The Kerala High Court on Thursday heard a petition filed by the State Government seeking to defer the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls ordered by the Election Commission of India (ECI). The plea cited administrative challenges and overlapping election schedules as reasons for requesting the postponement. Justice V.G. Arun, who presided over the…
The Gujarat High Court has been approached by a man from Ahmedabad seeking divorce from his wife, alleging that her excessive attachment to stray dogs made their marriage unbearable. According to the petitioner, the couple married in 2006, but their relationship began to deteriorate when his wife started bringing stray dogs into their apartment. He…
A Delhi court has reopened criminal proceedings against former Union Minister and ex-Member of Parliament Bhanwar Jitendra Singh in connection with the alleged wrongful retention of a painting by celebrated artist M.F. Husain, said to be worth over ₹1 crore. The complaint was filed by Rohit Singh Mahiyaria, who claimed that his mother, Dr. Prabha…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the governments of Punjab and Haryana to submit detailed reports outlining the measures they have implemented to prevent stubble burning — one of the main factors behind the sharp rise in air pollution across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). A Bench led by Chief Justice B. R….
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed its strong dissatisfaction over the delay caused by the petitioners in filing appeals seeking disclosure of information related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bachelor’s degree from Delhi University (DU). Noting that the appeals had been filed well beyond the period of limitation, the Division Bench of Chief Justice…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday, while expressing its strong displeasure over the recent incident of a lawyer allegedly hurling a shoe at Chief Justice of India BR Gavai during court proceedings, said that such incidents warranted the formulation of preventive and regulatory mechanisms to preserve the sanctity of court proceedings. Noting that the episode…
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has moved the Supreme Court seeking an inquiry into reports that female sanitation workers at Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) in Rohtak, Haryana, were allegedly subjected to ‘period checks’ to verify whether they were menstruating. Filed under Article 32 of the Constitution, the writ petition mentioned the October 22 incident…
The Supreme Court has asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to file its response to a set of petitions challenging the “Special Intensive Revision” (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. The Court, while issuing notice, also questioned the petitioners on their apprehensions regarding the process. A Bench comprising Justices Surya…
Justice Atul Sreedharan on Tuesday took oath as a judge of the Allahabad High Court.The oath of office and secrecy to Justice Sreedharan was administered by Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Arun Bhansali. The Centre requested the Collegium not to transfer Justice Sreedharan to the Chhattisgarh High Court. The Collegium then recommended his name for…
The Supreme Court of India while hearing a public interest petition, emphasised that India is one country and warned about the dangers of singling out individuals simply because of their culture, language or background. The bench observed that the essence of India’s constitutional promise lies in embracing diversity, not penalising it. The judges cautioned that…