts recognition of privacy as a fundamental right, the Government of India enacted the Digital Personal Data Protection Act to safeguard individual privacy. Can individuals truly exercise autonomy in a digital ecosystem where their personal information is constantly collected, analysed and monetised? By Ibrahim H Khatri In the relentless surge of the []

The Patna High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking a direction to the respondent authorities to provide pedestrian under pass near link road connecting N.H.-331 and 31 in Mohalla Shyamchak (Naya Tola) on under-construction flyover on NH 331 so that basic education of Children of Shyamchak along with other amenities of large []

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to a major fire breakout at a perfume warehouse at Ramasamudra, close to Kumbalagodu on Bengalurus Western outskirts. The Petition is registered suo-moto on the basis of the news item appearing in the daily newspaper dated 19.02.2024. As per the news item, []

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea seeking a direction that an election must be declared as null and void if maximum votes from the constituency are polled for None of The Above (NOTA) and a fresh election should be held for the constituency. The plea also sought a direction that the same []

The Delhi High Court recently delayed a hearing scheduled for Friday on a plea seeking the disqualification of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from contesting elections for violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) during a campaign event in Uttar Pradeshs Pilibhit earlier this month. The court will hear the plea seeking disqualification of Prime Minister []

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed all the petitions seeking 100 percent cross-verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) data with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) records. As the country went for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024, the Bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta authored separate, yet concurring judgments []

A PIL has sought direction from the Delhi High Court for the Election Commission of India (ECI) to develop a mechanism, which can allow the arrested political leaders to campaign through video-conferencing for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024. Filed by Amarjeet Gupta, a final year law student and moved through Advocate Md. Imran Ahmad, []

The Madras High Court disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking a direction to the respondents to make use of the overflowing surplus water discharged from Mettur Dam during rainy monsoon season through 16 vent surplus slices which can be diverted by giant pipes to mix with lake pond Sweda River and Vasistha []