Law

Who are you, United Nations? – Delhi High Court dismisses PIL seeking release of Arvind Kejriwal, imposes cost of Rs 75,000 on petitioner

Delhi High Court while dismissing the plea seeking extraordinary interim bail in all criminal cases said the court in writ jurisdiction cannot grant extraordinary interim bail in a pending criminal…

Watching child pornography may not be an offence, but children being used in pornography will be an offence: Supreme Court bench led by CJI

The Madras High Court recently in its ruling stated that solely downloading and watching child pornography isn't illegal.

Jalgaon Pandav Wada Case: SC orders ‘Mosque’ authorities to hand over keys to govt, allows entry of Hindus to temples without any hindrance

Supreme Court on 19th April ruled that the keys to a 'Mosque' in Erandol Taluka, Jalgaon, will stay with the municipal council

‘Deliberate act of religious vilification’: Allahabad HC denies relief to Owais Khan for offensive remarks on Lord Shiva

The court pronounced that the accused's derogatory comments on Lord Shiva exposed his malicious intent.

Freedom of press not absolute: Bombay HC slams journalist Waahiid Ali Khan for defaming Dubai-based gold-trader Khanjan Thakkar in Mahadev App case

Bombay HC directed journalist Waahiid Ali Khan to take down videos alleging that Dubai-based gold-trader Khanjan Thakkar is involved in Mahadev App case

‘This pertains to a policy matter’: Calcutta HC dismisses a Muslim woman’s plea seeking direction to make it mandatory for Muslim girls to pass Class 12 before Nikah

Calcutta HC dismissed a PIL seeking a ruling by State authorities that no Muslim girl should be allowed to marry till she completes Class XII.

Pakistan: Sindh High Court orders interior ministry to revoke its order suspending social media platform X within a week

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday directed the Pakistan Interior Ministry to revoke its letter regarding suspension of social media 'X' within one week

“We know what happened when there were ballot papers, we haven’t forgotten,” Supreme Court says to Prashant Bhushan’s plea seeking return of ballot paper

The apex court rejected the arguments of Bhushan, appearing for the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), about how most European countries that had opted for voting through EVMs have returned…

‘You cannot be selective’ – Supreme Court questions why Kanhaiya Lal’s murder was not mentioned in PIL against mob lynching

Supreme Court, while hearing a matter on alleged rising cases of mob lynching in the country, questioned the petitioners why they left out Kanhaiya Lal murder case. Kanhaiya Lal was…

‘Need to safeguard judiciary from unwarranted pressures’: 21 judges write to CJI Chandrachud alleging efforts to undermine judiciary

The ex-judges pointed to the spread of false theories meant to harm the judiciary's reputation and the "overt and covert attempts to influence judicial outcomes in their favour."