Centre notifies appointment of Justice HS Thangkhiew as Acting Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court

The Union of India on Wednesday notified the appointment of Justice HS Thangkhiew as Acting Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court. On November 2, following the retirement of Chief…

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Delhi High Court sentences petitioner seeking death penalty for sitting judge to 6 months imprisonment under Contempt of Court Act

The Delhi High Court has awarded six months sentence to a man on grounds of criminal contempt of court for filing a petition seeking death penalty of a sitting judge…

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POCSO Act was never made to deal with consensual romantic connections between teenagers: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court observed that POCSO Act was never made to deal with the consensual romantic connections between teenagers as criminal offences. The bench of Justice Krishan Pahal in…

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Sexual harassment case: Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh questions jurisdiction of Delhi court on trying him over an incident which happened outside India

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, former President of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), has questioned the jurisdiction of a Delhi court trying a sexual harassment case lodged against him by…

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Supreme Court seeks affidavits from Punjab, Haryana, UP, Rajasthan, Delhi on steps taken to prevent stubble burning

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the state governments of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi to file affidavits detailing measures against air pollution, especially the steps taken to…

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