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In a relief to Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria, the  Maharashtra government has allowed city police to move the Bombay High Court to challenge an order passed by the State Chief Information Commissioner, who initiated a judicial inquiry against him in connection with the alleged discrepancies in the 26/11 call records. “The government has given […]

A Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice S.J. Mukhopadhyay and Justice A.K. Goel reserved its order on the appeal filed by the Rajasthan Government challenging a State High Court order staying the conviction of actor Salman Khan so that he could travel to Britain for a film engagement. The Bench asserted that Salman’s conviction could

Karnataka advocate @certiorary argues that a recent Madras high court judgment is the latest erosion of transparency in the judiciary, despite the RTI Act, and needs to be fixed at a higher level. Secrecy in public functioning is the antithesis of a democracy. The concept of secrecy in matters affecting the general public, classifies the

A Delhi High Court bench comprising of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice R.S. Endlaw urged the Counsel representing Ministry of Culture to acquaint the Court regarding steps taken for management of the National Gandhi Museum and other museums to safeguard the historic items related to Mahatma Gandhi. The plea stated, “The past record of activities of

MUMBAI: A witness in the 2002 hit-and-run case involving superstar Salman Khan on Wednesday said the actor was not smelling of liquor when he met him at his place a few hours after the mishap. The prosecution’s case is that Salman’s car had rammed into a bakery in suburban Bandra killing one person and injuring

Hearing a petition filed by NGO Lokniti Foundation which stated that the process of police recruitment at the lower levels needs to be changed as it mostly enters into controversies, the Supreme Court today issued notice to Centre and all states in the matter. The NGO in its petition had claimed that rampant corruption and

NEW DELHI: A nearly six-decade ban on women being employed as make-up artists in the film industry is set to end after the Supreme Court said it was gender biased and should not continue for a day longer, the Indian Express said on Tuesday. India’s $2-billion film industry is the largest in world by ticket

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has set aside the life imprisonment awarded to a man for raping and killing a 60-year-old woman, whom he used to call his mother. A division bench of justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Mukta Gupta set aside a trial court order which had awarded life term to Achey Lal for

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has upheld a 2007 circular of the Central Industrial Security Force allowing its personnel to keep only up to Rs 20 with them while on duty. A division bench of justices NH Patil and RV Ghuge agreed that the measure was a step towards curbing illegal gratification and possible security

Observing that medical evidence indicated accidental death and not murder, the Delhi High Court recently acquitted a man accused of raping and murdering a 60-year-old woman who he claimed was “like his mother”. The court of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Mukta Gupta acquitted 45-year-old Achey Lal who had been awarded life imprisonment by the