Person Not Christian Just Because There Are Paintings Of Holy Cross, Statue Of Lord Jesus In His House: Bombay High Court

Mere presence of a painting of the Holy Cross or a statue of Lord Jesus Christ in a person's house cannot be used as a ground to hold that the said person or his forefathers have converted into Christianity, held the Bombay High Court recently. Sitting at the Nagpur seat, a division bench of Justice Mukulika Jawalkar and Justice Nandesh Deshpande quashed and set aside an order of a District...

VIT Chennai And The Hindu To Host Second Edition Of “Justice Unplugged 2026”

VIT School of Law (VITSOL) in partnership with The Hindu, is organising the second addition of Justice Unplugged – Shaping the Future of Law at Delhi on February 28, 2025. The event will be graced by Justice Ujjal Bhuyan as the Guest of Honour. Other attendees include Shreya Arora Mehta, District & Sessions Judge Delhi, Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Senior Advocate...

Revisit Coast Guard Rules On Different Retirement Ages : Supreme Court To Centre

The Supreme Court today asked the Union Government to form an expert panel to revisit the service rules of the Indian Coast Guard which prescribe different retirement ages for different ranks.The Court also stayed the Delhi High Court order which struck down rules mandating that Indian Coast Guard Officers of the rank of Commandant and below would retire at 57, whereas officers above the rank...

Kerala High Court Lifts Stay On Release Of 'The Kerala Story 2' Movie; Stays Single Bench Order

The Kerala High Court on Friday (February 27) paved way for release of the movie 'The Kerala Story 2 - Goes Beyond'. The Division Bench of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice P.V. Balakrishnan stayed a single judge order which had stayed its release scheduled today and posted the case after two weeks.The Court passed the order in the writ appeals preferred by producer Vipul...

CBI, ED Probes Into Election Spending Must Not Become Tools To Influence Political Outcomes: Delhi Court In Liquor Policy Case

A Delhi Court on Friday said that the investigations by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or Enforcement Directorate (ED) cannot be allowed to enter the “political arena” on mere allegations of excessive electoral spending by a political party. Special Judge Jitendra Singh of Rouse Avenue Courts said that permitting such a scenario would lead to “criminalisation of...

Farmers Protest| Supreme Court Asks High-Powered Committee To Submit Final Recommendations In Sealed Cover

The Supreme Court today(February 27) asked the High Powered Committee, constituted in the backdrop of the farmers' protests demanding minimum support price for crops, to file a final report in a sealed cover. The Court has expressed its intention to close the matter after it. It may be recalled that in early 2024, State of Haryana had blocked the Shambhu-Khanauri border in National Highway...

'Deplorable State Of Affairs': Kerala High Court Raps State After Tribal Man Killed In Elephant Attack At Aralam Farm

The Kerala High Court on Friday (27 February) criticised the State over the condition of Aralam Farm in Kannur District in light of the death of a person belonging to tribal community in an elephant attack on Friday morning. A Division Bench comprising Dr. Justice A K Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Jobin Sebastian were hearing petitions concerning the human- wildlife conflict in Wayanad...

Pune Porsche Case | Supreme Court Grants Bail To Sassoon Hospital Doctor Accused Of Swapping Blood Samples

The Supreme Court today granted bail to Sassoon Hospital doctor Ajay Aniruddha Taware, booked for allegedly conspiring to swap blood samples of the minor occupants of the Porsche car involved in the May 19, 2024 accident in Pune that led to the death of two persons.A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan granted bail on the basis of parity with Taware's co-accused Ashish...

Municipal Corporation Of Greater Mumbai Fire Brigade Is Part Of Same Industrial Establishment Under Standing Orders Act: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the Fire Brigade Department is an integral part of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and constitutes an industrial establishment within the meaning of the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946. The Court observed that there is unity of ownership, management, finance and functional integrity between the Corporation and its Fire...

Plea In Madras High Court Seeks Action Against Minister Mano Thangaraj For Posting Video Linking PM Modi With 'Epstein Files'

A plea has been filed in the Madras High Court calling for action against Tamil Nadu Milk and Diary Development Minister Mano Thangaraj for social media posts made by him linking Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the “Epstein Files”. Justice S Srimathy admitted the plea and issued notices to the Chief Secretary, the Superintendent of Police, the Deputy Superintendent of Police and...

Supreme Court Records Satisfaction At West Bengal University VCs' Appointments, Notes Only 3 Remain

The Supreme Court was today informed on behalf of the West Bengal government and Governor CV Ananda Bose that appointments of Vice-Chancellors to only 3 West Bengal Universities remain to be settled. Appointments of VCs to the remaining universities have been made.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was informed of the development by Senior Advocate Jaideep Gupta (for State)...

Delhi Court Raps CBI For Repeatedly Using 'South Group' Phrase In Liquor Policy Case, Says Region-Based Labelling Arbitrary

A Delhi Court today took strong exception to the repeated use of the phrase “South Group” by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), while dismantling its chargesheet in the corruption case related to the alleged liquor policy scam. Special Judge Jitendra Singh of Rouse Avenue Courts said that selective adoption of a geographically defined label is plainly arbitrary and...