By Kenneth Tiven Indian-American Kamala Harris has excited Americans in ways that have caused high anxiety for ex-president Donald Trump, who two months ago believed his MAGA movement had another four-year term nearly guaranteed. Trump had argued that President Joe Biden was too old to withstand the MAGA movement’s right to reign. The old expression,…
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgment on the bail petition of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) over alleged involvement in the Delhi Excise Policy scam case. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan reserved its verdict after hearing both…
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a contempt of court notice to Wikipedia on a contempt petition filed by ANI Media Private Limited alleging that the platform failed to comply with orders to disclose information on subscribers who allegedly made defamatory edits on ANI’s Wikipedia page. The single-judge Bench of Justice Navin Chawla took…
The Supreme Court will hear petition filed by former Principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh, challenging the Calcutta High Court order, which transferred the probe into alleged irregularities in the tender processes and mismanagement by Ghosh to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on friday. The matter will be heard by…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of a study that revealed the presence of microplastics in Indian salt and sugar brands, in various forms, including fibre, pellets, films and fragments. The petition is registered suo motu on the basis of a news item dated 13.08.2024. As per the article, the study…
Former bureaucrats, senior academics and activists have filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Central government to halt the export of arms and military equipment to Israel during its ongoing military operations in Gaza. Filed through Advocate Prashant Bhushan, the petition argued that these exports violated India’s obligations…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by activist Sharjeel Imam seeking an early hearing of his bail application registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the larger conspiracy leading to Delhi riots in 2020. The Division Bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Girish Kathpalia said that…
The Bombay High Court imposed a Cost of Rs 10,000 (Rupees Ten Thousand) on the petitioner and dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed to quash the resolution passed by the respondent corporation, whereby the decision was taken to construct a hospital along with upgraded/ modern facilities for the poor and downtrodden in Ahmednagar. The…
The Allahabad High Court has granted conditional bail to Abdul Samad @ Saddam, brother-in-law of former MLA late Ashraf. A Single Bench of Justice Sameer Jain passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Abdul Samad @ Saddam. The application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in…
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed alleging that certain contractors appointed by the National Highways Department are unauthorisedly drawing water. The Division Bench of Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya noted from the annexures to the petition that the petitioner has raised several queries under the Right to…