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New Delhi, April 10 Expressing deep shock, the Supreme Court intervened in the harrowing rape-murder case of a four-year-old girl in Ghaziabad on Friday, summoning the police commissioner and the investigating officer on April 13 with the case records.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India...

New Delhi, April 10 The Supreme Court on Friday stayed criminal proceedings and summons against a priest, who claimed that Christianity was the only true religion.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea by Reverend Father Vineet...

New Delhi, April 10 The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a fresh plea along with existing ones challenging the Election Commission's freezing of electoral rolls ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal on April 13.The election panel has finalized and frozen the electoral...

New Delhi, April 10 – Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court has tendered his resignation with immediate effect to President Droupadi Murmu, bringing an abrupt end to his tenure amidst ongoing impeachment proceedings.In his letter, Justice Varma said, "I do not propose to burden...

New Delhi, April 10 The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to stop the caste census, and criticized the petitioner for the language used in the public interest litigation (PIL)."You have used inappropriate language in your petition. Who wrote this...

New Delhi, April 10 The Supreme Court on Friday confirmed its earlier order granting interim bail to journalist Mahesh Langa in a money laundering case linked to a matter involving alleged financial fraud filed by the Enforcement Directorate in Ahmedabad.The top court had granted Langa interim...

Important cases listed before the Supreme Court on Friday, April 10:* The Supreme Court will hear the plea of the Uttar Pradesh government against the bail conditions of MLA Abbas Ansari in the Gangsters Act case.* The Supreme Court will hear the plea of Punjab Police DIG Harcharan Singh...

Bahraich (UP), April 9 Properties worth around Rs 110 crore belonging to Zila Panchayat member Devendra Singh, also known as "Gabbar," which were attached in connection with a gangster-related case, have been released after the Supreme Court quashed the proceedings against him, officials said...

New Delhi, April 9 The eCommittee of the Supreme Court, in collaboration with the Department of Justice, is set to organize a two-day national conference on 'Judicial Process Re-Engineering and Digital Transformation' in New Delhi on April 11 and 12.The conference will be held at the...

Gwalior, April 9 Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Govind Singh on Thursday criticized the BJP government over the killing of a forest guard by illegal sand miners the day before, alleging that such mafia groups are running the state.Forest guard Harkesh Gurjar (35) was killed after a...

Dhaka, April 9 A special Bangladeshi tribunal on Thursday sentenced two former police officers to death for their role in the killing of a university student in 2024, which intensified street protests and eventually led to the downfall of the then Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government.The...

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...

New Delhi, April 9 CRPF Director General (DG) G P Singh assured officers and jawans on Thursday that efforts are underway to quickly resolve the "biggest problem" of stagnation in promotions within the country's largest paramilitary force.He said the headquarters of the country's largest...

New Delhi, April 9 A petition filed in the Supreme Court has sought directions to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to issue new Aadhaar cards only to citizens up to the age of six years, and frame strict guidelines for its issuance to adolescents and adults, in order to...

Kathmandu, April 9 Former Prime Minister of Nepal, K.P. Sharma Oli, and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, were released from custody on Thursday on personal recognisance bail, police said.Oli, Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), and Lekhak, a senior leader of...

New Delhi, April 9 – A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking urgent directions to ensure the protection of judicial officers, government officials, and citizens from alleged politically motivated violence and intimidation in West Bengal, which is...

New Delhi, April 9 The Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over the rising cases of child trafficking, saying gangs are operating across the country, and if states and union territories do not take immediate action, the situation will become unmanageable.The court stated that only the...

New Delhi, April 9 The National Investigation Agency (NIA) registered 12 cases on Wednesday to investigate the siege of judicial officers, who were deputed for work related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Malda, West Bengal.The move came following a directive...

New Delhi, April 8 The National Investigation Agency (NIA) registered 12 cases on Wednesday to investigate the siege of judicial officers, who were deputed for work related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Malda, West Bengal.The move came following a directive...

New Delhi, April 8 Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Wednesday extended his best wishes to Supreme Court judge Rajesh Bindal, who will be retiring on April 15.The CJI was addressing a felicitation event organized for Justice Bindal by the All India Senior Advocates Association.He...