The Bombay High Court has quashed the Central Government’s decision to retrospectively impose a one-time spectrum charge on Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea for spectrum held beyond 6.2 MHz during the period between July 1, 2008, and December 31, 2012, holding that the levy lacked both statutory and contractual authority. The Division Bench of Justice…
The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice on an application filed by Managing Editor of Aaj Tak Anjana Om Kashyap and TV Today Network, which owns the news channel, against educator Faisal Khan, popularly known as Khan Sir, along with several other social media users and content creators over their alleged defamatory remarks made…
The All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) party on Monday approached the Calcutta High Court, challenging the decision of West Bengal Legislative Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose recognising Ritabrata Banerjee as the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Assembly. The matter was mentioned today before the single-judge Bench of Justice Krishna Rao by Senior Advocate Sirsanya…
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on a writ petition filed by an overseas student from Saudi Arabia seeking declaration of his Class XII Improvement Examination result, which has remained withheld despite a special assessment scheme framed for students affected by examination cancellations in several West…
The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the removal of videos and social media posts that allegedly blamed a sitting High Court judge for the deaths of six persons in the Saket building collapse incident and described the judge as a “murderer”. The Division Bench of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna and Justice Madhu Jain observed…
The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice on a public interest litigation filed by the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) alleging large-scale irregularities and deficiencies in the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) newly introduced On-Screen Marking (OSM) system for evaluation of Class XII examination answer sheets. The Division Bench of Justice Neena…
A retired Bombay High Court judge and his family have allegedly been subjected to a prolonged campaign of threats, intimidation and violence across India and the United Kingdom following his 2024 judgment in the long-running Dawoodi Bohra succession dispute. According to reports, the alleged incidents have continued for nearly 10 months and are linked to…
The Supreme Court has held that the absence of a Test Identification Parade (TIP) does not automatically weaken the prosecution’s case where an accused is identified for the first time in court through dock identification, provided there are sufficient surrounding circumstances supporting the identification. The Bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Prasanna B Varale…
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has issued a show cause notice to Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU), Lucknow, alleging that the varsity’s public statements regarding the status of its approval were factually incomplete, legally unsustainable and materially misleading. The regulatory body stated that the lapse in approval was not attributable to…
Aaj Tak journalist and Managing Editor Anjana Om Kashyap and TV Today Network, which owns the news channel, have filed a defamation suit before the Delhi High Court against Bihar-based educator and YouTuber Faizal Khan, popularly known as Khan Sir, over his alleged derogatory remarks against them in connection with a controversy surrounding “star teachers”…