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SC refuses to hear plea alleging minor’s custodial torture, asks petitioner to move HC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to examine a plea alleging sexual assault and custodial torture of a 17-year-old boy by Gujarat Police and asked the petitioner to move high…
- India
SC notice to NIA on Kashmiri separatist leader’s plea for bail
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah’s plea challenging the Delhi High Court order denying him bail…
- India
SC concerned over delays by HCs in pronouncing judgements
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has voiced strong concern over long delays by High Courts in pronouncing judgments after hearings are concluded, warning that such a situation erodes “litigants’ faith in the…
- India
SC urged to review verdict denying FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma
New Delhi: A plea filed in the Supreme Court has sought the review of its refusal to direct an FIR against high court judge Yashwant Varma after burnt wads of cash were…
- India
Prajwal Revanna assigned prisoner number after life sentence in rape case
Bengaluru: A day after being sentenced to life imprisonment in a rape case, suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna was assigned a prisoner number at Bengaluru’s Parappana Agrahara Central prison, jail authorities said…
- Hyderabad
HC rejects Hyderabad woman’s divorce plea over impotency claim
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has dismissed a divorce petition filed by a Hyderabad woman after she failed to provide sufficient evidence to support her claim that her husband was impotent. The…
- India
Delhi HC clears 70 Indians of charges in Tablighi Jamaat COVID-19 FIRs
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday quashed 16 cases against 70 Indian nationals for housing foreign attendees of the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in March 2020, allegedly in violation of COVID-19…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad’s MJ College of Engineering secures interim relief from HC
Hyderabad: The Muffakham Jah (MJ) College of Engineering & Technology has obtained interim relief from the Telangana High Court. The court’s decision allows the institution to participate in student counselling and admissions…
- India
Allahabad HC dismisses Rahul’s plea against summons in Army remark case
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday dismissed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s petition challenging a trial court’s summons and complaint against him over alleged derogatory remarks about the Indian Army during his…
- India
SC Collegium recommends appointment of five new HC Chief Justices
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium on Monday made recommendations to the Centre regarding the appointments of Chief Justices of the High Courts of Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Gauhati, Patna, and Jharkhand. The…
- Telangana
Telangana High Court project awarded to DEC Infra
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has awarded the High Court construction project to DEC Infra. It was confirmed by the company in a recent announcement. The new judicial complex will be built in…
- News
Many HC judges take unnecessary breaks for lunch and coffee, says SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, made sharp observations about the work ethic of some High Court judges, remarking that many take “unnecessary breaks” on the pretext of lunch and coffee.…
- Hyderabad
HC halts removal of Azharuddin’s name from stadium stand
Hyderabad: Telangana High Court has stayed the removal of former cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin’s name from the North Stand of the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Uppal. Justice Pulla Karthik issued the…
- India
Parliament security breach: HC to hear bail plea of accused on May 7
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said it would hear on May 7 the bail pleas of two accused arrested in the 2023 Parliament security breach case. A bench of…
- India
Ramdev’s ‘sharbat jihad’ remark shocks court’s conscience: HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday observed that Yoga guru Ramdev’s purported remark of “sharbat jihad” on Hamdard’s Rooh Afza shook its conscience and was indefensible. Justice Amit Bansal, who…
