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New Delhi, April 8 The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday said there were no grounds to recall or modify its April 2 order staying the Assam government's order seeking the deployment of around 1,600 Assam Forest Protection Force (AFPF) personnel for the assembly polls in the northeastern...

Kochi, April 8 – In a development that highlights the legal limitations on electoral participation for those in custody, a court in Ernakulam, Kerala, on Wednesday refused to grant interim bail to filmmaker Ranjith, who is currently in jail in connection with an alleged sexual assault case...

New Delhi, April 8 Describing a decade-long dispute between estranged spouses as "a matrimonial battle of Mahabharata," the Supreme Court has provided a "final resolution" to the bitter legal conflict and annulled the marriage.Observing that the marriage was "dead for all practical purposes,"...

New Delhi, April 8 A Delhi court has denied bail to an 18-year-old aspiring NEET candidate who was allegedly involved in large-scale organized cyber fraud, stating that his role is not simply "peripheral" in light of the substantial evidence recovered against him.Additional Sessions Judge...

New Delhi, April 8 The Delhi High Court has allowed the restoration of an X account that was suspended for publishing allegedly defamatory content against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, however, directed X, formerly Twitter, to temporarily block the...

New Delhi, April 8 The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain the bail plea of an advocate, arrested for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 30 lakh to secure a favorable judicial order in a divorce case, saying he was "selling the judiciary.""You (petitioner) tried to sell a judge in...

Chandigarh, April 8 – The Punjab and Haryana High Court granted bail to Rampal, the controversial head of the Satlok Ashram sect, on Wednesday. He is currently serving a life sentence in connection with the 2014 riots and violence at the Karantha Ashram in Barwala, Hisar.He is currently held...

Jabalpur, April 8 – Almost a year after the burial of Gayasuddin Qureshi following his death, his body was exhumed on Wednesday in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, bringing renewed focus on the unanswered questions surrounding his death and his family's prolonged fight for clarity.The exhumation was...

Panaji, April 8 The Bombay High Court on Wednesday declared the Election Commission of India's notification for the Ponda Assembly by-election as "null and void," effectively cancelling the April 9 poll.Justices Valmiki Menezes and Amit Jamsandekar of the Goa bench of the HC passed the order...

Garhwa (Jharkhand), April 8 – In an unusual turn of events during a police crackdown on alleged illegal activities, a couple apprehended from a hotel in Garhwa district, Jharkhand, ended up getting married on the roadside.Three other couples caught at the hotel signed written agreements to...

Lucknow, April 8 Police said on Wednesday that a 17-year-old boy has been taken into custody for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in the Ashiyana area of Lucknow.The incident occurred on Tuesday evening when the victim, who knew the accused, was taken to a secluded location, according to...

Saharanpur (UP), April 8 A man allegedly involved in cattle smuggling was arrested after a police encounter left him injured in the Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Wednesday.Police said that a .315 caliber country-made pistol, two live cartridges, two spent shells...

Important cases to be heard in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday, April 8:* The High Court will hear a petition challenging Delhi University's decision to ban all protests on campus.

Indore, April 8 An Indore family court has granted a divorce decree to the wife of Narayan Sai, the convicted rapist and jailed son of self-proclaimed godman Asaram, and has ordered him to pay her a permanent maintenance of ₹2 crore within three months, according to the woman's lawyer.Narayan...

Indore, April 7 An Indore family court has granted a divorce decree to the wife of Narayan Sai, the convicted rapist and jailed son of self-proclaimed godman Asaram, and ordered him to pay her a permanent maintenance of ₹2 crore within three months, the woman's lawyer said on Tuesday.Narayan...

Prayagraj (UP), April 7 The Allahabad High Court has stayed the arrest of suspended Banda Jail Superintendent Anil Kumar Gautam in connection with the alleged illegal release of a Noida-based gangster from jail without a court order.A bench of Justices Rajeev Mishra and Satya Veer Singh passed...

Jaipur, April 7 – Actor Salman Khan has received relief from the Rajasthan High Court, which has stayed the bailable warrant issued against him by the Jaipur District Consumer Commission-II.The order was passed by a bench of Justice Anoop Singh while hearing petitions filed by Khan and others...

Mumbai, April 7 The Bombay High Court has upheld a trial court's order to frame murder charges against eight police personnel in connection with the alleged custodial death of Agnello Valdaris in 2014.A bench of Justices A S Gadkari and Shyam Chandak, in an order passed on Monday, said the...

Lucknow, April 7 The Allahabad High Court has expressed reluctance to examine records submitted by the central government in connection with the alleged dual citizenship controversy involving Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi.The matter was heard by the...

Mumbai, April 7 The Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed an election petition filed by Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena leader Sadanand Sarvankar, challenging the victory of Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Mahesh Sawant from the Mahim Assembly constituency in the 2024 Maharashtra elections.Justice Arif Doctor...