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Iraqi court suspends newly elected parliament speaker, deputies for lawsuits
Baghdad, Jan 13 (UNI/Xinhua) The Iraqi Federal Supreme Court on Thursday suspended the newly-elected parliament's speaker and two deputies for two lawsuits filed by lawmakers.
The court move came at the request of two lawmakers, Basim…
SC to hear today ‘Dharma Sansad’ hate speech case
New Delhi, Jan 11 (UNI) The Supreme Court will hear a petition seeking an independent inquiry into the Haridwar 'Dharma Sansad' hate speech case on January 13.
A bench comprising Chief Justice NV Ramana, and Justices Surya Kant and Hima…
Malegaon blast case: Lt. Col. Purohit seeks in-camera trail
Mumbai, Jan 11 (UNI) The 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case accused Lt. Colonel Prasad Purohit on Tuesday sought in-camera trial in the case hearing.
He moved an application before a special court seeking in-camera trial in the ongoing trial…
Delhi Court grants bail to Apoorva on husband Rohit Tiwari murder case
New Delhi, Jan 7 (UNI) A Delhi Court on Friday granted bail to Apoorva Shukla Tiwari, arrested in connection with the alleged murder of her husband Rohit Shekhar Tiwari, the son of former Uttarakhand chief minister N D Tiwari.
Mehmood…
Supreme Court takes control of investigation in PM’s security lapse
SC Bench led by Chief Justice passes strong strictures on PM's security breach
SC to hear PM’s security breach in Punjab, on Friday
New Delhi, Jan 6: The Supreme Court on Thursday decided to hear on Friday the security breach which occurred when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on his way to Ferozepur in Punjab by road.
Senior advocate Maninder Singh placed the matter…
HC vacates stay on recruitment of Jr Office Assist by SSC Hamirpur
Shimla, Dec 31: Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday vacated the stay on the recruitment of Junior Office Assistant by the Staff Selection Commission, Hamirpur, the court had earlier reserved the verdict in the matter.
The order is likely…
21 families seek Lord Jagannath blessings to get justice in court cases
Puri, Dec 30: Feeling deprived of justice in the court of law, twenty one families on Thursday
went to Sri Jagannath temple, lighted earthen lamps in front of Srimandir and offered prayers to
lord Jagannath seeking his blessings to get…
Himachal: SC allows govt to divert forest land for non-forest purpose
Shimla, Dec 16 (UNI) Supreme Court of India vide its order dated 9th and 14th December, 2021 in relaxation to restraint order dated 11th March, 2019 passed in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 202 of 1995 has allowed the Himachal Pradesh government…
Supreme court issues notice to Maharashtra Assembly on BJP MLAs suspension
New Delhi, Dec 14: Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, and others, after hearing a batch of writ petitions filed by 12 BJP MLAs challenging the resolution passed by the Maharashtra Legislative…
Justice Mishra: Misuse of Cyberspace, violating sovereignty, integrity of country, public order,…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (UNI) National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairperson Justice Arun Mishra said freedom of speech is the most cherished right but its extent in Cyber space needs to be debated in the context of apprehension on its…
Tharoor expresses concern over pendency of cases as Lok Sabha discusses Bill on judges’ salary
New Delhi, Dec 7 (UNI) Concerns over pendency of cases in the courts was expressed by Lok Sabha members on Tuesday as the House discussed a Bill that seeks to clarify additional pension or family pension for retired judges of Supreme Court…
Do not proceed with 27 pc reservation for OBCs in local body polls: SC
New Delhi, Dec 6 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) not to proceed with the election process on 27 per cent reserved seat for OBC candidates in local body elections, till further…
President calls for “better method” for appointing judges, mentions judicial service
President also talked about the "cost of justice", and said that in a developing country like ours, a very small section of the citizens can afford to knock on the doors of the court of justice.
Legislature not assessing impact of laws passed, leading to big issues: CJI
New Delhi, Nov 27 (UNI) Chief Justice of India (CJI) Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana on Saturday said the Legislature does not conduct studies or assess the impact of laws it passes, which leads to big issues.
Addressing the valedictory…
Delhi HC pulls up SDMC for concretization of trees
New Delhi, Nov 27 (UNI) The Delhi High Court has berated the South Delhi Municipal Corporation for concretization of trees, calling it the 'worst kind of human rights violation'.
Coming down heavily on SDMC, the single-Judge Bench of…