Court News Updates

The Executive Committee of Allahabad High Court Bar Association expressed strong resentment over not being invited to President Ram Nath Kovind's event at Prayagraj, despite being the largest bar association in Asia

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to consider whether compulsory allocation of 2% out of 9% “Common Good Fund” for the Hindu Dharma Parirakshana Trust is contrary to Section 70 of the Andhra Pradesh Charitable & Hindu Religious Institutions & Endowment Act, 1987, or not.

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court denied bail to a man accused of lynching a Deputy SP of 3rd Battalion Security, while observing that his act has put humanity and spirit of Kashmiriyat to shame.

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for appointment of 10 additional Judges of Karnataka High Court and two additional judges from Kerala High Court, as permanent Judges of those High Courts, respectively.

The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to entertain a petition seeking to declare as illegal the Delhi government's move to organise Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Supreme Court has today directed the release of a man suffering from paranoid schizophrenia convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his father about a decade ago.

The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to take extreme care and caution to ensure that public funds are not expended for publicity purposes of political leaders, including in hoardings and other materials.

The Supreme Court today issued notice in a plea filed by MP Rajya Tilhan Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Maryadit, Pachama , District Sehore seeking stay of execution of decretal amount of Rs 24,03,300 and on the principal amount Rs 14,39,292.68 interest at the rate of 12% will be paid from June 22, 1995 till realization.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently disposed of a PIL seeking direction to the Madhya Pradesh government to make regular appointments in Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur.

The Supreme Court has today issued notice in a plea filed by a Gujarat-based non-profit organisation against in-situ rehabilitation of slum-dwellers on the pond/waste land so notified by the Irrigation Department of State of Gujarat under Section 5 of the Bombay Irrigation Act, 1879, alleging its contrary to the law laid down by Apex Court.