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Legislation for disabled must be applied with sensitivity, flexibility: HC

Legislation for disabled must be applied with sensitivity, flexibility: HC

Rediff.com28 Feb 2024

The bench noted that this case illustrates how administrative apathy can defeat the benefit of provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, enacted to support persons with disabilities.

No coercive steps against Wankhede in Sushant drugs case, says HC

No coercive steps against Wankhede in Sushant drugs case, says HC

Rediff.com1 Apr 2024

The Bombay high court on Monday said no coercive steps shall be taken against IRS officer Sameer Wankhede till April 10 on notices issued to him on the NCB's preliminary inquiry over irregularities in a drugs case related to actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death.

Karnataka HC bars action against Aaj Tak editor Sudhir Chaudhary's till Sep 19

Karnataka HC bars action against Aaj Tak editor Sudhir Chaudhary's till Sep 19

Rediff.com15 Sep 2023

The Karnataka high court has directed the police not to take precipitative action against Aaj Tak news channel's consulting editor Sudhir Chaudhary in an FIR filed against him, but said that there was a prima facie case against him, and it should be investigated.

Patna HC rejects pleas challenging caste survey in Bihar

Patna HC rejects pleas challenging caste survey in Bihar

Rediff.com1 Aug 2023

The caste survey in Bihar was conducted in two rounds between January 7-21, and April 15-May 15.

HC questions Maha Govt over waiver of arrears during IPL

HC questions Maha Govt over waiver of arrears during IPL

Rediff.com29 Aug 2024

The bench was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the State Government's decision to retrospectively reduce the rate of police protection provided during the IPL matches. The PIL was filed by RTI Activist Anil Galgali.

SC takes suo motu cognisance of controversial Allahabad HC order on rape

SC takes suo motu cognisance of controversial Allahabad HC order on rape

Rediff.com26 Mar 2025

Legal experts had deplored the observation of the Allahabad high xourt on what constitutes a rape charge, calling for a restraint by judges and underlining the drop in public confidence in the judiciary due to such statements.

Govt should think of imposing age limit for social media: Karnataka HC

Govt should think of imposing age limit for social media: Karnataka HC

Rediff.com20 Sep 2023

The high court of Karnataka on Tuesday observed that it would be suitable if an age limit was introduced for using social media akin to the legal age for drinking alcohol.

SC rejects 'Bahadur Shah Zafar kin' claim to Red Fort

SC rejects 'Bahadur Shah Zafar kin' claim to Red Fort

Rediff.com5 May 2025

The Supreme Court of India has rejected a plea by a woman claiming to be the legal heir of the Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar-II, seeking possession of the Red Fort in Delhi. The court termed the plea as "misconceived" and "meritless", dismissing the petition against the Delhi High Court order. The petitioner, Sultana Begum, argued that her family was deprived of the Red Fort by the British East India Company after the first war of Independence in 1857. The court, however, dismissed the petition, citing the delay in filing the appeal and the lack of justification for the claim.

HC quashes ED summons to Sidda's wife, minister in MUDA case

HC quashes ED summons to Sidda's wife, minister in MUDA case

Rediff.com7 Mar 2025

The Karnataka High Court has quashed the Enforcement Directorate's summons to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife Parvathi B M and Urban Development Minister B S Suresh in connection with the MUDA site allotment case. The court ruled that the ED was conducting a parallel investigation despite the case already being probed by the Lokayukta police and a Special Investigation Team (SIT). The ED had alleged that Siddaramaiah and other accused were involved in attempted money laundering in the MUDA site allotment case and that the fourteen sites (plots) allotted to Parvathi in Mysuru upmarket were illegally allotted.

CBI moves plea in HC seeking death penalty for RG Kar convict

CBI moves plea in HC seeking death penalty for RG Kar convict

Rediff.com24 Jan 2025

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed an appeal before the Calcutta high court, seeking death penalty for RG Kar hospital rape-murder case convict Sanjay Roy.

Bengal govt moves HC for death sentence to RG Kar convict

Bengal govt moves HC for death sentence to RG Kar convict

Rediff.com21 Jan 2025

The West Bengal government has sought permission from the Calcutta High Court to appeal against the Sealdah court order that sentenced Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment until death in the RG Kar hospital doctor's rape and murder case. The state government is seeking the death penalty for Roy, the sole convict in the case, and has expressed dissatisfaction with the Sealdah court's verdict, which did not consider the crime "rarest of the rare." The court also ordered Roy to pay a Rs 50,000 fine and directed the state government to pay compensation of Rs 17 lakh to the family of the deceased doctor.

Appeal against 2G acquittals 'ripe for hearing', CBI tells HC

Appeal against 2G acquittals 'ripe for hearing', CBI tells HC

Rediff.com14 Feb 2025

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday informed the Delhi high court that its appeal against the acquittal of former telecom minister A Raja and 16 others in the 2G spectrum allocation case was 'ripe for hearing'.

Hindu marriage sacrosanct, can't dissolve within a year: HC

Hindu marriage sacrosanct, can't dissolve within a year: HC

Rediff.com29 Jan 2025

The Allahabad high court has observed that marriage between two Hindus is sacrosanct and it cannot be dissolved within one year of marriage unless there is exceptional hardship or exceptional depravity as provided under the Hindu Marriage Act.

Poll tweets: HC rejects Delhi minister Kapil Mishra's plea to stay trial

Poll tweets: HC rejects Delhi minister Kapil Mishra's plea to stay trial

Rediff.com18 Mar 2025

The Delhi High Court has refused to stay the trial court proceedings against Delhi Law Minister Kapil Mishra for allegedly posting objectionable tweets during the 2020 assembly elections. The court rejected Mishra's plea challenging a sessions court order dismissing his petition against the summons of a magisterial court in the case. The court said there was no need to stay the trial court proceedings and that the trial court was at liberty to proceed further with the matter. The high court granted four weeks to the police to file its response to the petition and posted the hearing on May 19. The hearing is slated to come up in the trial court on March 20.

Bombay HC asks woman to pay alimony to ex-husband unable to earn

Bombay HC asks woman to pay alimony to ex-husband unable to earn

Rediff.com11 Apr 2024

The Bombay high court has directed a working woman to pay monthly maintenance of Rs 10,000 to her former husband who is unable to earn due to his ailments.

East Bengal approach Delhi HC over Anwar's suspension

East Bengal approach Delhi HC over Anwar's suspension

Rediff.com13 Sep 2024

Anwar Ali, his current side East Bengal, and parent club Delhi FC on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court and sought a stay on the suspension imposed on the player.

RTI not to satisfy curiosity: DU tells HC on Modi's degree

RTI not to satisfy curiosity: DU tells HC on Modi's degree

Rediff.com13 Jan 2025

University of Delhi on Monday said the purpose of Right to information (RTI) was not to satiate a third party's curiosity as it challenged the central information commission's order over disclosure of information on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degree.

HC quashes journo's misbehavior complaint against Salman Khan, bodyguard

HC quashes journo's misbehavior complaint against Salman Khan, bodyguard

Rediff.com30 Mar 2023

The Bombay high court on Thursday quashed a 2019 complaint lodged against actor Salman Khan by a journalist alleging misbehaviour.

HC asks J-K MP Engineer Rashid to deposit Rs 4 lakh for Parl travel

HC asks J-K MP Engineer Rashid to deposit Rs 4 lakh for Parl travel

Rediff.com28 Mar 2025

The Delhi High Court has ordered Jammu and Kashmir MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh, alias Engineer Rashid, to deposit Rs 4 lakh with the prison authorities as travel expenses for attending Parliament. The court allowed Rashid to attend the ongoing Parliament session "in-custody" till April 4, but the NIA had raised concerns about him being a flight risk. Rashid has been lodged in Delhi's Tihar Jail since 2019 after the NIA arrested him in a 2017 terror-funding case.

Hours after arrest in POCSO case, HC orders K'taka seer's release, stays NBW

Hours after arrest in POCSO case, HC orders K'taka seer's release, stays NBW

Rediff.com20 Nov 2023

After he was set free, the seer was staying at the Virakta Math in Davangere, from where he was arrested by the Chitradurga police on on Monday.

SC refuses to stay Patna HC order on Bihar's 65% quota

SC refuses to stay Patna HC order on Bihar's 65% quota

Rediff.com29 Jul 2024

A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices J B Pardiwla and Manoj Misra, however, agrees to hear as many as 10 petitions of the Bihar government against the Patna HC verdict.

Ready to show Modi's degree to court, not strangers, DU tells HC

Ready to show Modi's degree to court, not strangers, DU tells HC

Rediff.com27 Feb 2025

Delhi University (DU) has informed the Delhi High Court that it is willing to show its records on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degree to the court, but not disclose it to "strangers" under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The university's solicitor general, Tushar Mehta, argued that the "right to privacy" superseded the "right to know" in this case, and that allowing disclosure would expose the university to RTI applications for information about lakhs of its students. The court has reserved its verdict on the matter.

HC seeks RIL response on govt's plea accusing firm of siphoning off gas

HC seeks RIL response on govt's plea accusing firm of siphoning off gas

Rediff.com15 Sep 2023

The Delhi high court (HC) division Bench on Thursday sought a response from Reliance Industries (RIL) and others regarding the government's appeal against the Mukesh Ambani-owned conglomerate and others for fraudulently and unjustly enriching themselves by draining gas from their deposits, amounting to over $1.5 billion. The Centre had appealed against the single-judge Bench order of the Delhi HC on May 9, which had dismissed its petition. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani had upheld the international arbitration award of July 24, 2018, in favour of the RIL-led consortium. The consortium includes UK-based BP Plc and Niko Resources of Canada.

Squeezing of testicles is not 'attempt to murder': HC

Squeezing of testicles is not 'attempt to murder': HC

Rediff.com26 Jun 2023

The HC reasoned that the accused had no intention of murdering the victim and the injury was caused during a fight.

HC halts Music Academy's MS Subbulakshmi award for TM Krishna

HC halts Music Academy's MS Subbulakshmi award for TM Krishna

Rediff.com19 Nov 2024

The Madras High Court has stopped the Music Academy from giving a prestigious award named after legendary vocalist MS Subbulakshmi to Carnatic music singer T M Krishna. The decision came after a lawsuit filed by Subbulakshmi's grandson, who accused Krishna of making negative comments about the late singer on social media.

CBI moves HC seeking death penalty for RG Kar convict

CBI moves HC seeking death penalty for RG Kar convict

Rediff.com23 Jan 2025

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed an appeal in the Calcutta High Court seeking the death penalty for Sanjay Roy, who was sentenced to "life imprisonment until death" for the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The CBI argued that the crime falls under the "rarest of rare" category deserving capital punishment, while the trial court had ruled otherwise. The West Bengal government has also appealed for the death penalty, but the CBI opposed the state's right to file an appeal, claiming it was the prosecuting agency and therefore had the right to appeal on the grounds of inadequacy of the sentence. The high court will hear the appeals from the CBI, the victim's family, and the convict on January 27.

HC dismisses suit on Dawoodi Bohra succession row

HC dismisses suit on Dawoodi Bohra succession row

Rediff.com23 Apr 2024

The court has 'only decided on the issue of proof and not faith', a single bench of Justice Gautam Patel said and dismissed the suit initially filed by Khuzaima Qutbuddin soon after his brother and the then Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin passed away in January 2014 at the age of 102.

Sameer Wankhede moves HC against ED's money laundering case

Sameer Wankhede moves HC against ED's money laundering case

Rediff.com10 Feb 2024

Wankhede, a 2008-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the Customs and Indirect Taxes cadre, has moved the Bombay High Court seeking protection from any coercive action by the anti-money laundering agency.

HC rejects AI employees' plea against eviction from staff quarters

HC rejects AI employees' plea against eviction from staff quarters

Rediff.com14 Mar 2023

The court said if employees continue to hold on to flats then Air India Asset Holding Company would not be able to monetize the land to reduce the burden of Air India's debt.

Freedom of speech can't go beyond limits of...: HC

Freedom of speech can't go beyond limits of...: HC

Rediff.com13 Dec 2023

If freedom of speech is allowed beyond limits, it could lead to disastrous consequences, the Bombay HC has said.

Siddaramaiah moves HC against Governor's nod for prosecution

Siddaramaiah moves HC against Governor's nod for prosecution

Rediff.com19 Aug 2024

The chief minister submitted that the sanction order was issued without due application of mind, in violation of statutory mandates, and contrary to constitutional principles, including the advice of the Council of Ministers, which is binding under Article 163 of the Constitution of India.

Non-consensual intercourse with minor wife is rape: HC

Non-consensual intercourse with minor wife is rape: HC

Rediff.com15 Nov 2024

The man, who was sentenced to 10 years in jail by the sessions court, claimed since the victim was his wife, their sexual relationship cannot be termed as rape.

HC quashes closure order against Rohit Pawar's firm

HC quashes closure order against Rohit Pawar's firm

Rediff.com19 Oct 2023

A division bench led by Justice Nitin Jamdar said the MPCB order was set aside for being 'disproportionate' and noted the order was passed in a 'hasty manner'.

Marriage doesn't eclipse right to privacy, says HC on wife's Aadhaar plea

Marriage doesn't eclipse right to privacy, says HC on wife's Aadhaar plea

Rediff.com28 Nov 2023

Marriage does not do away with the procedural rights of a person to divulge his personal information, a division bench of the high court has said.

What does ASI report on MP Bhojshala-Kamal Maula mosque say?

What does ASI report on MP Bhojshala-Kamal Maula mosque say?

Rediff.com15 Jul 2024

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Monday submitted its scientific survey report of the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal-Maula mosque complex to the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh high court.

Evera Cabs bets on BluSmart EVs to drive Rs 100 crore revenue in FY26

Evera Cabs bets on BluSmart EVs to drive Rs 100 crore revenue in FY26

Rediff.com8 May 2025

Delhi-based electric vehicle (EV) ride-hailing firm Evera Cabs, which grabbed headlines after acquiring 500 cars from the now-defunct cab service BluSmart, is stepping up its presence in the EV cab segment. The company is aiming for revenue of Rs 100 crore in the ongoing financial year (2025-26), up from Rs 18 crore in 2024-25.

HC stays trial proceedings against Chidambaram in ED case

HC stays trial proceedings against Chidambaram in ED case

Rediff.com20 Nov 2024

The Delhi high court on Wednesday stayed the trial court proceedings against senior Congress leader P Chidambaram in the Aircel-Maxis case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate.

Bullet train project of 'national importance': HC dismisses plea

Bullet train project of 'national importance': HC dismisses plea

Rediff.com9 Feb 2023

The Bombay high court on Thursday said the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project is of 'national importance and in public interest', and dismissed a petition filed by Godrej & Boyce company challenging the acquisition proceedings initiated by the Maharashtra government and the NHSRCL in suburban Vikhroli for the project.

HC refuses to quash proceedings against Kejriwal

HC refuses to quash proceedings against Kejriwal

Rediff.com2 Sep 2024

The Delhi high court on Monday refused to quash the proceedings against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other Aam Aadmi Party leaders in a defamation case over their remarks about alleged deletion of the names of 30 lakh voters belonging to some communities from electoral rolls in the national capital.

'Kalyug has arrived': HC on elderly couple's alimony dispute

'Kalyug has arrived': HC on elderly couple's alimony dispute

Rediff.com26 Sep 2024

The family court awarded her a maintenance of Rs 5,000 per month. The husband them moved the high court over the family court's decision.