Gujarat High Court dismisses PIL alleging irregularities in distribution of ration under PDS in Bhavnagar

The Gujarat High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed with vague assertions with regard to the huge ration card scam being prevalent in the district of Bhavnagar, State…

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Allahabad High Court stays seven-year imprisonment sentence and fine of Rs 5000 given by the session court

The Allahabad High Court has stayed the sentence of seven years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5,000 awarded by the Sessions Court for fatally attacking two people who were…

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Judge shouting incident: Gujarat High Court directs YouTube to remove apology video of Justice Biren Vaishnav

The Gujarat High Court has instructed the online video sharing and social media platform YouTube to remove the videos of apology made by a senior Judge of the High Court…

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Calcutta High Court says having fundamental right to speech does not give one the right to tarnish reputation of someone in society

The Calcutta High Court said that having fundamental right to speech does not give one the right to tarnish the reputation of someone in society. A division bench comprising of…

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Central Government notifies appointment of Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari as Acting Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court

The appointment of Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari as the Acting Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court with effect from October 27 has been notified by the Central government. The Union Ministry of…

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