The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned for four weeks on petitions seeking direction to the Centre to make gender and religion-neutral laws on uniform marriage age, divorce, maintenance and alimony.
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notice in a petition filed by the State while agreeing to examine the issue as to whether the convict who is granted "Custody Parole" (beyond 6 hours), has to bear the expenses of "Guards" deployed in Custody.
This matter pertains to the election of office bearers of the Basketball Federation of India (BFI). Two petitions have been moved by two factions of candidates.
The former governor's advocate HD Hasnain said, "He (Justice MR Shah) told us to move a fresh petition in Allahabad High Court and the decision will be made again on merit."
The Rouse Avenue Court on Friday reserved an order on the regular bail petition of five accused including two former Excise Department officials in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case of the Delhi Government Excise police case.
The Supreme Court on Friday said it would take a call on listing for hearing a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories.
Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh dismissed the petition and directed Imran Khan's counsel to present the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman in court on February 19.
Besides seeking a direction to the Centre and its agencies to render cooperation in the probe, the PIL has sought a direction to appoint a retired judge of the apex court "or a committee to oversee and monitor the inquiry and investigation".
The HC has directed the DDA to file a detailed affidavit in the lead matters and asked to supply a copy of the demarcation to the Counsel of the petitioner by tomorrow.
The Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday rejected the bail petitions of five accused who were arrested in the money laundering probe emerging out of the Delhi government's now scrapped excise policy.
A plea seeking an early hearing of the petition against the Collegium system for the appointment of judges and revival of the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) for the purpose was mentioned in the Supreme Court on Wednesday.