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HC seeks reports of reservation in the preliminary exams of 7th JPSC

The bench was informed that no details of reservation were published in the advertisement published for conducting the preliminary examination by the Commission

HC dismisses anticipatory bail plea of Akali leader Majithia in drugs case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who has been booked under the NDPS Act. Majithia's counsel Asrhdeep Singh Cheema said the court of Justice Lisa Gill dismissed the anticipatory bail plea. Cheema said, the high court was requested to extend the interim protection for seven days for moving the Supreme Court. However, the counsel said the detailed order is awaited. The court orders came following the hearing of arguments of both sides. The court on January 10 had granted interim protection to Majithia from the arrest in the matter while directing him to join the investigation on January 12. It had also imposed some conditions, including not leaving the country, on the Akali leader. The court had extended the interim protection on January 18. Majithia (46), who was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act on December 20 last year, had moved the high court seeking antic

HC is required to re-appreciate entire evidence in case of acquittal: SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that in case of acquittal in a criminal matter, being the first appellate court, the High Court is required to re-appreciate the entire evidence on record

HC asks CBI to unearth greater conspiracy into Dhanbad judge's death

There is a greater conspiracy and that should be unearthed, the court said

Prima facie, malls don't have right to collect parking fees: Kerala HC

Justice P V Kunhikrishnan, while hearing a plea that the mall was illegally collecting parking fees from customers, however, did not ask the mall to stop the collection

Marital rape a crime of cruelty in India: Delhi govt to High Court

The Delhi government's counsel stated before the court hearing a batch of petitions seeking criminalisation of marital rape

SC sets aside HC verdict on former WB chief secretary Bandopadhyay's plea

The apex court delivered the verdict on the Centre's plea challenging the high court order which was passed on a plea filed by Bandyopadhyay

23 names reiterated by SC for appointment as HC judges pending with govt

Names of 23 candidates recommended by various high court collegiums since 2018 and reiterated by the Supreme Court collegium were pending with the government at the end of 2021

Omicron: Allahabad HC urges Centre to stop rallies in poll-bound states

The court requested the Election Commission of India to immediately stop such rallies

HC extends stay on summons to Alia Bhatt, two others over film row

A single bench of Justice SK Shinde extended the interim stay that the HC had granted in August this year

High Court directs Delhi govt to undertake social disability audit

The court was hearing a plea by a woman who was permanently debilitated below the waist when she was a school-going girl

Andhra HC suspends government order to reduce cinema ticket prices

The court passed the orders on a petition filed by cinema theatre owners

Air India disinvestment: Union moves Madras HC on employees' welfare

The court, in interim relief to the petitioner, restrained the Ministry and other authorities concerned from evicting the members of the Air Corporation Employees' Union in Meenambakkam

NIA moves SC against HC order granting default bail to Sudha Bharadwaj

The high court had directed that Bharadwaj, lodged in the Byculla women's prison, be produced before the Mumbai special NIA court on December 8

Don't leave HCs at state govts' mercy for infra funds, SC tells Centre

The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Centre not to leave high courts at state governments' mercy for funding of judicial infrastructure

HC orders CBI enquiry into Bengal school recruitment irregularities

The order was passed on a petition by some job aspirants

Uttarakhand HC asserts all CAT benches are equal, principal bench too

The high court set aside the CAT principal bench order related to transfer of a plea being heard in its Nainital bench to Delhi, saying the principal bench cannot be permitted to be usurper of power.

Another reshuffle in higher judiciary: 7 high court judges transferred

This is the second set of transfers of high court judges affected in the last one week.

SC collegium recommends 16 names for elevation as judges of 4 HCs

The Supreme Court collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana, has recommended 16 names for elevation as judges of the high courts of Bombay, Gujarat, Orissa and Punjab and Haryana

Enough burden on our shoulders, says SC; dismisses plea for matter transfer

"We have enough burden on our shoulders" and don't want to add to it, the Supreme Court said on Friday while dismissing a plea seeking transfer of a matter pending before the Punjab and Haryana HC