The Chhattisgarh High Court has said that a woman cannot be forced to undergo a virginity test which violates Article 21 of the Constitution that guarantees her fundamental right to protection of life and liberty, including the right to dignity. The high court said granting permission for a virginity test would be against the fundamental … Read more
The Telangana High Court building on the banks of the Musi in Hyderabad. File | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Justice G. Radha Rani of Telangana High Court on Thursday (November 28, 2024) reserved orders in a criminal petition filed by A. Shravan Kumar Rao, sixth accused in telephone tapping case involving police officers who are … Read more
A comprehensive survey of land was conducted at Ameenpur on Tuesday under the supervision of the Hyderabad Disaster Response & Asset Protection Agency, amid allegations about encroachment into the park layout. A total 150 acres of land in five survey numbers was surveyed by the Joint Director, Survey & Settlements department. The survey was taken … Read more
The High Court on Wednesday issued a series of instructions, including undertaking of one-time exercise to identify all the structures that do not have rain water harvesting structures, to State government over preservation and regulation of usage of drinking water. A Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti issued the directions … Read more
The Madras High Court on Monday granted anticipatory bail to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member S.G. Suryah in a case booked against him by the Cuddalore police for a report carried in the online portal The Commune, in which he was a Director, regarding the action of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department in … Read more
L-R: Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh, Justice Manoj Bajaj, and Justice Gaurang Kanth. File photos. Three high court judges, including one from Delhi, were transferred on July 15, having been turned down by the Supreme Court Collegium for a choice posting days earlier. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Twitter announced that Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh … Read more
It also denied the charge that village panchayat presidents had been sidelined by empowering the Collectors to accept the tenders It also denied the charge that village panchayat presidents had been sidelined by empowering the Collectors to accept the tenders The Tamil Nadu government has told the Madras High Court that there are 79,395 habitations … Read more
Airbus and Qatar Airways return to court on Friday as a contractual and safety dispute over A350 passenger jets descends into a tug-of-war over confidential documents while the sums at stake in their unprecedented falling-out top $1.5 billion. Qatar Airways is suing Airbus over damage to the painted surface and anti-lightning system on A350 jets, … Read more
The Kerala High Court has observed that Popular Front of India (PFI) and Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) were “extremist organisations” but not banned. “No doubt, SDPI and PFI are extremist organisations indulging in serious acts of violence. All the same, those are not banned organisations,” Justice K Haripal observed in a recent order … Read more
Jharkhand High Court on Friday granted bail to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad in the Doranda Treasury Case in which a CBI special court had sentenced him to five years in prison. 73-year-old Prasad is in custody following his conviction and sentencing by a CBI court in February in a fodder scam case … Read more