High Court
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Contempt notice shows SC judges' 'anti-dalit bias', send my case to Parliament: Justice CS Karnan
India | Feb 12, 2017, 09:44 AM ISTCalcutta High Court Judge CS Karnan has accused the Supreme Court of being anti-Dalit for issuing a contempt notice against him last week and has asked for his case to be sent to the Parliament.
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Tripura HC punishes judge for drunken driving, withholds increments
India | Jan 23, 2017, 07:43 PM ISTA local court judge from Tripura has been punished for drunken driving, the High Court said in a notification today. “After a thorough investigation, the full court of the Tripura high court led by Chief
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‘Evidence shows rapes did happen’: HC on Murthal rape probe
India | Jan 20, 2017, 12:20 PM ISTthe Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday observed that the statements of some witnesses and the recovery of women’s undergarments indicate that rapes did took place.
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High Court not a disciplinary authority, clarifies Supreme Court
India | Dec 10, 2016, 07:10 PM ISTThe Supreme Court today clarified that a High Court is not a disciplinary authority and it is not its job to impose a punishment even if an employer hands down a “shockingly disproportionate” penalty to an errant employee.
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Hyderabad HC judge given impeachment notice by over 60 RS MPs
India | Dec 05, 2016, 11:52 PM ISTOver 60 Rajya Sabha MPs today gave an impeachment notice to the Chairman against Hyderabad High Court judge C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy for alleged misconduct and using derogatory language against a Dalit colleague. "Over 60 MPs
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Amid criticism by SC, govt says 120 HC judges appointed this year against annual average of 80
India | Nov 20, 2016, 08:32 AM ISTThe Centre on Saturday said that it has appointed 120 High Court judges this year so far, one less than the previous record.
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PIL in MP High Court seeks judicial probe into encounter of SIMI activists
India | Nov 03, 2016, 09:55 PM ISTPIL was today filed in the Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking a judicial probe into the alleged encounter in which eight SIMI activists were killed in Bhopal on October 31.
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26 schools burnt in Kashmir: HC asks govt to provide security, minister points finger at separatists
India | Oct 31, 2016, 09:37 PM ISTThe J&k High Court has directed police and civil administration officials to devise modes and methods for protecting school buildings in Kashmir.
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Judges appointments: After SC rap to Centre, PM says need to reduce burden of judiciary
India | Oct 31, 2016, 05:26 PM ISTAfter SC raps Centre on judges appointments, PM says need to reduce burden of judiciary
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Kolkata HC CJ writes to CJI TS Thakur, seeks appointment of retired judges to reduce backlog
India | Oct 23, 2016, 12:46 PM ISTThe Chief Justice of Calcutta HC has written to CJI TS Thakur seeking appointment of three retired judges besides proposing the name of a judge who is due to retire in February next year.
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Denying sex to spouse for long a ground for divorce, rules HC
India | Sep 10, 2016, 09:27 PM ISTThe Delhi High Court today reiterated that denying sex to the spouse for a long time, without sufficient reason, amounted to mental cruelty and is a ground for divorce. This ruling by the top court
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Govt proposes panel to deal with complaints against SC, HC judges; signals fresh run-in between judiciary and executive
India | Aug 01, 2016, 02:36 PM ISTIn a move that could further intensify the tussle between the judiciary and executive, the government has proposed setting up a mechanism that will deal with complaints against judges in the Supreme Court and in
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Gujarat riots: HC sentences seven to life imprisonment for murdering three
India | Jul 25, 2016, 11:59 PM ISTSeven persons were today sentenced to life imprisonment for killing three persons during the Gujarat 2002 riots. The verdict was announced by the Gujarat High Court. Largescale violence had erupted in the state a day
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Jammu and Kashmir HC asks govt to discontinue pellet guns, cites Rajnath Singh’s statement in Parliament
India | Jul 24, 2016, 09:20 AM ISTCiting Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s statement made in Parliament, Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Saturday said that the state government should discontinue use of pellet guns for crowd control during law and order situation.
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Delhi Police helpline discards hundreds of distress calls, confess cops
India | Jul 19, 2016, 02:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: Admitting to what is a grave matter of concern, the Delhi Police on Monday informed the High Court that hundreds of distress calls made on the helpline, 100, doesn’t even reach the stations
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India's first e-court opened at Hyderabad High Court
India | Jul 18, 2016, 07:09 AM ISTHyderabad: The High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh has become the first court in the country to set up an e-court. The first ever e-Court at the
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Delhi High Court awards Rs 6 lakh to kin of youth mauled by white tiger in city zoo
India | Jul 14, 2016, 11:28 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi high court on Wednesday awarded a compensation of Rs. 6 lakh to the kin of a youth who died after being mauled by a white tiger in 2014. The High Court
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Murthal gangrapes did take place during Jat agitation: Haryana govt tells HC
India | Jul 06, 2016, 12:57 PM ISTthe Haryana government today accepted that the gangrapes did take place and that it was investigating the matter.
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Udta Punjab row: Punjab and Haryana HC orders pre-release screening of film; issues notice to GOI, makers
Bollywood | Jun 14, 2016, 01:29 PM ISTChandigarh: On the day when makers of ‘Udta Punjab’ heaved a sigh of relief after the Bombay High Court cleared the film for release with just one cut, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has
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Udta Punjab row: Know who said what on Bombay HC’s ‘one cut’ judgement!
Bollywood | Jun 13, 2016, 07:27 PM ISTUdta Punjab Court judgment: Know who said what on Bombay HC’s ‘one cut’ judgement!