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The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking a directive to the Centre to halt the caste census. The bench, comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi, dismissed the petition, which also sought a directive for the Centre to formulate policies to...

New Delhi, April 9 The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking the constitution of a national task force or committee to monitor and ensure effective compliance with food safety enforcement measures across the country."We find no grounds to entertain this writ petition under...

Prayagraj (UP), April 8 The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday reserved its order in a petition challenging an order by the Sambhal Court rejecting an application seeking the registration of an FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his alleged controversial remarks in 2025.According to...

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...

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...

Indore, April 6 – The Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court commenced continuous and regular hearings in the long-standing and highly sensitive Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque dispute in Dhar district on Monday.A Division Bench comprising Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok...

New Delhi, April 2 The Delhi High Court on Thursday strongly objected to a "vulgar" and "derogatory" song allegedly released by rappers Yo Yo Honey Singh and Badshah in 2006, stating that the track completely disregarded even the minimum standards of civility and directed its removal from online...

New Delhi, April 2 – The Delhi High Court on Thursday postponed the hearing on a petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking to have certain adverse observations made against it by a trial court, which had acquitted all accused, including AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish...

Bengaluru, March 27 A group of 15 professional women have filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court challenging the state government's notification granting one day of paid menstrual leave per month to working women.The women, employed in various organizations in the state, filed the...

Melbourne, March 27 A cricket fan was denied entry to the Sheffield Shield final here for wearing a T-shirt with "Free Imran Khan" written on it, sparking a controversy before authorities changed their stance, classifying it as a humanitarian issue rather than a political statement.According...

Lucknow, March 26 The Allahabad High Court on Thursday allowed the Central government to be made a party in a case related to the citizenship of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and asked it to submit relevant records on April 6.The order was passed by Justice Subhash Vidyarthi of the Lucknow...

New Delhi, March 25 The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea challenging a home ministry circular on singing the national song "Vande Mataram" at official events, stating that the directive was not mandatory.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya...

Lucknow, March 24 The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday refused to grant relief to MLC Akshay Pratap Singh and others who are accused in a case involving serious allegations of fraud and forgery leveled by the wife of former cabinet minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja...

Important cases listed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 24:* The Supreme Court will hear petitions challenging the validity of the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025.* The Supreme Court will hear a petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate against the West Bengal government and others...

Prayagraj (UP), March 23 The Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the district magistrate and senior superintendent of police of Bareilly to appear before it on March 25, after the government denied the allegation of a petitioner that he was prevented from offering prayers in his home.A...

Kochi, March 23 The Kerala High Court division bench on Monday stayed the single bench order that had disqualified all office-bearers and the entire Board of Directors of the SNDP Yogam, including its general secretary Vellappally Natesan, over alleged non-compliance with statutory requirements...

Important cases to be heard in the Delhi High Court on Monday, March 23:* The High Court will hear a petition filed by former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, challenging the charges of corruption against him in the alleged "land-for-jobs" scam.* The High Court will also hear a petition...

New Delhi, March 20 The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking the removal of a remark against its verdicts from the NCERT's old class 8 Social Science textbook, stating that people have a right to criticize them.Meanwhile, the Centre informed a bench comprising Chief...

New Delhi, March 20 The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition alleging that Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had orchestrated threats to seize a property.The lawyer representing the petitioner informed a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta that the petitioner was unable...

New Delhi, March 18 The Central Administrative Tribunal sent a notice to the Ministry of Labour and the Employees' State Insurance Corporation on Wednesday regarding alleged irregularities in the allocation of postings to newly recruited nursing officers.A bench presided over by RV Sinha was...