The Allahabad High Court has refused to entertain two public interest litigations (PILs) seeking the constitution of a Judicial Commission and a court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe allegations of financial irregularities in donations received by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust for the Ayodhya Ram Mandir. A Division Bench comprising Justice Rajan…
The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of National Stock Exchange (NSE), Chitra Ramkrishna, challenging the constitutional validity of the definitions of “public duty” and “public servant” under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, holding that NSE performs functions of public importance and its…
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed further criminal proceedings against a man accused of forcing a family in Madhya Pradesh to convert to Islam while issuing notice on his appeal challenging the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s refusal to quash the criminal case. The Bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Shree Chandrashekhar passed the interim…
The Delhi High Court on Thursday approved the designation of 85 advocates as Senior Advocates following a Full Court meeting convened to consider the recommendations of the Committee for Designation of Senior Advocates. The decision was taken after the Full Court examined the recommendations submitted by the designation committee, which had assessed the eligibility and…
The Union government on Thursday informed the Kerala High Court that mandating cigarette manufacturers to disclose the numerical nicotine and tar content on cigarette packets without first prescribing statutory maximum permissible limits could mislead consumers and dilute the public health objective underlying the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade…
The Delhi High Court has disposed of a batch of petitions challenging the selection of riders for India’s Show Jumping team for the 2026 Asian Games after being informed that the country would not field a national team in the tournament. The single-judge Bench of Justice Mini Pushkarna on Wednesday recorded the statements made on…
The Supreme Court on Thursday strongly criticised the Acting Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, for failing to comply with its earlier judicial directions in a pending DNA paternity dispute, observing that his conduct prima facie warranted initiation of contempt proceedings. The Bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice…
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Union of India and the Land & Development Office (L&DO) on a writ petition filed by Sir Sobha Singh & Sons Private Limited, owner of the Ambassador Hotel, challenging the eviction proceedings initiated under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971, in respect…
The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed several social media platforms and e-commerce intermediaries to remove the remaining online content allegedly infringing the personality rights of Indian cricketer Abhishek Sharma. The single-judge Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh passed the direction in a suit seeking protection against the unauthorised use of the cricketer’s name, image, likeness…
The Delhi High Court has upheld the validity of Rule 7(11) of the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994, and Regulation 3 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Standards of Quality of Service – Duration of Advertisements in Television Channels) Regulations, 2012, as amended in 2013, holding that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)…