Law & Justice

The bench of Justice Navin Chawla held that the trial court did not take cognizance of the case following the procedure of law, permits respondents to file fresh case if required

The Madras High Court on Thursday refused to quash the criminal proceedings initiated against BJP State Head K Annamalai for his remarks against a Christian Missionary organisation, reported LiveLaw. (K Annamalai v V Piyush Case No: Criminal Original Petition No.27142 of 2023)

A mother of two seeks termination of pregnancy after 26 weeks; drama unfolds as two separate benches of the Supreme Court, go forward and then back on the woman’s abortion rights—CJP looks at the October 2023 case in-depth and also offers insights in how High Courts –also constitutional courts –have expressed decidedly differing views

A fifty year old dispute over a shrine of a Muslim saint and a Muslim graveyard was recently resolved after the court ruled that the land held Lakshagriha, a site that was featured in the Mahabharata. This comes even as the UP government is promoting a land some 20 kilometres away to be Lakshagriha.

The Bench orders for the presence of the Presiding Officer at next hearing for defacing ballot papers during the said elections to explain his behaviour; states an appropriate interim order by Punjab and Haryana HC was warranted in the matter

After being detained for almost 12 hours, Azhari was taken to Gujarat; hundreds protested the detention outside the police station; Suresh Chavhanke of the notorious Sudarshan News TV indulged in communal diatribe while reporting on the case against Azhari

In back to back orders passed by different benches of the Supreme Court (SC), in the wake of the violent mobilization that led to the catastrophic demolition of the Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992, the SC directed the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government, district administration and state and law enforcement agencies to protect the historic Gyan Vapi Masjid, Varanasi, Shahi Idgah Mosque, Mathura and moreover observed that the Places of Worship Act (PWA), 1991 must be implanted.

Citizens of Mira-Road Bhayandar from different walks of life have met the Senior Police Inspector (PI) Naya Nagar Police Station, Vilas Supe and, in strongly worded and detailed written complaint to him demanded a full-fledged inquiry and strict legal action into elected members from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Geeta Jain and Nitesh Rane over their inciteful behaviour on January 22 and 24

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Late night puja facilitated by the district administration on February 1 resulted in a call for a bandh in minority areas of Varanasi (Banaras) on Friday even as the Shahar Mufti Abdul Batin Nomani called for peace and calm