A Delhi court has allowed a petition filed by former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, seeking a no-objection certificate (NOC) for full-term renewal of his passport, which expired in 2018. Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh of Rouse Avenue Courts noted on Wednesday that since Kejriwal was not currently seeking permission to travel abroad and was…
The Bombay High Court has allowed animal slaughter during the festival of Bakri Eid on June 7, 2025, and during the Urs from June 8 to 12, 2025. The Division Bench of Justice Neela Gokhale and Justice Firdosh P Pooniwalla passed the order on Tuesday on an interim application filed by Hajrat Peer Malik Rehan…
The Madras High Court recently remembered late Justice Leila Seth, the first woman Chief Justice of an Indian High Court, who showed the way to a progressive society by openly acknowledging and accepting her homosexual son. While dealing with a case where a homosexual woman was forcefully detained by her family due to her sexual…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain an application seeking urgent intervention of the Court on the reported felling of 875 trees in Himachal Pradesh. Noting that none of the junior benches were authorised to allow any mentioning, the Bench of Justice PK Mishra and Justice AG Masih directed the applicant to approach the…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday berated a murder convict for moving the Apex Court again seeking an extension of three weeks to surrender before the jail authorities, even after the top court of the country rejected his plea over the same prayer last month. The Bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice SVN Bhatti noted…
The government of Uttar Pradesh has appointed 12 Advocates, including two seniors and one woman, as Additional Advocates General (AAGs) to represent the State in cases before the Allahabad High Court. A notification to this effect was issued on June 3. The lawyers (from both High Court Benches at Allahabad and Lucknow) appointed as AAG…
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai has said that the Supreme Court has always been prompt in taking immediate and appropriate measures to address the instances of misconduct and corruption surfacing within the judiciary. Speaking during the UK Supreme Court Roundtable titled ‘Maintaining Judicial Legitimacy and Public Confidence’ on Tuesday, the CJI said that no…
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday reprimanded social media influencer and law student Sharmishta Panoli for passing derogatory remarks against a minority community. Noting that her comments hurt the religious sentiments of a community, the single-judge Bench of Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee said that India being a diverse country, the freedom of speech should not…
The Delhi High Court has directed the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) to declare the results of Class XII on or before June 17, enabling students to register for the JEE-Mains 2025 counselling, scheduled for June 19. The single-judge Bench of Justice Vikas Mahajan observed that students put in hard labour for two to…
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union of India and the State of Uttar Pradesh on a petition seeking authorisation for Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University, Lucknow, to conduct exams and grant degrees to students for ‘Kamil’ (Graduation) and ‘Fazil’ (Post-Graduation) courses pursued through recognized Madarsas across the state. The Bench of Chief…