The Bombay High Court has observed a rising trend of advocates wilfully disregarding court orders and escaping with an apology, and has asked the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa to take stern action against such advocates.
The Calcutta High Court’s Circuit Bench at Port Blair has dismissed a contempt petition against a Joint Civil Judge, holding that contempt is not a substitute for an appeal or revision and that a litigant has no licence to make reckless allegations against a judicial officer’s personal integrity. Port Blair: The Calcutta High Court on […]
Adjourning Pawan Khera’s plea for discharge in the case over his 2023 remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court told the Congress leader’s lawyer, who pressed for an early date, to “learn to be detached”. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing on Congress leader Pawan Khera’s plea seeking discharge […]
Asking why its members were staying away from the Crime Branch probe into alleged irregularities in a State Planning Board recruitment exam, the Kerala High Court told the Public Service Commission that it was being called to give information, not as an accused. Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Monday questioned the Kerala Public Service […]
Ruling on the DMK’s plea against Tamil Nadu Ministers Aadhav Arjuna and CTR Nirmal Kumar, the Madras High Court has granted the party leave to sue them for defamation over remarks they made about it in connection with the Veeramani POCSO case. Chennai: The Madras High Court on Monday allowed an application by the Dravida […]
The Telangana High Court has asked the Election Commission of India why a petitioner was excluded from the electoral roll without notice and what decision followed the response of another, in a challenge to the AI-assisted Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Monday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) […]