The PIL filed by the Bombay Lawyers Association through its chairman Ahmed Abidi sought a declaration from the high court that the Law Minister and Vice President have disqualified themselves from holding the constitutional post by expressing a lack of faith in the Constitution of India.
Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan was released from Lucknow jail on Thursday 28 months after being detained while travelling to Hathras in Uttar Pradesh where a 19-year-old girl had allegedly been raped and killed.
The Delhi High court recently issued a notice to the office of the Insurance Ombudsman and Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on a plea challenging the denial of health insurance to a minor with a disability.
The Bench of Justice Satish Chander Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad on Wednesday sought a response from respondents and granted four weeks to the Union of India to file a status report.
The High Court also issued directions to the Land and Development Office (L&DO) and MCD to demolish the unauthorised construction and remove the encroachment on the government land in question.
This matter pertains to the alleged thrashing of Manish Gupta by UP cops in a Gorakhpur Hotel. He allegedly died of the injuries. The investigation was transferred to the CBI and the trial was transferred to New Delhi in view of cops being accused in the matter.
The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday directed that unauthorised and illegal fake websites running in temple names should be banned across Tamil Nadu.
The decision of Patan High Court to release rape-accused star cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane on bail has been challenged in the country's apex court by the Office of the Attorney General.
The Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday recommended Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court Rajesh Bindal and Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Aravind Kumar for elevation as Judges of the top court.
The court directed that the minor be admitted to the hospital on Wednesday by 9 am. The doctors of the medical board assured the court that they would give the petitioner the best care during the pregnancy termination process.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested Mainak Mehta, who is diamantaire Nirav Modi's brother-in-law, to provide the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) a 'letter of authority' to access and probe his offshore bank accounts in connection with the PNB fraud case.