The Karnataka High Court has allowed a private complaint alleging irregularities in the allotment of a civic amenity site by the Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) to the Siddhartha Vihar Trust, associated with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and his family, to proceed. The Single Bench of Justice Naga Prasanna heard this matter. The proceedings arise from…
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday, September 8, rejected the temporary bail plea of self-styled godman Asaram, who is serving a life sentence following his conviction in a 2013 rape case by a Gandhinagar court. A Division Bench of Justice Gita Gopi and Justice LS Pirzada dismissed Asaram’s plea seeking 20-day temporary bail. He had…
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to urgently list a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions for hostel facilities to be provided in all colleges run by the University of Delhi (DU) in the national capital. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said such a direction could not…
The Rajasthan High Court has imposed an interim one-kilometre construction-control and ecological scrutiny zone around identified critical leopard habitats in the Jawai region of Pali district, seeking to protect the area’s caves, dens, breeding sites and wildlife corridors from unchecked development. A Division Bench of Dr Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Rekha Borana issued…
The Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seeking to quash criminal defamation proceedings arising from remarks allegedly made by him against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The complaint concerns statements attributed to Gandhi in which he allegedly described the Prime Minister as “Choro Ke Sardar” and “Commander-in-Thief” while criticising…
The Calcutta High Court has set aside the cognizance taken by a Magistrate in Krishnagar in a complaint case against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra and directed that the matter be transferred to the designated Special Court dealing with cases against MPs and MLAs at Bidhannagar in North 24-Parganas. A Division Bench of Justice…
The Supreme Court has agreed to list a plea seeking a definite timeline for the Union Government to process and act upon recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium for the appointment and transfer of judges. The plea raises concerns over delays in the executive processing of recommendations cleared by the Collegium and seeks a…
A Delhi court on Monday remanded right-wing influencer and commentator Swatantra Bhardwaj to 14 days of judicial custody in connection with the alleged assault of the father of a teenage Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activist during a protest at Jantar Mantar in July. Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Pratap Singh Laler of the Patiala House Courts…
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed strong concern over repeated incidents of doctors being assaulted in Maharashtra, observing that people sharing the “same ideology” were allegedly behind such attacks. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta made the observations while hearing a challenge filed by Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Sukrya Mhatre in connection…
The Delhi High Court on Monday heard proceedings concerning a fresh inquiry into a sexual harassment complaint against an IIT Delhi professor dating back to 2013. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia heard the matter. Senior Advocate Parag Tripathi, appearing for IIT Delhi, submitted that the complaint had…