High Court

"Peaceful Protesters Not Traitors, Anti-Nationals": Bombay High Court

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday February 15, 2020

People who are protesting peacefully against one law cannot be called "traitors" or "anti-nationals", the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has said. The high court's order came on a plea by Maharashtra resident Iftekhar Shaikh, who asked the court to allow him and others to sit on a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in ...

Amid Nirbhaya Delay, Supreme Court Issues Guidelines To Speed Up Death Penalty Cases

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday February 14, 2020

Amid outrage over the delay in hanging four people convicted in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, the Supreme Court has come out with guidelines to ensure that criminal appeals involving the death penalty are heard and settled at the earliest.

Court Stalls CCI Antitrust Probe Following Amazon Challenge: Lawyers

Reuters | Friday February 14, 2020

An Indian court on Friday put on hold an antitrust investigation into leading e-commerce companies following a challenge by Amazon.com, two lawyers involved in the proceedings told Reuters on Friday.

Supreme Court Notice To Lalu Prasad Yadav On Fodder Scam Bail

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 14, 2020

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on a plea challenging the bail granted by the Jharkhand High Court in one of the fodder-scam cases.

Delhi High Court To Hear Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into Gargi College Incident On Monday

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 14, 2020

The Delhi High Court will on Monday hear a plea seeking a court-monitored CBI probe into alleged molestation of students during a cultural festival at Delhi University's Gargi College last week.

Alleged Bookie Sanjeev Chawla Moves High Court Challenging Custodial Remand

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 14, 2020

Sanjeev Chawla, alleged bookie and key accused in one of cricket''s biggest match-fixing scandals that involved former South African captain Hansie Cronje, moved the Delhi High Court on Friday challenging his 12-day custodial remand.

Pre-Arrest Bail Pleas Of Activists Accused In Elgar Parishad Case Rejected

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 14, 2020

The Bombay High Court on Friday refused to grant anticipatory bail to civil rights activists Gautam Navlakha and Anand Teltumbde in the Elgar Parishad-alleged Maoist links case.

Denied Entry, JNU's Aishe Ghosh Calls For "Unity" At Calcutta University Gates

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday February 14, 2020

After the Calcutta University refused to allow a seminar featuring Aishe Ghosh on its premises, the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president today called upon democratic forces to put up a strong fight against the "divisive policies" of the RSS and the BJP "without crossing each other's path".

Vijay Mallya Case: UK High Court Told Of "Overwhelming Evidence Of Dishonesty"

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 13, 2020

Vijay Mallya appeared before the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Wednesday for day two of his High Court appeal against being extradited to India, during which the prosecution highlighted "overwhelming evidence of dishonesty" on the part of the former Kingfisher Airlines boss.

Petitioner In Gargi College Case Told To Approach Delhi High Court

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 13, 2020

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea seeking a CBI probe monitored by it into alleged molestation of students during a cultural festival at Gargi College in Delhi last week. A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde told lawyer ML Sharma, who mentioned the matter seeking urgent hearing, to approach the Delhi High Court with his ...

Delhi Man Allowed To Meet Wife, Months After Being Accused Of Raping Her

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday February 13, 2020

The Delhi High Court has re-united a 27-year-old man with his wife and child, almost a year after he was put under trial for kidnapping and raping her.

Supreme Court Collegium Approves Names Of 9 Judges Of Madras High Court As Permanent

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 13, 2020

The Supreme Court collegium has approved the proposal for appointment of nine Additional Judges of the Madras High Court as Permanent Judges.

In A First, Calcutta Court Allows Live Streaming Of Hearing On YouTube

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday February 13, 2020

In a seemingly unprecedented order, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday allowed live streaming on YouTube the hearing in a pending case relating to a Parsi woman, saying the proceedings would have ramifications for the community across the country.

High Court's Warning To Twitter In Rape Victim's Identity Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 13, 2020

The Delhi High Court has warned Twitter that it can face costs of Rs 10 lakh if it does not file its response to a petition that seeks action against media houses and social media platforms for revealing the identity of the Hyderabad rape victim.

Tamil Nadu Recommends Release Of All 7 Life Convicts In Rajiv Gandhi's Assassination Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 12, 2020

The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday informed the Madras High Court that the state has recommended the release of all seven life convicts of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case to the Governor as it lacks the power to order such remission.