Supreme Court disagrees on medical termination of 26-week pregnancy of married woman, refers matter to larger bench

The Supreme Court on Wednesday referred to a larger bench, the recall application filed by the Central government against the Apex Court order allowing medical termination of 26-week pregnancy of…

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Madras High Court disposes PIL seeking direction from Supreme Court judgement on promotion of employees who have done distance education

The Madras High Court disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking direction to the respondents to consider the judgment of the Supreme court when considering promotion of employees…

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Lawyers strike: Supreme Court directs Madhya Pradesh HC to reconsider contempt notices of non-Bar members

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Madhya Pradesh High Court to reconsider the contempt notices issued to those advocates, who were not able to attend the High Court proceedings…

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Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of three judicial officers as judges of Bombay High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended three judicial officers for appointment as the Bombay High Court judges. The names of the judicial officers recommended by the Collegium include Shyam Chhaganlal…

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Hate Speech: Delhi LG grants sanction to Delhi Police for prosecution of author Arundhati Roy, former Kashmiri professor 

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has granted sanction to Delhi Police to prosecute author Arundhati Roy and former Kashmiri professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain in a 2010 case pertaining to…

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