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Priyadarshini Mattoo rape-murder case: Delhi HC sets aside SRB’s decision, orders review of convict's plea for premature release

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (July 1) set aside an order of the sentence review board (SRB) rejecting a plea of Santosh Kumar Singh for...

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Somnath Bharti cannot represent his wife in defamation case filed by her, Nirmala Sitharaman tells Delhi court

Somnath Bharti cannot represent his wife in defamation case filed by her, Nirmala Sitharaman tells Delhi court

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday (June 26) raised before a city court objection on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader...

27.06.2025 20

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'Entire event was illegal, no permission was sought to celebrate RCB’s victory', State tells Karnataka HC

Bengaluru: The State on Wednesday (June 11) told the Karnataka High Court that the entire event organised to celebrate the victory of Royal Challenger...

12.06.2025 10

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Why are students dying only in Kota: SC asks Rajasthan govt over surge in suicide cases

New Delhi: Taking note of 14 students dying by suicide in Kota, Rajasthan, the Supreme Court on Friday (May 23) called the situation serious and...

24.05.2025 10

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Snake venom case: Allahabad High Court dismisses Elvish Yadav plea against chargesheet

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Monday (May 12) dismissed a plea filed by YouTuber Elvish Yadav challenging a chargesheet and criminal...

13.05.2025 10

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Parliament security breach: Accused can't compare themselves with Bhagat Singh but can they be booked under UAPA, Delhi HC asks police

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (May 7) said the Parliament building is the pride of the country and nobody can play a prank in the...

09.05.2025 10

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Supreme Court refuses to entertain fresh plea challenging Waqf (Amendment) Act

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday (May 2) refused to entertain a fresh petition challenging constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act,...

03.05.2025 10

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Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025: Address submissions on two points, including if matter be sent to HC, SC tells parties

New Delhi: The Supreme Court, while hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, expressed...

17.04.2025 10

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Complete ban on use of smartphones by school students undesirable: Delhi HC

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court recently said a complete ban on use of smartphones by students attending school is both an undesirable and unworkable...

05.03.2025 10

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Women wrestlers' sexual harassment case: Delhi court records statement of witness

New Delhi: A city court on Monday (March 3) recorded the statement of the husband of one of the wrestlers accusing former Wrestling Federation of...

04.03.2025 10

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SC reserves verdict on Pratapgarhi’s plea for quashing FIR over poem on social media

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday (March 3), while reserving its verdict on a plea by Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi seeking to quash an FIR...

04.03.2025 10

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Court takes fresh cognisance of chargesheet against Yediyurappa, issues summons

Bengaluru: A special court on Friday (February 28) took fresh cognisance of a chargesheet against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former...

01.03.2025 10

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Delhi court convicts ex-MLA Kishore Samrite for threatening to blow up Parliament

New Delhi: A city court has convicted former Madhya Pradesh MLA Kishore Samrite for allegedly sending a letter with the threat to blow up the...

21.02.2025 20

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Rohingya refugees can approach Delhi HC if denied admission despite eligibility: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court disposed of a petition seeking direction to the authorities to grant admission to all Myanmar and Rohingya refugees,...

19.02.2025 20

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SC grants bail to to 'middleman' Christian Michel James in AgustaWestland case

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 18) granted bail to alleged middleman Christian Michel James in the Central Bureau of Investigation...

19.02.2025 20

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SC appoints Forest Research Institute to prepare plan for enhancing Delhi's green cover

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday (February 17) appointed the Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, to prepare action plan for enhancing green...

18.02.2025 20

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Law provides right to a sexual assault victim to medically terminate her pregnancy: Allahabad HC

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court, while allowing a 17-year-old woman to choose whether she wants to keep the child or not, said that she has a...

13.02.2025 10

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AI a dangerous tool in anybody's hand, whether Chinese or American: Delhi HC on plea seeking ban on DeepSeek

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (February 12) observed that artificial intelligence (AI) is a dangerous tool in anybody’s hand, whether...

13.02.2025 10

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Any sexual act, including unnatural and non-consensual, by husband with major wife not rape: Chhattisgarh HC

Bilaspur: The Chhattisgarh High Court set aside a trial court convicting a husband for rape and unnatural sex with his wife, who later died, saying if...

13.02.2025 10

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1984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court convicts Sajjan Kumar

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday convicted former Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Sajjan Kumar in a case related to the murders of two persons...

13.02.2025 10

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SC seeks ECI’s response on pleas for EVM verification; asks it to not erase, reload data

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 11) sought the response of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on pleas seeking directions to the...

12.02.2025 10

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SC asks Moradabad court to decide Abdullah Azam Khan’s appeal against conviction within six months

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 11) directed a court in Moradabad to decide an appeal of Mohammad Abdullah Azam Khan, son of...

12.02.2025 10

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RG Kar: HC says reasonable time needs to be given to accused before charges framing

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday (February 6) said that reasonable time needs to be given to former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital...

07.02.2025 20

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‘Unwarranted’: Kerala HC on trial court rejecting plea to go abroad citing Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi

Ernakulam: The Kerala High Court criticised a sessions judge for citing the examples of high-profile individuals like Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi...

06.02.2025 10

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Debt recovered ‘multiple times over’, fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya tells Karnataka HC

Bengaluru: Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya has told the Karanataka High Court that the authorities have recovered “multiple times over” the Rs...

06.02.2025 20

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SC slams Assam government for not deporting persons declared foreigners

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 4) slammed the state government of Assam for not deporting persons declared foreigners in detention...

05.02.2025 8

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Delhi HC seeks Atishi’s reply on BJP leader’s plea over rejection of defamation case

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (February 4) issued notice to Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on a plea filed by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...

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Air pollution: Supreme Court directs CAQM to hold meeting with Punjab, Haryana, UP on stubble burning

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday (February 3) directed the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to hold a meeting with the state...

04.02.2025 20

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Elected member should resign, face mandate again if they wish to change political affiliation: Kerala HC

Ernakulam: The Kerala High Court has said that if an elected representative wants to change his policy or political affiliation, he has to resign and...

01.02.2025 10

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SC seeks details from Centre on number of FIRs, chargesheet filed against men over triple talaq

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 29) sought details from the Centre on how many First Information Reports (FIRs) and chargesheets...

30.01.2025 10

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RG Kar rape-murder: SC asks hospitals to regularise protesting doctors’ absence

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 29) directed hospital authorities, including AIIMS, to regularise the absence of protesting...

30.01.2025 10

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Unnao rape case: Convict Kuldeep Sengar surrendered in Tihar Jail, Delhi HC informed

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday (January 27) was informed that Kuldeep Singh Sengar, a convict in the Unnao rape and a related case, has...

28.01.2025 10

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Ajmer dargah case: Six more applications moved in court for becoming party

Ajmer: Six more applications were moved before an Ajmer court to become a party in a petition filed by Hindu Sena president Vishnu Gupta claiming...

25.01.2025 30

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Delhi polls: Court exempts Kejriwal, Sisodia from personal appearance in excise case

New Delhi: A city court on Friday (January 24) exempted former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Manish Sisidia...

25.01.2025 20

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Farmers’ protest: Dallewal has accepted medical aid, shifted to hospital, SC told

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 22) was informed that positive developments have taken place on the issue of farmers’ protest and...

23.01.2025 9

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Places of Worship Act: Shahi Masjid moves SC to close Centre's right to file reply

New Delhi: Shahi Masjid Eidgah Committee, Mathura has moved the Supreme Court assailing centre for delay in filing its response to the pleas...

23.01.2025 10

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SC stays proceedings against Congress MP Pratapgarhi in FIR over social media post

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 21) stayed proceedings in a case registered against Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Imran...

22.01.2025 10

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Supreme Court denies bail to former PFI chairman Abunacker in UAPA case

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday (January 17) refused to grant bail to former Popular Front of India (PFI) chairman E Abubacker on medical...

18.01.2025 10

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MCOCA case: Delhi court denies bail to AAP MLA Naresh Balyan

New Delhi: A city court on Wednesday (January 15) denied bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Naresh Balyan in a case lodged under the stringent...

16.01.2025 20

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Farmers’ protest: SC seeks AIIMS medical board’s opinion on Dallewal’s health reports

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 15), while wondering at the submission made by the Punjab government that the health parameters of...

16.01.2025 20

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Delhi HC raises questions on maintainability of plea against monthly aid to women

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday (January 9) raised questioned on the maintainability of a plea filed against the recent poll promise made...

10.01.2025 10

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Asaram moves Rajasthan HC seeking to avail interim bail granted by SC on medical grounds

Jodhpur: Self-styled godman Asaram has moved a fresh plea before the Rajasthan High Court in Jodhpur seeking to avail the interim bail granted to him...

09.01.2025 7

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Sambhal mosque row: Allahabad HC stays proceedings before trial court till Feb 25

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday (January 8) stayed proceedings before a Sambhal trial court till February 25 in a suit filed by the...

09.01.2025 20

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HC allows major couple to live together; expresses concern over live-in at tender age

Gwalior: The Gwalior bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court recently allowed a major couple to live-in together, saying both the petitioners are...

05.01.2025 10

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SC dismisses Karnataka Congress MLA’s plea against election petition by BJP leader

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday (January 3) refused to entertain a plea filed by Karnataka Congress MLA TD Rajegowda against a plea by a...

04.01.2025 4

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SC notice to Ram Rahim, others on CBI appeal challenging acquittal in murder case

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday (January 3) sought the response of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others on an...

04.01.2025 6

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Unnao rape victim’s father's death: Delhi HC extends Sengar’s interim bail by 3 days

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday (December 20) extended the interim bail granted to expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kuldeep...

21.12.2024 10

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Farmers’ protest: SC asks Punjab to convince Dallewal to undergo health examination

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday (December 19) asked the Punjab government to convince farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is sitting...

20.12.2024 20

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RG Kar rape-murder: Victim’s parents move Calcutta HC seeking fresh probe

Kolkata: The parents of the deceased on-duty woman doctor, who was raped and murdered at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9, moved...

20.12.2024 6

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SC stays death sentence of man confirmed by Bombay HC for act close to cannibalism

New Delhi: The Supreme Court recently stayed the execution of death penalty confirmed by the Bombay High Court to a man for killing his mother and...

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