NEW DELHI: Varanasi court on Friday rejected a request from the Hindu side for an additional Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) examination of the Gyanvapi premises. Following the decision, Advocate Vijay Shankar Rastogi, representing the Hindu side, announced plans to file an appeal in the high court.“The court has rejected our application for an additional…
PANAJI: Bombay high court has quashed an FIR registered against a Mapusa college student after it found that her online comments did not reveal any deliberate or malicious intention of outraging the religious feelings of any community, reports Lisa Monteiro.The FIR was lodged against her in May for allegedly posting and circulating derogatory comments on…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to former Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji in a money laundering case. Balaji was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) last year.A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih set strict conditions for Balaji’s release. The Supreme Court’s decision came after hearing…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the Punjab government‘s appeal against a high court ruling quashing its decision to expand the definition of the “NRI quota” for admissions in medical and dental courses. The apex court criticised the move, stating, “This fraud must come to an end.” Earlier on September 10, the Punjab…
RANCHI: Questioning the necessity to suspend all internet services across the state for Jharkhand General Graduate Level Combined Competitive Examination on Sept 21 and 22, Jharkhand high court on Sunday ordered the state govt to immediately restore it and not repeat it without the court’s consent in future.Earlier, the state govt, announced that mobile internet…
NEW DELHI: Finding merit in the “sensitive information” provided by the Union government, the Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday reconsidered its July 11 recommendation for appointment of chief justices to seven high courts and routed three of them to different HCs.The collegium led by CJI D Y Chandrachud and comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and B…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday overturned a decision by the chief justice of the Himachal Pradesh high court, who had individually rejected the candidacy of two district judges for appointment as high court judges.In a first of its kind order, the bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy and PK Mishra directed, directed the high…
NAGPUR: The Nagpur bench of Bombay high court granted anticipatory bail to Nitin Bode, an insurance agent accused of promoting Naxalism and calling for an armed struggle against central govt through provocative WhatsApp messages. The court granted the relief citing absence of demonstrated intent to create unrest or immediate threat to public order.Bode, 45, was…
NEW DELHI: Pulling up Delhi Police for failing to carry out a “scientific investigation” into the cause of death of three UPSC aspirants in a flooded coaching centre basement last week and pointing out “glaring omissions”, the high court Friday transferred the probe to CBI.It stressed that an independent agency must be roped in to…
NAGPUR: Nagpur bench of Bombay high court upheld the conviction of four men for gang rape, clarifying that direct participation in the sexual assault was not necessary to establish guilt. If there was evidence of shared intent, it was sufficient for conviction, the court said.Justice Govinda Sanap dismissed the appeals filed by the four accused,…
