Centre will decide on High Court appointments within three months, attorney general tells SC

The names of 10 judges recommended for High Courts have been pending with the law ministry for six months.

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· Apr 16, 2021 · 11:52 am

‘Day-dreamer’s fantasy’: Woman’s plea claiming Prince Harry backed out of marriage promise dismissed

The Punjab and Haryana High Court said it ‘can only show sympathy for the petitioner’ for believing a fake conversation.

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· Apr 13, 2021 · 12:28 pm

SC issues notice to Centre on academics’ plea seeking guidelines on seizure of electronic devices

The plea stated that the seizure of devices by investigating agencies posed the threat of damage or distortion or premature exposure of research.

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· Mar 30, 2021 · 05:10 pm

Delhi HC orders man accused of assaulting woman to do community service to ‘atone for sins’

The court observed that the woman did not want to pursue her complaint and quashed the FIR filed against the man.

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· Mar 29, 2021 · 03:35 pm

SC quashes FIR against journalist Patricia Mukhim for Facebook post on conflict between communities

The senior Shillong-based journalist had condemned the attack on five non-tribal youth by a gang of masked men, allegedly tribals, in Meghalaya.

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· Mar 25, 2021 · 03:51 pm

Attorney general refuses to initiate contempt proceedings against Rahul Gandhi

Advocate Vineet Jindal had accused the Congress leader of making comments against the judiciary and lowering its dignity.

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· Mar 24, 2021 · 11:03 am

Cutting cake with tricolour, Ashoka Chakra drawn on it is not unpatriotic: Madras High Court

The court was hearing a case from 2013, when a large cake with the Indian flag on it was cut and eaten by 2,500 guests during a party in Coimbatore.

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· Mar 23, 2021 · 02:10 pm

SC stays proceedings in High Courts on pleas related to regulating OTT platforms

The order came after the court was told that despite it issuing notice on a transfer plea, the Punjab and Haryana High Court was hearing the matter.

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· Mar 23, 2021 · 01:37 pm

Land denotification: Karnataka HC reinstates case against Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa

The CM and ex-minister Katta Subramanya Naidu are accused of using their positions to allow releasing over 24 acres of government land to private players.

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· Mar 21, 2021 · 01:37 pm

States passing resolutions against Centre’s legislations are not disobeying law, says SC

The court made the observation while hearing a petition challenging the legislative competencies of states while passing such resolutions.

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· Mar 19, 2021 · 07:50 pm

SC scraps HC order asking sexual harassment accused to get rakhi tied by complainant

Last year, the High Court had also asked the accused to give the woman Rs 11,000 ‘to seek blessings’ as a bail condition.

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· Mar 18, 2021 · 04:42 pm

On plea seeking mortal remains of man wrongly buried in Saudi Arabia, Delhi HC asks Centre to reply

The wife of the man buried as per Muslim rites sought directions to exhume the remains and repatriate them.

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· Mar 16, 2021 · 09:35 pm