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New Delhi, April 10 The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the Centre's response to a petition filed by a technical member of the National Company Law Tribunal challenging the appointment of Bachu Venkat Balaram Das as the acting president.A bench of Justices C Hari Shankar and O P Shukla...

Panaji, April 9 The Goa state assembly by-election in Ponda was cancelled due to a "political conspiracy" between the Election Commission of India and the BJP, the Aam Aadmi Party alleged on Thursday.The Bombay High Court on Wednesday quashed the Election Commission's notification for the...

Hyderabad, April 8 Congress leader Pawan Khera moved the Telangana High Court on Wednesday, seeking anticipatory bail in a case filed against him by the Assam government over allegations he made against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife.Khera, who provided his address in Hyderabad...

Hyderabad, April 8 Congress leader Pawan Khera moved the Telangana High Court on Wednesday, seeking anticipatory bail in a case filed against him by the Assam government in connection with his allegations against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife.Khera, who provided his residential...

Ranchi, April 8 – The Jharkhand High Court has strongly condemned the alleged transfusion of HIV-infected blood to minor children at the Chaibasa Sadar Hospital blood bank, calling the incident "extremely serious."The court has requested a comprehensive status report from the state government...

New Delhi, April 8 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Centre's response to two petitions challenging provisions of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026, which removes the right to self-perceived gender identity.A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and...

Ranchi, April 7 The Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday criticized DGP Tadasha Mishra over the alleged assault on a relative of a petitioner, whose 18-year-old daughter has been missing from Bokaro since July 31, 2025.A bench headed by Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad questioned Mishra on why no...

Lucknow, April 6 The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court heard a lengthy petition related to the alleged dual citizenship controversy involving Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday and fixed April 15 as the next date of hearing.The hearing took place in the...

Mumbai, April 6 The Bombay High Court on Monday sought the response of the Deputy Director General of Shipping regarding the demand for a DNA test of the remains made by the family of a 25-year-old seafarer who was killed in the West Asia conflict.Dixit Solanki was killed on March 4 after an...

Mumbai, April 3 The family of seafarer Dixit Solanki, who died last month in what is suspected to be an attack on a merchant vessel off the coast of Oman, has moved the Bombay High Court, seeking the return of his remains.The petition, filed by Solanki’s father Amratlal Solanki and sister...

Mumbai, April 2 The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the Maharashtra government to respond to a petition challenging its decision to cancel the five per cent reservation in education and jobs for the Muslim community.A bench of Justices R I Chagla and Advait Sethna asked the state...

Prayagraj, March 29 The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to file an affidavit stating whether it can seal a place of worship without any prior notice or without providing any opportunity for the property owners to be heard.A two-judge bench comprising Justice Atul...

Important cases to be heard in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday, March 25:* The High Court will hear Meta Platform's petition challenging the CCPA order imposing a penalty of Rs 10 lakh on it for allegedly selling and listing walkie-talkies on Facebook Marketplace without authorization.*...

New Delhi, March 24 The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said there was "nothing left" in the petition filed by Asif Iqbal Tanha, an accused in the Delhi riots, against the alleged leak of his "confession statement" to the media, as more than five years have passed since the petition was filed and it...

Mumbai, March 23 Dr. Sangram Patil, based in Britain, told the Bombay High Court on Monday that the FIR filed against him for allegedly making objectionable remarks against BJP leaders was an attempt to criminalize political speech and dissent, while also assuring cooperation with the police in...

Nainital, March 18 The Uttarakhand High Court has provided a significant relief to farmers in Udham Singh Nagar district by staying an administrative order related to summer paddy cultivation.Justice Pankaj Purohit heard a petition filed by farmers from the Gadarpur tehsil.The petition...

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...

Important cases listed in the Supreme Court on Monday, March 16* The Supreme Court will hear a suo motu case concerning the rising incidents of digital fraud, particularly digital arrests, across the country.* The Supreme Court will hear a petition filed by Ashoka University professor Ali...

New Delhi, March 13 The Supreme Court said on Friday that it would not entertain a plea seeking "sweeping" directions to ensure public safety by maintaining roads, bridges, and electric wiring, among other things, as the petitioners were asking the court to run the entire country.A bench of...

New Delhi, March 12 The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea filed by the grand nephew of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, seeking directions to bring back to India the ashes believed to be those of Bose from the Renkoji temple in Tokyo.After a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and...