Court News Updates

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Monday wrote a letter to Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice N. V. Ramana, requesting him to make some changes in the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) released by the Secretary General of Supreme Court on Saturday, for resumption of physical hearing of proceedings from September 1.

The Madras High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking direction from the concerned authorities to increase public awareness against astrological superstitions to eradicate its consequential evils, while opining that some amount of independence must be given to individuals to believe, imagine and ponder over their astrological beliefs.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has disposed of a PIL seeking quashing of the advertisements, whereby tender was issued for installation of statue of a BJP leader.

The Allahabad High Court on August 27 stayed the ongoing departmental proceedings against Police Inspector Manoj Pant, posted in Noida's Police Station Sector 20, Gautam Budh Nagar, till further orde...

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking the early hearing of application challenging the constitutional validity of the Presidential order, which amended and rendered the provisions of Article 370 inoperative, stripping the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.

The Supreme Court has directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi to permit the petitioner to participate in counselling scheduled on August 31 and to allow him admission in the available vacancy in the DM Cardiology Course at AIIMS, Rishikesh, if the petitioner is interested.

The issues related to gambling expressly fall under the states' domain, and thereby, only the state government is responsible for taking action against online gambling websites, the Centre informed the Delhi High Court earlier this week.

The Allahabad High Court on Friday constituted a medical board for carrying out a medical examination and submitting its recommendation and opinion on the feasibility of medical termination of a minor rape victim's pregnancy.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday dismissed the bail application of an exorcist held for raping a woman who had come to him for an exorcism.

The plea prayed for personal appearance of the concerned authorities for dereliction of duties and indiscipline conduct towards animals in violation of various orders passed by different Courts, including the Apex Court, over time