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Following declaration of assets by supreme court judges, the pressure has mounted on Allahabad high court judges as well to follow in the steps of their superiors. High Court Lawyer's Association on Thursday demanded these judges to voluntarily come forward to declare their assets. It will contribute to the transparency..

Gujarat High Court, on Thursday, sought explanation from AMC and city police commissioner about non-implementation of court order to remove a temple illegally constructed near Bhuyangdev Crossroads.  A division Bench of Justice AL Dave and Justice KA Puj kept further hearing in September on thi..

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Stalling of the demolition and sealing drive against illegal buildings and encroachments in Delhi by a Parliament enacted law came in for sharp criticism from the Supreme Court, which said the protection given to wrong doers by the ruling class has irreparably harmed planned development.  Becau..

The Madras High Court on August 26, directed the Tiruvarur district Collector and the Superintendent of Police to consider a suggestion to change the route of Vinayakar procession scheduled to be taken out on September 2. The First Bench comprising Chief Justice H L Gokhale and Justice D Murugesan gave the direction, while disposing of a public interest writ petition from A..

Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Rajeev Kumar Singh has stayed defamation proceedings against French writer duo Dominic Lapierre and Javier Moro, for allegedly making derogatory remarks against the then State Director General of Police (DGP) Swaraj Puri for his action in the intervening night of December 2 and 3, 1984 when the poisonous gas methyl isocynate leaked from the Union Carbide’s ..

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has disposed of a PIL challenging the proposed diversion of the road route of the National North South Corridor connecting Mahakaushal area to South India after the Central and State Governments submitted an affidavit assuring that the construction programme would remain unchanged as per the original scheme passed by the Union Cabinet. Hearing ..

The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) issued directives to the Centre, Defence Ministry’s Department of Defence Production and Ordinance Factory Director General to grant full family pension of the missing father of the applicant from the Ordinance factory Hospital.  While hearing the petition of Ms Sonia Angre, 21 year old daughter of Mr Ramesh Angre an Ordi..

 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL challenging the imposition of Airport Development fee (ADF)on passengers by the airport service providers.  The petition challenging the ADF, which includes Rs 200 on domestic passengers and Rs 1300 from international passengers in the air..

The Delhi High Court sought response from the Centre and the Delhi government on a PIL seeking its direction to de-concretise pavements in the capital. The petition pointed out that trees on the pavements have become weak due to concretisation as roots were not getting sufficient nourishment. Advocate Sugreev Dubey, appea..

 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response from the CBI on a petition filed by NCSC Chairman Buta Singh accusing the probe agency of illegally summoning him for interrogation in an alleged bribery case involving his son. Singh, a former Bihar Governor and Chairman of National Commission for Schedule Caste (NCSC), contend..

 The Supreme Court on Monday decided to examine whether the process of addition of multi-functional additives (MFAs) to petrol and diesel and retailing them as premium brands amounts to manufacturing for the purpose of imposition of excise duty. The Central Excise department has approached the apex cou..

Court proceedings remained disrupted on Tuesday, as the lawyers have gone on an indefinite strike following no action by the chief justice of Gujarat High Court on their demand to transfer district and sessions judge R P Dholaria.  Hundreds of litigants and undertrials at Surat sub jail were le..

A magistrate's court here has ordered an inquiry under the Atrocities Act against IAS officer Makarand Khetmalis, deputy commissioner of police (crime) Anil Kumbhare and four others for allegedly making castiest remarks against an instrumentation engineer, Mahendra Adsule (31), of Pimpri.  The ..

Calcutta High Court has directed the Bidhannagar ACJM court to complete the trial of the sensational and much-delayed Merlin Park bar-cum-restaurant sleaze racket case by September.  The court has directed that the verdict in the case involving Avtar Singh, husband of former MP and athlete Jyot..