The Bombay High Court recently said that a contractual dispute does not fall under the jurisdiction of the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC). A division bench of Justice GS Patel and Justice Neela Gokhale therefore,... Read more »
The Gurugram court today has sentenced a man to 7 years in prison for robbing a woman of her scooter at gunpoint in 2021. Additional Sessions Judge Phalit Sharma also imposed a... Read more »
The Meghalaya High Court today directed the State Government to the preparation of a blueprint to maintain the condition of roads in the State besides working out a “stricter set of norms”... Read more »
The Orissa high court has recently ruled that the sale of ‘chokad’ (wheat bran), regardless of the purpose for which it is purchased by a buyer, is exempt from Value Added Tax... Read more »
The Bombay High Court recently ordered the Maharashtra government to pay ₹10 lakh compensation to the family of an undertrial prisoner who died after the jail authorities denied him necessary medical attention.... Read more »
The Madras High Court has recently ordered the Tamil Nadu police to allow S Kousalya to hold a public meeting in memory of her husband, Shankar, who was hacked to death in... Read more »
The Supreme Court will hear on March 13 the petitions seeking legal recognition of gay marriage. In this case, the Central Government has opposed all the 15 petitions by filing an affidavit.... Read more »
The Kerala high court has recently constituted a high-level committee to probe the fire at the Brahmapuram dumping yard in Cochin. The Cochin Municipal Corporation has ordered the Committee to conduct an... Read more »
The Gauhati High Court today convicted a lawyer for criminal contempt of his comments on the jewelry of a judicial officer and for demeaning her by comparing her to a “mythical character”... Read more »
The Apex Court recently paved way for a probe by the Odisha vigilance department against BJD MLA Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy into a complaint. He was therefore alleged to amassed assets inordinate to... Read more »