Gujarat High Court Denies Interim Relief to Kejriwal and Singh in PM Modi Degree Defamation Case The Gujarat High Court has declined to grant interim relief to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh. The duo had sought an interim stay on the proceedings of a criminal defamation […]
Justice Hemant M. Prachchhak, Who Denied Stay on Rahul Gandhi’s Conviction, Recommended for Transfer Justice Hemant M. Prachchhak of the Gujarat High Court, who made headlines for his refusal to grant a stay on the conviction of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, is on the list of recommended transfers. The Supreme Court collegium has proposed the […]
In the ongoing dispute over the Gyanvapi mosque, the Muslim party, Anjuman Intezamia Masajid, has approached the Supreme Court. The move comes as a challenge to the Allahabad High Court’s order permitting the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque premises. The plea was mentioned before Chief Justice […]
In a significant development, an appeal has been lodged in the Supreme Court challenging the Patna High Court’s verdict that upheld the Bihar Caste Survey conducted by the state government. The High Court had previously deemed the state’s decision to carry out the caste survey as perfectly valid, initiated with due competence, and aimed at […]
In a significant development, the Manipur High Court has ordered a status quo to be maintained at the proposed burial site in Haolai Khopi village of Churchandpur district, where the Kuki-Zo community had planned a burial service for 35 people killed in the ongoing violence in the state. The order comes in light of the […]
The Supreme Court of India recently expressed grave concerns over the deteriorating law and order situation in the state of Manipur. The bench, comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, criticized the state police’s inability to effectively investigate the rampant crimes across the state, including sexual offences […]
In a recent development, BJP MLA Purnesh Ishwarbhai Modi, who filed a criminal defamation case against Rahul Gandhi over his remark “why all thieves have Modi surname“, has submitted an affidavit to the Supreme Court opposing the stay of Gandhi’s conviction in the case. Modi argued that the stay of conviction is granted in the […]
The Supreme Court of India has announced that it will hear the petition filed by Uddhav Thackeray, former Maharashtra Chief Minister, challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to recognize the Eknath Shinde faction as the official Shiv Sena. The hearing will take place after the conclusion of the cases concerning the abrogation of […]
The Bombay High Court recently expressed concerns over the potential misuse of reservation benefits for abandoned children. The court fears that parents, especially those with girl children, might abandon their offspring to avail these benefits if such a reservation is established. The division bench, comprising Justices GS Patel and Neela Gokhale, was hearing a plea […]
In a recent ruling, the Calcutta High Court has ordered the West Bengal Police to regulate the playing of drums during the upcoming Muharram festival. The court’s decision comes in response to concerns about continuous drum beating during the festival, which it deemed impermissible and not sanctioned by any religious tenet. The court, while delivering […]
