Panaji, Feb 1 (IANS) A Goa court in its three different orders has directed the Crime Branch of the police to release a large quantity of rice and wheat that were seized during raids conducted in November.
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team, probing the multi-crore teachers' recruitment scam in West Bengal, faced the wrath of Calcutta High Court for not having details of the overseas travels by Trinamool Congress legislator and West Bengal Board of Primary Education's former President Manik Bhattacharya.
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) After the Union Budget was presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, also the first budget of "Amril Kaal", Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju seemed to be grateful for the proposal of the critical e-courts Phase-III Project with an outlay of Rs 7,000 crore.
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court has sought Centre's reply on the possibility of entering into mutual agreements with the US in matters connected with child custody disputes due to an increase in the number of cases.
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed WhatsApp to give wide publicity in the media that users aren't bound to accept its 2021 privacy policy and also WhatsApp's functionality would not be affected till the new data protection bill comes into effect.
Chennai, Feb 1 (IANS) An 83-year-old man from Karnataka has approached the Madras High Court claiming to be the half-brother of former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu late J. Jayalalithaa.
Ahmedabad, Feb 1 (IANS) A division bench of the Gujarat High Court has set up a committee to be headed by retired justice to look into two incidents where pregnant women were allegedly refused medical aid by hospitals.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that about 5,000 under trial prisoners were in jails despite being granted bail and 1,417 of them have been released.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the demise of veteran lawyer and former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan.
Patna, Jan 31 (IANS) A number of labourers from Bihar's Siwan and other districts said that they are trapped in Tajikistan and requested the state and Central government to rescue them.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Veteran lawyer and former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan, who was a strong voice against corruption and a defender of civil liberties passed away on Tuesday after a brief illness. He was 97.
Chennai, Jan 31 (IANS) The Madras High Court has ruled that Muslim women should approach only family courts and not private bodies like Shariat Council consisting of a few members of Jamaat in order to seek 'Khula' (divorce).
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) and other authorities to consider steps to expand implementation of its scheme to place Para-Legal Volunteers (PLVs) in 50 police stations to aid people in instances involving missing children and crimes against children and how the Supreme Court's directions will be taken forward in the matter.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday has recommended the elevation of Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Gujarat High Court's Chief Justice Aravind Kumar as judges of the apex court.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested that Mainak Mehta, brother-in-law of fugitive Nirav Modi, should consider providing the CBI a letter of authority to access his offshore bank accounts.
Chennai, Jan 31 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government will file an appeal against the Madras High Court order quashing the ban on the manufacture and sale of tobacco products, including gutkha, state Health Minister Ma Subramanian said on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court challenging a court order denying him bail in connection with the multi-crore cattle smuggling case in West Bengal.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Centre on Tuesday sought an open court hearing in the Supreme Court on its plea seeking review of the judgment by which several provisions of the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016 were struck down.
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IANS) In an unprecedented development, a single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday expressed doubts over the role of certain officials of the CBI probing the teachers' recruitment irregularities scam in West Bengal, specially in appointment of teachers in 9th and 10th standards in different state-run schools.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to Shankar Mishra, who is accused of urinating on an elderly female co-passenger, while in a drunken state, on a New York-Delhi Air India flight last November.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday transferred to the Supreme Court a petition seeking uniform marriage age for both men and women.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday said journalist Rana Ayyub received money through a crowdfunding platform for the purpose of slum dwellers, Covid relief, and some work in Assam, however she diverted the money and used it for "personal enjoyment".