Judge dons auctioneer’s role at HC
In a rare instance, Kerala high court judge Justice B.P. Ray has conducted an auction at the court room and put an end to a controversy over the allotment of a shop room at the KSRTC bus stand in Erna
HC suspends judge dealing with CBI cases
Andhra Pradesh High Court has placed First Additional Special Judge for CBI cases - T. Pattabhirama Rao under suspension after considering some information it received against the judge.
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Three northeastearn states soon to have High Courts
Three northeastern Indian states of Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya would soon get their own High Courts as a necessary amendment bill was passed by the Lok Sabha amid cheers from lawyers, politicians
Refusal to conceive a child cannot be ground for divorce : High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that refusal by a wife to conceive a child because of family's financial instability could not be used as a ground for divorce by her husband.
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Saeed asks LHC to stop Pak from taking action against him
LeT founder Hafiz Saeed has moved the High Court here, asking it to stop Pakistani authorities from taking any 'adverse action' against him under pressure from the US and provide security to him as hi
Care for VIPs in jails irks HC
With a view to curtailing the special privileges to ‘VIP’ convicts in prisons, the Kerala high court has initiated suo moto proceedings and asked the state to expedite jail reforms of the kind suggest
Is AP supporting vandalism, asks SC
In view of the state government's failure to to file affidavits giving details regarding the incident in 2010, the SC said, “By not filing affidavits, are you supporting the vandalism in the High Cour
HC upholds 7 year jail term to priest for raping girl in temple
The Delhi High Court has upheld the seven-year jail term to a priest for raping a 16-year-old girl repeatedly in a temple here, ruing that the 'dehumanising act' has been committed by a 'trustworthy a
Italian Govt petition admitted by HC
Kerala High Court on Thursday admitted a petition filed by the Italian Government seeking to quash the FIR against two of its naval personnel, arrested in connection with the recent shooting to dea
Receiving political threats in Bhanwari case: CBI tells Raj HC
The CBI on Tuesday told the Rajasthan High Court that it was receiving threats and its witnesses in the Bhanwari Devi case were being forced to turn hostile.
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