Judiciary

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a plea filed by Aam Admi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha, challenging his suspension from Rajya Sabha on August 11 during the monsoon session. A bench comprising CJI DY…
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed the petition of a former Armed Forces officer who moved court 27 years ago to divorce his wife. The court reminded the 89-year-old and his wife, now 82, that “marriage is still considered to be a…
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court cancelled two arrests in a money-laundering case on Tuesday while rebuking the Enforcement Directorate for being vindictive. It said the probe agency must be seen to act with the highest degree of fairness. …
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday took strong exception to ‘media trials’ and directed the Union Home Ministry to prepare guidelines for police to follow during press briefings in relation to criminal cases. The ministry has three…
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New Delhi: Watching pornographic photographs or videos in one’s private time without showing it to others is not an offence under the law as it is a matter of personal choice, the Kerala High Court has held. The high court said that…
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Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has restrained police from making “unnecessary” arrests in cases under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, pertaining to harassment or cruelty towards a woman by her husband or in-laws over unlawful demand…
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Bhubaneswar: Noted Supreme Court lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan said that he would file a contempt of court case against the Odisha government if the land allocated for the proposed Vedanta University project in Puri district,…
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Cuttack: Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Subhasis Talapatra on Tuesday administered oath to two new judges – Sibo Sankar Mishra and Ananda Chandra Behera. On September 2, the Centre notified the appointment of Mishra,…
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Cuttack: On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, the Orissa High Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of a brother for repeatedly raping his 14-year-old sister, resulting in her pregnancy. Pronouncing the verdict in open court, Single…
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New Delhi: Insulting a woman or being rude to her and not behaving in a chivalrous manner will not amount to outraging the modesty of a woman, the Delhi High Court held on Tuesday while setting aside an order putting a man on trial for…
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