The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgement on a batch of petitions challenging the Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra governments' laws allowing the bull-taming sport "Jallikattu" and bullock cart races.
The petition was moved by Malappuram native Biju P Cheruman in July this year. The petitioner contended that Saji Cherian publicly insulted the Constitution in a public speech at his political meeting and his conduct is violative of Articles 173(a) and 188 of the Constitution of India.
Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgment on a batch of petitions challenging Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra governments' laws allowing the bull-taming sport "Jallikattu" and bullock cart races.
A curative petition filed by Roots, a Kashmiri Pandit-based NGO was dismissed by the Supreme Court on Thursday. The petition sought a probe into the killing of Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley in 1989-90, during the heights of militancy.
A lawyer sought an urgent listing of a review petition challenging the top court's order which acquitted three men who were awarded the death penalty by a Delhi Court in connection with allegedly raping and killing a 19-year-old woman in Delhi's Chhawala area in 2012.
Telangana Special Investigative Team (SIT) on Wednesday approached the High Court and moved a lunch motion petition after a special court for Anti-Corruption Bureau cases in Hyderabad rejected the memo to arraign BL Santosh and others as accused.
The Delhi High Court warned the petitioner to withdraw the plea filed against an illegal stay of foreigners. The Delhi HC said that it would dismiss the petition with heavy costs.
Sharjeel Imam said that Delhi High Court while rejecting Umar Khalid's bail plea, made certain observations and remarks against him when he was not even a party in the said petition.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a petition seeking a judicial enquiry against former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi in an order passed in connection with a case.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday was informed by the counsel of petitioners that the Supreme Court has recently agreed to examine the pleas for legal recognition of same-sex marriage under the Special Marriage Act and also issued a notice to the Centre on the petition.
The petition has sought to issue an appropriate direction declaring sections 3, 12 and 14 of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 along with Rules 16(3), 22, 35, 37(3) and Rule 40 of The Uttar Pradesh Gangster and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) R