Vijayabharathi Sayani, a member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has been appointed as the Acting Chairperson of the Commission. Sayani took the charge after the term of f… Read More

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to the issue of rising plastic waste in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The Petition is registered suo-moto on t… Read More

The Allahabad High Court while disposing of an application observed right to maintenance is not merely a legal provision but is deeply rooted in fundamental human rights. The Universal Decl… Read More

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail petition of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate for his alleged involvement in the D… Read More

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to the illegal sand mining being done in the Chandauli District of Uttar Pradesh. The Petition is regist… Read More

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to the intolerable stench being emitted from a drain running alongside a park in South Delhi’s Greate… Read More

The Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) has observed that the defence personnel, refusing to undergo the promotion cadre test, would not be entitled to periodic financial upgradation under the Modi… Read More

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Presidents and Members of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission of Uttar Pradesh to continue working till further orders even after t… Read More

A Nagpur court has convicted a former BrahMos engineer under anti-espionage law and sentenced him to life imprisonment for spying for Pakistan. Additional Sessions Judge MV Deshpande&nbs… Read More

The National Green Tribunal (NGT)  directed the Member Secretary, Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board to duly consider the issue of illegal sand mining being done at the Ba… Read More

A Delhi court on Sunday remanded Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to judicial custody till June 5, hours after his surrender on expiry of his interim bail in the Delhi Liquor Policy sca… Read More

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to the alleged illegal sand mining taking place in Shree Banshidhar Nagar, Jharkhand. The Petition is re… Read More

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to the decision of Irumankulam residents to boycott the polls due to disruption of irrigation water by a st… Read More

The Allahabad High Court has ordered the government to release a waiting list to fill 30 vacant posts of the Assistant Prosecution Officer (APO). The Division Bench of Justice Saumitra D… Read More

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating  to the death of hundreds of fish in Indrayani river at Dehu, Pune district (Maharashtra).  … Read More

Punjab and Haryana High Court acquits Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in 2002 murder case The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rah… Read More

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to the issue of release of chemical containing water from the factories in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Petit… Read More

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to the forest fires in Tadvai region of Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary in Mulugu and Ambrad Tiger Reserve (… Read More

The Allahabad High Court has observed that under the Police Act, it is the duty of the police to serve warrants. The police authority cannot make a statement before the Court that accused-p… Read More

Bibhav Kumar, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide has approached the Delhi High Court challenging his arrest in the alleged Swati Maliwal assault case. He was denied bail b… Read More

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim in the murder case of a former Dera official. A member of the Dera’s state-level commit… Read More

Former Deputy Chief Minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia was denied bail by the Delhi High Court in the cases registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement D… Read More

A Special Court in Bengaluru on MOnday granted bail to Karnataka Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) HD Revanna in a sexual abuse case involving him and his son, Lok Sabha MP Prajwal Revan… Read More

The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its judgement in the petition filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Delhi Exci… Read More

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea challenging a Karnataka High Court order staying investigation against  BJP MP Tejasvi Surya for allegedly posting objectionable twe… Read More

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, while hearing the Waqf bribery case concerning Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan, observed that the history sheet was an internal police document, whi… Read More

The Supreme Court on Monday clarified that its order whereby it had directed reservation of minimum one-third seats for women in the Supreme Court Bar Association’s executive committe… Read More

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has asked the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) to ensure the availability of clean drinking water in certain areas of Lucknow. The Divisi… Read More

At one time, he was a phenomenon— a yoga teacher-turned-entrepreneur who built a massive empire on his Patanjali Ayurvedic drugs and potions and was feted by the rich  and powerf… Read More

The Supreme Court recently directed the Centre to provide details of issuance of notices and arrests done under the provisions of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), mentioning that it may in… Read More

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to bar namesake or duplicate candidates who deliberately contest elections as independent candida… Read More

In the Chitrakoot jail case, the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has rejected the bail plea of MLA Abbas Ansari, son of mafia Mukhtar Ansari. A Single Bench of Justice Jaspreet… Read More

The Supreme Court today criticized the Uttarakhand State Licensing Authority (SLA) for its failure to take action against Patanjali Ayurved for years. A bench comprising Justice Hima Koh… Read More

The Allahabad High Court while dismissing a PIL said that once the petitioner himself is resident of the Society, the filing of the petition by claiming himself as President of an unregiste… Read More

The Supreme Court on Monday came down heavily on the West Bengal government why it was opposing an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation into Trinamool Congress leader Sh… Read More

A Delhi court on Saturday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan in connection with a complaint registered by the Enforcement Directorate against him for allegedly not c… Read More

The Delhi High Court recently delayed a hearing scheduled for Friday on a plea seeking the disqualification of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from contesting elections for violating the Model… Read More

The Supreme Court recently flagged concerns inter-alia about non-compliance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and observed that 3000 tonnes of Municipal Solid Waste is not being p… Read More

The Delhi High Court was informed by the Delhi police that nothing incriminating could be found about Jagdish Kumar who called Alt News journalist Mohammed Zubair a ‘jihadi’ and… Read More

The Enforcement Directorate has apprised the Supreme Court that the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was based on the possession of material as required under Section 19 of th… Read More

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Thursday announced that the Supreme Court will start sharing information relating to cause lists, and filing and listing of cases to advocates throu… Read More

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren today approached the Supreme Court stating that the High Court is not pronouncing a verdict on his plea against the arrest by the Enforcement Di… Read More

The Supreme Court will hear from May 1, a batch of over 400 writ petitions challenging penal provisions under five laws in terms of their compatibility with protection entitled to an accuse… Read More

The Allahabad High Court while allowing the petition held that Section 33C(2) of the Act, 1947, envisages a situation where a workman is entitled to receive money from his employer or any b… Read More

The Kerala High Court today dismissed a PIL (Public Interest Litigation) alleging that no action has been taken on the complaint that a false affidavit has been filed along with the nominat… Read More

The Bombay High Court has directed a petitioner to approach the Election Commission of India (ECI) with suggestions on how to prevent manipulation with the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs)… Read More

The Supreme Court recently granted bail to a man who spent 10 years in custody without conclusion of trial. After hearing from the Public Prosecutor, the court directed that the man shall b… Read More

Biju Janata Dal leader Pinaki Misra has filed a defamation suit against Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai for levelling corruption allegations against him and for calling the BJD MP “Cannin… Read More

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking an ‘extraordinary’ interim bail for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in all criminal cases… Read More

Calling India a socialist, secular, democratic republic, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Justice Arun Mishra, on Tuesday said that the Constitution of the countr… Read More

The Allahabad High Court has observed that people in India were free to choose and change their religion, however, such changes must adhere to legal procedures. The observations were rec… Read More

The Karnataka High Court today quashed a circular issued by the Centre calling for a ban on 23 breeds of ferocious dogs which are dangerous for human life. A Single-judge bench of Justic… Read More

The Allahabad High Court while dismissing an application said that the POCSO Act 2012 is a “Special Statute” and any offence under the “Special Statute” cannot be qu… Read More

The Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) highlighting the inaction on the part of the official respondents in not taking action against Private Company (re… Read More

Congress has opposed a plea against the use of acronym INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) by the newly formed alliance of opposition political parties before the Delhi… Read More

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea seeking voting facilities in the coming Lok Sabha elections for the eighteen thousand internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the view of on… Read More

The Allahabad High Court while treating the pension as the monthly income of the husband, held that awarding 25% of the monthly income of the husband as maintenance is not excessive. A Si… Read More

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed the inclination to quash the money laundering case against some of the accused in relation to the alleged Chhattisgarh liquor policy scam. The court ob… Read More

Anil Masih, former presiding officer of the Chandigarh mayor election tendered an unconditional apology before the Supreme Court on Friday. He came under fire for defacing ballot papers… Read More

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh pulled up a counsel for demanding a portion of compensation awarded to his client in a case as professional fees. This is against laid down ru… Read More

The apex court recently held that “restraining someone from taking part in political activities as a condition precedent for bail would be violative of their fundamental rights”… Read More

The Karnataka High Court has passed an interim order directing the state government not to proceed with the implementation of the rule in the Kannada Language Comprehensive Development (Ame… Read More

Petitioners in the Delhi High Court have highlighted the challenges faced by such persons in accessing audio-visual content in traditional theatres and online streaming platforms. The issue… Read More

The Rajasthan high Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to the respondents to register First Information reports immediately as and when a citizen approach t… Read More

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on the petition moved by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for his alleged involve… Read More

The Supreme Court today closed all its proceedings on an appeal filed by deceased gangster turned politician Mukhtar Ansari challenging an order passed by the Allahabad High Court sentencin… Read More

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has stayed the conviction of actor and Congress leader Raj Babbar in connection with a 1996 case lodged against him for allegedly assaulting a p… Read More

The arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the so-called liquor scam is nothing short of a landmark case, politically and legally. Even as his supporters claim it is an act of po… Read More

There are many laws in the world and in India to protect adult users of the internet against crimes and other ills that spread through social media. A recent law enacted by a US state, poin… Read More

Sexual preferences were once again the crux of a legal battle which unfolded in the Kerala High Court where the love affair of two women was taken in by the Court with raised eyebrows and a… Read More

The recalcitrant governor had to be read the riot act by the apex court before he quietly swore in K Ponmudy as minister. Frequent run-ins with state governments have made some governors a… Read More

In a surprising volte-face, President Mohamed Muizzu reached out to India in a bid to thaw ties. Is Maldives becoming a “swing state” buffeted by India-China’s strategic m… Read More

The former president and his lead lawyer were in Criminal Court in New York City seeking to delay his trial for hush money payments to a porn star. It went badly for Trump and worse for his… Read More

Charan Kaur, mother of Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala, gave birth to a child at the age of 58 through the technique in a private hospital. Legally, women above 50… Read More

NCRB data shows that the rate at which juveniles are held guilty of crimes is much higher than the conviction rate for adults. As many of them are between 16 and 18 years, they are often tr… Read More

The Delhi High Court on Friday pulled up the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) over delayed payment of salaries to its employees and its failure to implement the seventh pay commission&r… Read More

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court while allowing an application observed that the Additional Chief Medical Officer is not an appropriate authority and he has no authority to fil… Read More

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter of illegal mining of sand in Hasdeo River. The Petition is registered suo-moto on the basis of the news item appe… Read More

The Allahabad High Court has stayed the arrest of Revenue Inspector, Anupam Rana @ Anupam Singh in a case registered at Delhi Gate police station on charges of taking bribes. The Divisio… Read More

The Madras High Court disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL)  filed seeking directions against respondents to make it mandatory to submit necessary proof of voting to the estab… Read More

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court while dismissing the petition held that an education institution may be performing myriad functions touching upon various facets of public life… Read More

The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL), which sought removal of Arvind Kejriwal from the post of Delhi Chief Minister following his arrest by the Enfo… Read More

A Delhi court on Tuesday sent Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha to judicial custody till April 9 in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy scam case. The order was passed by… Read More

The Chhattisgarh High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking direction to the respondents to protect people of one community for performing their religious duties… Read More

The Allahabad High Court has allowed the bail application of SP leader Dinesh Kumar Singh @ Dinesh Gujjar in the Bike Bot scam case. A Single Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh passed t… Read More

A Delhi court on Saturday extended till March 26, the custody of BRS leader K Kavitha, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PML… Read More

The Supreme Court recently observed that AAP leader Satyendar Jain, along with his aides Ankush Jain and Vaibhav Jain are prima facie guilty of the alleged offences of money laundering… Read More

The Supreme Court imposed costs of Rs 50,000 on Adani Power for effectively seeking review of a case related to the late payment of surcharge by filing an application more than two years af… Read More

The Supreme Court has been approached by a gangrape convict in the Bilkis Bano case who has challenged the judgement of January 8 where the Top court has cancelled the remission granted to… Read More

The Allahabad High Court while dismissing the petition observed that a legal marriage between two Hindus cannot be dissolved by way of a compromise entered into at the time of proceedings f… Read More

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took suo motu cognisance of taking over of a stretch of river Cooum in Chennai, Tamil Nadu by the landgrabbers. The Petition is registered suo-moto on t… Read More

Coming down heavily on the States for not complying with its previous directions to expedite the adoption process, the Supreme Court gave them one last opportunity to comply with the direct… Read More

A Delhi court on Saturday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the case related to the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to him in the liquor policy scam… Read More

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed the petition filed by a practicing Advocate, seeking direction to the respondents Bar Council of India and Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh to install Clo… Read More

The Supreme Court on Friday categorically stated that the State Bank of India (SBI) has to disclose electoral bonds numbers as well, along with the details it has already disclosed regardin… Read More

Courts are sacrosanct places and demand a certain behaviour and dress code. When these are flouted, judges have been known to pull up the person concerned In a recent incident at Gurgaon… Read More

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has approached a sessions court challenging the summons issued to him by the additional chief metropolitan magistrate on two complaints filed by the Enf… Read More

The Haryana government has moved the Supreme Court against the Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment, which ordered a judicial probe into the death of a 22-year-old youth during the ongoin… Read More

The Allahabad High Court while holding that the stay could not have been granted as the stay application was pending before the Commissioner, set aside the order of a Single Judge granting… Read More

The Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking direction to the Election Commission of India to arrange Breath Analyzers at the entry point at ever… Read More