New Delhi: In a major security incident, a lawyer robe hurled a shoe towards Chief Justice of India BR Gavai during proceedings in the Supreme Court on Monday, news agency PTI reported quoting lawyers present at the scene. The assailant has been identified as Rakesh Kishore. The lawyer approached the dais, removed his shoe, and…
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Saturday dismissed a writ petition filed against the demolition of a mosque in Sambhal district, allegedly constructed on pond land. The order was passed by Justice Dinesh Pathak on a petition filed by the mosque committee. The petitioner said that the local Muslim community has been praying peacefully in…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said all kinds of services rendered by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) in any airport are taxable and liable to service tax, as it dismissed the appeal of the airport regulator against the service tax liability between 2003 and 2007. A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and P…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has refused to grant bail to a man accused in a rape case, invoking a verse from Manusmriti pertaining to respecting women and a remark by Mahatma Gandhi while underscoring the need to safeguard women’s dignity. The case concerns a 19-year-old Scheduled Tribe woman from Banka, Bihar, whose parents are…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Uttar Pradesh government on separate pleas filed by Tazeen Fatma, wife of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, and her son Abdullah Azam Khan seeking suspension of their conviction in the alleged forged birth certificate case. While issuing notices on their pleas, a bench…
New Delhi: Senior advocate R Venkataramani was on Friday re-appointed as the attorney general of India for two years, the law ministry said. Venkataramani has been re-appointed as the top law officer of the country, effective October 1. His present three-year term ends on September 30. “The President is pleased to re-appoint Shri R Venkataramani,…
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…
