The Kerala High Court sought the response of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on an election petition challenging her victory in the November 2024 Wayanad Lok Sabha by-elections. The single-judge Bench of Justice K Babu on Tuesday issued summons to Gandhi and listed the matter for further hearing in August. The petition was filed by…
Chief Justice of India Bhushan R Gavai has given a word of caution to the courts, saying that they should exercise the power of judicial review only in exceptional or rare cases, wherein the statute was either violative of the basic structure of the Constitution or in direct conflict with any fundamental right of the…
A Delhi court has ordered the registration of a first information report (FIR) and probe into the death case of one Sheikh Shadat, who died due to custodial torture at Subhash Place Police Station. Noting that photographs and video footage of Shadat’s body showed multiple injury marks, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Vasundhra Chhaunkar ruled that…
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday adjourned to June 11, a criminal case registered in connection with the Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede of June 4, which claimed 11 lives and left 56 people injured. The single-judge Bench of Justice SR Krishna Kumar adjourned the case after the Counsel appearing for the Karnataka government sought time to…
A Delhi court has directed Hindustan Times and its former reporter Neelesh Misra to pay Rs 40 lakh in damages to a businessman over a 2007 news report, which alleged that he was sacked from a company over alleged financial irregularities. District Judge Prabh Deep Kaur directed the newspaper to publish an apology within 60…
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar called on former Chief Justice of India Justice TS Thakur in Dado Deoria of Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh on Saturday at the residence of the latter’s in-laws. The Vice President not only met Justice Thakur, but also interacted with his family. Justice TS Thakur has his residence in nearby Sarsani…
The Supreme Court on Monday denied urgent hearing to a suit filed by the State of Tamil Nadu against the Union government seeking release of over Rs 2291 crore under the Samagra Shiksha Scheme (SSS). The matter was mentioned before the Bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Manmohan by Senior Advocate P Wilson….
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Special Leave Petition filed by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) challenging the Madras High Court order of June 3, which prohibited the collection of toll on the Madurai-Tuticorin Highway till the road was repaired and maintained in good condition. The Bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra…
The Supreme Court on Monday granted interim protection from arrest to two journalists in a case related to alleged custodial violence, caste-based abuse, and threat to life from Bhind police, especially from Superintendent of Police (SP) Asit Yadav. While refusing to entertain the petition filed by Shashikant Jatav and Amarkant Singh Chouhan, the Bench of…
By Annunthra Rangan In a sign of tentative diplomatic thaw, India’s External Affairs Minister Subramanyam Jaishankar and Canada’s newly appointed Foreign Minister Anita Anand held a constructive dialogue on the future of bilateral relations. Jaishankar stated that the two had “discussed the prospects of India-Canada ties” and extended his best wishes for Anand’s tenure. Anand,…