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Kolkata, March 23 The Election Commission questioned the petitioner's standing on Monday while filing a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the transfer of several officials of the West Bengal government after the announcement of state assembly elections.The petitioner, a lawyer...

New Delhi, March 20 The Delhi High Court on Friday criticized the Centre for failing to provide a "timeline" for completing the process of filling the vacant positions of chairperson and members in the National Commission for Minorities (NCM).Noting that it had previously sought an affidavit...

New Delhi, March 19 The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the city police and administration to ensure a conducive atmosphere for peaceful and dignified observance of Eid in Uttam Nagar, where a 26-year-old man was killed in a clash on Holi.A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and...

Amaravati, March 11 Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh on Wednesday criticized YSRCP supremo YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, accusing him of "repeatedly obstructing" development and employment opportunities in the state.The IT Minister's comments came after YSRCP MP M Gurumurthy filed a Public...

New Delhi, March 9 The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking a direction to the Centre and The Times of India to supply a complete copy of the English daily to all paper buyers.Questioning how a writ petition could be filed against The Times of India, a bench of Justices Vikram...

Kochi, March 5 – The Kerala High Court strongly objected on Thursday to remarks made by the petitioners against a Division Bench that had earlier lifted the stay on the release of the film 'Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond'.A Bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar VM took...

New Delhi, February 27 The Supreme Court on Friday said that Parliament has the "absolute right" to enact a law, and it is not bound by any undertaking that may have been given by the Centre to the court.These observations came from a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice...

New Delhi, February 26 – The Supreme Court issued notices to the Centre and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to impose a cap on election expenditure incurred by political parties.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya...

New Delhi, February 25 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking inclusion of information in the preliminary investigation report on the "complete sequence of events" leading to the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad last June.The petitioner, a...

New Delhi, February 24 The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the implementation of the 2024 EV charging infrastructure guidelines in housing societies.At the outset, a bench comprising Chief...

New Delhi, February 21 The Supreme Court has referred a batch of pleas concerning the validity of the increase in OBC reservation in Madhya Pradesh from 14 per cent to 27 per cent to the state high court.In 2019, the state decided to increase the Other Backward Classes (OBC) quota in Madhya...

Shillong, February 19 The Meghalaya High Court on Thursday directed East Jaintia Hills SP Pankaj Rasgania and his predecessor to appear before it next week during the hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL) on the illegal coal mining tragedy that claimed 34 lives.A division bench...

New Delhi, February 19 The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the Election Commission to conduct a special, intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Assam, ahead of the upcoming elections.A bench comprising Chief...

New Delhi, February 19 – The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition challenging the upcoming film, previously titled 'Ghooskhor Pandat', after filmmaker Neeraj Pandey informed the top court that the controversial title and all related promotional materials had been withdrawn.A bench of...

Nainital, February 17 In response to a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging the misuse of funds released between 2012 and 2017 for the repair of the Badrinath and Kedarnath temples, the Uttarakhand High Court has directed the state government and the temple committee to submit their...

New Delhi, February 17 Political leaders must foster fraternity in the country, the Supreme Court observed on Tuesday while asking 12 petitioners, including academician Roop Rekha Verma, to file a fresh plea seeking guidelines on political speeches.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant...