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Live-in-relationships morally, socially unacceptable: Punjab and Haryana HC

Punjab and Haryana High Court has said a live-in-relationship is morally and socially unacceptable while dismissing a petition filed by a runaway couple seeking protection

Can't stop media from reporting, won't tell HCs not to raise questions: SC

Batting for "free flow of dialogue" in courts, the Supreme Court Monday said it would neither restrain the media from reporting oral observations in public interest, nor demoralise high courts

Gyanvapi mosque: Sunni Central Waqf Board to challenge ASI survey order

The religious body said it will challenge the Varanasi court order, allowing archaeological survey to take place at the Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi mosque site, in the higher court

Pendency statistics improve in high courts, but still early to celebrate

Over a fifth of cases in HCs pending for over a decade. Kolkata High Court worst performing with 47% cases pending for over 10 years

SC stays proceedings pending in HCs on pleas to regulate OTT platforms

The Supreme Court Tuesday stayed proceedings pending before several high courts across the country on pleas related to regulation of over-the-top (OTT) platforms

Supreme Court stays hearings in high courts on Covid-19 vaccines

The bench also transferred to itself the vaccine-related case going on in the Delhi High Court.

HC quashes criminal case against Air India, AAI execs in Mangaluru crash

Holds that magistrate court which initiated proceedings against the officials did not follow due process of law and overlooked the court of inquiry's report on the accident

16 out of 25 high courts across country resume physical hearing

Physical hearings had stopped following the coronavirus-induced lockdown

HC denies bail to comedian Munawar Faruqui, talks about fundamental duties

The Madhya Pradesh High Court refused bail to comedian Munawar Faruqui who is accused of passing 'indecent' remarks about Hindu deities

Madhya Pradesh HC rejects stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui's bail plea

Justice Rohit Arya of the Indore bench of the high court on Monday had reserved the order on their bail pleas

Portents after the vaccine rollout

Since the lockdown in March last year, a large section of the legal profession and litigants has found that virtual courts (VCs) are a beneficial innovation and should be institutionalised

Billions of dollars at stake as courts begin ruling on pending bank cases

The legal tussles pit India's lenders, central bank and government against corporate borrowers struggling to survive amid lockdowns prompted by Covid-19

Franklin Templeton case: HC sows seeds of democracy in governance of MFs

The court has given impetus to the principle that the domain of the trustees to unilaterally decide on winding up without declared confirmation by majority investors is non-negotiable

SC stays Andhra HC order to examine constitutional breakdown in state

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has sought to examine whether there is a breakdown of constitutional machinery in the state

High Courts follow environment friendly steps of SC, preserve paper

From April 1, 2020, for judicial filings in the top court, all the stakeholders are required to use A4 size paper, to be printed on both the sides.

Increase ventilators, beds, oximeters for patients: HC to Himachal govt

A Division Bench comprising the Chief Justice L.Narayana Swamy and Justice Anoop Chitkara passed the order on a petition taken up suo moto by the Court

SC stays HC order asking political parties to hold virtual bypoll campaigns

SC on Monday stayed the Madhya Pradesh HC order asking political parties to conduct their campaign for the November 3 assembly bypolls virtually instead of holding physical rallies due to COVID-19

Sebi's role in Franklin Templeton crisis draws ire of Karnataka HC

Sebi did not possess copy of April 23 resolution on winding up passed by FT Trustees board of directors, did not respond to e-mail of April 14 sent by AMC, court observes

Anti-judiciary remarks: Andhra Pradesh High Court orders CBI probe

High Court on Monday ordered a CBI probe into the "abusive, life-threatening and intimidating postings" in social media against the Judges

Govt awaits suggestions for 4 vacancies in SC; 3 HCs without chief justices

he government has so far not received any recommendation from the collegium to fill up these vacancies in the SC and the three high courts, a senior functionary said