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  Courts can’t deny divorce to couple for want of reason, says HC

  India | August 12, 2016 13:39 IST

  Couples seeking divorce, but unwilling to reveal the reason behind their separation might find solace in this observation by the Madras High Court. Hearing an appeal against a Tirunelveli family court’s decision to deny

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  Police to investigate phone tapping by Essar Group, court told

  India | July 11, 2016 18:14 IST

  New Delhi: The police have been directed to carry out a preliminary inquiry into the allegations by a Supreme Court lawyer that the Essar Group tapped phone conversations of corporate chiefs, cabinet ministers and bureaucrats

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  Court sends notice to BJP MP Varun Gandhi in case of hate speech

  Politics | July 08, 2016 16:54 IST

  Pilibhit: A local court in Uttar Pradesh has issued a notice to BJP MP Varun Gandhi asking him to appear before it In connection with a hate speech case that dates back to 2009. District

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  Bihar topper scam accused Ruby Rai is a minor, accepts court

  India | July 04, 2016 18:09 IST

  Patna: Ruby Rai, an accused in the Bihar education board toppers scam, was today termed as a minor by a special vigilance court, police said. Judge Raghvendra Kumar Singh accepted that the girl is a

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  Gujarat court refuses to ban a book mocking PM Narendra Modi citing Article 19

  Politics | June 30, 2016 11:39 IST

  Ahmedabad: A court here has dismissed a suit seeking a ban on the sale of a Gujarati book in which author Jayesh Shah, a Congress leader, has allegedly mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Civil

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  Bihar exam scam: Court orders arrest of ex-BSEB chairman Lalkeshwar Singh

  India | June 15, 2016 17:46 IST

  Patna: On the run since his name figured in the Class 12 toppers' scam, the Bihar School Examination Board's (BSEB) former chairman Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh now has an arrest warrant against his name. The warrant

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  Mercedes hit-and-run case: Court seeks reply from police

  India | June 10, 2016 14:44 IST

  New Delhi: A court here today sought response of Delhi police on a plea of a teenager, who allegedly ran over a 32-year-old marketing executive while driving his father's Mercedes, challenging the Juvenile Justice Board's

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  CBI court punishes corrupt official and holds family equally guilty, 5-yr-old kid also shifted to jail

  India | June 05, 2016 12:22 IST

  Jabalpur: CBI court in Jabalpur while sentencing a Central government official along with his wife, son and daughter-in-law to five-year rigorous imprisonment and held that not only a corrupt official but all the family members

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  Govt should put evidence before court: Chidambaram on Karti

  Politics | May 28, 2016 23:56 IST

  Under attack over alleged irregularities in financial dealings of his son Karti, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said the government should place any evidence it has in a court of law.

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  Court issues summons to Kejriwal for 'thulla' remark

  Politics | May 07, 2016 17:06 IST

  New Delhi: A court here on Saturday issued summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly using the derogatory word "thulla" to describe policemen. The court was hearing a defamation complaint filed against Kejriwal

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  Three crore cases pending before judiciary, retd. officers to work as ad hoc judges

  India | April 24, 2016 21:45 IST

  New Delhi: In a significant step to tackle mounting cases, a conference of chief ministers and chief justices of high courts today adopted a resolution to invoke a constitutional provision to appoint retired judicial officers

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  Bomb, burkha and blast: Chapra court shaken, 3 injured

  India | April 18, 2016 21:50 IST

  Chapra: At least 6 people were injured today in a bomb blast carried by a woman in Bihar’s Saran district, police said. This is the second bomb blast in the court premises in Bihar within

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  China court rejects first gay marriage

  World | April 14, 2016 9:13 IST

  Changsha: A judge ruled against a gay couple in China's first same-sex marriage case that attracted several hundred supporters to the courthouse on Wednesday in a landmark moment for the country's emerging LGBT rights movement.

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  Coal scam: JIPL directors Rungtas get 4 years jail, to pay Rs 5 lakh fine each

  India | April 04, 2016 16:04 IST

  New Delhi: A special court today awarded four year jail term to Jharkhand Ispat Private Limited (JIPL) directors R C Rungta and R S Rungta in a coal block allocation scam case. Special CBI Judge

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  South African court temporarily withdraws rape case against Nelson Mandela’s grandson

  World | March 09, 2016 23:13 IST

  South African court temporarily withdraws rape case against Nelson Mandela’s grandson

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  RK Pachauri 'deliberately' violated order; Delhi court forfeits surety

  India | February 20, 2016 18:04 IST

  New Delhi: TERI's executive Vice Chairman R K Pachauri, facing sexual harassment charges by a former woman colleague, has "deliberately" violated travel conditions imposed on him by overstaying abroad, a Delhi court has said while

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  After Lord Ram, his ardent devotee Hanuman to face law

  India | February 18, 2016 14:44 IST

  Rohtas: A lower court in Bihar issued a summon against Lord Hanuman, asking the monkey-god to appear before the court in connection with a roadside temple dedicated to him in Rohtas district. The Sub-Divisional Magistrate in

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  After 29 years' trial, ex-joint secretary SK Bahadur convicted in DA case

  Politics | February 01, 2016 23:21 IST

  New Delhi: After a trial for 29 years, a special CBI court has convicted the then joint secretary in the Union Commerce Ministry for amassing assets of Rs 23.77 lakh disproportionate to known sources of

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  Hummer lynching: Court finds multi-millionaire Kerala bidi baron guilty of killing guard

  India | January 20, 2016 22:06 IST

  Thrissur: A court in Thrissur has found multi- millionaire bidi-maker Mohammed Nisham guilty of killing his 51-year-old security guard Chandra Bose by running him over by his luxury car Hummer.The guard, Bose, drew the ire

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  Court orders arrest of Unitech top bosses in cheating case

  India | January 11, 2016 17:19 IST

  New Delhi: A Delhi court today sent Unitech Ltd Chairman and its two Managing Directors to 14-day judicial custody in alleged cheating cases filed by two investors.  The company's Chairman Ramesh Chandra, MDs Sanjay Chandra