High Court
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Live Streaming Nishan Sahib case threat to national security Sikkim government to High Court
India | Jul 14, 2019, 08:43 AM ISTThe Sikkim government has opposed the live telecast and video recording of court proceedings in a case relating to alleged dismantling and uprooting of the Nishan Sahib Gurudwara in the state.
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Schools can't withhold transfer certificate over non-payment of fees: High Court
India | Jul 12, 2019, 12:19 PM ISTA bench headed by Justice D.N. Patel passed the order on Thursday taking cognisance of a letter, which narrated the plight of Kartik and Priyansh, who were unable to seek admission in another school as their current school in the national capital refused to issue them Transfer Certificates citing non-payment of outstanding fees of around Rs 1 lakh.
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HC turns down RSS plea for removal as respondent from PIL
India | Jul 11, 2019, 08:27 AM ISTA division bench of Justice R K Deshpande and Vinay Joshi dismissed the petition. On September 20, 2017, the HC, while hearing the PIL filed by Janardhan Moon, had issued a notice to RSS general secretary Bhaiyyaji Joshi and the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) after it questioned the sanctioning of Rs 1.37 crore for works to be undertaken at Dr Hedgewar Smriti Mandir "from taxpayers' money".
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Delhi: High Court declines plea against free Metro ride for women
India | Jul 10, 2019, 02:59 PM ISTThe Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea challenging the Delhi government's proposal to make Metro ride free for women.
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Errum Manzil heirs move HC for compensation; seek stay on demolition
India | Jul 09, 2019, 08:37 PM ISTLegal heirs of Nawab Fakhr-ul-Mulk, who built the heritage monument 'Errum Manzil' in 1870, have moved the Telangana High Court seeking compensation from the state government as they alleged that about 11.5 acres were encroached upon by successive governments since 1969.
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Aadhaar bill passed, Ordinance on its use not valid anymore: Centre tells High Court
India | Jul 09, 2019, 06:06 PM ISTAs Parliament has passed the Aadhaar amendment bill for voluntary use of the biometric ID in the private sector, the Ordinance on the issue "does not survive", the Centre informed the Delhi High Court Tuesday. President Ram Nath Kovind had in March given his assent to the Aadhaar Ordinance that allowed voluntary use of Aadhaar as ID proof for obtaining mobile SIM cards and opening bank accounts.
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HC seeks steps by Railways to ensure clean drinking water for trains, stations
India | Jul 09, 2019, 04:27 PM ISTThe Delhi High Court asked the Railways on Tuesday as to what steps it has taken, and proposes to take, to ensure availability of clean and safe drinking water on its trains as well as stations.
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HC declines plea to direct Centre to make marital rape a ground for divorce
India | Jul 09, 2019, 02:22 PM ISTThe Delhi High Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a plea seeking direction to the Centre to frame guidelines for registration of FIR for marital rape as also laws for making it a ground for divorce.
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High Court seeks report from Jharkhand government on Tabrez Ansari lynching case
India | Jul 08, 2019, 08:08 PM ISTThe Jharkhand High Court on Monday sought a report from the state government on the mob lynching of Tabrez Ansari in Seraikela-Kharsawan district on June 17 and the violence that took place in Ranchi during an agitation to protest the tragedy.
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Delhi High Court dismisses plea seeking rules for LGBT marriage
India | Jul 08, 2019, 04:43 PM ISTThe Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the government to frame family laws for LGBT relationships and form a committee to look into these issues.
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PNB fraud: Singapore HC orders freezing bank account of Nirav Modi's family
India | Jul 02, 2019, 05:15 PM ISTThe agency said the bank account is in the name of Pavillion Point Corporation based in the British Virgin Islands, a company that is "beneficially owned" by Purvi Modi and Maiank Mehta. The couple is the sister and brother-in-law of Nirav Modi, who is currently under arrest in this alleged bank fraud case in London from where India is seeking his extradition.
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Hoisting saffron flag no offence under Atrocities Act: HC
India | Jul 01, 2019, 09:00 PM ISTA division bench of Justices I A Mahanty and A M Badar recently granted anticipatory bail to Rahul Shashikant Mahajan in a case lodged against him by the Kalyan police under provisions of the Act.
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Uttarakhand High Court issues contempt notices to Centre, AIIMS Delhi
India | Jul 01, 2019, 04:58 PM ISTHigh Court has asked them to file their reply before July 26, asking why they should not be punished for contempt of court, according to the official orders.
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Out of 43 lakh cases pending in HCs, over 8 lakh a decade old
India | Jun 27, 2019, 04:55 PM ISTLaw Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in a written reply said 43.55 lakh cases are pending in the high court and out of these, 18.75 lakh relate to civil matters and 12.15 lakh are criminal cases.
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Rape victims shouldn't be forced to move court for abortion: Madras HC
India | Jun 22, 2019, 09:35 PM ISTAccording to the guidelines, if pregnancy of a woman does not exceed 20 weeks, the doctors can terminate it. In rape cases, however, a DNA test of the conceptus is mandatory before an abortion can be carried out.
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Justice V Ramasubramanian sworn in as Chief Justice of Himachal HC
India | Jun 22, 2019, 08:22 PM ISTJustice V Ramasubramanian was administered the oath of office by Governor Acharya Devvrat in a simple but an impressive ceremony at the Raj Bhawan.
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Madras HC directs matrimonial sites, founders to be impleaded as respondents
India | Jun 17, 2019, 10:39 PM ISTThe Madras High Court Monday directed that private matrimonial websites and their founders be impleaded as respondents to a PIL filed by an NGO which sought directions to control and monitor such sites.
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HC comes to rescue of elephant used for begging
India | Jun 14, 2019, 12:04 AM ISTThe Madras High Court has directed the principal chief conservator of forests and the chief wildlife warden to immediately take possession of a female elephant allegedly being used for begging by the wife of a mahout.
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Certain humane considerations must influence grant of visa, HC tells Centre
India | Jun 12, 2019, 06:10 PM ISTThe State has "unfettered discretion" while granting visas to foreign nationals, certain humane considerations must influence its decisions, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Acid attack: HC upholds man's conviction, but commutes death penalty
India | Jun 12, 2019, 04:00 PM IST"The conviction under IPC Sections 302 (murder) and 326 (b) (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid) is upheld. The death sentence is commuted to life imprisonment," the bench said.