Supreme Court acquits rape-murder accused over lack of legal aid during trial
The Supreme Court has acquitted a man, who was accused of raping and murdering a nine-year-old child, on the grounds that no proper legal aid was provided to him during…
Centre elevates Delhi High Court Chief Justice Manmohan as Supreme Court judge
The Union of India on Tuesday appointed Justice Manmohan, currently serving as the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, as a judge of the Supreme Court. The information was…
CJI Sanjiv Khanna recuses himself from hearing pleas challenging selection process of Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commissioners
Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday recused himself from hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of legislation related to the appointment of the Chief Election…
Kerala Church feud: Supreme Court directs Jacobite Syrian Church to hand over three Churches to Malankara faction
Expressing its strong displeasure over the Jacobite Syrian Church wilfully ‘disobeying’ the judgments regarding the administration of six Churches in Kerala, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the faction to…
Supreme Court issues directives for strict implementation of POSH Act
The Supreme Court on Tuesday passed a slew of directions to ensure uniform implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 in all…
Meghalaya High Court says stray dog menace in Shillong worrying
The Meghalaya High Court recently heard a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Kaustav Paul, which involved two main issues related to the relocation of the zoo in Shillong and…
Allahabad High Court cancels anticipatory bail to advocate in extortion case
While noting that he had not mentioned the fact of previous criminal antecedents before the trial court, which granted him the relief, the Allahabad High Court has cancelled the anticipatory…
Rajasthan High Court dismisses PIL against mutation in favour of farmers
The Rajasthan High Court recently dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) filed challenging a mutation entry executed in favour of farmers in 1997. The petitioners sought to quash the mutation…