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The Delhi High Court bench of chief justice G Rohini and justice RS Endlaw will pass an order on the pleas against dastarbandi ceremony of naib Imam of Jama Masjid by today evening. Three petitions seeking a stay on the dastarbandi ceremony (anointment) for the son of Jama Masjid’s “Shahi Imam” Ahmed Bukhari as the […]

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Haryana government over the Munak canal water sharing dispute, saying it’s “tragic” that the issue has not been resolved yet while citizens are deprived of water. A Bench of Justice BD Ahmed and Justice Siddharth Mridul issued notice to Haryana resident commissioner in Delhi after

A Supreme Court Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice H.L. Dattu rejected Aam Aadmi Party’s plea demanding fresh elections in Delhi. The Court arrived at the decision after it was informed by the Centre that the Legislative Assembly has been duly dissolved. The Bench showed satisfaction with the way things are functioning in Delhi and

The new Certificate of Practice and Renewal Rules, 2014, as released by the Bar Council of India, disallow fresh lawyers from practicing in the Supreme Court. According to these rules, they will have to spend two years in a trial court and three years in High Court before they become eligible to practice in the

The case of Swami Achyutanand Tirth & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors. has been pending since 2012. The expose that has ensued due to Supreme Court orders is both disturbing and frightening. Milk is supposed to be a complete food. Everyone from children to adults drink it. Indians regularly consume it from their morning tea,

Supreme Court justices SJ Mukhopadhaya and NV Ramana have set aside a Calcutta high court order that declined to cancel the bail of former NUJS Kolkata assitant registrar Siddhartha Guha, who is accused of having sexually harassed another staff member at the college, reported the Times of India. The alleged victim, represented by advocates Siddharth Dave

The Supreme Court on Friday said it was not the job of the courts to examine the contours of a government policy and whether there could have been a better version of a particular policy followed by the government. “… it is clear as noon day that it is not within the domain of the

Justice Sadhana Jadhav of the Bombay High Court, while upholding the conviction of a man charged under Section 498 (A) of the Indian Penal Code, held that forcing a woman to intercourse with other men and setting it as a condition for consummation of their marriage amounted to cruelty. The Court said, “P. W. 1 has

During the hearing of a rent control matter, Senior Counsel Vikas Singh has made scathing allegations against a former judge.As per the reports of Times of India, Mr. Singh alleged that just a month before his retirement, a  former judge delivered a verdict on February 11 in a case involving the question that was raised unsuccessfully before

Senior advocate Vikas Singh alleged before a Supreme Court bench of justices SJ Mukhopadhaya and NV Ramana that an ex-Supreme Court judge made a ruling on 11 February, which helped the judge’s sister in a similar case under the Bombay Rent Act, in which she allegedly cited her brother’s judgment, reported Times of India. Singh claimed