High Court

The Allahabad High Court has pulled up the Central government for conspicuously remaining absent in a case, despite two notices being issued to them for the same during previous hearings.

A PIL filed in 2013 related to non-availability of adequate facilities at primary health centre in Rewa, MP was disposed of by the Madhya Pradesh High Court, directing the petitioner to file a fresh plea to the Chief Medical and Health Officer, Rewa, who will decide it within two months

Piyush, the accused, is charged with hatching a conspiracy to kill Pramod alias Kamlakar with others. The accused is said to have had unnatural sex with Pramod as per a witness who has recorded this in his statement. The Madhya Pradesh High Court denied bail to Piyush. He has now moved the Supreme Court.

The Delhi High Court, on Tuesday, directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to constitute a medical board to examine the feasibility of termination of pregnancy of a woman, who approached the court alleging that the fetus she’s carrying suffers from ‘Nuchal Edema and Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate’.

The Supreme Court today has opined that NGT is an umbrella body created to ensure all bodies under Schedule-I of the NGT Act work in tandem while considering the issue as to whether the National Green Tribunal has suo motu powers or not.

Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal preferred by Swami Chakrapani seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECISVEEP) to allow the Office-Bearers of ABHM, including him, to contest Assembly elections in several States.

The Delhi High Court on Monday took cognisance of the Indian National Trade Union Congress' (INTUC) petition, seeking right to represent the trade unions in Joint Bipartite Committee on Coal Industry and listed the matter to October 6.

The Madras High Court directed the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests to prepare a catalogue of all captive elephants in the State. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice PD Audikesavalu passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Rangarajan Narasimhan.

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the recommendation of two Judicial Officers (Mohan Lal and Mohd. Akram Chowdhary) as Judges in the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.  In its meeting held on September 1, the Collegium also resolved to reiterate its earlier recommendations for elevation of two Advocates

The Delhi High Court has in a judgement dated August 31 directed the Government of India to place a report before the High Court pertaining to the manner and mode of creating a permanent mechanism to deal with inter-country adoptions under the Hindu Adoptions Maintenance Act (HAMA)