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New Delhi, March 17 The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking a national holiday on the birthday of Guru Govind Singh, the 10th Sikh Guru, which is celebrated as Prakash Uday.A bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said it was not inclined to entertain the plea of All...

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...

Indore, March 16: Judges of the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court will personally visit the disputed Bhojshala site before the next hearing in the matter.The division bench made it clear that it intends to conduct a "personal inspection" of the disputed site prior to the next...

London, March 16 Veeraswamy, one of the world's oldest Indian restaurants, marked its 100th anniversary on Monday, having first opened its doors at Victory House on London's Regent Street in March 1926, even as its efforts to retain the iconic location continue.The Michelin-starred restaurant...

Prayagraj, March 14 Rejecting an order by the Uttar Pradesh government restricting the number of people offering prayers at a mosque in the Sambhal district due to law and order issues, the Allahabad High Court has said that the Superintendent of Police and Collector should either resign or seek...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan said on Friday that the party has decided that the LDF government should give an "appropriate response" in the Supreme Court regarding the entry of women into Sabarimala after examining its legal and constitutional aspects...

New Delhi, March 13 The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Centre on a fresh plea challenging the validity of a provision of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notice to the Centre on the plea...

New Delhi, March 13 – The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea seeking mandatory menstrual leave for working women and female students across the country, observing that such a matter falls within the domain of government policy.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and...

Prayagraj (UP), March 12 The Allahabad High Court has refused to quash a series of FIRs in the September 2025 Bareilly violence case, stating that it does not find this to be a suitable case.The court also vacated the interim stay order of November 24, 2025, which had stayed the arrest of some...

New Delhi, March 12 The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a response from the Centre on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of several provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi...

New Delhi, March 12 The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by a lawyer who sought a direction to the Centre to pay him Rs 1 crore as fees and expenses for filing six cases in 2018 to allegedly "protect" then Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant...

Prayagraj, March 11 The Allahabad High Court has directed the district magistrate and senior superintendent of police of Bareilly to appear before it on March 23 after a petitioner alleged denial of permission to perform namaz inside his house.The order was passed by a two-judge bench...

Prayagraj, March 11 The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday adjourned its hearing on a petition challenging an order from the Sambhal court rejecting a request for an FIR against Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, over his alleged controversial remarks in 2025.Justice...

New Delhi, March 11 AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal and other accused in the excise policy case have written to the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, requesting him to transfer the case from Justice Swarnkanta Sharma.AAP leaders, including Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, have sought the...

New Delhi, March 11 The Delhi High Court on Tuesday restrained the MCD from carrying out demolition action for a week against the houses belonging to certain individuals allegedly involved in the Uttam Nagar Holi clash case in which a 26-year-old man was killed.Justice Amit Bansal allowed...

Prayagraj, March 10 The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing on a petition seeking an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey of the ablution area of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, to April 15.Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal was hearing the civil revision petition filed by...

New Delhi, March 10 The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the MCD not to undertake any demolition action against two houses belonging to individuals allegedly involved in the Uttam Nagar Holi clash case, in which a 26-year-old man was killed, until March 11."Tell them, between now and 10:30...

Kochi, March 10 The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking to prevent emails and messages allegedly sent by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) to officials, highlighting the achievements of the state government.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas rejected the petition filed by Dr...

Lucknow, March 9 The Allahabad High Court has directed the Lucknow district magistrate to appear before it on Tuesday in connection with allegations that land belonging to La Martiniere College was being used without following due process.The order was passed by a division bench of the Lucknow...