Triple talaq and legal reportage: Are the court and the media perversely...
In this age of breaking news, reporters might hear only part of the judgment and end up going with something the court might never have said. The post Triple talaq and legal reportage: Are the court...
View ArticleTriple Talaq: HC ruling valid, but hyped and smacks of politics, says Flavia...
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday called triple talaq or the practice of Muslim men getting an instant divorce by saying the word 'talaq' three times as 'unconstitutional'. The high court said that...
View ArticleHC sets aside Centre’s ban on 344 combination drugs, terms it haphazard: All...
The Centre's ban of 344 fixed dose combination (FDC) drugs, including well-known brands like Corex cough syrup and Vicks Action 500 extra, was dealt a blow by the Delhi High Court when, on Friday, it...
View ArticleHC says son can stay with parents only at their ‘mercy’: How this millennial...
Delhi High Court ruled that an adult son had no legal right to stay in his parents' house and that a person can reside in his parents' house only at their "mercy." The post HC says son can stay with...
View ArticleMaha govt tells HC it will bring its own rules on child adoption
Maharashtra government has informed the Bombay High Court that it intends to introduce its own rules on child adoption but until they are brought into force, the existing model rules framed by the...
View Article‘Courtrooms are vacant but we’ve no judges’: CJI TS Thakur lambasts Centre on...
The Chief Justice of India TS Thakur on Saturday in a strong word took on the Centre and said that the government is not ready to give proper facilities to judiciary. The post ‘Courtrooms are vacant...
View ArticleKarnataka HC summons Vijay Mallya to appear on 24 November
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday summoned beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya to appear before it on 24 November for allegedly violating an undertaking given by him and his companies not to...
View ArticleLt Governor Najeeb Jung turns down AAP govt’s request to dissolve Shunglu...
Hours after the Delhi government advised Najeeb Jung to dissolve the Shunglu Committee, which is examining 400 files on decisions taken by the AAP regime, the L-G turned down the request and gave the...
View ArticleDenying sex to husband for long period is ground for divorce: Delhi High Court
Denying sex to husband for a long time without any justification amounts to mental cruelty and is a ground for divorce, Delhi High Court has said. The post Denying sex to husband for long period is...
View ArticleBihar govt moves Supreme Court on Patna HC’s order quashing ban on liquor
Bihar government on Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Patna High Court order quashing the notification banning consumption and sale of liquor in the state. The post Bihar govt moves...
View ArticleEC defers hearing on plea seeking disqualification of 21 AAP legislators
The Election Commission on Friday deferred the hearing on a plea seeking disqualification of 21 AAP legislators for allegedly holding an 'office of profit' after the MLAs sought time to study the High...
View ArticleJudges split over Ramkumar’s post-mortem plea; appeal placed before Chief...
A division bench of the Madras High Court referred to the Chief Justice an appeal filed by the father of the sole accused in the murder of a woman techie, challenging a single judge's order, rejecting...
View ArticleSaradha scam: CBI to move High Court seeking cancellation of Madan Mitra’s bail
The special crime branch of the CBI investigating the Saradha scam would move the High Court seeking cancellation of bail granted to TMC leader Madan Mitra on Friday. The post Saradha scam: CBI to move...
View ArticleSC directs Gujarat govt not to disturb admissions already granted under quota...
Supreme Court on Friday directed the Gujarat government not to disturb the admissions already granted in educational institutions under the controversial ordinance providing a quota for the...
View ArticleSetback for Arvind Kejriwal: Delhi HC revokes appointment of 21 parliamentary...
On Thursday the the Delhi High Court revoked the appointment of 21 principle secretaries who were appointed by the Kejriwal-led Delhi government, The post Setback for Arvind Kejriwal: Delhi HC revokes...
View ArticleDelhi facing worst dengue crisis in 5 years; PIL accuses AAP govt of negligence
A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court accusing the AAP government and MCDs of not acting vigilantly and responsibly to control dengue, a mosquito-borne tropical disease The post Delhi facing...
View ArticleHaryana govt said no to second report on Jat riot probe as first was a bitter...
Embarrassed by first report on the Jat agitation riots, the Haryana govt asked Prakash Singh not to go ahead with the second part of the report on police reforms. The post Haryana govt said no to...
View ArticleCourt rejects state appeal over ‘lenient’ Oscar Pistorius sentence
A South African judge, on Friday, rejected the state's appeal seeking a longer jail sentence for Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, who is serving a six-year term for killing his girlfriend three years ago....
View ArticleJNU row: Appellate authority submits final report after hearing students’...
The JNU on Monday said the Appellate Authority which heard the appeals of the varsity students who were penalised in connection with the controversial 9 February event has submitted its final report....
View Article‘Reality check for Modi’: Rahul Gandhi slams PM over SC’s decision on collegium
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Supreme Court's scathing observation on appointment of judges, saying it was a reality check for the PM....
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