The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a PIL seeking setting up of an expert committee of historians and social activists to examine Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Padmavati” to ensure there were no “distortions”, saying such pleas were “encouraging” those agitating against the film. The court said the plea against the[Read More…]
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Sunanda Pushkar death: Delhi HC dismisses Swamy’s plea for CBI probe
The plea filed by BJP leader, Subramanian Swamy for a court-monitored investigation into the death of Congress leader, Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar was dismissed by the Delhi High court on Thursday. The HC dismissed the petition saying it to be ‘frivolous’. The HC also warned both Swamy and his[Read More…]
Delhi High Court to hear NGO’s plea opposing marital rape today
On Wednesday, the Delhi High Court will hear a plea, filed by an NGO, opposing several petitions to make marital rape a criminal offence. The NGO represents the men, victimised by the alleged misuse of gender laws, and has filed the petition in the court. On 28 August, a court[Read More…]
Supreme Court admits plea challenging J&K’s Article 370 status
The Apex Court on Monday admitted a plea that challenges the legality of Article 370. The plea challenges the special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution. The plea says that Article 370 has lapsed and urged that the separate constitution of Jammu and Kashmir[Read More…]
Supreme Court orders separate trial against Lalu Prasad Yadav in fodder scam case
In a major setback for Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, Supreme Court on Monday ruled that he and other accused will have to face a separate trial in Rs 900 crore fodder scam. The Supreme Court pronounced its order after a plea was filed by the CBI opposing the[Read More…]
Babri Masjid case: SC dismisses Swamy’s plea for early hearing
On Friday, the Apex Court rejected BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s plea seeking an early hearing on the Ayodhya-Babri case. “You didn’t tell us you were not a party to the case, we only got to know that from the press,” a bench comprising of Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar[Read More…]
Supreme Court declines petition on reducing pollution
A plea seeking an order changing the position of exhausts of all vehicles on the top rather than in the bottom claiming that this would lessen pollution has been rejected by the Supreme Court. The petition was made by Sabu Steephen, a Kerala resident who claimed that if the exhaust[Read More…]
Supreme Court to hear Shahabuddin’s bail cancellation plea today
A plea seeking cancellation of bail for former RJD MP and gangster-turned-politician’s Mohammad Shahabuddin’s will be taken up by Supreme Court on Monday. Filed by a Siwan resident Chandrakeshwar Prasad, whose son was allegedly murdered by Sahabuddin, the petition argues that he would misuse his liberty to derail the trial[Read More…]