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Former Madras High Court and Calcutta High Court judge Justice CS Karnan passed away in Chennai on Friday morning. He was 71. Justice Karnan had been residing in Chennai and was undergoing treatment at a hospital following health complications. He reportedly died after his condition failed to respond to medical intervention. Born in 1955 in [] The post Former Madras High Court judge Justice CS Karnan dies at 71; was first sitting HC judge to be jailed for contempt appeared first on India Legal .

The Bombay High Court has reiterated that peaceful protests against administrative apathy cannot be met with criminal prosecution in the absence of material establishing violence or unlawful obstruction, observing that treating democratic dissent as a criminal offence would strike at the foundations of democracy. The Nagpur Bench of Justice MW Chandwani made the observations while [] The post Criminalising peaceful protests would be a sad day for democracy: Bombay High Court appeared first on In

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday took strong exception to remarks made by Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee allegedly suggesting that a section of the judiciary was acting under the influence of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Justice Krishna Rao, while hearing Banerjees petition challenging the West Bengal governments decision to downgrade his security [] The post Name the judges who are with BJP: Calcutta High Court questions Abhishek Banerjee over remarks against Judiciary ap

The Kerala High Court has called for expeditious action in the Sabarimala gold theft investigation, directing the concerned authorities to speed up the process of granting prosecution sanction against officials accused in the alleged misappropriation of gold from the temples sanctum sanctorum doorframes. A Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar [] The post Sabarimala gold theft: Kerala High Court directs authorities to expedite prosecution sanction, S

The Telangana High Court has sentenced the District Collector of Ranga Reddy district to six months of simple imprisonment for wilfully disobeying its direction to consider a representation seeking the removal of certain land parcels from the prohibitory properties list maintained under Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908. Justice K. Lakshman, while allowing a [] The post Telangana High Court sentences Ranga Reddy district collector to six months jail for contempt; suspends sentence for f

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to pay compensation exceeding 15 lakh to a vehicle owner whose commercial vehicle was seized and subsequently confiscated on suspicion of transporting cattle for slaughter, without sufficient evidence to substantiate the allegation. Justice Sandeep Jain, while allowing a petition filed by Tej Prakash in Tej [] The post Allahabad High Court orders UP Government to pay over 15 lakh compensation for illegal seizure of vehicle on cat

The Supreme Court on Wednesday, November 4, issued notice to the Central Government and Meta Platforms on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking regulatory intervention against social media algorithms and design features allegedly engineered to encourage compulsive usage among children. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. [] The post Supreme Court seeks Centre, Metas response to plea alleging social media algorithms are make children a

The Supreme Court has held that authorities must adopt a practical and humane approach while examining claims for pension under freedom fighters welfare schemes, observing that elderly claimants cannot be expected to produce documentary evidence relating to events that occurred nearly half a century ago. A Bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok [] The post Freedom fighters pension claims must be assessed on probabilities, not strict proof: Supreme Court appeared first on I

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Wednesday organised a formal felicitation ceremony to honour newly appointed Supreme Court Judges Justice Sunita Agarwal, former Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court, and Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, former Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court, marking their elevation to the countrys highest constitutional court. Chief Justice [] The post CJI Surya Kant lauds judicial experience of Justice Sunita Agarwal, Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh at SCBA fel

The Supreme Court has directed the Union Government to establish a dedicated special cell to oversee the implementation of the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, and ensure that its provisions are effectively enforced across the country. A Bench of Justice S.V.N. Bhatti and Justice N.V. Anjaria directed the Secretary of the [] The post Supreme Court directs Centre to set up special cell to ensure strict enforcement of child labour law appeared first on India Lega

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on November 5 the interim bail application filed by former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal, who is seeking temporary release in connection with the sexual assault case involving a former colleague. A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Prasanna B. Varale deferred the proceedings on Tuesday after Solicitor General [] The post Tarun Tejpal Case: Supreme Court to hear interim bail plea ahead of Diwali on November 5 appeared first on India Legal .

The Patna High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against Juggernaut Books Private Limited, the publisher of the controversial biography of yoga guru Swami Ramdev, holding that a person cannot initiate defamation proceedings merely because he is a follower or disciple of the individual allegedly defamed. Justice Alok Kumar Sinha, while allowing a petition filed by [] The post Patna High Court quashes defamation case against publisher of Swami Ramdev biography appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Monday sought a detailed justification from the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) for its policy of restricting the disclosure of actual question papers and answers attempted by candidates appearing for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET-PG). A Bench comprising Justice P.S. Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe asked the [] The post Supreme Court questions NBEMS over refusal to share actual NEET-PG questions with candidates app