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Islamabad, March 27 – A leading minority rights group alleged on Friday that Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are being exploited as a tool of systematic coercion, enabling organized religious groups and their allies to intimidate judges, prosecutors, police, and politicians, effectively holding the...

New Delhi, March 20 A parliamentary committee has raised concerns about the shortage of law officers across high courts to represent the central government in legal disputes.The committee on law and personnel noted that out of the total 39 sanctioned posts of Additional Solicitors General of...

New Delhi, March 18 – The Supreme Court has strongly condemned acts of violence by members of the Bar in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh and ordered the immediate release on bail of toll plaza employees who had approached the apex court alleging denial of legal representation and threats...

New Delhi, March 18 – A group of senior advocates, academics, former police officials, and members of the Bar have written to the Chief Justice of India (CJI), expressing concern over allegations made by former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal against a sitting judge of the Delhi High Court...

New Delhi, March 16 The Delhi High Court on Monday closed proceedings on the petition filed by actress Celina Jaitly regarding the detention of her brother, Vikrant Jaitly, in the UAE, and asked the Centre to continue providing legal assistance to the retired major.Observing that the Indian...

New Delhi, March 16 – The Delhi High Court on Monday disposed of a petition filed by Bollywood actress Celina Jaitly, who sought legal representation and consular access to meet her brother, retired Army officer Major Vikrant Jaitly, who was allegedly "illegally abducted and detained" in the...

New Delhi, March 11 Former Delhi chief minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal, along with other accused in the excise policy case, on Wednesday urged the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, D K Upadhyaya, to transfer the CBI's plea against their discharge in the case by the trial court from...

Kochi, February 27 The tickets booked for "The Kerala Story 2-Goes Beyond" during the day were being refunded, and the film has not been released, according to the lawyers representing the petitioners who opposed the screening of the movie, on Friday.Advocate Maitreyi Sachidananda Hegde, who...

New Delhi, February 19 Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali J Angmo, alleged in the Supreme Court on Thursday that the four videos that formed the basis of her husband's detention were not shown to him, and only the thumbnails on a USB drive were displayed.Senior advocate Kapil...

Hyderabad, February 18 – Former Indian cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin has appealed for Imran Khan, the former Pakistani Prime Minister, to be treated with respect.Azharuddin, who is a minister for minority welfare in the Telangana government, posted on ‘X’ on Tuesday to express his...

New Delhi, February 17 – The Delhi High Court on Tuesday postponed the hearing in the case concerning the arrest of retired Major Vikrant Jaitly in the UAE, after the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) requested four weeks to arrange the next consular meeting with him.A single-judge bench of...

New Delhi, February 17 The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted time to the Centre and the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi to pursue the matter through diplomatic channels and seek cooperation from the UAE authorities regarding the detention of Major Vikrant Jaitly (retired), brother of actress...

Important cases to be heard in the Delhi High Court on Tuesday, February 17:* The High Court will hear a petition filed by actress Celina Jaitly, seeking legal representation for her brother, who is currently detained in the UAE.* The High Court will also hear a defamation lawsuit filed by...

Prayagraj, February 13 The High Court Bar Association (HCBA) of Allahabad has written a letter to the President, with copies to the Union Law Minister and the Chief Justice of India, expressing strong reservations regarding the proposal accepted by the Supreme Court Collegium for appointing five...

New Delhi, February 10 The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Advocate General of Madhya Pradesh to ensure representation of lawyers from marginalized communities and women.A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh was hearing a petition alleging inadequate representation of...