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- India
SC deletes observation against Allahabad HC judge
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday deleted its observation in which it criticised Allahabad High Court judge Prashant Kumar for allowing criminal proceedings in a civil dispute case, making it clear…
- India
Delhi HC refuses settlement to quash FIR in death case, calls it ‘blood money’
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has refused to accept a settlement between two parties in a case of death of a five-year-old child by a car, saying that approving such an…
- India
Delhi HC’s three new judges take oath of office
New Delhi: Three new judges on Thursday took oath of office, taking the strength of the Delhi High Court to 43. Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya administered oath of office to Justices…
- India
SC denies urgent hearing on plea for FIR against HC judge in cash discovery row
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to list for urgent hearing a plea seeking the registration of an FIR against the Allahabad High Court’s Justice Yashwant Varma in connection with…
- India
Justice Verma impeacement: Over 100 MPs have signed notice, says Rijiju
New Delhi: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said over 100 MPs have already signed a notice to bring a motion in Parliament for the removal of Justice Yashwant Varma,…
- India
SC to hear presidential reference on timelines for bills on July 22
New Delhi: A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court is scheduled to consider on July 22 the Presidential reference on whether timelines could be imposed by judicial orders for the exercise…
- India
Varanasi court rejects plea to transfer 1991 Gyanvapi case
Varanasi: A district court here has dismissed a plea seeking the transfer of the original 1991 Gyanvapi suit from the court of the civil judge to another court. Advocate Vijay Shankar Rastogi,…
- Delhi
Anticipatory bail should be granted in exceptional cases: Delhi HC
New Delhi: The power to grant anticipatory bail is an exceptional power and should be exercised only in exceptional cases, the Delhi High Court has said. Justice Ravinder Dudeja made the observation…
- India
Centre to soon collect signatures of MPs for motion to remove Justice Varma
New Delhi: Prominent opposition parties have given their in-principle approval to support the motion to remove Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma and the process of collecting signatures could begin soon, Union…
- India
Parliament security breach case: Delhi HC grants bail to 2 accused under UAPA
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday, July 2, granted bail to the two accused in the December 2023 Parliament security breach case. Neelam Azad and Mahesh Kumawat were arrested under the Unlawful…
- India
SC panel indicts Justice Varma in cash stash case for misconduct
New Delhi: The Supreme Court appointed three-judge panel trashed the conspiracy theory of Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma in the cash recovery row, asking why he did not file a police…
- India
SC grills TN govt over senior cop’s suspension post HC directive
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday grilled the Tamil Nadu government over the suspension of Additional Director General of Police H M Jayaram, who was directed to be arrested by the…
- World
US judge rules Trump’s NIH funding cut illegal, cites discrimination
Washington: A federal judge in US city of Boston ruled that the Trump’s administration’s decision to terminate funding for diversity-related research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was illegal, accusing the…
- India
Delhi riots: Court acquits 12 men of murder, convicts one for promoting enmity
New Delhi: A Delhi court has acquitted 12 men of the murder charge in a 2020 northeast riots case, observing inconclusive “fragments and pieces” in the name of circumstantial evidence. Additional Sessions…
- India
Cash discovery row: Resignation only option before Justice Varma to avoid impeachment
New Delhi: Resignation is the only option before Justice Yashwant Varma to avoid impeachment by Parliament as the government pushes for bringing a motion to remove the Allahabad High Court judge over…
