However, the court has set December 14 as the date for further hearing on the matter
Tag: High Court
Gargi molestation: HC agrees to hear plea seeking CBI probe
Delhi High Court has agreed to hear on Monday a plea filed by Advocate M.L. Sharma seeking CBI monitored probe
SC to decide on course of Ayodhya hearing on Jan 10
New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Friday said the bench that will hear a batch of cross petitions challenging the 2010 Allahabad High Court judgment on the Ayodhya title suit will decide the future course of hearing. “This is the Ramjanmabhmi case? Yes? Ok. Listen to the order now. Further[Read More…]
Justice T.B.N. Radhakrishnan sworn in as first Chief Justice of Telangana High Court
Hyderabad: Justice Thottathil Bhaskaran Nair Radhakrishnan was on Tuesday sworn in as the first Chief justice of Telangana High Court, officials said. Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan administered oath to him at a ceremony held at Raj Bhavan. Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao, judges, lawyers and senior officials[Read More…]
Allahabad HC orders to be available in Hindi from Jan
Lucknow, The Allahabad High Court orders will from January 1, 2019, be available to petitioners in Hindi as well, an official said on Tuesday. The Hindi version would be available to petitioners on demand at a minimal fee. To ensure this facility, the administrative wing of the court would be[Read More…]
High Court: Remove the ashram of Godman Asaram from Rishikesh
Nainital: Uttarakhand High Court has ordered the state forest department to remove the Rishikesh ashram of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu. A bench of Justice Manoj Tiwari gave the green signal for vacating the ashram located at Munni Ki Reti in Rishikesh. On Friday, the honorary court found out that the[Read More…]
Karnataka: HC rejects plea for minority status of Lingayat after Centre intervention
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has disposed of the pleas challenging the recommendations of a panel to grant minority status to the Lingayat sect after the Center told that they were considered as Hindus since the first census in 1871. A division bench of Chief Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and justice S[Read More…]
Sabarimala case: BJP’s Surendran gets conditional bail after 21 days
Kochi: Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and General Secretary of Kerala, K Surendran has been granted conditional bail by the Kerala High Court in the case for stopping women’s entry in Sabarimala Temple. The HC has granted bail on strict conditions which include a bond of two lakh rupees and restriction[Read More…]
Radhe Maa case: High Court summons police officer
Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana High Court have summoned the Kapurthala Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) for purposely not initiating action against self-styled God Woman Radhe Maa. Acting on the contempt petition filed by the petitioner Surinder Mittal, Justice Nirmaljit Kaur of Punjab and Haryana HC has summoned the officer who[Read More…]
Rapur Dalit atrocity: Hyderabad HC issues notices to DGP, Chief Secretary
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad High Court on Wednesday issued notices to Andhra Pradesh top government officials including DGP and Chief Secretary in the horrific Rapur Dalit torture case which happened on August 1 this year. The High Court has issued notices to the Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary of Home and Social[Read More…]
BIHAR: Patna sub-judge court orders auctioning of ‘Sinchai Bhawan’
Bihar state government’s secretariat (Sinchai Bhawan) structure is announced to be sold in an auctioned. A Patna Sub-Judge court has ordered to attach the Sinchai Bhawan building for auctioning and make the payment to the petitioner Mohan Kumar Khandelwal, whose payment was due for the last seven years and it[Read More…]
Financial trouble stalls Anupam kher’s The Accidental Prime Minister
It might be a disappoint to Anupam Kher fans who had been waiting for the movie – The Accidental Prime Minister – as official liquidator of the Bombay High Court directed the Censor Board not to release the film as the production house, Bohra Bros Production Pvt Ltd, is under[Read More…]
Bombay HC rejects Abu Salem’s plea for parole to get married
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday rejected jailed gangster Abu Salem’s plea for a 45-day parole to get married to his Thane-based girlfriend. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice V.K. Tahilramani and Justice M.S. Sonak declined the request on the ground that under the prison rules, those convicted[Read More…]
West Bengal: Man termed innocent after serving three years under life imprisonment
Sadhan Mandal from Nadiya, West Bengal, who was serving life imprisonment, has been termed as innocent by the Calcutta High Court. The lower court had sentenced the life imprisonment three years ago for allegedly misbehaving with his wife and inciting her to commit suicide. After a petition was filled by[Read More…]
HC directs JNU, “No coercive actions against Kanhaiya Kumar for now”
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) not to take any coercive steps against the former JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar till Friday. The former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union leader was fined by a university panel in connection with a 2016 incident when anti-India slogans[Read More…]
HC crticises Delhi government for free water scheme
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday criticised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government policy of providing 20 kilo litres of free water across the board for domestic use and said nothing should be given free unless the poor need it. Nothing should be given free to anybody. Charge[Read More…]
In relief for AAP, High Court restores 20 disqualified MLAs
New Delhi: In a major relief to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Delhi High Court on Friday restored the legislatorship of 20 ruling party MLAs who were disqualified for holding offices-of-profit. Setting aside the Election Commission recommendation disqualifying the MLAs, the court quashed the January 20 presidential order and referred[Read More…]
Himachal HC orders closure of 116 more hotels in Dharamsala
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has asked state authorities to initiate action against 116 more hotels and guesthouses operating illegally in and around Dharamsala town and also to immediately disconnect their water and electricity connections. During the resumed hearing, a bench of acting Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Ajay[Read More…]
I want the freedom to meet and talk to the people I love: Hadiya
Hadiya, the Muslim girl sent to a homeopathy college by the Supreme Court for completing her studies, on Wednesday, said she wants the freedom to meet her husband Shafin Jahan. “I had said in the court that I want to meet the people I love. I want freedom. I want[Read More…]
Bengaluru: Madras HC summons jail official with Jayalalithaa’s fingerprints
The Madras High Court on Friday summoned the Superintendent of Parappana Agrahara Jail in Bengaluru to appear before it with the fingerprint records of Tamil Nadu’s late Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa in connection with affixing of the thumb impression on poll documents, said a lawyer. The prison official will have to[Read More…]
Delhi BJP demands speaker Goel’s resignation over letter to Delhi HC
The BJP on Friday slammed Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel for his letter to the High Court seeking withdrawal of a letter he had written alleging that a division bench of the court had passed orders against the legislature without ascertaining facts, and demanded his resignation. “The application moved[Read More…]
Why Hindus, Muslims could not celebrate Durga Puja-Muharram together: Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday questioned state government’s move saying why the two communities could not celebrate together. “Why are you creating a communal distinction between Hindus and Muslims,” HC asked West Bengal government. It was hearing an appeal on CM Mamata Banerjee’s decision not to immerse Durga idols[Read More…]
Patna High Court upholds Shahabuddin’s life sentence in 2004 murder case
In a significant verdict, the Patna High Court on Wednesday upheld the life sentence given to former Rashtriya Janata Dal MP, Mohammad Shahabuddin in a 2004 murder case. Shahabuddin had been held guilty of killing two brothers, whose bodies were never found in 2015. The men’s mother, Kalawati Devi, had[Read More…]
‘You let Panchkula burn over political motives,’ HC slams Khattar govt
The Haryana government was highly criticized by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, a day after 31 people were killed and more than 250 were injured in violence started by supporters of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh after he was found guilty of rape. The court had even said that the[Read More…]
TR Zeliang appointed as new chief minister of Nagaland
TR Zeliang has been appointed as the new chief minister of Nagaland by the Governor, PB Acharya. He will take oath as new chief minister of Nagaland, at 3 pm on Wednesday. Earlier today, former chief minister, Shurhozelie Liezietsu failed to appear for face a floor test at a special session[Read More…]