Ranchi, March 19 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday slammed state police over the handling of a case involving a missing 18-year-old girl from Bokaro, raising concerns over delays and lack of progress in the investigation.Hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by the woman’s mother, a Division Bench led by Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad questioned the Bokaro Superintendent of Police (SP) on why the case should not be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The Court obs…
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Kochi, Feb 27 (IANS) In a dramatic turn within 24 hours of a judicial setback, a Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Friday lifted the interim stay on the release of ‘The Kerala Story 2 – Goes Beyond’, paving the way for the film’s screening.The Division Bench, comprising Justices Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and P.V. Balakrishnan, set aside the earlier order of a Single Bench that had stayed the film’s release for 15 days.After hearing arguments on behalf of the film’s producer, Vi…
Chennai, Feb 22 (IANS) Tamil Nadu BJP on Sunday intensified its attack on the ruling DMK government after the Madras High Court directed the State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Department (DVAC) to register an FIR against Municipal Administration and Water Supply Minister K. N. Nehru. Reacting to the court’s order, TN BJP spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad said the directive was a “serious setback” for the DMK government and demanded that Chief Minister M.K. Stalin immediately remove Nehru from th…
Chennai, Jan 21 (IANS) The Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, on Wednesday strongly reprimanded a senior advocate for making allegations of judicial bias against a sitting judge while mentioning a criminal matter involving YouTuber ‘Savukku’ Shankar. The remarks were made when the counsel appeared before the first Division Bench, comprising the Chief Justice and Justice G. Arul Murugan, and complained that Justice P. Velmurugan had been biased against his cli…
Jaipur, Jan 20 (IANS) In a significant decision aimed at protecting river ecology and the environment, the Rajasthan High Court has cancelled the auction of 93 gravel mining leases across Bhilwara, Tonk, Sawai Madhopur, and Ajmer districts. The court has directed the state government to refund the deposited amounts to the concerned leaseholders and submit a replenishment report of the leased areas for the past five years within four months.The court further ordered that no fresh auction of grave…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a plea filed by the producer of the Tamil film ‘Jana Nayagan’, starring actor-politician Vijay, seeking directions to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to grant a censor certificate for the film’s release.In its order, a Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih noted that the Division Bench of the Madras High Court is already seized of the matter and is scheduled to hear the appeal on J…
Chennai, Jan 6 (IANS) The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday upheld an earlier order directing that the traditional Karthigai Deepam be lit on the hilltop at Thiruparankundram Hill, dismissing an appeal filed by the Tamil Nadu government and the temple administration.The verdict was delivered by a Division Bench comprising Justices G. Jayachandran and K.K. Ramakrishnan, which affirmed the order passed by single judge Justice G.R. Swaminathan.The single judge had earlier directed t…
Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) The Madras High Court is set to deliver its verdict on Tuesday in the contentious Thiruparankundram Hill lamp case after reserving orders on a batch of appeals challenging a single judge’s directive permitting the lighting of a ceremonial lamp atop the hill.The matter was heard by a Division Bench comprising Justices G. Jayachandran and K.K. Ramakrishnan, which considered detailed oral submissions from all parties. The appeals were filed by several stakeholders, including…