Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed Murlidhar Sharma, Inspector General of Police (Training) of the state police academy, to submit a report regarding allegations of physical torture made by Leftist student leader Sucharita Das. The alleged incident took place at an all-women police station in Paschim Medinipur district.
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday, 3rd March, gave two weeks’ time to the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) to file its reply to a group of petitions challenging the CLAT 2025 exam results. The CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) is conducted for admissions to NLUs across the country.
MUMBAI: Today, 28th Feb,The Bombay High Court expressed serious concerns over how banks declare loan accounts as ‘fraud’ or ‘defaulter’ without properly applying their minds. The court highlighted that banks often pass such orders in a “cut, copy, paste manner” without following due procedures. The court suggested that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) must step in and take action to ensure such lapses do not continue.
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court asked a former Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) corporator and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader, who filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against illegal construction in Mumbai, to provide details of the actions he took against such structures when he was in office.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Bharati Dangre, while hearing the case, questioned the petitioner on his past role in handling illegal constructions.
Today, On 27th January, the Supreme Court announced it would hear pleas, including a contempt petition, against Gujarat authorities for allegedly demolishing residential and religious buildings in Gir Somnath district without its prior approval. The case will be taken up in three weeks. The petition claims that the demolitions were carried out in violation of the court’s order. This hearing will address the legality of these actions and their impact on affected people.
The Supreme Court of India on Thursday (19th Dec) expressed serious concerns over Delhi’s solid waste crisis, urging the Delhi government and the Municipal Corporation to submit a detailed affidavit outlining waste management compliance and fire prevention measures at illegal dumping sites. The Court highlighted the urgent need for corrective actions due to rising untreated waste levels.
The Bombay High Court directed the Maharashtra government to provide detailed information on budgetary allocations for medical infrastructure and staffing vacancies in government hospitals. This comes in response to concerns over increased deaths at hospitals due to underfunding and unfilled positions. A hearing is set for January 29.
The Supreme Court of India, led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, has paused new lawsuits while reviewing challenges to the Places of Worship Act. Advocate Hari Shankar Jain advocates restoring demolished Hindu temples, claiming the ruling benefits Hindus. The court will evaluate ongoing cases concerning religious structures in due course.
