The Supreme Court adjourned the appeal filed by the State of Tamil Nadu against the Order of the Division Bench of Madras High Court directing the State Police to grant permission to RSS (Rashtriya...

The Karnataka State Bar Council, despite demand for cancellation by a group of Lawyers named the All India Lawyers' Association for Justice (AILAJ), went ahead with an event on Thursday where...

The Madras High Court has come to the rescue of Ganesha idol makers and sellers in Tamil Nadu who have been facing the wrath of the state for the last few days for alleged violation of environment...

"Many persons in high positions including present and past holders of constitutional offices have and have had spouses who are foreign Nationals", the Supreme Court Collegium said in its statement...

An Interlocutory Application has been filed before the Supreme Court against the Directors General of Police of the States of Kerala and Tamil Nadu alleging that they have failed to take lawful...

A fresh Writ Petition against the "Sanatana Dharma Eradication Conference" held in Tamil Nadu earlier this month was mentioned today before the Bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud...

In a big relief to filmmaker Leena Manimekalai, the Supreme Court today ordered that no coercive action shall be taken in relation to the FIRs registered against her in various states for allegedly...

The Kerala High Court today declined to pass any interim order on pleas against the release of the movie "The Kerala Story". The Court recorded the statement of the producers of the movie that the...

Here are the 5 reasons why the Madras High Court transferred investigation into the Tamil Nadu forced conversion-suicide case to the CBI from the State Police:- 1. SP of Thanjavur District...

After the Bar Council of India (BCI), the Co-ordination Committee of All District Bar Associations of Delhi has urged the Supreme Court to leave the issue of same-sex marriage to the legislature...

A complaint has been filed before the Bar Council of India (BCI) seeking an enquiry into whether the viral video of Shruti Pandey, an Associate Professor of Legal Practice at Jindal Global Law...

The Court has also ordered Police investigation into the Arya Samaj Trust in UP that did the religious conversion.

Justice Kurian Joseph, who retired from the Supreme Court in November 2018, has objected to the motto of the Supreme Court that is mentioned on its emblem, 'Yato Dharmastato Jayaḥ' by saying that...

While refusing to issue a writ of quo warranto against DMK MP A. Raja, Tamil Nadu State Ministers Udhayanidhi Stalin and P.K. Sekar Babu for hate speech against Sanatana Dharma, the Madras High...

A complaint has been filed against Justice D. Y. Chandrachud before the President of India by one R.K.Pathan, claiming to be the President of the Supreme Court & High Court Litigants Association of...

The Supreme Court today adjourned the petition filed by Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking directions to the Centre to take steps to control forceful and deceitful religious conversions to...

Empowerment of all citizens and gender justice are among the statement of objects and reasons behind the Uniform Civil Code in India. The desirability of the Uniform Civil Code can hardly be...

An FIR has been registered in Karnataka against the Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), Priyank Kanoongo for inspecting an orphanage in Bengaluru named...

The Orissa High Court commuted the death sentence of a man convicted for rape and murder of a six-year-old girl.The Court noted that the accused "is offering prayer to God many times in a day and...

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has sought the Government's reply while admitting a Public Interest Litigation filed by one Yicharla Anil Kumar on behalf of the Legal Rights Protection Forum,...

The Delhi High Court Monday pulled up Twitter for not voluntarily taking action against an account which allegedly published objectionable content about a Hindu Goddess, saying the micro-blogging...

The Kerala High Court today refused to pass any interim order in a PIL filed by a Lawyer against the release of the movie "The Kerala Story". The Court has sought instructions from the Central...

The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court consisting of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud ,

Are Hindus Being Denied Minority Status In Mizoram Or Kashmir? - SC Asks In PIL Seeking Minority Status Determination At District Level

A Special Leave Petition filed challenging the order passed by the Division Bench of the Madras High Court staying the operation of the Single Judge's order permitting the sale of Ganesha idols...

NCPCR has also confirmed that Tamil Nadu Police has not sent the 'Action Taken Report', as sought by the Commission.

A Supreme Court Bench of Justice AS Bopanna and Justice JB Pardiwala has reiterated that under the Hindu Succession Act, daughters are entitled to an equal share in all the properties of their...

The Madras High Court has ordered the blocking of over 13000 websites to prevent piracy of Vikram Vedha, a movie released yesterday. The interim injunction has been passed in a suit filed by...

More than 800 Lawyers from different Courts across the Country have issued a joint statement endorsing Union Law & Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju's statement that some retired activist Judges have...

The Supreme Court observed that the trial court lacks the jurisdiction to entertain a protest petition contesting its earlier order taking cognizance and modify the earlier order by taking...

The Allahabad High Court Bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot has held that the dismissal of a bail application for non-prosecution on account of absence of counsel is impermissible and that in the event...

The Allahabad High Court reiterated that a court can take cognizance of an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) when a complaint was filed within the...

The North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) has halted the demolition drive it was carrying out in the Jahangirpuri area after the Supreme Court directed its Secretary-General to convey the order...

In High Court Bar Association Allahabad vs State Of Uttar Pradesh 2024 INSC 150, the Supreme Court overruled its six year old judgment in Asian Resurfacing Of Road Agency Pvt. Ltd. vs CBI [2018] 2...

The Supreme Court, in its judgment in a suo motu case against a judgment delivered by the Calcutta High Court, emphasized that a judgment must be written in simple language and should not be...

A Seven Judge Bench of the Supreme Court has pronounced the judgment that sub-classification of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories is permissible.There are six opinions in the...

The Allahabad High Court imposed a cost of Rs. 5 lakhs on the Assistant Professor in Department of Economics in the University of Allahabad for filing false cases under Scheduled Castes and the...

The National Commission For Child Rights (NCPCR) has taken cognizance of the incident wher

A Division Bench of the Madras High Court, Madurai Bench has in a special sitting on Sunday stayed the operation of the Single Judge's order permitting the sale of Ganesha idols made of even...

The Karnataka High Court yesterday issued a notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking implementation of the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Reservation in the State in the larger...

The Kerala High Court observed that not every form of harassment or cruelty falls within the ambit of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC).The Court allowed an Appeal challenging the...

The President of the Supreme Court Bar Association and Senior Advocate Vikas Singh today mentioned the Bar's request for declaration of a holiday on Raksha Bandhan.Vikas Singh mentioned the issue...

I would have called these Judges to give evidence in Nupur Sharma's trial if I were a trial court judge, Justice Dhingra said.

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has requested all the Secretaries of the State Bar Councils to submit a report on the incident where Advocates have been attacked by criminals or any threat has been...

The Gauhati High Court held that the medical examination of a rape accused under Section 53A of the Code Of Criminal Procedure is not mandatory but could be done to facilitate the prosecution to...

The Kerala High Court observed that the presumption under Section 139 Negotiable Instruments Act will be attracted even if a blank cheque leaf is voluntarily signed and handed over by the accused,...

The Karnataka High Court quashed an FIR registered under Section 376 of the IPC by a woman against a man she accused of rape on the false promise of marriage. The Court noted that the woman had...

The Bombay High Court held that an accused who is in custody for one case can still seek anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) in another case.The court said...

The Madras High Court recently expressed astonishment upon discovering that a petitioner claiming to be a practicing advocate had filed a petition seeking legal protection to operate a brothel...

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on March 28, issued notice to Google, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY) and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MiB) in a Writ...

The Karnataka High Court explained the methods that can be adopted by the accused to rebut the presumption under Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (NI Act).They are: a) By issuing a...

The Supreme Court recently adjudicated upon the issue of whether an anticipatory bail application is maintainable by an accused who is in judicial custody in relation to another crime. The Bench...

The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench while quashing the order passed by the Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) has held that single-line reason is not expected from senior Judges like District...

The Supreme Court held that Section 94(2) of the JJ Act prioritises the date of birth certificate from a school at the highest pedestal whereas the “ossification test has been kept at the last rung...

The Supreme Court, today, has pronounced judgment in the petitions alleging exorbitant enrollment fees charged by various State Bar Councils and observed that the Bar Council of India and State Bar...

In a matter related to cattle protection, the Supreme Court has ordered that the interim custody of illegally transported cattle be given to Dhyan Foundation's Gaushala, even though the courts...

The Supreme Court, today, while pronouncing the judgment with 6:1 majority holding the sub-classification of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribe permissible, has in the concurring opinion of...

The Supreme Court today issued notice in a Writ Petition filed by two women who were allegedly subjected to the brutality of mob violence in Manipur, seeking an investigation into the killing of...

The Supreme Court, while granting enhanced compensation to the dependents of a deceased, observed that the assessment of compensation cannot be done with mathematical precision.The dependants (old...

The Allahabad High Court observed that if a cheque is returned unpaid by a bank with an endorsement "account closed", it can amount to an offence under Section 138 Negotiable Instrument Act. A...

The Supreme Court held that the widow of pre-deceased son does not have the first right to claim a share in her mother-in-law's share of the joint family property, as per Sections 15 and 16 of the...

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court observed that bail can be granted to individuals accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) if the investigating agency fail to...

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ruled that a lawyer cannot claim any share out of the fruits of litigation from his/her client as fee.The Court was hearing a case where a litigant...

The Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that there is no bar for a court to award maintenance more than the amount claimed in Section 125 CrPC application.The Indore Bench of the High Court observed...

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation seeking framing of guidelines to deal with suicide by married men subjected to domestic violence and the constitution of a...