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In 2015, the Supreme Court had slapped a fine of Rs 60 crore on Ansal and his brother in lieu of a custodial sentence which was deposited with the Delhi government.

Appearing for accused Umar Khalid, senior advocate Kapil Sibal said the police were claiming that he instigated the rioters but don’t have anything to back that.

A bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Sandesh D Patil was hearing an interim application in suo motu PIL raising concerns over the potholes in Mumbai and other civic areas in Maharashtra.

Speaking during an exhibition and discussion of the Architectural Competition Proposals for the new high court building on Tuesday, former judge Justice Gautam Patel deemed the new design 'hostile where the litigants will suffer'.

The Telangana High Court found no illegality in an interim order, stating that it did not cause irreparable prejudice to the Election Commission.

In his submissions before the court, the 48-year-old petitioner said that he suffers from “high degree bipolar disorder” and had “perceived himself to be the character by the name Batman” at the time of the

Uphaar tragedy passport case, Passport cheating charges: The case stems from a December 2018 Delhi High Court judgment in a petition filed by the Association of the Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT). During the proceedings,

The petitioner also informed the court that he was arrested on the same day as the incident on September 10, 2023 and produced before a magistrate the following day, where he was granted bail.

Kerala HC rape case quashed, educated woman fell prey remark: Justice G Girish observed that the allegations against the man were “totally unbelievable” and found it hard to believe that an educated woman would subject

Andhra Pradesh HC remand ruling, Article 21 remand violation: Justice Y Lakshmana Rao was dealing with two criminal revision petitions against the order of the sessions court under the NDPS Act extending the period of

After the petitioner cited the Centre’s bar on designating police premises for audio-visual depositions, the Punjab and Haryana High Court asked the state to explain its stand.

The petitioner’s counsel insisted before the Punjab and Haryana High Court that there was “nothing on record” to suggest that Valmiki had ever been a dacoit and that the broadcast was done merely to increase

The M K Stalin-led Tamil Nadu government said the political undertone of the Karur stampede case cannot be a reason for the transfer of the investigation to the CBI.

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’.

sex toys import law India: Supreme Court lawyer Tushar Kumar argued that seizure of these goods by Customs and allied enforcement agencies is rooted not in statutory command but in residual, morality-driven enforcement inherited from

Punjab Haryana HC ruling: The case pertained to matter involving delay of two years in filing the written statement in a civil dispute and a four-year delay in challenging the trial court’s order before the

The Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled that the Human Rights Commission went beyond its brief by issuing directions and orders to the authorities, instead of giving recommendations.

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said the Supreme Court will take it up with other pending petitions on the status of Rohingya refugees. 

The bench was hearing a plea by a man facing charges of promoting enmity

The Punjab and Haryana High Court order passed on December 1 warned that the case will reopen if authorities fail to act.

The Bombay High Court said the SEC's decision for phase-wise counting was "not just and proper and needs to be interfered with for a fair and transparent election."

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) had imposed the penalty on Reliance Industries Ltd and two of its officers in June 2022.

Himachal High Court maternity leave, Jyotsna Rewal Dua judgment: While granting maternity leave Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua said that the 43-year-old government teacher was compelled by circumstances to give birth to and nurture her second

Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke observed that the allegations in the FIR disclosed prima facie ingredients of the offences invoked.

Top court wonders how city skies were clear skies during Covid