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When A Supreme Court Judge Takes Oath

When A Supreme Court Judge Takes Oath

Rediff.com13 Dec 2022

We don't recall ever seeing photographs of a Supreme Court judge being sworn in, which is why we are sharing glimpses of Monday's ceremony at the highest court in the land with you.

Anil Ambani appears before ED in bank loan 'fraud' case

Anil Ambani appears before ED in bank loan 'fraud' case

Rediff.com5 Aug 2025

Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani on Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate here for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged multiple bank loan fraud cases worth crores of rupees against his group companies, official sources said.

'His death was a cold blooded murder'

'His death was a cold blooded murder'

Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

'If my brother was a criminal they could have filed a case against him and put him on trial. Why kill him?' This is not justice.'

Shinde govt withdraws appeal against court order in Arnab Goswami case

Shinde govt withdraws appeal against court order in Arnab Goswami case

Rediff.com21 Nov 2022

The Supreme Court on Monday permitted the Maharashtra government to withdraw an appeal filed by the state during the previous Uddhav Thackeray dispensation against a Bombay high court's 2020 order suspending the probe in two FIRs filed against Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami for allegedly making inflammatory comments.

Elgar Case: Rona Wilson, Sudhir Dhawale walk out of jail

Elgar Case: Rona Wilson, Sudhir Dhawale walk out of jail

Rediff.com24 Jan 2025

Researcher Rona Wilson and activist Sudhir Dhawale, accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, were released on bail from a Navi Mumbai prison on Friday, more than six years after they were arrested. The duo walked out of the Taloja jail after completing bail formalities before the special NIA court, over a fortnight after they were granted bail by the Bombay High Court. The HC granted bail to Wilson and Dhawale on January 8, noting they had been in jail since 2018 and the trial in the case, in which anti-terror act UAPA has been invoked, was yet to start. Apart from Dhawale and Wilson, 14 other activists and academicians were arrested in the case. Eight of them have been granted bail till now, with one, Mahesh Raut, still in jail as the appeal filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) against his bail is pending before the Supreme Court. Jesuit priest and activist Stan Swamy, one of the accused, died in 2021 while lodged in judicial custody. The case pertains to provocative speeches allegedly delivered at the Elgar Parishad conclave held in Pune on December 31, 2017, triggering violence at Koregaon-Bhima, a village outside Pune city, the next day. The Pune police had claimed the conclave was backed by Maoists. The NIA later took over the probe.

Lodha brothers resolve dispute over use of brand

Lodha brothers resolve dispute over use of brand

Rediff.com14 Apr 2025

Macrotech Developers will continue to use the 'Lodha' brand while the younger brother will continue to operate under 'House of Abhinandan Lodha' brand, as per the agreements between the two brothers under the guidance of their parents.

ED summons Anil Ambani on Aug 5, issues look out circular

ED summons Anil Ambani on Aug 5, issues look out circular

Rediff.com2 Aug 2025

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged bank loan fraud.

Badlapur case: Why school trustees not arrested, HC asks police

Badlapur case: Why school trustees not arrested, HC asks police

Rediff.com1 Oct 2024

A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan questioned as to how the police, that usually go to any extent to nab an accused, are unable to arrest them in this case.

Bombay HC  sets aside Raj Thackeray's bail

Bombay HC sets aside Raj Thackeray's bail

Rediff.com16 Jun 2009

The Bombay High Court asks Raj Thackeray to surrender before Kalyan court on June 29 after setting aside bail granted to him by a lower court.

SC directs Bombay HC to hear Anil Deshmukh's bail plea 'expeditiously'

SC directs Bombay HC to hear Anil Deshmukh's bail plea 'expeditiously'

Rediff.com26 Sep 2022

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed displeasure over the delay in hearing the bail plea of Maharashtra's former home minister Anil Deshmukh, arrested in connection with a money laundering case, and directed the Bombay high court to hear and decide his case expeditiously.

SC rejects Maha's plea seeking stay prof GN Saibaba's acquittal

SC rejects Maha's plea seeking stay prof GN Saibaba's acquittal

Rediff.com11 Mar 2024

The bench also rejected the oral request of Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing for the Maharashtra government for early listing of the appeal and said it will come in due course.

'Next 48 hours crucial': 10 dead, hundreds displaced as rain lash Maha

'Next 48 hours crucial': 10 dead, hundreds displaced as rain lash Maha

Rediff.com19 Aug 2025

Heavy rains in Maharashtra have caused floods, road blockages, and widespread damage, resulting in casualties and displacement. The state government is monitoring the situation and coordinating rescue efforts.

Elgar Parishad case: HC flags violation of Article 21

Elgar Parishad case: HC flags violation of Article 21

Rediff.com15 Jan 2025

Prolonged incarceration without trial amounts to infringement of the right to life under the Constitution, the Bombay high court said while urging a special court to expedite the trial in the 2018 Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case.

Elgar Parishad case: SC grants bail to Gautam Navlakha

Elgar Parishad case: SC grants bail to Gautam Navlakha

Rediff.com14 May 2024

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to activist Gautam Navlakha in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case.

Pune Porsche crash: Two cops face axing for negligence in probe

Pune Porsche crash: Two cops face axing for negligence in probe

Rediff.com28 Mar 2025

Two Maharashtra Police officers are facing dismissal for alleged negligence in the investigation of a fatal Porsche crash in Pune last year. The officers were suspended for their late reporting of the incident and dereliction of duty, and an internal inquiry revealed lapses in the case registration and blood sample collection. The case involves a drunk minor driver who killed two tech professionals, and there was an attempt to swap blood samples to conceal the driver's intoxication.

No vindictive action against...: HC rejects PIL in Kunal Kamra case

No vindictive action against...: HC rejects PIL in Kunal Kamra case

Rediff.com9 Apr 2025

The Bombay high court on Wednesday said the Maharashtra government has not taken vindictive action against any person for re-sharing or re-uploading stand-up comic Kunal Kamra's video in which he indirectly passed a 'traitor' jibe at Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

HC slams jail officials for denying parole to Pune blast convict

HC slams jail officials for denying parole to Pune blast convict

Rediff.com3 Sep 2024

A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande warned that it would impose costs on the authorities for denying parole only on the ground that Baig had been convicted of terror charges.

Ambedkar envisioned a living Constitution, not a static one: CJI Gavai

Ambedkar envisioned a living Constitution, not a static one: CJI Gavai

Rediff.com8 Jul 2025

Chief Justice of India Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai spoke about Dr. B R Ambedkar's views on the supremacy of the Constitution and the need for an independent judiciary.

Jet-Sahara hearing only in Bombay HC

Jet-Sahara hearing only in Bombay HC

Rediff.com28 Aug 2006

The Supreme Court on Monday directed that all disputes arising out of the collapsed Jet-Sahara deal

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 suspends Chhota Rajan's life sentence, grants bail

HC suspends Chhota Rajan's life sentence, grants bail

Rediff.com23 Oct 2024

Rajan will, however, continue to remain in jail in connection with other criminal cases.

Bombay HC asks Arnab Goswami to appear before Mumbai Police on Wed

Bombay HC asks Arnab Goswami to appear before Mumbai Police on Wed

Rediff.com9 Jun 2020

The SC on May 19 refused to quash the FIRs lodged in Maharashtra and said he could approach the Bombay high court for relief.

Timeline of Tahawwur Rana's extradition from US

Timeline of Tahawwur Rana's extradition from US

Rediff.com10 Apr 2025

Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Pakistani-born Canadian national accused of playing a role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, has been extradited from the United States to India. Rana was arrested in the US in 2009 and convicted in 2011 for providing material support to the Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group, which carried out the Mumbai attacks. He had been fighting extradition since 2012, but the US Supreme Court ultimately denied his review petition, paving the way for his transfer to India. Rana will now face trial in India for his alleged role in the attacks, which killed 166 people.

Lalit Modi's plea against BCCI backfires

Lalit Modi's plea against BCCI backfires

Rediff.com20 Dec 2024

The Bombay High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on former cricket administrator Lalit Modi while dismissing his petition seeking an order to BCCI to pay penalty of Rs 10.65 crore imposed on him by ED for violating Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).

Sameer Wankhede moves HC to seek quashing of CBI FIR

Sameer Wankhede moves HC to seek quashing of CBI FIR

Rediff.com19 May 2023

Former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal director Sameer Wankhede on Friday moved a petition before the Bombay high court seeking quashing of a first information report (FIR) filed against him by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for allegedly demanding Rs 25 crore bribe from superstar Shah Rukh Khan for not implicating his son Aryan Khan in the Cordelia cruise drug bust case.

Adarsh scam probe: Bombay HC slams CBI for inaction

Adarsh scam probe: Bombay HC slams CBI for inaction

Rediff.com12 Mar 2012

The Bombay high court slammed the CBI for not initiating action against government officials involved in the Adarsh society land scam.

Pollution-free environment a constitutional right, says HC

Pollution-free environment a constitutional right, says HC

Rediff.com21 Dec 2024

The Bombay High Court has declared a pollution-free environment a constitutional right and criticized the Maharashtra government for failing to address the issue of air pollution in Mumbai. The court expressed its disappointment with the government's lack of initiative, stating that citizens should not suffer due to the inaction of authorities. The court highlighted the severe air pollution levels in Mumbai, especially along major roads, and ordered the traffic department to take immediate action to reduce congestion and improve traffic flow.

HC questions surrogacy for divorced woman, asks her to approach SC

HC questions surrogacy for divorced woman, asks her to approach SC

Rediff.com21 Apr 2025

The Bombay High Court expressed concerns about allowing a 36-year-old divorced woman to undergo surrogacy, questioning if it could lead to commercialization of the practice. The court also emphasized the rights of the child born through surrogacy, not just the woman seeking it. The court adjourned the case indefinitely, suggesting the petitioner approach the Supreme Court, which is already dealing with related matters.

ED arrests two for illegal IPL streaming, money laundering

ED arrests two for illegal IPL streaming, money laundering

Rediff.com14 Feb 2025

As per the ED, a website was engaged in unauthorised online betting in various sports including tennis, cricket, soccer, basketball, badminton and boxing, and live-streamed Indian Premier League matches without any permission.

BJP leader Navneet Rana's caste certificate gets SC nod

BJP leader Navneet Rana's caste certificate gets SC nod

Rediff.com5 Apr 2024

The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the Bombay high court verdict cancelling the caste certificate of Amravati MP and BJP leader Navneet Kaur Rana.

Ex-DU professor GN Saibaba released from jail

Ex-DU professor GN Saibaba released from jail

Rediff.com7 Mar 2024

'My health is very bad. I can't talk. I will have to first take medical treatment, and then only I will able to speak'

SC collegium approves 20 judges to 3 HCs

SC collegium approves 20 judges to 3 HCs

Rediff.com13 Sep 2022

The collegium, in a meeting held on Monday, approved the proposal for elevation of nine judicial officers as judges in the Punjab and Haryana high court.

No trademark, copyright rights for FB group, rules Bombay HC

No trademark, copyright rights for FB group, rules Bombay HC

Rediff.com27 Mar 2023

The recovery and restoration of ownership of a group on Facebook cannot be termed as a dispute relating to trademark and intellectual property, the Bombay high court said while holding that a civil court has the jurisdiction to hear a suit seeking such declaration.

If streets are cleared for PM, why not for others: HC

If streets are cleared for PM, why not for others: HC

Rediff.com24 Jun 2024

The Bombay high court on Monday said when streets and footpaths are cleared for the prime minister and other VVIPs for one day, why can't it be done on a daily basis for everyone else too.

Courts have legal duty to compensate crime victims too, rules HC

Courts have legal duty to compensate crime victims too, rules HC

Rediff.com21 Nov 2023

The court directed the District Legal Services Authority, Jalgaon, to conduct an enquiry and thereafter, take effective steps for either compensation or rehabilitation of both the children.

Man who killed, ate mother gets death penalty

Man who killed, ate mother gets death penalty

Rediff.com1 Oct 2024

A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan said it was confirming the death penalty on the convict -- Sunil Kuchkoravi -- and added there was no chance of his reformation. The bench said this was a case of cannibalism and it falls under the rarest of rare category.

Bombay HC dismisses stalking charge against Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut

Bombay HC dismisses stalking charge against Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut

Rediff.com25 Aug 2021

The Bombay high court on Wednesday dismissed a 39-year-old woman's plea alleging that she was harassed and stalked by some people at the behest of her husband and Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut.

SC puts Centre's fact-checking unit on hold

SC puts Centre's fact-checking unit on hold

Rediff.com21 Mar 2024

In a jolt to the Centre, the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the notification setting up a fact-checking unit under the Press Information Bureau (PIB) to identify fake news about the Union government.

After row, economist Ajit Ranade quits as Gokhale Institute VC

After row, economist Ajit Ranade quits as Gokhale Institute VC

Rediff.com4 Nov 2024

Ranade was earlier removed from the position on September 14 by the then chancellor Bibek Debroy, after a fact-finding committee concluded that his appointment as the GIPE's VC did not conform to the UGC regulations on minimum qualifications for the appointment of teachers and other academic staff.

Police must follow rules as a person's arrest is drastic: HC

Police must follow rules as a person's arrest is drastic: HC

Rediff.com22 Jul 2024

A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande termed the man's arrest illegal, as the police had not informed him in writing of the grounds for it.