The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a writ petition filed by Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan challenging the rejection of her nomination for the Rajya Sabha election from Madhya Pradesh, holding that the petition was not maintainable in view of the constitutional bar on judicial interference in election matters. The Bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra…
The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the removal of additional videos uploaded by Dr. Kapil Kakkar in which he allegedly continued to make accusations against a sitting High Court judge in connection with the collapse of a building in Delhi’s Saket area on May 30 that resulted in the deaths of six persons. The…
The Supreme Court was informed on Friday that the Union government is considering formulating a policy to address the concerns of private students in West Asian countries whose Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class XII results could not be declared due to the cancellation of examinations amid the ongoing conflict and security situation in…
The Madras High Court has sought responses from the Union government and the Tamil Nadu government on a public interest litigation challenging the alleged relegation of Tamil Thai Vaazhthu, the officially recognised State Song of Tamil Nadu, to a position after Vande Mataram and the National Anthem during official State functions and constitutional ceremonies. A…
The Kerala High Court on Friday sought the State government’s response to a plea filed by the survivor in the 2017 actress assault case seeking a fresh court-monitored investigation into the alleged unauthorised access of a memory card and pen drive containing visuals of the sexual assault she was subjected to. Justice C.S. Dias passed…
The Rajasthan High Court has directed that all medical facilities, accommodations and permissions previously granted to self-styled godman and rape convict Asaram Bapu by the High Court and the Supreme Court shall continue during his incarceration, notwithstanding the dismissal of his appeal against conviction and the cancellation of his interim bail. The single-judge Bench of…
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday questioned the legality of the West Bengal Assembly Speaker’s decision to recognise expelled All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as the Leader of Opposition (LoP), despite the party having nominated senior leader Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay for the post. The single-judge Bench of Justice Krishna Rao raised concerns regarding…
A Delhi court has refused to grant bail to a man accused of cheating a Haryana judicial officer of more than Rs 52 lakh through an alleged online romance scam that originated on the dating application Tinder. Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Partap Singh Laler of Patiala House Courts held that the material available on record…
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed an Allahabad High Court verdict that had censured Uttar Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Sanjay Prasad for allegedly obstructing the implementation of police reforms in the state, while making adverse remarks against him. The Bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Atul S Chandurkar stayed the operation of…
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted interim protection from coercive action to All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) MP Abhishek Banerjee in connection with a criminal case alleging forgery of signatures of the newly-elected party legislators on a resolution related to the appointment of the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly….