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Prayagraj, March 29 Is it illegal for married men and women to live together?The Allahabad High Court took two seemingly different positions in two separate cases recently, but experts believe that since the "context" and the relief sought by the appellants were different, the orders were also...

New Delhi, March 28 The Supreme Court has directed the Centre and all the states to inform it about the standard procedure to be adopted in cases of human trafficking.A bench of justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R Mahadevan said it was not interested in any hypothetical or academic formula...

New Delhi, March 28 The Supreme Court has strongly criticized the disclosure of a girl's identity in a rape case and has directed all high courts to ensure that the names of survivors and their family members are not mentioned in court orders.In its 2018 judgment in the Nipun Saxena case, the...

New Delhi, March 26 – The Supreme Court has cautioned that the growing practice of citing "non-existent" or incorrect judgments has emerged as a "rampant menace" affecting courts not only in India but across jurisdictions globally.Emphasising the need for heightened vigilance in judicial...

New Delhi, March 22 The Supreme Court has directed all states and Union territories to provide updated details regarding jails, including the sanctioned capacity of each prison and measures taken to address overcrowding, by May 18.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta also asked...

New Delhi, March 14 – The Supreme Court has sought a comprehensive status report on illegal constructions and encroachments along the banks and floodplains of the Ganga in multiple states, while issuing notices to several Ganga basin states to assist the apex court in addressing the issue.A...

Bengaluru, March 4 Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Wednesday that the police have filed a case against those who organized a protest march in the city recently, without permission, in condemnation of the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.A large number of...

New Delhi, March 3 A tendency among central ministries and departments to file appeals against court orders as a "default reaction" rather than as a considered policy decision was flagged as a "key challenge" to curb litigation in which the government is a party.At a recent conference on...

Nainital, February 27 The Uttarakhand High Court has directed Principal Secretary Meenakshi Sundaram to appear before it via video conferencing on March 19 for failing to comply with its previous order.A single bench of Justice Alok Kumar Verma issued the direction while hearing a contempt...

Kolkata, February 27 – A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court granted conditional bail to Santi Prasad Sinha, a former advisor to the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC), in connection with his alleged involvement in the multi-crore "cash-for-jobs" scandal in the state.Sinha...

Chennai, February 26 The Madras High Court questioned on Thursday why the state government could not consider online applications for permission to hold political processions and rallies.The bench, comprising Chief Justice M M Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan, was hearing a case filed by...

Dhaka, February 25 According to reports in newspapers on Wednesday, the chief of the northwestern Rajshahi range of the Bangladesh police has ordered that leaders and activists of the banned Awami League, who were released on bail after court orders, be arrested again by "involving them in other...

February 25, New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India has modified its earlier order regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal.The Chief Justice of India stated that, in continuation of the order dated February 24, 2026, it is further clarified and directed that all documents...

Kolkata, February 23 – The Calcutta High Court ordered on Monday that the Union Ministry of Home Affairs be made a party in the case concerning illegal constructions in the East Kolkata Wetlands, according to court sources.Justice Amrita Sinha of the Calcutta High Court expressed...

Jammu, February 23 The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh reserved its order on a petition challenging the detention of AAP MLA Mehraj Malik.Malik, who is the president of the AAP's Jammu and Kashmir unit, was detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA) on September 8 last year for...

New Delhi, February 19 The Supreme Court has directed bar associations across the country to submit to it the agreed terms of reference for strengthening and enhancing the institutional strength of bar associations.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma directed the bar...

New Delhi, February 18 – The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea seeking to stay a case pending before a civil court in Ajmer concerning the alleged "unauthorised occupation of the Shankat Mochan Mahadev Temple by the Ajmer Sharif Dargah".A bench headed by Chief Justice of...

Mumbai, February 18 – UK-based businessman Vijay Mallya informed the Bombay High Court on Wednesday that he is unable to specify when he will return to India. He cited restrictions imposed by courts in England that he said prevented him from leaving the country.The matter was heard by a bench...

Shillong, February 13 Meghalaya Director General of Police (DGP) Idashisha Nongrang has constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the illegal coal mine explosion that claimed at least 31 lives, officials said on Friday.An explosion at an illegal coal mine in the Thangsku area of...