New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna on Monday recused himself from hearing a contempt plea alleging that a large number of trees in the national capital’s ridge had been felled by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) without obtaining the top court's permission.
Patna, Nov 18 (IANS) Seven police personnel, including the in-charge of the Anti-Liquor Task Force (ALTF), Home Guard jawans, and a driver, were arrested in Bihar's Vaishali district for their involvement in a liquor-related case following directives from Vaishali Superintendent of Police (SP) Har Kishor Rai.
Ahmedabad, Nov 18 (IANS) A court here has denied bail to journalist Mahesh Langa in a GST fraud case, observing that the offence alleged against him is serious and the offence being an economic one, affects the economy of the nation.
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Secretary to the President of India to place before President Droupadi Murmu the mercy petition filed by Balwant Singh Rajoana, a death row convict in the 1995 assassination case of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh and others.
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) As the national Capital chokes under ‘severe plus’ air quality amid dense fog, the Supreme Court is set to hear on Monday a public interest litigation (PIL) relating to control of pollution.
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court has held that there does not exist a complete embargo on considering the anticipatory bail plea of an accused who has been declared a proclaimed offender.
Shimla, Nov 17 (IANS) At least five people were reportedly injured after a clash that led to stone pelting between two groups at the Swami Ramakrishna Ashram in the Himachal Pradesh capital over property dispute, the police said.
New Delhi: The October 18 order of the Supreme Court on child marriage and the arguments it heard on October 21 in the case about the legal validity of the so-called 'marital rape', are both significant so far as they pertained to a possible intervention of judiciary in matters that weighed in individual's rights against the mandate set by socio-cultural outlook and customs.
Patna, Nov 15 (IANS) The Patna High Court has said the liquor prohibition in Bihar gave rise to unauthorised trade of liquor and other contraband items.
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to lay down a procedure to deal with cases where foreign nationals, booked for committing crimes in India, jumped bail and fled abroad.
