Letters Patent of 1865 to establish Bombay High CourtThe original names of Bombay, Calcutta High Courts may soon be a part of the history. Answering to a question asked in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister of Law and Justice DV...

Salman KhanBombay High Court has acquitted Salman Khan of all the charges in the 2002-hit and run case. Hearing the appeal, Justice AR Joshi who dictated the order in an open court, observed that the “prosecution failed to establish the...

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 671 OF 2015Rajbala & Others … PetitionersVersusState of Haryana & Others … Respondents J U D G M E N TChelameswar, J.1. The challenge is to the...

Delhi High Court has observed that there is prima facie case against Sonia and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case. In a judgment pronounced by Justice Sunil Gaur, court has observed:this Court finds that the ingredients of the offences...

Supreme Court of India has expressed its grave concern over states’ failure to check the reach of acids to the wrong hands and their failure to implement the guidelines issued by the court in Laxmi v. Union of India. While...

A constitution bench of the Supreme Court of India has rendered its judgment in the case of Union of India v. V. Sriharan @ Murugan & Ors. on the issue of remission of sentences of the those involved in the...

Reportable IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (CRL.) NO. 48 OF 2014Union of India …Petitioner VERSUSV. Sriharan @ Murugan & Ors. …Respondents WithWrit Petition (Crl.) No.185/2014Writ Petition (Crl.) No.150/2014Writ Petition (Crl.) No.66/2014Criminal Appeal No.1215/2011 J...

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notice to the Central Government and Germany’s auto-giant Volkswagen (VW), in a plea seeking ban on sale of the car produced by VW which has been accused of violating emission norms.The ‘Original Application’ filed...

Supreme Court of India has issued notice to the Union of India in a PIL seeking direction from Court to the concerned authorities to protect children from falling prey to the attacks by stray dogs.The notice was issued by a...

November 26 which is celebrated by those related to Indian legal field as ‘Law Day’ has been notified by the Government of India as ‘Constitution Day’. As is known, the Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on November...

In a judgment passed by the Supreme Court on November 17, 2015, it has observed that until and unless a fine balance is maintained between prosecuting a guilty officer and protecting an innocent officer from vexatious, frivolous and mala fide...

Justice TS ThakurThe President of India, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by clause (2) of article 124 of the Constitution of India, has appointed Justice Tirath Singh Thakur, Judge of the Supreme Court as the next Chief...

Supreme Court of India has asked the municipal corporations and other authorities to follow the laws related to the care of animals and their control till the Court finally decides on the issue of culling of animals.A bench comprising of...

GoaThe Supreme Court on November 17 has issued notices to the Goa government and mining lease holders in a case challenging the renewal of 88 mining leases in the state of Goa, including that of Vedanta Ltd (erstwhile Sesa Sterlite).The...

In what is understood be one of its first, the Madras High Court has on November 15, 2015 passed an order in a marriage related case after hearing arguments online over Skype, reported The Hindu. The urgent hearing via video...