Hyderabad: In a relief to the Telangana Public Service Commission (TGPSC), the High Court on Wednesday ordered the interim suspension of the order of a single judge directing the Commission, among others, to re-evaluate all the answer scripts of the Group-1 mains examination held last year. Hearing writ appeals filed by the Commission and some…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday dismissed the social media platform ‘X’s petition challenging the authority of the government officials to issue a content take-down order under the Information Technology Act. The bench presided over by Justice M Nagaprasanna maintained that social media needs to be regulated, especially in the cases of offences against…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday termed as “unfortunate and irresponsible” the selective publication of a preliminary report on the June 12 Air India crash, which outlined lapses on the part of pilots and paved the way for a “media narrative”. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh, which issued notices…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said a bench led by Justice Surya Kant would hear pleas challenging Karnataka’s decision to withdraw consent to investigate a disproportionate assets case against Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar. A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran noted that the pleas were…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea challenging the Karnataka government’s decision to invite International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate Mysuru Dasara this year. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta rejected the petition challenging the September 15 order of the Karnataka High Court, which dismissed the pleas…
Patna: The Patna High Court on Wednesday directed the Congress to take off from its social media handles an AI-generated video depicting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother. Acting Chief Justice P B Baijanthri passed the order on a petition filed by Vivekanand Singh. In the petition, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the Union…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it would interfere if it finds any illegality in the Election Commission’s Special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, while fixing October 7 for hearing final arguments. Although the petitioners requested for a hearing before October 1 –when the final voters list would be published by…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Waqf law, saying there was a “presumption” of constitutionality in its favour, but stalled the operation of certain provisions, including the one which said only those who are practising Islam for the last five years can create a waqf. Pronouncing an interim order, a…
New Delhi: Justice M Sundar of the Madras High Court has been elevated as the chief justice of the Manipur High Court, the law ministry said on Sunday. In a statement, the ministry said Justice Sundar will assume charge following the retirement of incumbent Chief Justice Kempaiah Somashekar on Sunday. High court judges demit office…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) on Friday expressed “deep grief and anguish” over the violent attack on Nepal’s judiciary, after protesters set ablaze part of the Supreme Court premises in Kathmandu. The SCAORA, headed by advocate Vipin Nair, issued a strongly worded resolution saying, “While the concerns of the people are to…
