The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered the West Bengal government to immediately appoint Dr. Aniket Mahato, a prominent face of the RG Kar Medical College protest movement, as a senior resident... Read more »
The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday reduced the death penalty of 2 men convicted in the infamous Yug kidnapping and murder case to life imprisonment and acquitted a 3rd accused, sparking... Read more »
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday stayed the state government’s order capping cinema ticket prices at a uniform rate of Rs 200 across all theatres & multiplexes. The interim relief came from... Read more »
A division bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday recused itself from hearing a set of petitions that challenge the Maharashtra government’s move to issue Kunbi caste certificates to members of... Read more »
The Kerala High Court has held that successive marriages by a Muslim man cannot be justified when he lacks the means to maintain his wives. The court stressed that polygamy is not... Read more »
The Rajasthan High Court has strongly criticised the State Election Commission for the repeated delay in conducting municipal elections and has ordered immediate action to ensure the polls are held without further... Read more »
The Allahabad High Court on Friday granted bail to Umar Ansari, son of the late mafia leader Mukhtar Ansari, in a case registered under the Gangsters Act. Umar had been in judicial... Read more »
The Bombay High Court on Thursday issued notices to seven persons acquitted in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, following an appeal filed by families of the victims. Notices were also sent to... Read more »
The Kerala High Court has ordered a detailed investigation into discrepancies surrounding the Sabarimala temple’s gold plating project, after it was discovered that 4 kgs of gold were unaccounted for during re-plating... Read more »
The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed petitions challenging the state government’s decision to invite International Booker Prize-winning author Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate this year’s Mysuru Dasara celebrations. The court reaffirmed that... Read more »