High Court

Comments Against Judges A Disturbing "New Trend", Says Ravi Shankar Prasad

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 27, 2021

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday expressed strong disapproval of legal activists making objectionable comments about judges who do not pass favourable orders on their petitions, calling it a "disturbing new trend".

High Court Refuses To Hear Case As Lawyer Removes Mask In Courtroom

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 27, 2021

The Bombay High Court recently refused to hear a case after a lawyer representing the appellant removed his face mask inside a courtroom.

Chief Justice Inaugurates New Patna High Court Centenary Building

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 27, 2021

Chief Justice of India SA Bobde on Saturday called for reducing dependence on courts by encouraging parties to opt for "pre-litigation mediation" which has "a way of solving problems", both civil and criminal, which arise from similar dispute.

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Over Removal Of Election Symbol From Ballot Paper, Voting Machines

India News | ANI | Saturday February 27, 2021

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to State Election Commission to remove election symbol from the ballot paper, including the unit of the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM), in the municipal elections in the national capital.

Channel Owner To Ensure Programme Doesn't Violate Rules: Centre To Court

India News | ANI | Friday February 26, 2021

The Centre has told Delhi High Court that it is the responsibility of the private TV channel owner to ensure that programmes it telecast does not violate the Programme Code prescribed under Rule 6 of the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994.

Court Grants Interim Bail To 2 Co-Accused In Munawar Faruqui Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 26, 2021

The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday granted interim bail to two more men involved in organising a comedy show, during which stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui allegedly insulted Hindu deities.

Supreme Court Asks Ex-District Judge To Face Inquiry In Sexual Harassment Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 26, 2021

The Supreme Court Friday said it cannot allow sexual harassment cases to be "swept under the carpet" and asked a retired District Judge of Madhya Pradesh to face "in-house departmental inquiry" instituted by the high court on the allegations levelled against him by a junior woman judicial officer.

Go To High Court First: Top Court To Petitioner Against Mandatory FASTag

India News | ANI | Friday February 26, 2021

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea and asked the petitioner, a retired civil servant, to first approach the Delhi High Court in connection with his petition challenging the mandatory fitting of FASTags in motor vehicles required for renewing of fitness certificate, and also for insurance by third party.

Nodeep Kaur, Activist Arrested For Delhi Border Protest, Gets Bail

India News | Reported by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Friday February 26, 2021

Dalit labour activist Nodeep Kaur, who arrested on January 12 from a labourers' protest at Kundli border point, was today granted bail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in an attempt to murder case. She has been lodged in a Karnal jail in Haryana. Ms Kaur had accused the police of sexual assault under custody, but the allegation was denied by au...

Court Notice To Haryana Government On Yuvraj Singh's Petition

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 26, 2021

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday issued a notice to the Haryana government on former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh's petition seeking quashing of an FIR filed against him over his alleged casteist remarks against another cricketer during an Instagram chat last year.

Not Making Tea No Provocation For Husband To Assault Wife: High Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 26, 2021

Upholding a 35-year-old man's conviction for assaulting his wife, the Bombay High Court has said the wife's refusal to make tea for husband could not be accepted as provocation for him to assault her, and observed that wife is "not a chattel or an object".

Opposing Same-Sex Marriage In Court, Government Cites "Indian Ethos"

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 26, 2021

Marriage in India is not just a union of two individuals but an institution between biological man and woman, the Centre told the Delhi High Court today while opposing same-sex marriage.

No Protection From Arrest For Amazon Top Executive In 'Tandav' Row

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Thursday February 25, 2021

A single-judge bench of the Allahabad High Court has rejected an anticipatory bail application filed by Aparna Purohit, a top Amazon executive in India over a UP Police FIR in Noida against the makers of the web series 'Tandav'. Ms Purohit has been accused of promoting religious enmity and defiling a place of worship.

High Court Allows Varavara Rao's Counsel To Visit Him For Bail Formalities

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 25, 2021

The Bombay High Court on Thursday permitted a counsel of poet-activist Varavara Rao, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, to visit him in the Nanavati Hospital to obtain his signatures for completion of his bail formalities.

EU-US Data Flows Could Face 'Massive Disruption' Due to European Court Ruling, Irish Regulator Says

NDTV | Thursday February 25, 2021

One of the European Union's most powerful data regulators has warned that companies may yet face massive disruption to transatlantic data flows as a result of an EU court ruling last year, despite efforts by policymakers to avoid that outcome.