The Supreme Court has issued notice to the States of Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand on a petition filed by former chairman of Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board Jitendra Narayan Tyagi aka Wasim Rizvi seeking clubbing of multiple FIRs registered against him in connection with an alleged hate speech. The Bench of Justice Vikram…
The Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed two petitions seeking an investigation into the charges of corruption and misuse of power by high-ranking public officials in Kerala, including Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter Veena Thaikkandiyil. The single-judge Bench of Justice K Babu dismissed the criminal revision petitions filed by Congress Member of Legislative…
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a writ petition challenging the immunity granted to judges from immediate criminal prosecution. The petition was filed by lawyers and concerned citizens, including Advocate Mathews J Nedumpara, in view of the alleged recovery of Rs 15 crore cash from the official residence of Delhi High Court judge…
The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the guidelines issued by the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) in 2022 stipulating that hotels and restaurants should not add any service charge automatically or by default to food bills. The single-judge Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh passed the order on petitions filed by the National Restaurants…
The Delhi High Court on Friday set aside an order issued by the Central government on July 30, 2023, cancelling the OCI card of Sweden-based Professor of Indian origin Ashok Swain. The single-judge Bench of Justice Sachin Datta, however, granted liberty to the Union of India to issue a fresh showcause notice to Swain. The…
Following the alleged recovery of Rs 15 crore from the official residence of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, Chief Justice of the High Court, Justice DK Upadhyay has reconstituted various administrative committees of the Court comprising Justice Varma. A circular uploaded on the Delhi High Court on Thursday said the Committees comprising judges…
The Supreme Court on Friday quashed a First Information Report (FIR) registered by the Gujarat Police against Member of Parliament (MP) Imran Pratapgarhi over a poem uploaded by him on social media. The Bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan observed that the offence of promoting enmity between religious groups under Section 196…
The Gujarat High Court on Friday delivered a spilt verdict on a temporary bail petition filed by self-styled Godman Asaram Bapu, serving life imprisonment in a 2013 rape case. In January 2025, the Apex Court had granted interim bail till March 31 to Asaram on medical grounds. The matter came up for hearing today before…
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) to decide on the remission plea of Sukhdev Yadav alias Pehalwan, currently serving a 20-year jail term in the Nitish Katara murder case, by April 22. The Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan expressed its strong…
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Delhi High Court judge Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma to the High Court of Calcutta. The decision was taken during the Apex Court Collegium meeting held on March 27. Justice Sharma joined the Delhi Judicial Service in 1992 and was promoted to the Higher Judicial Service in…