Category: Judiciary

Don’t join WhatsApp if not accepting new policy: HC

New Delhi, Jan 18: The Delhi High Court on Monday said accepting the new privacy policy of social messaging app WhatsApp was a “voluntary” thing and one can choose not to use or join that platform if one did not agree with its terms and conditions. “It is a […]

SC to hear pleas on farm laws after recusal of member from panel set up to resolve impasse

New Delhi, Jan 17:The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday the pleas relating to controversial farm laws and the ongoing farmers’ protest at Delhi borders. The apex court may take into account the matter of recusal of a member of the committee set up by it […]

No power can prevent us from setting up panel to resolve impasse on farm laws, says SC

New Delhi, Jan 12: The Supreme Court Tuesday sought cooperation of protesting farmers at Delhi borders and said no power can prevent it from setting up a committee to resolve the impasse over controversial farm laws. The observation of the bench asking protesting farmers bodies to cooperate assume significance […]

Interfaith marriage: HC quashes FIR, says adult woman has right to live as she wishes

Allahabad, Dec 28: The Allahabad High Court has quashed an FIR lodged against a Muslim man over a marriage with a Hindu woman, ruling that she had a right to live her life on her own terms. Upholding the interfaith marriage in a case from Uttar Pradesh’s Etah district, […]

Right of being represented through lawyer is part of due process clause, says SC

New Delhi, Dec 28: Right of being represented through a lawyer is part of due process clause , the Supreme Court has said while setting aside the Allahabad High Court order which had dismissed an appeal filed by a man in a 1987 murder case noting that his counsel […]

SC reserves judgement in Tata-Mistry case

New Delhi, Dec 17:  The Supreme Court Thursday reserved its verdict on the cross appeals filed by Tata Sons Pvt Ltd and Cyrus Investments Pvt Ltd against the appellate tribunal NCLAT order which had restored Cyrus Mistry as the executive chairman of the over USD 100 billion salt-to-software […]

HC quashes Income Tax proceedings against Karti Chidambaram& his wife

Chennai,Dec 12: The Madras High Court has quashed the Income Tax proceedings initiated against Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram,and his wife over alleged non-disclosure of cash transactions of about Rs seven crore following sale of a property near here. The Court, while ruling that […]

Derogatory remark against Sufi saint: SC refuses to quash FIRs against TV news anchor

New Delhi, Dec 7: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to quash FIRs lodged in different states against TV news anchor Amish Devgan for his alleged defamatory remark against Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti during a show on June 15. The top court, however, said Devgan will get protection […]

Rajiv assassination: SC expresses unhappiness over pendency of convict’s plea for pardon

New Delhi, Nov 3: The Supreme Court Tuesday expressed unhappiness over the pendency of a plea by a convict seeking pardon in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case for over two years with the Tamil Nadu Governor. The top court asked the counsel for petitioner A G Perarivalan, who is […]

Judges should be fearless in their decisions: SC’s Justice N V Ramana

New Delhi, Oct 18: The seniormost judge of the Supreme Court Justice N V Ramana has said the greatest strength of the judiciary is the faith of people in it and judges must be steadfast in holding on to their principles and fearless in their decisions to withstand all […]

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