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SC Refuses To Stay Conviction Of SP Leader Abdullah Azam Khan In Criminal Case, Seeks UP’s Reply

A bench of justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna asked senior advocate Vivek Tankha and advocate Sumeer Sodhi to serve the copy of the petition to the standing counsel of Uttar Pradesh government and posted the matter for...

29 March 2023

Supreme Court

SC Refuses Urgent Hearing On Plea Against Calcutta HC Order Paving Way For WB Panchayat Polls

The bench said as the matter was not in the day's mentioning list, it may be mentioned again later.

29 March 2023

Supreme Court

Undue Leniency To Accused Will Adversely Affect Public Confidence In Legal System: SC

The court passed the order on an appeal filed by cab driver Shiva Kumar, convicted for the rape and murder of a 28-year-old BPO employee in Bengaluru in 2005.

28 March 2023

Delhi High Court

Delhi HC Sets Aside Summons To 'The Wire' Editor In Defamation Case

Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani said he was unable to discern how the article could be said to have defamed the complainant when it "nowhere says that the respondent (Singh) is involved in the wrongful activities, nor does it...

29 March 2023

Karnataka High Court

Karnataka HC Dismisses Petition By CM’s Political Secretary Seeking Quashing Of Lokayukta Case

The private complaint against Renukacharya, the MLA from Honnali, was filed by a person named Gurupadyya Mathad in 2015 alleging assets disproportionate to the known source of the politician's income. 

28 March 2023

Supreme Court

Reexamining Translocation Of Asiatic Lions From Gir To MP’s Kuno National Park: Centre To SC

A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath was told by the Centre in its application moved by Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati that a status report in this regard will be filed before the court within six...

28 March 2023

Delhi High Court

Delhi HC Seeks Stand Of Centre, Jamia Millia On Plea For EWS Quota

A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad issued notice to Jamia, Ministry of Education and University Grants Commission (UGC) on the public interest litigation filed by law student...

29 March 2023

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SC To Hear In May PIL Seeking To Ban Convicts From Forming, Running Political Parties

A bench of justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna deferred the matter after lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay mentioned it saying it be heard on April 5 or 6 as it was unlikely to be heard during the day.

28 March 2023

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28 March 2023
Calcutta HC Orders CBI Probe Into ‘Attack’ On Union Minister Nisith Pramanik In Cooch Behar

Calcutta HC Orders CBI Probe Into ‘Attack’ On Union Minister Nisith Pramanik In Cooch Behar

He prayed for a CBI investigation into the alleged attack claiming that the state police had refused to register a complaint by the CISF, who were providing...


28 March 2023
HC Issues Summons To Uddhav Thackeray, Aditya Thackeray, Sanjay Raut On Defamation Plea

HC Issues Summons To Uddhav Thackeray, Aditya Thackeray, Sanjay Raut On Defamation Plea

The high court also asked Google, Twitter, Uddhav, Aditya and Raut to file their written statements within 30 days on the plea seeking removal of the alleged...


28 March 2023
What Fundamental Right Is Violated? SC On Mohammed Faizal's Plea Against Disqualification As MP

What Fundamental Right Is Violated? SC On Mohammed Faizal's Plea Against Disqualification As MP

A bench of Justices K M Joseph and B V Nagarathna posed the question to the lawyer appearing for the NCP leader after he mentioned the matter saying it be...


28 March 2023
Custodial Death Case: SC Directs Gujarat To File Reply On Sanjiv Bhatt's Plea To Submit More Evidence In His Support

Custodial Death Case: SC Directs Gujarat To File Reply On Sanjiv Bhatt's Plea To Submit More Evidence In His Support

Bhatt has filed the appeal in the high court challenging his conviction in the custodial death case of Prabhudas Vaishnani, who was caught by Jamnagar police...


28 March 2023
UP Court Acquits Mukhtar Ansari In 23-Year-Old Case

UP Court Acquits Mukhtar Ansari In 23-Year-Old Case

Mukhtar Ansari and his associates have been acquitted by a special MP/MLA court in a case of extending threats to a Lucknow jailor and others about 23 years...


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27 March 2023
Maharashtra: Man Held For Killing Co-Worker In Thane District Factory

Maharashtra: Man Held For Killing Co-Worker In Thane District Factory

A 24-year-old man has been arrested in Thane, Maharashtra for killing his 31-year-old colleague at an industrial unit over a petty issue. The accused attacked...


26 March 2023
Delhi Excise Policy Scam: SC To Hear Plea Of BRS Leader K Kavitha Against Summons By ED

Delhi Excise Policy Scam: SC To Hear Plea Of BRS Leader K Kavitha Against Summons By ED

On March 15, the top court agreed to hear her plea seeking protection from arrest and challenging the summons issued by the ED.


24 March 2023
Consider The Indian Scenario Before Following US Court Decisions: SC

Consider The Indian Scenario Before Following US Court Decisions: SC

"This Court ought to have considered the differences in the American laws and the Indian laws, more particularly the provisions in the Indian Constitution," it...


24 March 2023
HC Directs Delhi Govt To Pay Rs 3L Ex-Gratia To Toddler For Loss Of Vision After Premature Birth

HC Directs Delhi Govt To Pay Rs 3L Ex-Gratia To Toddler For Loss Of Vision After Premature Birth

"It is made clear that the direction for release of the sum of Rs 3 lakh shall not be construed as an opinion on merits qua the conduct of the hospital or the...


24 March 2023
Ensure Recruitment Process Of Prosecutors Completed Expeditiously: HC To Delhi Govt, UPSC

Ensure Recruitment Process Of Prosecutors Completed Expeditiously: HC To Delhi Govt, UPSC

The high court was hearing a batch of petitions, including a suo motu case (a matter initiated on its own), concerning issues related to recruitment,...


24 March 2023
SC Refuses To Hear Plea Challenging Renaming Of Maharashtra's Aurangabad

SC Refuses To Hear Plea Challenging Renaming Of Maharashtra's Aurangabad

"Appear before Bombay High Court now. The high court is seized of the matter," a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha and...


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23 March 2023
Rectify Discrepancies In Voters List To Ensure Free, Fair Elections: Karnataka HC

Rectify Discrepancies In Voters List To Ensure Free, Fair Elections: Karnataka HC

Disposing of two petitions filed by the Bharatiya Janata Party and one of its party workers, the High Court recently directed the Election Commission to act...


23 March 2023
SYL Canal: SC Tells Centre To Play More 'Pro-Active Role' To Resolve Dispute

SYL Canal: SC Tells Centre To Play More 'Pro-Active Role' To Resolve Dispute

During the hearing, the Punjab government told the top court that they have huge scarcity of water with water tables going down in the rivers and there is "no...


23 March 2023
Convicted 2 Decades Ago For Allegedly Taking Bribe, SC Acquits Office Help

Convicted 2 Decades Ago For Allegedly Taking Bribe, SC Acquits Office Help

The top court acquitted Jagtar Singh (65), who was convicted by the trial court in 2005 for offences under Prevention of Corruption Act and awarded one year...


23 March 2023
2019 Jamia Violence: Trial Court Order Discharging 11 Persons Perverse, Delhi Police To HC

2019 Jamia Violence: Trial Court Order Discharging 11 Persons Perverse, Delhi Police To HC

The police said at the stage of framing of charges, a trial court cannot indulge in conducting a mini trial by determining the credibility of the evidence as...


23 March 2023
ED Tenure Extension: SC Rejects Centre's Submission; Says Even Those Facing Graft Cases Have Right To Be Heard

ED Tenure Extension: SC Rejects Centre's Submission; Says Even Those Facing Graft Cases Have Right To Be Heard

The top court said even if the petitioners are facing cases, they have the right to approach the judiciary for redressal of their grievances.


23 March 2023
Kerala HC To Consider Bail Application Of M Sivasankar In Life Mission Case On Monday

Kerala HC To Consider Bail Application Of M Sivasankar In Life Mission Case On Monday

Justice A Badharudeen said the court will hear the matter on March 27 after the ED informed it that the Additional Solicitor General will appear before it...


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