The Gauhati High Court has directed the Assam government to provide compensation to Rashida Khatun, the wife of the deceased Safiqul Islam, whose house was illegally demolished by the administration in Nagaon... Read more »
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed the bail plea of a temple priest (pujari) who was charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) for allegedly engaging... Read more »
Mihir Shah, the primary accused in the BMW hit-and-run case, has approached the Bombay High Court claiming that his detention is unlawful and seeking immediate release. Shah was arrested on July 9,... Read more »
Trinamool Congress MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy filed a petition in the Calcutta High Court on Monday (August 19), challenging a notice issued to him by the Kolkata Police concerning a social media... Read more »
The Gujarat High Court has ordered “status quo” on the alleged illegal construction of a temple on land belonging to the Shardanagar Cooperative Housing Society in Ahmedabad’s Paldi area. Justice Sangeeta Vishen,... Read more »
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has granted bail under certain conditions to four family members accused of selling magic mushrooms (intoxicating mushrooms) in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu. The court found... Read more »
The Bombay High Court has recently criticized the Maharashtra government for its failure to make the state advisory board, established under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016, functional despite the... Read more »
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to prepare a fresh selection list for the appointment of 69,000 assistant teachers in the state. The court has annulled the selection... Read more »
The Allahabad High Court has directed that prayers at Vrindavan’s Bankey Bihari temple be live-streamed during the upcoming Janmashtami celebrations, in consultation with the civil judge of Mathura. This order is significant... Read more »
The Meghalaya High Court has imposed a ban on single-use plastics in temples and shops across the state. A bench headed by Chief Justice S. Vaidyanathan, has also advocated for the introduction... Read more »