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Andhra High Court strikes down govt order imposing curbs on meetings

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday set aside an order of the state government imposing curbs on public meetings on roads in the state

Karnataka HC quashes Rs 21,000 crore show cause notice against Gameskraft

It was the biggest tax demand notice issued in the history of indirect taxes in India

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K'taka HC permits serving free food after voting to encourage participation

BBMP had prohibited serving of free food on election day after voting as many hotels came up with the offer

Delhi High Court judge throws light on issues pertaining to POCSO Act

The judge added that cases where the accused is a relative or someone who has authority over the young survivor is another factor that requires attention

Gauhati HC rejects Indian Youth Congress chief's anticipatory bail plea

The Gauhati High Court rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Indian Youth Congress (IYC) president Srinivas BV in connection with the allegations of harassment levelled by Angkita Dutta

Morbi bridge collapse: Gujarat HC grants bail to three security guards

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday granted bail to the three security guards who were deployed on the suspension bridge in Morbi town when it collapsed on October 30 last year claiming more than a hundred lives. While granting relief to them, Justice Samir Dave took into account their lawyer's submission that they were merely doing their job and played no role in the decision-making process that led to the tragedy. As many as 135 persons were killed and 56 grievously injured when the British-era bridge, maintained and operated by Oreva Group, collapsed days after it had been reopened following repairs. After a short hearing, the HC granted bail to Alpesh Gohil (25), Dilip Gohil (33) and Mukesh Chauhan (26), all residents of Tunki Vaju village in Garbada taluka of Dahod district. They were among the ten accused arrested by police in the case. It was alleged that besides faulty repairing, failure to manage the footfall on the bridge led to its collapse. The accused trio's lawyer Eka

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen moves HC against Visva-Bharati's eviction order

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen moved the Calcutta High Court, appealing against a notice of the Visva-Bharati university that asked him to vacate 13 decimal of land at his Santiniketan residence by May 6. The central varsity, which claimed that the 13 decimal of land is under the "illegal occupation" of Sen, said that it would evict the economist if he fails to vacate it within the deadline. The matter will be heard by a bench of Justice Bibhas Ranjan De. In his petition, the economist argued that in October 1943, the then Visva-Bharati general secretary Rathindranath Tagore had given 1.38 acre of land for a lease of 99 years to his father Ashutosh Sen, who later built 'Pratichi'. Sen had earlier moved a court in Suri against the eviction notice, but the court set May 15 as the date of hearing, well after the university's deadline to vacate the land. Meanwhile, Visva-Bharati has written to the Birbhum district administration to take steps to prevent protests over the issue around the

Internet snapped in Manipur for 5 days post violence in tribal protests

Amid tension over move to protect forests in the face of resistance from illegal immigrants and also the High Court's direction to include Meitei in ST, Internet services have been suspended

Max moves HC against Quality Care, Evercare over hospital chain buyout

Breach of contract alleged in an offer to acquire Hyderabad-based Care Hospitals

Rajasthan High Court result 2023 declared for JJA, LDC clerk grade II

Rajasthan High Court declared LDC, Junior Assistant and Junior Judicial Assistant written test results on Monday. Candidates can check the result on the official website, i.e., hcraj.nic.in

Defamation Case: Guj HC to resume hearing Rahul Gandhi's appeal on May 2

If the high court allows his plea, it could pave the way for Rahul Gandhi's reinstatement as a Member of Parliament

Gujarat HC to hear Rahul Gandhi's appeal in defamation case on April 29

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's appeal challenging the order of the Surat sessions court declining a stay to his conviction in a criminal defamation case over his "Modi surname" remark will now be heard by a new judge of the Gujarat High Court on April 29. As per the cause list published on Thursday by the High Court, Gandhi's appeal will be heard by Justice Hemant Prachchhak on April 29. Earlier on April 26, when Gandhi's lawyer P S Champaneri mentioned the case before Justice Gita Gopi, she recused herself from the hearing by saying "Not before me." The development came a day after Gandhi moved the HC. A metropolitan magistrate's court in Surat on March 23 sentenced the former Congress president to two years in jail after convicting him under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 499 and 500 (criminal defamation) in a 2019 case filed by Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Gujarat MLA Purnesh Modi. Following the verdict, Gandhi, elected to the Lok Sabha from Wayanad in Kerala in 2019, was

Kiren Rijiju announces appointment and transfer of judges in High Courts

Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju announced the appointment and transfer of judges in the High Courts on Thursday

HC judge recuses from hearing Rahul Gandhi's appeal against court order

A Gujarat High Court judge on Wednesday recused herself from hearing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's appeal challenging the order of the Surat sessions court that declined to stay his conviction in a criminal defamation case over his "Modi surname" remark. Gandhi's lawyer P S Champaneri mentioned the case before the court of Justice Gita Gopi, seeking an urgent hearing. But after a brief hearing, the court said, "Not before me." The development comes a day after Gandhi filed the appeal in the high court. Champaneri said the court earlier granted him permission to circulate the matter for Wednesday, but when it came up for hearing, it recused itself from hearing the case. Now, a note will be sent to the Acting Chief Justice to place the matter before any other court, he said. The case was requested to be taken up in the court of Justice Gita Gopi because her court deals with the subject of criminal revision, Champaneri added. A metropolitan magistrate's court in Surat on March 23 .

Karnataka HC upholds seizure of Rs 5,551 cr from Xiaomi for FEMA violation

Xiaomi had challenged the Competent Authority's order in the HC

HC reserves verdict on Twitter plea against govt's account blocking order

Twitter challenged the government orders claiming that they are arbitrary, and procedurally and substantively not in consonance with Section 69A of the IT Act

Supreme Court Collegium recommends new chief justices for 5 high courts

The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Wednesday recommended the appointment of chief justices of five high courts including Justice Augustine George Masih for the Rajasthan HC. The four other high courts for which the Collegium, also comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and K M Joseph, proposed new chief justices are: Madras HC, Kerala HC, Bombay HC, Himachal Pradesh HC. Justice S V Gangapurwala, the Acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Bombay, has been proposed to be appointed as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court. The Collegium noted that the office of the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan HC fell vacant recently due to the elevation of Justice Pankaj Mithal to the Supreme Court, and proposed the name of Punjab & Haryana HC judge Justice Augustine George Masih as the next CJ of Rajasthan HC. It said that Justice Masih was appointed as a Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on July 10, 2008 and he has acquired experience of ...

SC sets aside HC order acquitting Saibaba, others in alleged Maoist link

A bench of Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar remanded the matter to the High Court for fresh consideration and directed that the case be decided within four months

Karnataka HC sets aside NCLT order regarding windmills on forest land

The Karnataka High Court has quashed the order of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) that had passed an order allowing the operations of windmills on forest land in the state to a Mumbai-based company. The HC said the tribunal did not have jurisdiction over the matter of setting aside a government order. "The company could not have knocked at the doors of the Tribunal as it completely falls beyond the purview of the Code, being in the realm of public law, since the State has exercised its jurisdiction in drawing up the proceedings and directing forest clearances to be submitted by the corporate debtor, the petitioner, in exercise of powers conferred under the Statute. Therefore, they are in the realm of public law," Justice M Nagaprasanna said in his judgment. The tribunal had no jurisdiction to direct functioning/continuing of the windmill without the forest clearance, merely because the state had granted such permission at an earlier point in time, the court stated. The ...