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SC says 75-year-old lawyer 'prima facie entitled' to be on Bengal voter roll after SIR exclusionThe Supreme Court has indicated a 75-year-old lawyer, excluded from West Bengal's voter list, likely deserves inclusion. Hearing his plea, ...
SC dismisses plea for CBI probe into Tamil Nadu trust vote, calls allegations 'vague'The Supreme Court has rejected a plea for a CBI investigation into alleged corruption surrounding the Tamil Nadu assembly trust vote. A ben...
Tamil Nadu assembly passes resolution against Karnataka's Mekedatu dam projectTamil Nadu's Assembly has unanimously opposed Karnataka's ₹9,000 crore Mekedatu dam project on the Cauvery River. Chief Minister C Joseph V...
Delhi HC agrees to examine Sir Sobha Singh & Sons' appeal in ambassador hotel matter; records centre's assurance on eviction proceedingsThe Delhi High Court will hear an appeal from Sir Sobha Singh & Sons Private Limited. The case involves a long-running property dispute wit...
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay moves resolution in Assembly against Mekedatu dam; Congress, VCK extend supportThe Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is set to pass a unanimous resolution today against the Karnataka government's proposal to construct a ...
Delhi HC refuses to waive 30-day notice period under Special Marriage Act, says courts cannot override statutory mandateThe Delhi High Court has refused to relax the mandatory 30-day waiting period prescribed under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, for a couple...
Wife earning over Rs 60,000 seeks maintenance from husband with Rs 1 lakh income; court draws lineA Delhi court has declined a woman's request for interim maintenance despite her husband's monthly income exceeding Rs 1 lakh, observing th...
Despite getting Rs 20 lakh alimony in divorce settlement, wife continues criminal cases against husband, in-laws; HC quashes case as abuse of processA woman received Rs 20 lakh in permanent alimony as part of a divorce settlement. Despite agreeing to withdraw all cases, she continued cri...
Bank freezes Bengaluru man's entire account instead of Rs 25,000 specified by police; Karnataka HC grants him reliefA Bengaluru resident approached the Karnataka High Court after his bank froze his entire account despite police communications seeking a fr...
Supreme Court stays HC pleas on trans to avoid 'scattered opinion'Issuing the notice, a bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and justice V Mohana also ordered that the proceedings in the high courts ...
Letter petition in SC seeks probe into Ram Mandir donation irregularitiesA petition has reached the Supreme Court alleging issues with donations at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir. The plea seeks an FIR and an in...
Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam move fresh bail pleas after nearly 6 years in jailUmar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam seek bail in a Delhi court. They argue their prolonged detention without trial violates their rights. Both ha...
SC dismisses Meenakshi Natarajan's plea against rejection of Rajya Sabha candidatureThe Supreme Court has dismissed a plea by Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan. Her Rajya Sabha nomination from Madhya Pradesh was rejected....
SC sets Rs 30,000 monthly income for housewives, calls them 'nation builders'The Supreme Court has declared homemakers as nation builders. Their domestic care work will now be recognized as a separate category for co...
Congress holds 'Satyagraha' protest at Jantar Mantar against ECI over Meenakshi Natarajan's nomination rejectionCongress workers staged a Satyagraha protest at Jantar Mantar. They are opposing the Election Commission of India's decision to reject Meen...
SC points Congress' Meenakshi Natarajan to EC remedy in nomination disputeThe Supreme Court has indicated it generally does not intervene in rejected nomination cases before elections. Candidates usually seek reme...
Supreme Court recognises homemakers as 'nation builders', sets Rs 30,000 monthly compensation for domestic workThe Supreme Court of India has declared homemakers as nation builders. A monthly compensation of Rs. 30,000 will now be awarded for the los...
Daughter becomes co-owner of family property via oral arrangement; she files tenant eviction case and wins in Supreme CourtA daughter, a co-owner of family property through an oral arrangement, has won a tenant eviction case in the Supreme Court. The court ruled...
Supreme Court flags threats to judges, says intimidation undermines justice deliveryThe Supreme Court voiced serious concerns regarding threats and attacks against judges and their families. This worry intensified following...
SC constitutes high-powered panel to re-examine Aravalli definitionThe Supreme Court has formed a special committee to review the Centre's report on the Aravalli hills. This panel will examine the definitio...