High Court
- Hyderabad
Consider security for Jashan-e-Wiladat in Hyderabad: HC to Police
Hyderabad is gearing up to host the upcoming Jashan-e-Wiladat Shahzadi ye Kounain, a significant religious event scheduled for December 22. In light of its importance, the Telangana High Court has stepped in…
- India
Salman Khan firing case: Nothing amiss in death of accused in custody, says HC
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday said the death of Anuj Thapan, an accused in the case pertaining to firing outside actor Salman Khan’s residence, does not appear to be a…
- Hyderabad
Telangana HC sets 6 week deadline for report on food poisoning in schools
Hyderabad: The division bench of the Telangana High Court hearing the public interest litigation (PIL) on the recent incidents of food poisoning in government schools has ordered the state government to submit…
- Telangana
BRS leader Harish Rao moves Telangana HC to quash phone tapping case
Hyderabad: Senior Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader and former minister T Harish Rao has approached the Telangana High Court, seeking orders to quash the phone tapping case booked against him. The BRS…
- Telangana
HC strikes down Telangana’s GO 16 to regularize contract workers
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has struck down Government Order (GO) 16, which was issued by the previous BRS government to regularize thousands of contract employees, particularly in the education and health…
- India
Use of Bhangi, Neech terms does not amount to casteist slur: Raj HC
The Jodhpur bench of the Rajasthan High Court has made a significant verdict regarding the interpretation of certain alleged derogatory terms, stating that there is no such thing as “Bhangi, Neech, Bhikhari,…
- India
Non-consensual intercourse with minor wife is rape, says HC
Mumbai: Non-consensual intercourse with a wife who is below 18 years of age constitutes the offence of rape, the Bombay High Court said while upholding the conviction of a man sentenced to…
- India
Karnataka HC questions Waqf Board’s authority to issue marriage certificates
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has raised concerns regarding a government order that allows the Waqf Board to issue marriage certificates to Muslim couples, calling it “unheard of in law.” The High…
- Telangana
Telangana HC reserves verdict on disqualification of 3 defected BRS MLAs
Hyderabad: The division bench of the Telangana High Court on Tuesday, November 12, reserved its verdict regarding the disqualification of three BRS MLAs – Danam Nagender, Kadiyam Srihari and Tellam Venkat Rao…
- World
Ban order on Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses missing amid plea for import
The Delhi High Court recently concluded a hearing of a petition against the 1988 decision by the late PM Rajiv Gandhi to ban Salman Rushdie’s controversial novel, “The Satanic Verses”. The decision…
- Hyderabad
HC issues notice to govt after ordinance empowering HYDRA is challenged
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has issued notices to the state government in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the enhancement of powers granted to the Hyderabad Urban Development Regulatory…
- Telangana
HC raps Telangana govt, allows 4 engineering colleges to increase intake capacity
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has granted significant relief to four private engineering colleges, allowing them to increase their intake capacity for Computer Science Engineering (CSE) and allied courses as permitted by…
- Telangana
Telangana HC bars rice millers from transferring their immovable assets till Nov 5
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has barred rice millers engaged in legal proceedings with the state government, from alienating their immovable properties till November 5, when the final verdict will be pronounced.…
- Featured News
Karnataka High Court judgement is flawed; it is neither farsighted nor foresighted
I recently had the satisfaction of coming across a news item which stated that the Karnataka High Court had quashed the criminal case lodged by the police against two persons in connection…
- Andhra Pradesh
SC Collegium recommends elevation of 3 advocates as judges in AP High Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, on Tuesday, October 15 recommended the elevation of three advocates as judges in the Andhra Pradesh High Court.…
