The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Gyanvapi Mosque Management Committee on a petition seeking another survey by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) of the SC-ordered sealed area inside the Gyanvapi Mosque, where an earlier survey had purportedly found a Shivling, which the Muslim side claimed as a fountain. The Bench of…
The Delhi High Court has directed the Central government to conduct a meeting with the providers and deployers of deepfake technology, telecom service providers and victims of deepfakes, along with intermediaries such as Facebook and X (formerly Twitter), before finalising the suggestions on the detection and removal of deepfakes. The Division Bench of Chief Justice…
The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Gujarat government on a petition filed by self-styled godman Asaram Bapu seeking the suspension of the life imprisonment sentence awarded to him by a trial court in a rape case. However, the Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Aravind Kumar made it clear that…
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Union government to hold a meeting with all States and Union Territories of the country and formulate a proposal to address the issue of inter-state trafficking of bonded labourers, including minors. The Bench of Justice B R Gavai and Justice K V Viswanathan passed the order on a…
The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the response of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on a petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the Delhi Liquor Policy scam case. The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the response of the Directorate of Enforcement on a petition filed by…
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government authorities to pay interest at 8% on a long delay of 14-year disbursement of retiral dues to the wife of a state government employee. A Single Bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Smt Krishnawati. The retiral dues…
The Gauhati High Court recently disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Mahesh Deka and two others, concerning the proposed construction of two arms connecting the elevated corridor on GNB Road, which would have resulted in the felling of century-old trees around Dighalipukhuri pond in Guwahati. The petitioners alleged that the construction would…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of a news report highlighting the rampant sale of tobacco products near schools in Bilaspur, despite the implementation of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (COPTA). The news report, published on…
The Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench, has issued a significant directive in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Rangro Herie and Kikrükhuono Pfukha, concerning the availability and infrastructure of blood banks in Nagaland. The PIL was heard by the Bench of Justices Soumitra Saikia and Kaushik Goswami on November 13, 2024. The…
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition seeking the appointment of a receiver in Jaigurudev Dharma Pracharak Sanstha. A Single Bench of Justice Kshitij Shailendra passed this order while hearing an appeal filed by Jaigurudev Dharma Pracharak Sanstha And 3 Others. In both the appeals, the order dated 13.03.2023 passed by Civil Judge (Senior Division), Mathura…