ECI Bars Pragya Singh From Campaigning For 72 Hours For Karkare, Babri Remarks [Read Order]

The Election Commission of India has barred Sadhavi Pragya Singh Thakur, the BJP candidate from Bhopal constituency, from campaigning for 72 hours from 6 AM of May 2 for violating model code of conduct.During this period, she is barred from holding any public meetings, public processions, public rallies, road shows and interviews, public utterances in print, visual and electronic media in...

JeM Chief Masood Azhar Designated As A Terrorist In The UN Sanctions List

In what is described as a big diplomatic win for India at the United Nations, Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar has been designated as a terrorist in UN Sanctions list. India's Ambassador & Permanent Representative to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin confirmed the news through his twitter account. The reason for sanctioning Masood Azhar is for his association...

'Insulting' Jain Saint: P&H HC Directs Vishal Dadlani and Tehseen Poonawala To Pay Rs. 10Lakh Each To Quash FIR Though No Offences Are Made Out

It would be appropriate to impose the costs of `10 lacs each on the petitioner – Vishal Dadlani and the petitioner –Tehseen Poonawala, so that in future they may not mock at any head of a religious sect, just to gain publicity on social media like Twitter.

Election Commission Rejects Ex-BSF Jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav's Nomination From Varanasi

Tej Bahadur said that the authorities are being pressurised and that he will go to the Supreme Court.

Howrah Lawyers- Police Face Off : Ensure That There Is No Intrusion To Court Premises, Calcutta HC Tells Police

In the suo moto proceedings initiated by the Calcutta High Court following the attack by police on Howrah lawyers, the Division Bench of Chief Justice T B Radhakrishnan and Justice Arijit Banerjee today directed the police officials to ensure that there is no intrusion into the court premises without request or direction by the judicial officer in control."The police officials and the...

Consumer Can't Be Made To Suffer For Delay In Issuance Of Occupancy Certificate : NCDRC Directs Supertech To Refund The Amount With 10% Interest

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) had held that a consumer cannot be made to suffer for any delay in the issuance of Occupancy Certificate to the builder due to some deviations or deficiencies in the project. Justice VK Jain also reiterated that in case there was an order restraining the builder from extracting groundwater for construction purposes, it was for...

Former HC CJ Justice Subhashan Reddy Passes Away

Justice Subhashan Reddy, 76, passed away today morning at Hyderabad. He was a judge of High Court of Andhra Pradesh and later served as Chief Justices of High Courts of Kerala and Madras.He was the Chairperson on the AP State Human Rights Commission and also acted as the Lok Ayuktha after retirement.He was born at Bagh Amberpet in Hyderabad Urban Taluk on 2-03-1943, and educated at Sultan...

SC Collegium Recommends Advocate Dinesh Pathak As Judge of Allahabad High Court [Read Resolution]

Supreme Court Collegium has recommended Advocate Dinesh Pathak of Allahabad High Court as judge in its resolution passed on 30th April. His name as deferred by the collegium as per the report/comments from the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court on certain unconfirmed inputs. Resolution noted that " ......The fresh inputs received from the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court...

Govt Should Take Steps To Include Column For Transgenders In Online Form For Name Change In Official Gazette: Bombay HC

While hearing a petition filed by a 29-year-old transgender, the Bombay High Court has observed that the state government should take steps to include a column for transgenders in the online application form for change of name in the official gazette. A division bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice MS Sanklecha noted that considering the wide range of issues raised in the petition, it should...

Bombay HC Acquits Man Sentenced To Death For Double Murder [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court today acquitted one Ramdas Shinde, who was sentenced to death after being convicted by the Sessions Judge, Nashik under Section 302 of IPC for murder of a 34-year-old woman and her 6-year-old son.A division bench of Justice SC Dharmadhikari and Justice PD Naik held that the material placed on record by the prosecution was insufficient to rule out the involvement of...

Writ Petitions Can Be Filed In Hindi Along With Authentic English Translation: Patna HC (FB) [Read Judgment]

"Hindi can be accepted as an elective language for preferring such petitions, but with the caveat that along with the Hindi version, authoritative English translation shall also be provided."

Justice P.R. Ramachandra Menon Appointed As New Chief Justice Of Chhattisgarh HC [Read Notification]

The President of India has appointed Kerala High Court Judge Justice P.R. Ramachandra Menon as Chief Justice Of Chhattisgarh High Court.On April, 8 the Supreme Court Collegium has recompensed the Government to appoint him as Chief Justice. "Office of the Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court has fallen vacant recently, consequent upon resignation of Mr. Justice A.K. Tripathi,...