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Impose prohibitory orders only in urgent cases, HC tells deputy commissioners in Punjab
December 02, 2025 5:24 pm
The Punjab and Haryana High Court says the provision empowers district authorities to act only in ‘urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger’ and that the statute must be ‘followed to the hilt’.
Himachal Pradesh High Court reaffirms temple sevadars’ services as ‘gratuitous’; denies plea for regularisation
November 10, 2025 6:27 pm
Himachal Pradesh High Court judgment, Mata Chintpurni Temple case: The High Court dismissed the plea of langar sevadars and electricians of Mata Chintpurni Temple, observing that their service was voluntary and that no employer-employee relationship existed with the temple trust.
‘Illegal, unforceable’: Here’s why Kerala HC struck down certificates granted by state to actor Mohanlal for possession of ivory
October 25, 2025 12:21 pm
Kerala High Court accepted the petition challenging the ownership certificates issued to actor Mohanlal in 2016 for possession of ivory.
Punjab and Haryana HC slams delay in parole case, says prisoners are not ‘second-class citizens’
July 11, 2025 10:52 am
Disposing of the petition, the court not only ordered the DM to take a final call on Singh’s application within two weeks but also laid down a broader rule: all parole pleas must be decided within four months.
Woman 'held hostage' by family in Bihar produced before Bombay High Court by Pune police
June 05, 2025 12:43 pm
The Bombay High Court had issued an order to the police to present the woman in response to a habeas corpus petition by her friend.
TN Class 10th Exams: SC extends exemption to students from writing Tamil language paper
February 07, 2023 8:22 pm
The apex court was hearing a plea challenging the September 2019 order of Madras High Court that refused to quash the guidelines for granting exemption to students from giving the Tamil language paper in the Class 10 board examination.
Over 18,000 come out in support of St Xavier’s University teacher ‘forced to quit’ for Instagram post
August 15, 2022 3:24 pm
People from different walks of life have signed an online petition addressed to West Bengal's higher education minister seeking action against the university vice-chancellor for moral policing a teacher following a complaint lodged by a student's parents over her “objectionable” photographs on social media
Bombay HC asks petitioner to deposit Rs 1 L to hear PIL on Metro station renaming
June 10, 2022 7:19 am
The plea challenged the July 18, 2019 order passed by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), which sought to revise station names on lines 2A and 7 of Mumbai Metro.
Individual has right to profess any religion: Delhi HC
June 04, 2022 4:15 am
Declines to issue notice on BJP leader’s plea to prohibit forced conversions
Jharkhand HC issues notice to CM Hemant Soren for owning mining lease
April 09, 2022 4:15 am
During Friday’s hearing, Advocate General Rajiv Ranjan said that the state had committed “a mistake” and the lease has since been “surrendered”.
PETITION VIDEOS
Uphaar Tragedy case: SC to hear review petition
January 08, 2016 2:57 pm
New Delhi, Jan 08 (ANI): President of the Association of the Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) Neelam Krishnamoorthy on Thursday said the order to hear the review petition by the Supreme Court is a big relief. Neelam, who lost her two children to the tragedy, said that people should not be given any benefit of a prolonged hearing when it was done purposely. On June 13, 1997, 59 people were killed when a fire broke out inside Uphaar Cinema.
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