Court News Updates

A Mumbai Court on Tuesday gave a stern warning to Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut that if she fails to appear before it on the next date of hearing on September 20 in in a defamation case filed against her by noted lyricist Javed Akhtar, the Court will be forced to issue an arrest warrant against her.

The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition with Rs 10,000 cost, seeking direction to the respondents, including the Union of India (UOI) and others, to pay an ex-gratia of Rs 50 lakh to the kith and kin of advocates, who had died before the age of 60, whether by Covid-19 or any other disease.

On the previous hearing the Attorney General KK Venugopal had strongly objected to the judgement passed by the Bombay High Court which held 'skin-to-skin' contact is necessary to constitute sexual assault under POCSO Act.

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Union Government to reconsider its guidelines that excluded suicides from Covid-19 death certificates. Justice M.R. Shah said that it is prima facie of the view that such suicide cases of Covid positive patients be treated as Covid deaths. The Centre assured the court it would re-examine the issue.

The Kerala High Court has recently said that dismissal of a complaint at the pre-cognizance stage can only be treated as its "rejection".

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the validity of Rule 89(5) of the CGST Rules 2017 in case of inverted duty structure under the Goods and Services Tax law.

The Telangana High Court has banned the immersion of Ganesh idols made of plaster of paris (POP) in Hussain Sagar Lake and other lakes in the city keeping in mind pollution of the Hussain Sagar Lake as well as the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant any further relief to a man, who was convicted for murdering a person posted as corporal at Air Force Station Bhisiana and shredded his body into pieces more than four years back, and whose death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.

Gujarat High Court division bench while hearing a petition filed by Asor Uddin, allowed the petition by setting aside the ex-parte order dated April 26, 2011 passed by the Member, Foreigners' Tribunal, Morigaon, Assam.

The Bombay High Court has directed the respondents, including the Central and State Government, to file their replies or alternatively the Court will impose appropriate costs upon them, in relation to a suo motu PIL related to the right of every child in the age group of 6-14 years to free and compulsory education.