The High Court of Karnataka has dismissed an appeal for leniency and upheld the sentence of rigorous imprisonment for seven years imposed on a convict accused of raping a 69-year-old woman.
The Supreme Court has observed that it cannot be laid down as a rule of universal application that whenever the death occurs on account of a single blow, Section 302 IPC is ruled out.
A petition was filed in Supreme Court today, seeking the release of funds for local bodies in Tamil Nadu due from 2016 to date. The state’s official counsel, Advocate C.R. Jaya Sukin has filed this in person.
The plea before the Madhya Pradesh High Court challenging the NLSIU’s decision to conduct NLAT in lieu of CLAT for admissions to its own law programmes this year, has been withdrawn after the High Court today expressed reservations regarding territorial jurisdiction.
The Delhi High Court has sought the AAP government's response to a petition challenging the July 2017 notification for amendment of rules under the Care and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (MWPSC) Act, 2007.
The Delhi High Court has directed Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief, Republic TV, to "be bound by" his undertaking on "showing restraint and bringing down the rhetoric" while covering the Sunanda Pushkar case.
Special Court today rejected the bail requests of Rhea Chakraborty & her brother Showik who has been in the thick of news in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case – and other accused persons, who were arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in connection with a drugs possession and dealing case.
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea filed by an accused in an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 case, in connection with the northeast Delhi riots, against a trial court order allowing the Delhi Police more time to probe the matter.
The Supreme Court has expressed surprise at the framing of an indictment by a lower court after 36 years against a leader in Punjab. The criminal case was filed in 1983. The top court has commented that it was the duty of the prosecution to expedite the trial.
The Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi University to come clear on its stand on the supplementary examination system within a week on a plea filed by final year law students of the university’s law faculty.