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In the proceedings before Special CBI Judge today, the counsel appearing for Shashi Tharoor argued that no evidence or reports have been put on record to prove the actual cause of Sunanda Pushkar's death. Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa, appearing for Tharoor, informed the court that since no report has been able to ascertain t..

The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it clear that it will conclude today the day-to-day hearing in the politically sensitive Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case at Ayodhya, saying "enough is enough". A 5-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said that it is hearing the Ayodhya land di..

A plea has been filed before the National Green Tribunal seeking directions to e-commerce companies, Amazon India and Filpkart, to not use excessive plastic packaging materials. The Petitioner, a young environmentalist, Aditya Dubey, through his natural guardian, has sought enforcement of his right to live in a plastic-free env..

The Central Information Commission has held that Assam Rifles, a paramilitary force, does not fall within the purview of the Right to Information Act, 2005 as it is an exempted organization under Section 24(1) of the Act.   Section 24(1) states that the RTI Act shall not apply to intelligen..

The Delhi High Court refused to grant ad-interim injunction to Saregama India Ltd. in its copyright infringement suit against Maddock Films Pvt. Ltd. for the song "Ke Odhni Odhu Odhu Ne Udi Jaye". The Defendant is a film production company which is expecting release of its film 'Made in China', starring Rajkum..

The lawyers at Orissa High Court have been on continuous strike and the high court had initiated suo moto contempt proceedings against the same. Aggrieved by the boycott, the Petitioner, M/s PLR Projects Ltd., had approached the Supreme Court seeking transfer of its case out of Orissa and it submitted that it was unable to seek int..

The Supreme Court has observed that a Labour Court or Tribunal while holding enquiry under Section 33(2)(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act cannot invoke the adjudicatory powers vested in them under Section 10(i)(c) and (d) of the Act. They also cannot dwell upon the proportionality of punishment in the process of formation of t..

In a major legal setback to Pakistan, the High Court of England and Wales has given an extremely landmark and laudable judgment on October 2, 2019 after a long drawn out legal battle that dates back to 1948 rejecting rightly Pakistan's frivolous claims and ruling explicitly that the VII Nizam of Hyderabad's descendants and India can collect 35 million pounds from Lond..

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the AAP government to ensure implementation of the Education Department's circular regarding installation of fire safety systems in all schools in the national capital and to take action against violators. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar directed the Edu..

Justice Arup Kumar Goswami was on Tuesday sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court. He was administered the oath of office by Governor Ganga Prasad at the New Raj Bhavan here. Goswami succeeds Justice Vijai Kumar Bist. Sikkim Chief Minister P S Tamang, Justice Meenakshi Madan R..

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on a plea seeking linking of movable and immovable property documents of citizens with their Aadhaar number to curb corruption, black money generation and 'benami' transactions. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar issued notice to..

While the Supreme Court is working with its full sanctioned strength, vacancy of judges is on the rise in the 25 high courts of the country, according to latest Law Ministry data. The figures released by the ministry on October 1 show that the high courts faced a shortage of 420 judges -- the highest till now this year. As on October 1, the high courts were working with 659 ..

The Supreme Court Tuesday extended by four weeks the interim protection from arrest granted to civil rights activist Gautma Navlakha in the Koregaon Bhima violence case. However, a bench of justices Arun Mishra and Deepak Gupta asked Navlakha to approach the concerned court to seek pre-arrest bail in the case. p style="..

It has to be said right at the outset that a two Judge Bench of the Apex Court comprising of Justice Navin Sinha and Justice BR Gavai just recently on October 4, 2019 in Fainul Khan vs State of Jharkhand and another in Criminal Appeal No(s). 937 of 2011 with Criminal Appeal No(s). 938 and 939 of 2011 has very rightly maintained that the rights of victim and society a..

Most of you may be reading, listening to the news on Punjab Maharashtra Co-operative Bank's failure and would broadly be aware as to how a co-operative bank ranking number four in the Cooperative sector with apparently good balance sheet became almost become bankrupt, overnight.   At this stage issue of accountability..