New Delhi, Jan 28  Even if a public authority has the power to call for certain information, it is not mandatorily required to seek the data to provide it to an applicant under the RTI Act, the Delhi High Court has held. The court said that the authority can only […]

New Delhi, Jan 28   The Supreme Court has dissolved the marriage of a couple and restrained the man and the woman from putting photographs of each other in any mode at any place, including Internet and social media. While granting divorce, a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra […]

New Delhi, Jan 24  The Supreme Court today asked the CBI to respond to a plea filed by a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking recall of the apex court’s May 1999 order upholding his conviction on the ground that he was not aware of the conspiracy. A […]

Gurgaon, Jan 22 (PTI) A Gurgaon sessions court today deferred till February 2 the hearing of a case relating to the murder of a seven-year-old boy in a private school due to non-availability of the judge concerned. The matter was adjourned as Additional Sessions Judge Jasbir Singh Kundu was on […]

New Delhi, Jan 19 (PTI) A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking exclusion of the creamy layer among Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes from getting any reservation benefit. The matter came up before a bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D […]

New Delhi, Jan 19 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed by an American researcher challenging the Delhi High Court verdict acquitting Peepli Live’ co- director Mahmood Farooqui in an alleged rape case. The apex court rejected the plea filed by the 30-year-old woman, saying it would […]

Jammu, Jan 18 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Law and Justice Abdul Haq today reiterated that the government was “forcefully defending” in the Supreme Court Article 35A of the Constitution, which empowers the state legislature to define its ‘permanent residents’ and bestow on them special rights and privileges. Winding […]

New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) The Delhi High Court today sought details of a case relating to 1997 Uphaar cinema fire tragedy which was being heard by a trial court, after the victims’ body moved a plea for speedy trial in the matter. Justice Anu Malhotra sought to know the […]

New Delhi, Jan 11 (PTI) The Delhi High Court today dismissed a plea seeking withdrawal of coins having religious symbols embossed on them, saying it does not dent the secular fabric of the country. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar rejected the PIL […]

New Delhi, Jan 9 (PTI) The Supreme Court today made the playing of national anthem in cinema halls before screening of movies optional. The apex court modified its November 30, 2016, order by which it had made playing of the anthem mandatory in cinema halls before the screening of a […]