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The Supreme Court on September 21 ordered a fresh investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the 2012 rape and murder of a 17-year-old girl in Dharmasthala, Karnataka, observing that the manner in which the case was investigated by the local police, Karnataka CID and CBI shocks the very conscience of the court. A [] The post Dharmasthala rape-murder: Supreme Court orders fresh SIT probe, says earlier investigation deeply offends the courts sense of justice appeared first on India L

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea filed by former Mumbai Mayor and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Vishakha Raut challenging her disqualification as a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) councillor following the invalidation of her Other Backward Class (OBC) caste certificate. A Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta directed that [] The post Supreme Court issues notice on former Mumbai Mayor Vishakha Rauts disqualification as BMC councillor appeared first on India

The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed by Cauvery Nadhi Rakshna Samiti seeking reallocation of 70 TMC of Cauvery river water from Tamil Nadus share to Karnataka, observing that the inter-State dispute is already being litigated by the two States before the appropriate forums. A Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta [] The post Cauvery water dispute: Supreme Court rejects societys plea seeking 70 TMC reallocation rom Tamil Nadu to Karnataka appeared first on India Legal

DMK president MK Stalin has told the Madras High Court that merely heading a political party does not make him legally liable for every social media post published by its various wings or functionaries. Stalin made the submission in a counter-affidavit opposing interim relief applications in a Rs 1 crore defamation suit filed by Tamil [] The post DMK Chief cannot be held accountable for every post by party functionaries, Stalin tells Madras High Court appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court to examine allegations made by Advocate Prashant Bhushan against the trial judge hearing the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case and submit a report in a sealed cover. A Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and [] The post Supreme Court seeks Allahabad High Court report on allegations against Lakhimpur Kheri trial judge appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court has granted four weeks interim bail on medical grounds to Lovkesh Bajaj, the owner of the Malviya Nagar property where a fatal fire in June claimed multiple lives. Justice Sachin Datta passed the order after taking note of Bajajs recent major abdominal surgery and the medical condition reported by the jail [] The post Malviya Nagar Fire: Delhi High Court grants four-week interim bail to Hotel owner on medical grounds appeared first on India Legal .

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Anto Augustine, Managing Director of Malayalam news channel Reporter TV, in an Abkari case concerning the alleged seizure of liquor beyond the permissible limit from a property in Wayanad. Justice Kauser Edappagath passed the order on Augustines bail plea in Anto Augustine v. State of Kerala. [] The post Kerala High Court grants bail to reporter TV MD Anto Augustine in Abkari case appeared first on India Legal .

The Allahabad High Court has warned a workplace against forcing employees to wear Santa Claus red caps, observing that such instructions could hurt the sentiments of people belonging to different faiths and disturb a peaceful and harmonious work environment. Justice Saurabh Srivastava made the observations while partly allowing a petition filed by Vikram Singh alias [] The post Allahabad High Court warns against forcing employees to wear Santa caps, says such instructions may hurt religious sent

The Supreme Court has held that an administrative enquiry is mandatory before initiating proceedings against a public servant under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, and quashed proceedings initiated against a Deputy Superintendent of Police and a Sub-Inspector in Tamil Nadu. A Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K [] The post Supreme Court quashes SC/ST Act proceedings against Tamil Nadu police officers, says administrative enquiry mandatory a

The Law and Society Committee (LawSoc) of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, has decided to call off the proposed screening of filmmaker Lalit Vachanis documentary Prisoner No. 626710 is Present, centred on jailed activist Umar Khalid. The student committee communicated the decision to the NLSIU student community after discussions with the [] The post NLSIU student committee cancels Umar Khalid Documentary screening citing threats of criminal action, harassment appea

The Supreme Court has directed private universities across the country to place extensive financial and operational information on record, making it clear that institutions imparting higher education cannot be operated as profit-making entities. A Bench comprising Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice N.V. Anjaria, in an order passed on September 17, directed the Union Government, States [] The post Supreme Court directs disclosure of financial, admission and operational details by private un