New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Delhi Police on Saturday clarified that no FIR has been registered against supporters of the ‘Cockroach Janta Party’ who staged a protest at Jantar Mantar demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak issue.In a post on social media, Delhi Police said: “Certain social media posts and news reports are claiming that Delhi Police has registered an FIR against the protesters at Jantar Mantar. It is clarified that no such …
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Patna, June 5 (IANS) Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai was sworn in on Friday as the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court. Bihar Governor Syed Ata Hasnain administered the oath of office to Chief Justice Rai at a ceremony held at Bihar Lok Bhavan in Patna, attended by judges of the Patna High Court and other dignitaries.Governor Syed Ata Hasnain and Chief Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai greeted each other after the swearing-in ceremony.Earlier this week, the Centre had cleared the appointment of Justice …
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, has recommended the appointment of two additional judges as permanent judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the apex court Collegium said that in its meeting held on June 2, it approved the proposal for the appointment of Justices Harmeet Singh Grewal and Deepinder Singh Nalwa as permanent judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.“The Supreme Co…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, has recommended a fresh set of appointments to the Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh High Courts.The apex court Collegium has approved the proposal for the appointment of advocates Raghavendra Seetharam Srivatsa, Hema Kulkarni, Subramanya Rangarao, Thadagavadi Prakash Vivekananda, Bakkeswara Pramod and Hombe Gowda Shanthi Bhushan as Judges of the Karnataka High Court.In its meeti…
Lucknow, May 27 (IANS) Islamic religious scholars on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court judgment on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saying no one should now have any objection to the electoral process.The apex court on Wednesday upheld the Election Commission of India’s decision to undertake an SIR of electoral rolls, saying that the voter revision exercise was within the constitutional and statutory powers of the poll body and was aimed at preserving the integrity of the …
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to undertake a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with advocates appearing in the matter saying the apex court had effectively endorsed the legality and fairness of the exercise while rejecting allegations levelled against the poll body.Speaking to IANS, Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay said, “The Supreme Court has dismissed all allegations made against the Special Inte…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Centre on Wednesday urged the Supreme Court to transfer to itself petitions pending before various High Courts challenging the constitutional validity of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mentioned the Union government’s transfer petition before the Chief Justice of India (CJI), Surya Kant, pointing out that petitions challenging the amended law are pending before multiple High Courts, thereby raising …
Kolkata, May 26 (IANS) A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Kolkata on Tuesday remanded 15 more accused persons arrested by the central agency officers in connection with the West Bengal judicial officers’ hostage case earlier this year to 14 days of judicial custody. In the night-long operations started from Monday night which continued till Tuesday morning, the NIA sleuths arrested these 15 individuals accused in connection with the April 1 incident in which seven judicial of…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) President Dr Lalit Bhasin on Monday voiced concern over the “gradual decline” in the standards of legal education in the country and said the recent remarks made by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on fake law degrees deserved “serious consideration”. Addressing the inaugural session of an Online Faculty Development Programme on the theme “From Academia to Practice: Understanding the Law Firm Ecosystem in India”, orga…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said that the suspected dowry death case of model-turned-actor Twisha Sharma must be investigated in a “fair, independent and unbiased” manner and urged both sides to refrain from making public statements capable of influencing the ongoing probe. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, while hearing the suo motu case registered over allegations of institutional bias and procedural discrepancies in the investigation, said…