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Following a campaign by a rights activist, High Court’s Rules Committee decides to remove provision for the 'tom-tom' and 'kinnam mutti vilambaram' used to inform the public about property attachment proceedings. The tradition, which goes back to the days of princely rule, survived the colonial period and is still prevalent in some courts. In 2016, tom-tom charges were increased from ₹15 to ₹100
The Delhi HC said the POCSO framework would be substantially weakened if an adult could answer a prosecution concerning a girl below the age of 18 simply by producing a marriage certificate recognised by personal law
Chief Justice Lisa Gill’s Bench posts pending cases to November 20, ahead of the Supreme Court’s likely hearing on November 29 of the appeals against its 2022 Amaravati judgment
The member argued that the social media post contained only a political observation comparing media coverage of political leaders’ foreign trips across different tenures
Kenya · BUSINESS Key Facts —What happened Kenyan contractors have asked the High Court to force publication of tax breaks granted to Chinese-built projects since 2008. —The projects The petition cites the Standard Gauge Railway, Nairobi Expressway, Thika Superhighway and Lamu Port, all built by Chinese firms. —The legal claim Petitioners say tax and duty […] The post Kenyan Contractors Sue the State Over Tax Breaks for Chinese Firms appeared first on The Rio Times.
Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan say that it is for Parliament to take a call on the issue
Home department has constituted a three-member search and selection committee to facilitate the appointment, State informs the court
Alleged irregularities in the appointment of Chief (Industry and Infrastructure Division) of Kerala State Planning Board
The Court said that the SIT will undertake a de novo investigation into the cases and would also cooperate with the Enforcement Directorate (ED ), which has taken up the probe into these cases.
The Court acquitted an accountant in the District Education Officer’s office in Surajpur, saying the prosecution had not proved the demand for a bribe
A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Arun Bhardwaj granted time to Arvind Kejriwal and others to file their replies in the matter
Justice K. Govindarajan Thilakavadi allows an application filed by the Minister seeking the leave of the court to file the suit in the High Court
Thachankary contends that the prosecution had miscalculated his rental income, property income, payments made by his relatives, and properties acquired by his wife
The court observed that the authorities must have conducted an audit before demolishing the adjoining building and asked the lawyer not to file a petition "in air"
Singapore's High Court rules in the woman's favour, with the judge saying the man "willingly" showered her with gifts, even before they got together.
About 650 families, mostly migrant Muslims, were evicted in September 2024 to clear 100 bighas of notified tribal land in the Sonapur area of Kamrup Metropolitan district
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, judges of the High Court and subordinate courts were present at the oath-taking ceremony
Justice P.T. Asha summons the officer pursuant to a contempt of court petition filed against him for disobeying court orders
Punjab has objected to the Centre’s appointment of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra. Here is what the Constitution and the Collegium system provide
The High Court, however, continued its 2021 order directing the magistrate to defer hearing on the complaint for six weeks so that Mr. Gandhi can approach the Supreme Court in appeal
A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant declined to interfere with the High Court’s August 28 order refusing interim relief to the TMC, noting that the party’s contentions were still pending consideration before it