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Telangana HC allows 12-year-old rape victim to undergo abortion of 26-week foetus The Telangana High Court has authorized the abortion of a 26-week-old foetus for a 12-year-old rape survivor. The court directed the Superintendent of Gandhi Hospital to perform the procedure within 48 hours and collect tissue and blood samples for ...
06 Jul, 2024, 10.53 AM IST'Conman' Sukesh Chandrasekhar gets bail from Bombay HC in 2015 cheating case Chandrasekhar was arrested in the case in May 2015 under Indian Penal Code and Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act for allegedly floating a bogus firm called 'Lion Oak Indian' and launching various inve...
05 Jul, 2024, 07.50 PM ISTExcise 'scam': Delhi HC asks CBI to respond to Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea in corruption case The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the CBI to respond to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea in the corruption case registered by the CBI in connection with the alleged excise policy scam. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna issued a notice to the...
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Amul Ice Cream tub didn't have centipede? Delhi HC directs removal of social media post The Delhi High Court instructed a Noida-based social media user to delete posts alleging a centipede in an Amul ice cream tub, noting their absence and non-cooperation in court. Plaintiff Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation contended the c...
05 Jul, 2024, 01.06 PM ISTPlea in HC against titles to three new criminal laws in Hindi and Sanskrit The Madras High Court directed the Union government to respond to a petition challenging the use of Hindi and Sanskrit names for three new criminal Acts. The petitioner argued that providing titles in these languages would create confusion and diffi...
03 Jul, 2024, 05.20 PM ISTPlea in Delhi HC challenges election of Chirag Paswan as Lok Sabha MP The Delhi High Court advised that the challenge to Chirag Paswan's election from Hajipur should be made in the Patna High Court, as it lacks jurisdiction. The petitioner alleges sexual assault by Paswan and claims he did not disclose this informatio...
02 Jul, 2024, 04.58 PM ISTHemant Soren gets bail from HC, says fight will continue The release, ahead of possible early assembly elections in October-November, has come as a shot in the arm for JMM-Congress-RJD alliance in Jharkhand. Soren has been in jail since January 31 after ED arrested him in a money laundering case.
28 Jun, 2024, 11.39 PM ISTOrissa HC faces criticism for commuting death sentence of a rapist, citing his habit of namaz many times Lawyers question whether frequent prayers offered by a 36-year-old death row convict, convicted of raping and murdering a six-year-old girl, justify commuting his sentence to life imprisonment. Orissa High Court cited the convict's religious devotio...
28 Jun, 2024, 03.43 PM ISTGoing to work or college is like going to war in Mumbai local: Bombay HC expresses shame over 'cattle-class' situation The Bombay High Court criticized Mumbai's railway conditions, emphasizing the Railways' responsibility for passenger safety amid high fatalities from train falls and track crossings. Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya expressed shame over the si...
27 Jun, 2024, 01.33 PM ISTAbhijeet Ganguly, Bengal HC Judge-turned-politician, takes oath as Lok Sabha MP Abhijeet Ganguly, a former Bengal High Court judge who turned to politics, took the oath as the BJP's Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha on June 25, 2024.Abhijeet Ganguly, Bengal HC Judge-turned-politician, takes oath as Lok Sabha MP
25 Jun, 2024, 08.41 PM ISTArvind Kejriwal to remain in jail, Delhi HC stays trial court's bail decision in excise policy scam The Delhi High Court on Tuesday put the bail of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on hold in response to the plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The bench of Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain stayed the bail order in the alleged money launder...
25 Jun, 2024, 03.48 PM ISTPatna HC strikes down Bihar's quota hike from 50 to 65%; Tejashwi Yadav targets BJP Patna High Court, on June 20, set aside the state government's amendments to increase the reservation for Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes, Scheduled Tribes, and Scheduled Castes in jobs and educational institutions. Speaking over the Pa...
20 Jun, 2024, 11.10 PM ISTFormer Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa to appear before CID in Pocso case Former Karnataka chief minister and BJP leader B S Yediyurappa is set to appear before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Bengaluru today for an inquiry in connection with a case filed against him under the Protection of Children from Se...
17 Jun, 2024, 10.26 AM ISTBS Yediyurappa's POCSO case: Karnataka HC asks him to appear on June 17 Bengaluru (Karnataka), June 14 (ANI): A non-bailable warrant has been issued against Former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a minor girl, and police are set to bring the BJP leader in for questioning in...
14 Jun, 2024, 09.51 PM ISTSwati Maliwal assault case: Delhi HC seeks police's stand on Kejriwal aide Bibhav Kumar's bail plea High Court asked Delhi police to present their position regarding the bail application of Bibhav Kumar, an aide to CM Arvind Kejriwal. Kumar is facing charges of assaulting AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal.
14 Jun, 2024, 04.21 PM ISTPrajwal Revanna's mother Bhavani appears before SIT after HC direction Bhavani is facing charges of kidnapping a woman, allegedly to help her son, who is accused of sexually abusing several women, and is currently in SIT custody.
07 Jun, 2024, 03.24 PM ISTDelhi HC seeks Centre action on AAP’s office case, says party is entitled to office space like others Delhi High Court directs Centre to decide on AAP's request for office space within six weeks. AAP to vacate DDU Marg office by June 15. Court considers plea for land allotment on June 10.
05 Jun, 2024, 11.18 AM ISTCalcutta HC order slap in face of those indulged in vote bank politics: Chhattisgarh CM Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai praised Calcutta High Court's move to revoke OBC status of classes in West Bengal, criticizing 'religion-based' quotas as appeasement politics.
23 May, 2024, 02.35 PM ISTHC cancels all OBC certificates issued in Bengal after 2010; CM Mamata says 'I won't accept the order' Detailing the process in which the West Bengal government acted while adding new classes of OBC, the court observed, "Records would reveal that on or about 8th February, 2010 it was published on all leading newspapers that the government has announc...
23 May, 2024, 11.12 AM ISTRespectfully disagree with Delhi HC decision dismissing Sisodia's bail pleas: AAP AAP to seek Supreme Court justice for Manish Sisodia as Delhi HC rejects bail in excise case. Atishi alleges BJP political conspiracy in liquor scam. Investigation ongoing by ED and CBI in alleged liquor scam involving coercion of witnesses against ...
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