legal proceedings

Prayagraj (UP), February 13 The Allahabad High Court has observed that while standard operating procedures are in place for medical termination of pregnancy up to 24 weeks, courts are still dealing with petitions filed by victims of rape, who often learn about their pregnancy at a later stage...

Lucknow, February 13 Justice Pankaj Bhatia of the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court recused himself from hearing bail pleas on Friday, stating that certain recent observations made by the Supreme Court had a "huge demoralizing and chilling effect" on him.The judge declined to hear a...

Kanpur, February 13 A local court on Friday directed police to conduct a technical and mechanical inspection of the Lamborghini car involved in the high-profile crash that left several people injured on VIP Road earlier this week, and submit a detailed report before the next hearing on February...

Kozhikode (Kerala), February 13 A Kerala court on Friday sentenced a 62-year-old man to six years of rigorous imprisonment for molesting a second-grade student at a wedding hall near Perambra here nearly six years ago.Judge Devan K Menon of the Nadapuram Fast Track Special Court convicted and...

Ranchi, February 13 The Jharkhand High Court on Friday stayed the ongoing demolition of houses in Madhukam, within the Sukhdevnagar police station limits in the state capital.The court of Justice Rajesh Shankar, while hearing a petition filed by Rounak Kumar and other residents of Madhukam...

New Delhi, February 13 Highlighting the benefits of the insolvency law and the tribunal's performance, NCLT President Chief Justice (Retd) Ramalingam Sudhakar said on Friday that people should stop making unwanted comments about them.The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) is a key...

Peshawar, February 13 The Peshawar High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing of petitions filed by Afghan singers and musicians seeking relief from possible repatriation from Pakistan until February 18.A two-member bench comprising Justice Sahibzada Asadullah and Justice Waqar Ahmed heard the...

New Delhi, February 13 The Supreme Court on Friday asked music composer A.R. Rahman and the makers of the film "Ponniyin Selvan 2" to give "some recognition" to the contribution of the Dagarwani tradition in the film's song "Veera Raja Veera".A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and...

New Delhi, February 13 Expressing concern over hardened criminals using children as a "weapon" to evade legal action, the Delhi High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to a woman accused of trafficking a child and involving him in the sale of illicit liquor.In a recent order, Justice...

Bongaon (WB), February 13 A 24-year-old man, who was arrested on the charge of cohabiting with a minor after befriending her two years ago, was granted bail by the Bongaon sub-divisional court here after her family agreed to the accused's proposal to marry the survivor, who has now reached...

New Delhi, February 13 The Delhi High Court on Friday said that the vacancies for the positions of chairperson and members in the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions cannot remain unfilled since 2023, even though the law does not prescribe any timeline for such...

Kochi, February 13 The Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by the CEO of Chennai-based Smart Creations, challenging his arrest in a case involving the alleged misappropriation of gold from the Lord Ayyappa shrine. The petition claimed that the idols of Dwarapalaka (guardian...

Kolkata, February 13 A court in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal has cleared a cancer alternative therapy expert of charges of making false claims about his profession.Following this acquittal, a court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has also acquitted Aradeep...

Mumbai, February 13 The Bombay High Court invoked American novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald while refusing compensation to a man injured in a railway accident, citing the line: "First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you."A single bench of Justice Jitendra Jain...

New Delhi, February 12 A Delhi court has acquitted a woman in a 2013 case of alleged abetting her husband's suicide, stating that the evidence presented by the prosecution was insufficient to prove her guilt.Additional Sessions Judge Himanshu Raman Singh was hearing a case against Mamta Devi...

New Delhi, February 12 The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea filed by Karnataka BJP MLA B A Basavaraj challenging a high court order denying him anticipatory bail in a murder case."You are a public figure. You should instead adopt a courageous stance and state that I am...

New Delhi, February 12 The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a petition filed by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh concerning retrospective environmental clearances for projects.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi questioned how the petitioner could seek a...

Pune, February 10 A court here on Tuesday rejected the bail application of Shital Tejwani, an accused in the Mundhwa land deal case, stating that it involves serious economic offenses causing a huge loss to the state exchequer.Additional Sessions Judge B V Wagh also noted the applicant's prima...

Lahore, February 9 A high court in Pakistan has overturned the death sentence of a former military officer in a blasphemy case and acquitted him on the grounds of "lack of evidence," a court official said on Monday.A sessions court had awarded a death sentence to Col (R) Muhammad Arif last...