The Allahabad High Court has granted conditional bail to Mohammad Kaif, accused of kidnapping and raping a minor girl. A Single Bench of Justice Krishan Pahal passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Mohd Kaif. Applicant seeks bail in Case under Sections 363, 366, 376 of I.P.C, Sections 3/4 of…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of wide variations found among popular varieties of rice in India in their ability to use nitrogen. The petition is registered suo motu on the basis of the news item dated 11.08.2024. As per the article, this knowledge can be used to develop newer varieties…
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Himachal Pradesh High Court to reconsider the candidature of two District Judges, who were earlier rejected by the High Court Collegium, for elevation as judges to the High Court. The Bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra allowed the petition filed by District Judges Chirag…
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a petition filed by former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh against the Calcutta High Court observations linking him to the recent rape and murder of a 31-year-old resident doctor at the hospital. The Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, Justice JB…
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a petition filed by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) against the Patna High Court order quashing the Bihar law to increase reservation for Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/STs) in the State from 50 percent to 65 percent in public employment and…
The Kerala High Court disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking direction to restrain the respondents 7 and 8 (Government Higher Secondary School, Mammalassery, Ernakulam and Principal) from constructing ‘Varnakoodaram’ of Samagra Shiksha, Kerala (SSK project) or such other constructions without the permission of the 3rd respondent (Ernakulam District Panchayat) within the playground…
The Allahabad High Court while allowing an appeal observed that it is not a mandatory condition of law that for a daughter-in-law to claim maintenance, she must first agree to live at her matrimonial home. The Division Bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Donadi Ramesh passed this order while hearing an appeal filed…
The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a direction to the Special Police Establishment to conclude the investigation in a 2022 Crime Case registered at Police Station Special Police Establishment, Bhopal. The petitioner further seeks a direction to the state government to provide a copy of the subject FIR. The…
By Sujit Bhar There are two sayings in the world of business. The first—and this is common to other arenas beyond business as well—is “what goes around, comes around”. The second is “be kind to people you meet on your way up, because they are the ones you’ll meet again on your way down”. Both…
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,…