Supreme Court enables N. Ram, Arun Shourie, Prashant Bhushan to withdraw plea with liberty to method High Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed veteran journalists N. Ram, Arun Shourie and advocate Prashant Bhushan to withdraw their writ…
Ensure doctors compose prescriptions in uppercase, Orissa High Court directs State government
Upon finding it difficult to decipher medical records, Orissa High Court has directed State government to issue a circular asking…
Physical hearing may start in some Benches in Supreme Court from next week
A committee of seven Supreme Court judges is learnt to have recommended holding physical hearings in at least two or…
Listing of a writ petition: Explanation sought from Supreme Court Computer system registry officials
An explanation has been sought from the Supreme Court Registry officials involved in the listing of a writ petition filed…
Expression of viewpoint or suffering is not contempt amounting to scandalising the court: Prashant Bhushan informs SC
Expressing opinion or bona fide anguish, however outspoken, disagreeable or unpalatable, cannot constitute contempt amounting to scandalising the court, noted…
N. Ram, Arun Shourie and Prashant Bhushan move Supreme Court versus Contempt of Court Act
The trio said the contempt law in question was unconstitutional, rooted in colonialism and produced a chilling effect on free…
Lawsuit: Trump still blocks Twitter critics after court loss
NEW YORK: An organisation that successfully proved President Donald Trump violated the law when he blocked Twitter critics sued him…
Breaking News Live: PM Modi, Mauritius PM at joint inauguration of brand-new Mauritius Supreme Court building
PM Modi speaks at event to inaugurate new building of Mauritius Supreme Court through video link'Long live India-Mauritius relationship,' Pravind…
Black Lives Matter protest in Sydney blocked after Supreme Court win for police
Police in New South Wales have won a Supreme Court bid to prohibit a Black Lives Matter march in Sydney.Key…
Vikas Dubey encounter: SC asks APPROXIMATELY think about having ex-judge of top court in questions committee
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to expand the committee probing the encounter deaths of history-sheeter…
NSW Police to attempt to block Sydney Black Lives Matter demonstration in Supreme Court due to COVID-19 issues
New South Wales Police will attempt to block another planned Black Lives Matter protest slated for next week with thousands…
CA examinations cancelled, ICAI informs Supreme Court
Spelling relief for lakhs of Chartered Accountancy (CA) aspirants, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) said on Monday…
Disabled are entitled to same benefits of SC/ST quota: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, in a significant decision, confirmed that persons suffering from disabilities are also socially backward and entitled to…
Maharashtra attorney looks for urgent hearing in Supreme Court on Vikas Dubey death
Vikas Dubey, the main accused in the Kanpur encounter case, is arrested at the Mahakal temple in Ujjain on July…
Hours prior to Vikas Dubey killing, PIL in Supreme Court discusses its possibility
Police officers cordon the site where top criminal Vikas Dubey was killed near Kanpur. | Photo Credit: AP Filed by…
Babri trial: Uma Bharti appears before CBI court
Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti Thursday appeared in person before a special court here conducting trial in the 1992 Babri…
Middle East NEET aspirants’ parents move Supreme Court
Representional image They seek a direction to either allocate exam centres in these countries or postpone the exams Parents of…
Sydney doctor utilized genital areas to provide 16yo girl ‘alternative treatment’, court hears
A Sydney GP accused of sexually assaulting sleeping patients has told a jury a 16-year-old consented to receiving "alternative treatment"…
Charitable hospital dealt with just four bad patients, Bombay High Court told
Despite reserving 20% of its beds for poor and the needy, a charitable hospital in Mumbai had treated only four…
Trump pledges new list of conservative Supreme Court competitors
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Centre to withdraw 96%of 4 lakh crore AGR related fees raised versus PSUs, Supreme Court told
The Union government on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that it had withdrawn 96% of its ₹4 lakh crore demand…
Huawei CFO raises brand-new argument to combat U.S. extradition in Canada court
VANCOUVER/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is raising a new argument in a Canadian court in…
Next LGBTQ rights legal battle looms after Supreme Court victory
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling protecting LGBT rights in the workplace sets the stage for another major…
Former teacher didn’t know sex with her student was illegal, court told
A former Yass High School teacher who admitted having sex with a student has been found not guilty of two…
Pompeo on ICC: U.S. will not be threatened by ‘kangaroo court’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday that Washington would not allow Americans to be…
Pompeo on ICC: U.S. won’t be threated by ‘kangaroo court’
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks as Attorney General William Barr listens during a joint briefing about an executive…
Coronavirus | Supreme Court to explore feasibility of physical court hearings
SCAORA had recently written to the court to begin physical court hearings from July for the benefit of the lawyers.…
Trump deals with election risks in looming Supreme Court ruling on ‘Dreamers’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision expected in the coming weeks on the fate of the young immigrants…
Factbox: Who are immigrant ‘Dreamers’ and why is their fate tied to the U.S. Supreme Court?
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule in the coming weeks on the legality of President Donald…
Ballarat woman told friend ‘I’m scared of Scott’ just before he killed her, court hears
A Ballarat woman texted her friends that she was in fear of her boyfriend, just before he used a kitchen…
‘Ambush attack’ on love rival ends in life sentence for murderer amid angry court outbursts
A convicted murderer who claimed he was the victim of a "corrupt" WA justice system has been sentenced to life…
Jayalalithaa’s nephew, niece entitled to her properties: Madras High Court
Ending the uncertainty over inheritance of vast properties left behind by former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, the Madras High Court on…
Order on complete earnings withdrawn: Centre notifies Supreme Court
The court asked the government to consider the issues raised by the petitioners with urgency. The court said a lot…
Constitutional functionaries can’t abuse criminal character assassination law, says Madras High Court
In a landmark ruling, the Madras High Court on Thursday held that public servants and constitutional functionaries cannot be allowed…
Rwanda’s most-wanted genocide suspect appears before French court
PARIS (Reuters) - Felicien Kabuga, indicted on charges of genocide related to the 1994 Rwandan massacre of some 800,000 people,…
Qantas allowed to stop paying sick leave amid coronavirus pandemic, federal court rules
Qantas does not have to pay sick leave to the 25,000 workers that it temporarily stood down due to the…
Can’t stop migrants from walking home, says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday said it could not be expected to stop migrants from taking the hard and, for…
Vijay Mallya is denied right to appeal in apex court, he might be back in India within 28 days
LONDON: Liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s application for permission to appeal his extradition to India in the UK Supreme Court was…
Indelicate imbalance: On Supreme Court and Kashmir
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Case versus Nirav Modi extremely short on proof, his legal team informs U.K. court
Nirav Modi’s legal team on May 12 told a U.K. court hearing the fugitive diamond merchant’s five-day extradition trial that…
Bupa aged care ordered to pay $6 million for services not provided, Federal Court rules
The Federal Court has ordered aged care provider Bupa to pay $6 million in penalties and millions more in refunds…
Hit-and-run driver ‘panicked’ as he ran over police officer’s leg, court hears
The Adelaide District Court has heard how a pastry chef who ran over a police officer's leg at a random…
Special Report: For cops who kill, special Supreme Court protection
By Andrew Chung, Lawrence Hurley, Jackie Botts, Andrea Januta and Guillermo Gomez Erma Aldaba sits in her home, wearing a…
New Jersey ‘Bridgegate’ scandal convictions tossed by U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two aides to former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie who were at the center of the “Bridgegate”…
Mitch McConnell’s Protege Inches Closer To A Powerful Court Seat
WASHINGTON ― After a six-week hiatus, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) brought the Senate into session this week without…
Survivors of child sexual abuse taking Education Department to court for negligence
Sam Leishman was only 12 years old when sexual abuse began at the hands of his teacher at New Town…
U.S. Senate to consider Trump pick for powerful D.C. court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senators on Wednesday will consider whether to confirm a judge nominated by President Donald Trump for…
Telephoning it in: Pandemic forces Supreme Court to hear cases in a brand-new way
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court are typically a formal affair, dictated by adherence to tradition…
NEET uses to minority-run medical colleges: Supreme Court
The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) is mandatory for admission to medical colleges run by religious and linguistic minority communities, the…
Nirav Modi set for remote extradition trial from May 11 in U.K. court
The five-day extradition trial of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi will begin from May 11 in a part-remote setting, a…