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Strikes: No Work, No Pay

As agitations by government employees bring Uttarakhand to a virtual halt, the Uttarakhand High Court steps in with a blanket ban ~By Govind Pant Raju in Lucknow The Uttarakhand High Court has b...

Toll Plazas and Judges: A Tall Order?

Above: The multiple lanes at Trichy toll plaza help commuters save time, though many toll junctions may not have as many lanes/Photo: downtoworld.com In a surprising order, the Madras High Court ha...

Do Me a Favour, Your Honour

Above: Justice Indira Banerjee was asked to recuse herself from a hotel property case; (left) Royal Plaza Hotel, owned by Ashok G Mittal With Justice Indira Banerjee reporting an attempt to influen...

Section 377: Pride over prejudice

Above: Supporters of the LGBT community celebrate the Supreme Court's verdict/Photo: UNI In a historic judgment, the Supreme Court quashed its 2013 verdict and decriminalised consensual homosex...

NGT raps environment dept, Rajasthan govt for lax maintenance of Nathdwara town

The National Green Tribunal on Friday (Sep 7) came down heavily on the Department of Environment & Forests (DoEF) and Rajasthan government for lax maintenance of the holy town of Nathdwara and the...

Delhi HC raps AAP govt for unable to fill up teachers vacancies in govt schools

The Delhi High Court on Friday (Sep 7) asked the Delhi government to file its response on a PIL seeking immediate action on filling of the teachers posts in government schools of Delhi in a time bound...

SC Collegium recommends 4 lawyers for judgeship of Punjab and Haryana HC

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of the four advocates—Manjari Nehru Kaul,  Arun Kumar Monga, Harsimran Singh Sethi and Manoj Bajaj—for elevation as Judges of the Punjab and Harya...

Mob lynching: SC tells states to file compliance report on its July 17 guidelines within one week

Supreme CourtThe apex court on Friday (Sep 7) was informed that nine states have submitted status reports stating that they have complied with the July 17 Supreme Court guidelines on mob lynching. ...

Delhi HC fumes at ‘skyrocketing’ Metro fares; issues notice to AAP govt, DMRC

The Delhi High Court on Thursday (Sep 6) sought responses from AAP government, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) asking why there has been a steep rise in Metro fares resulting into a drop in metro ...

SC Collegium recommends 5 advocates for elevation as Delhi HC Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of five advocates for elevation as Judges of the Delhi High Court. The advocates whose name has been recommended are: (1) Jyoti Singh (2) Pr...

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