New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests and its march to parliament on July 20. A Bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that an order for an NIA probe…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday told the Centre that it will closely monitor the steps taken to curb NEET examination paper leaks, while underlining that ad hocism has caused trouble for years. A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe, which was hearing a batch of petitions, including one by the…
New Delhi: Bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi, who is accused of murdering her husband Raja Raghuvanshi during their honeymoon in Meghalaya last year, was cancelled by the Supreme Court today. A bench of justices M M Sundresh and P B Varale said the allegations against Sonam are “quite serious”, adding that she would be at…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday (Jul 23) agreed to hear an urgent Public Interest Litigation (PIL) tomorrow seeking an investigation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the July 20 protest organised by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) over the NEET paper leak. The petition alleges that the protest was not an isolated…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it will direct the CBSE to implement a direction of the Orissa High Court to amend the model consent form for the generation of Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry IDs to provide parents with the option to refuse consent or opt out of the scheme. Under the…
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing in the Mathura Krishna Janmabhumi-Shahi Idgah mosque dispute matter till August 25. The adjournment came following the joint request by the parties concerned, as mediation proceedings have commenced in the matter before the district court, Mathura. Justice Avnish Saxena observed, “It is jointly submitted that…
Ayodhya: A special anti-corruption court in Faizabad has extended the judicial custody of eight accused in the alleged Ram temple donation theft case by 14 days after the previous term ended on Monday. The accused were produced before the court of Additional District Judge Pratibha Narayan through video conferencing and sent to judicial custody till…
Patna: A court in Bihar’s Patna on Monday granted anticipatory bail to educator Faisal Khan, popularly known as Khan Sir, in connection with the coaching institute firing case. Three staff members of the coaching institute also got anticipatory bail, Khan Sir’s lawyer said. The case relates to a firing incident that occurred in early June…
Kochi: The state government on Thursday told the Kerala High Court that it has decided to grant sanction to the CBI to prosecute KSCDC officials in a 2015 corruption case. Justice A Badharudeen recorded the submission by Advocate General Jaju Babu that sanction for prosecution will be granted to the agency and directed that the…
New Delhi: In a significant verdict aimed at bringing uniformity to motor accident compensation, the Supreme Court on Wednesday laid down guidelines on how courts should determine the annual income of deceased victims or injured claimants on the basis of Income Tax Returns. The top court held for salaried individuals, only the Income Tax Return…
