Sessions Court has jurisdiction to try UAPA cases in absence of designated special court by state government, says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently ruled that in the absence of the designation of a special court by the state government, the Sessions Court would have the jurisdiction to try offences…

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Madras High Court dispoes of PIL seeking creation of column for mentioning mother’s name in all official documents, certificates

The Madras High Court disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking direction to all the Ministries/Departments/Offices to create a column to write Mother Name in addition to Father…

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Supreme Court grants Bihar, Chhattisgarh 2 weeks to inform about status of cases against Baba Ramdev over remarks on Allopathy

The Supreme Court on Friday granted two weeks time to the state of Bihar and Chhattisgarh to inform it about the status regarding the FIRs and chargesheet filed against Yoga…

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Delhi liquor policy case: PIL filed in Delhi High Court seeks extraordinary interim bail for CM Arvind Kejriwal

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking an ‘extraordinary’ interim bail for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in all criminal cases till either…

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Allahabad High Court directs regional passport officer to decide singer Sapna Chowdhary’s passport renewal plea within 1 month

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has directed the Regional Passport Officer to decide the application moved by Singer Sapna Choudhary for renewal/re-issue of her passport and pass…

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