Satyaki Savarkar told a Pune court during Rahul Gandhi’s cross-examination of him that the Kapur Commission did not examine key witnesses to hide police security lapses in Mahatma Gandhi’s killing. The cross-examination continues on December 4.
A pending Special Leave Petition without a stay is no excuse for non-compliance, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held while issuing a Contempt Notice To Punjab Chief Secretary K.A.P. Sinha, finding that the State and PSPCL prima facie wilfully disobeyed a binding order to release Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief arrears. Chandigarh: The […]
The Rajasthan High Court has ruled that directions for a fresh panchayat reservation lottery cannot operate during the subsistence of the notified election programme. Allowing the State’s appeals, the Court relied on Article 243-O while expressly leaving the substantive legality of the reservation allocation undecided. Jaipur: A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal […]
Two positions are now before the Delhi High Court on the Qadeemi Masjid: the Centre says the century-old mosque inside the Krishi Bhawan complex will be removed, while the Court has asked whether any rule bars prayer space for any community in government premises. New Delhi: Asking whether any rules state that there can be […]
The Gujarat High Court has issued notice on Narayan Sai’s temporary bail plea to meet his ailing mother, filed in his pending appeal against a 2019 rape conviction and life sentence. Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the State and sought a status report on a plea by Narayan Sai, convicted […]
The Supreme Court has issued notice on a complainant’s plea seeking to remove a POCSO judge facing a rape FIR from that judicial charge, saying it has to balance the rights of the complainant and the accused officer. New Delhi: The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Allahabad High Court administration and a judicial […]
Suo motu contempt proceedings have been initiated by the Karnataka High Court over a ruckus allegedly created by advocates in the Chief Justice’s court hall during a lawyers’ protest; the registry has been told to identify those involved from CCTV footage, and notice has gone to the Advocates Association of Bengaluru. Bengaluru: Recording a prima […]