The Allahabad High Court on Thursday directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to inspect the Shahi Jama Mosque in Sambhal to assess the need for whitewashing and decorative arrangements (at the site), ahead of the Ramzan month. The single-judge Bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal ordered the ASI to form a three-member team to…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on a man for challenging the award of Rs 5,000 as maintenance to his 77-year-old mother. The single-judge Bench of Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri directed the petitioner to deposit the amount in the name of his mother before the Principal Judge, Family…
The Supreme Court has stayed proceedings against former world’s no. 1 junior badminton champion Lakshya Sen and others over allegations that his birth certificate was forged, permitting him to compete in junior badminton tournaments. The Bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice K Vinod Chandran on Tuesday issued notice to the Karnataka government and complainant…
The Supreme Court has deferred the judgment on whether the appointment of the Delhi Police Commissioner should align with its 2006 verdict in the Prakash Singh case, setting out criteria for the selection and tenure of state police chiefs. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh observed that the question stemmed…
The Delhi High Court has directed Amazon to pay damages of USD 39 million (around Rs 340 crore) to Lifestyle Equities in an infringement suit related to the former’s Beverly Hills Polo Club trademark. A order was passed by the single-judge Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh on Tuesday. Lifestyle Equities CV had filed a…
The Supreme Court has set aside the Allahabad High Court order directing the officials in Uttar Pradesh to avail services from government hospitals. The Bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar orally remarked on Tuesday that the directions, issued by the High Court in 2018, interfered with policy decisions and…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a petition filed by Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel HD Kumaraswamy, seeking to quash criminal proceedings in a land de-notification case related to his tenure as Chief Minister of Karnataka in 2007. The Bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Rajesh Bindal observed that the Union Minister…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to several leaders of the YSR Congress Party, in connection with the alleged ransacking of the Telugu Desam Party’s office, as well as the alleged vandalisation of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s residence, in 2021. The Bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Manmohan granted anticipatory bail…
The Supreme Court has stayed the Kerala High Court order, which directed the Central government to procure medicines worth Rs 18 lakh for treatment of the rare disease – Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), as a one-time measure. The Bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar asked the Centre to explore…
A Delhi court on Tuesday sentenced Congress leader Sajjan Kumar to life imprisonment for the murder of a father-son duo during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The order was passed by Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Courts. Rejecting the prosecution and the complainant’s prayer seeking death penalty for Kumar, the special court observed that…