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Mumbai, April 4 A spouse cannot be accused of aiding in the suicide of their partner simply because there was marital discord between the two, the Bombay High Court has said while quashing a case filed against a woman for aiding in her husband's suicide.The High Court's Nagpur bench, in its...

Prayagraj (UP), April 3 The Allahabad High Court has directed the immediate release of a man who was sentenced to 22 months in a civil prison by a family court in Jhansi for failing to pay maintenance to his wife as per the court's order.The husband, Tahir alias Babloo, had been in jail since...

New Delhi, April 3 The Supreme Court on Friday modified its April 2 order and directed the Rajasthan Public Service Commission to allow one candidate instead of 713 to appear in the sub-inspector police/platoon commander recruitment examination, 2025, scheduled on April 5-6.In a relief for the...

Agartala, April 3 The Tripura High Court has directed the state government to submit a detailed report on the steps taken to prevent infiltration from across the border within the next three months, an advocate said on Friday.A division bench headed by Chief Justice M S Ramachandra Rao issued...

Nainital, April 2 Cases arising from consensual relationships between minors must be handled carefully, the Uttarakhand High Court has observed.A single-judge bench of Justice Alok Mehra made the observation while hearing a case involving a relationship between minors, and as an interim...

Lucknow, April 2 A minor typographical error – just one misplaced letter – almost cost a man his petrol pump dealership, but the Allahabad High Court intervened to overturn an order it deemed "unfair" and legally untenable.The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Thursday quashed an...

Nainital, April 2 The Uttarakhand High Court directed the Mussoorie municipality not to cut down any trees without obtaining the necessary permission from the forest department, and asked the state government to file their responses in this matter.A division bench of Chief Justice Manoj Kumar...

Jaipur, April 2 – The Rajasthan High Court issued notices to the State Election Commission (SEC) and State Election Commissioner Rajeshwar Singh on Thursday over delays in conducting panchayat and urban local body elections in the state.A division bench, led by Acting Chief Justice S.P...

New Delhi, April 1 The Delhi High Court has ordered the removal of "defamatory" posts related to the alleged molestation of a journalist on a flight, stating that using social media to circulate the allegations and reveal the perpetrator's identity before any formal investigation constitutes a...

New Delhi, April 1 The Supreme Court on Monday imposed a fine of ₹25,000 on the Centre for pursuing unnecessary litigation, after the Centre challenged a Punjab and Haryana High Court order that overturned the dismissal of a CISF official.Upholding the high court ruling, a bench of Justices B...

Bilaspur, March 31 The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that individuals do not need prior permission from authorities to organize religious prayer meetings at their homes, provided no law is violated.A single bench of Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi made this observation while quashing...

New Delhi, March 31 A Delhi court has imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on an applicant for filing a complaint with grammatical errors and meaningless words, stating that the application was an example of reliance on "technical intervention" or AI-driven drafting tools without human oversight...

Challapalli (Andhra Pradesh), March 31 Six police personnel were injured in an explosion at a police station here in Krishna district on Tuesday while moving seized firecrackers for disposal as per court orders, a police official said.The police had conducted a special drive against...

Islamabad, March 31 – Videos circulating on social media showing Pakistani police using excessive force against the Maachhi community – a traditional fishing group – in the Sindh province have raised serious concerns.The footage showed male and female police officials storming the fragile...

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...