Chennai: The Madras High Court on Monday cancelled the Vijay-led TVK government’s decision to provide public employment to the families of those who died in the Karur stampede last year, saying it violates Article 14 (Right to Equality) and Article 16 (Equality of Opportunity in Government Employment) of the Constitution. The High Court further noted…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday passed an interim order prohibiting the extraction, editing, dissemination, reposting, uploading or monetisation of audio and video recordings of judicial proceedings on social media and other digital platforms without prior permission from the concerned court. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and…
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…
