The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the investigation into the FIR registered against former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter Veena T and son-in-law P A Mohamed Riyas in the alleged Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL)-Exalogic case for seven days. The Court also permitted the petitioners to pursue their challenge before a Division…
The Allahabad High Court has sought responses from the Central Government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on the need for a legal or regulatory framework enabling dependants of patients in a comatose state to access money held in their bank accounts to meet medical expenses and household necessities. A Division Bench of Justice…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission (SEC) to consider a representation by the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) seeking an extension of the deadline for filing nominations for the upcoming urban local body elections. The party has alleged that violence, intimidation and obstruction prevented several of its candidates…
The Calcutta High Court has declined to directly supervise the investigation into the deadly Chorebagan Durga Puja pandal stampede in Kolkata, while permitting the West Bengal government to appoint a retired High Court judge of its choice to head a commission of inquiry into the tragedy. A Division Bench headed by Chief Justice Ravindra V…
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) seeking to restrain authorities from removing its temporary bookstall near Jadavpur Coffee House in Kolkata during the Durga Puja festivities. Justice Partha Pratim Roy declined to grant relief to the party, observing that merely applying for permission and…
All India Students’ Association (AISA) president Neha Bora has approached the Delhi High Court challenging a police notice directing her to furnish a personal bond of ₹10,000 and undertake to maintain peace, following her detention ahead of a proposed protest in the national capital. The petition seeks the withdrawal of the notice and a stay…
The Kerala High Court has ruled that neither the State government nor the High Court can extend the deadline fixed by the Supreme Court for temples and Devaswoms to register with the District Committee under the Kerala Captive Elephant (Management and Maintenance) Rules, 2012. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas made the observation while dismissing a petition…
The Bombay High Court will take up actor Imran Khan’s challenge to a directive requiring him to leave India on October 26, after the actor questioned the legality of the order issued by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO). The notice requires him to depart from the country by October 28. A Division Bench of…
The Delhi High Court has held that a voter whose name was deleted from the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) need not apprehend legal action for making a false declaration merely because he seeks re-inclusion through Form 6, after the Election Commission of India (ECI) assured the Court that the application could…
A Supreme Court advocate-on-record (AOR) has sought the Attorney General’s consent to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Sunny Joseph and those responsible for managing the party’s social media account over a post on X calling for Chief Justice of India Surya Kant to resign. In an application dated October…