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Jodhpur, March 30 In a significant ruling on affirmative action for transgender persons, the Rajasthan High Court's Jodhpur bench has held that the state's policy of including them under the OBC category offers no meaningful benefit, and granted interim relief by directing 3 per cent additional...

Lucknow, March 30 The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Monday quashed an order of a magistrate court which had rejected a woman's plea seeking production of income proof and property details of her husband in connection with a case of domestic violence.The court ordered the...

Jodhpur, March 27 Emphasizing a reformative approach in criminal justice, the Rajasthan High Court has granted bail to two accused arrested in January this year in an alleged ATM theft case, while directing them to plant five trees daily for a month and ensure their upkeep through community...

New Delhi, March 29 Observing that being held in jail without a trial constitutes punishment, the Supreme Court granted bail to a resident of Punjab in an attempt-to-murder case, noting that he had spent two years in jail without the trial even beginning.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and...

Prayagraj, March 28 The Allahabad High Court has observed that if a petitioner is already married and his/her spouse is alive, he/she cannot legally enter into a live-in relationship with a third person without obtaining a divorce from the earlier spouse.A single-judge bench of Justice Vivek...

New Delhi, March 28 The Delhi High Court has protected the personality rights of Indian men's cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir by restraining several social media users from publishing any unauthorized AI-generated content using his name, image, voice, or any other attribute of his...

New Delhi, March 27 The Delhi High Court has stayed the eviction of the Delhi Race Club and the Indian Polo Association from their historic premises.Justice Mini Pushkarna, in two separate orders passed on March 25, restrained the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs from taking...

Lucknow, March 26 The Allahabad High Court on Thursday allowed the Central government to be made a party in a case related to the citizenship of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and asked it to submit relevant records on April 6.The order was passed by Justice Subhash Vidyarthi of the Lucknow...

Ranchi, March 26 The Jharkhand High Court expressed its displeasure on Thursday at the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) for failing to file an affidavit in a public interest litigation (PIL) concerning the conservation of tigers in the Palamau Tiger Reserve (PTR) in the state.The...

Ranchi, March 26 The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday directed the director-general of health services to file a detailed affidavit on the status of burn wards in government hospitals across the state.A division bench of Chief Justice MS Sonak and Justice Rajesh Shankar was hearing a public...

Prayagraj, March 25 The Allahabad High Court has stated that a husband cannot evade his responsibility to pay maintenance to his wife and children, even if he has already served a jail term for failing to do so.Justice Praveen Kumar Giri, in a recent order, clarified that sending a person to...

Mumbai, March 25 A court here has refused to allow an accused in a UAPA case to travel abroad for a family vacation, describing the reason for travel as "too trivial".Businessman Vaibhav Raut, who is out on bail, had sought permission to visit Vietnam with his wife and children from May 4 to...

Lucknow, March 24 The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday directed the Lucknow Municipal Corporation to take immediate action against the illegal encroachments surrounding the District and Sessions Court (former High Court campus) in Kaisarbagh.The Lucknow bench of the high court has sought a...

New Delhi, March 24 The Delhi High Court has revoked the suspension of a student from Dr B R Ambedkar University over alleged participation in a protest, observing that speech and peaceful expression of ideas cannot be restricted merely because they do not align with the ideology of the...

Kolkata, March 24 The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday allowed a Ram Navami procession organized by an organization in Howrah on March 26, but imposed strict restrictions on carrying weapons.The petitioner, Anjani Putra Sena, a non-profit organization, approached the high court claiming that the...

Bengaluru, March 24 A heated exchange took place in the Karnataka Legislative Council on Tuesday over alleged non-payment of mining dues and the "unauthorised" continuation of quarry operations by Adani Group's ACC Limited, with ruling Congress and opposition BJP members questioning the...

Prayagraj (UP), March 23 The Allahabad High Court has criticised the practice of public employers bypassing regular recruitment by continuously engaging staff through outsourcing agencies.Justice Vikram D Chauhan, while allowing a petition filed by Kafi Ahmed Khan, said that such a system...

New Delhi, March 23 The Delhi High Court on Monday upheld an order quashing the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)'s decision to appoint an ad hoc committee to take over the affairs of Ski and Snowboard India.A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia, while dealing with the...

New Delhi, March 22 The Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR registered against an ice cream vendor for voyeurism and stalking based on a settlement between the parties, and appreciated his "benevolent gesture" to give ice cream to all personnel at Model Town police station.Justice Saurabh...

New Delhi, March 21 The Press Club of India (PCI) on Saturday expressed deep shock and condemnation regarding the alleged "intimidation" of journalists during the sealing of the United News of India (UNI) premises by authorities following a high court order.In a statement, the PCI said that...