3+ hour, 44+ min ago  (400+ words) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the creation of a judicial commission or an expert committee to review the wages, remuneration, and benefits of priests, "sevadars," and staff working in state-controlled temples…...

6+ hour, 1+ min ago  (464+ words) In a landmark ruling championing consumer rights over rigid corporate deadlines, a consumer court has ordered the State Bank of India (SBI) to honour a Rs 5 lakh accidental insurance claim filed by a widow six years after her husband's death....

2+ hour, 49+ min ago  (374+ words) The single-judge bench of Justice Partha Sarthy passed the order, finding no error in the decision of the civil authorities who had refused to issue the certificate in the absence of a judicial order. The petitioner, Priyanka Kumari, a resident…...

5+ hour, 35+ min ago  (330+ words) The constitutional challenge was raised through a Public Interest Litigation petition filed by S. N. Shukla, the General Secretary of the non-governmental organization (NGO) Lok Prahari. The division bench of the High Court, comprising Justice Rajan Roy and Justice A. K. Chaudhary, reserved its…...

6+ hour, 49+ min ago  (815+ words) The High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, has quashed an order passed by the District Inspector of Schools (DIOS) approving the suspension of a school Principal, holding that the order stood vitiated as it was passed beyond the…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (279+ words) Under Article 124(1) of the Constitution of India, the Supreme Court of India originally comprised the Chief Justice of India and not more than seven other judges, subject to Parliament prescribing a larger number by law. To regulate this, Parliament enacted…...

21+ hour, 14+ min ago  (413+ words) In a swift administrative action following a highly publicized confrontation between a judge and members of the bar at the Rohini Courts, the High Court of Delhi has ordered the immediate transfer of District Judge-04 (North-West) Rakesh Kumar-V. The judicial…...

21+ hour, 53+ min ago  (582+ words) The petitioner took voluntary retirement from the Indian Air Force as a Squadron Leader on May 5, 1985, after which no pension contribution was provided to Madhuri Srivastava. According to the petitioner, Madhuri Srivastava passed away on January 25, 2001, while residing at her…...

22+ hour ago  (426+ words) The learned counsel for the petitioners argued that: The learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel, representing the State, argued that: The High Court meticulously analyzed the constitutional framework of Article 166 of the Constitution and the limits of executive power when correcting…...

1+ day, 8+ min ago  (320+ words) The unrest began early Sunday morning when municipal demolition teams, flanked by district police, arrived at the civil court campus. Their objective was to dismantle several lawyers" chambers constructed near the old High Court building and the civil court complex,…...