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New Delhi, March 19 The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with the bail granted to Akashdeep Karaj Singh, an accused in the murder of NCP leader and former MLA Baba Siddique, observing that the high court's order from last month was "well-reasoned".A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala...

Mumbai, March 18 A special NIA court in Mumbai has refused permission to poet-activist Varavara Rao, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, to permanently relocate to his hometown Hyderabad, citing a lack of authority to modify bail conditions set by the Supreme Court.Rao (85) had...

Mumbai, March 18 The Bombay High Court has criticized the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) for not processing the "exit permit" of a US national, who was accused of attempting religious conversion, despite an order from a lower court.Justice N J Jamadar, in the order passed on...

New Delhi, March 17 – The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices in response to a plea filed by two convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang rape case, which is linked to the 2002 post-Godhra riots, challenging a 2017 Bombay High Court verdict that upheld their conviction and sentence.A bench of...

Nagpur, March 17 The Bombay High Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Maharashtra Home Department and the city police regarding a petition demanding action against a journalist and another person for allegedly making derogatory statements about Mahatma Gandhi.During a program organized...

Mumbai, March 17 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday that out of the 136 cases recommended by the state human rights commission over 12 years, action had been taken in only 57 cases.Fadnavis made the statement in the assembly after BJP MLA Atul Bhatkhalkar raised the...

Mumbai, March 16 The Maharashtra government said on Monday that it is awaiting the final court order on the issue of allowing homeopathy doctors to prescribe certain allopathic medicines, although nearly 8,000 practitioners have completed the mandatory bridge course.Responding to a calling...

Mumbai, March 16 The Bombay High Court has resolved a 76-year-old property dispute by ordering the division of a one-acre plot in Pune among the heirs of the original landowner.A single bench of Justice Farhan Dubash, in a judgment passed last month, disposed of petitions filed in February...

Mumbai, March 12 A Mumbai court has refused to grant bail to an accused arrested in the murder case of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, stating that there was sufficient evidence indicating his involvement in the conspiracy as well as facilitating an organized crime syndicate.In an...

Mumbai, March 12: Amid a search operation launched after a bomb threat received via email at the Vidhan Bhavan during the ongoing budget session, Maharashtra Legislative Council Chairman Ram Shinde said on Thursday that the threat extended beyond the Vidhan Bhavan.According to Chairman Ram...

Mumbai, March 11 The Bombay High Court has ordered a man to hand over custody of his one-year-old daughter to his estranged wife, observing that the child's best interests lie with the mother as she is still being breastfed.The woman was forced to leave her marital home after she was...

Jishnu Dev Varma was sworn in as the Governor of Maharashtra this evening. The oath of office was administered to him by the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay, at Darbar Hall, Lok Bhavan, in Mumbai. Mr. Varma succeeds Acharya Devvrat, the Governor of...

New Delhi, March 10 – The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to Pune businessman Vishal Agarwal, the father of the minor accused in the high-profile Pune Porsche crash case, who is alleged to have been involved in a conspiracy to swap blood samples to conceal evidence of alcohol consumption...

New Delhi, March 10 The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine the Centre's plea challenging a Bombay High Court verdict that struck down amendments to the Information Technology Rules aimed at regulating fake and false content posted on social media against the government.The top court...

Mumbai, March 10 Jishnu Dev Varma was sworn in as the 22nd Governor of Maharashtra on Tuesday.Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, administered the oath to Varma at the Darbar Hall of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in Mumbai.Chief Minister Devendra...

Mumbai, March 10 – Jishnu Dev Varma, a member of the Manikya royal dynasty of Tripura and former Governor of Telangana, was sworn in as the 22nd Governor of Maharashtra on Tuesday.Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, administered the oath of office at the...

Mumbai, March 10 A person acquires proceeds of crime if he takes a bribe, the Bombay High Court has said while refusing relief to a former senior official of the Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation arrested by the ED last year in a money laundering case.A bench of Chief Justice Shree...

Mumbai, March 10 – The Bombay High Court has issued an order protecting the personality rights of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty from misuse.In its order, the High Court has directed the defendants to refrain from using or misrepresenting her name, image, voice, likeness, or persona in any...

New Delhi, March 10 The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine the Centre's plea against the Bombay High Court verdict that struck down the 2023 amendments to the Information Technology Rules aimed at regulating fake and false content on social media against the government.The top court...

New Delhi, March 10 The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine the Centre's plea against the Bombay High Court verdict that struck down the 2023 amendments to the Information Technology Rules aimed at regulating fake and false content on social media against the government.However, the top...