High Court

Plea in HC to direct CBSE affiliated schools to publish docs on criteria to calculate class 10 marks

HC agrees to hear a fresh plea on Uniform Civil Code

7:38 pm August 26, 2019

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Monday agreed to hear on Tuesday a PIL seeking direction to the Centre to constitute a judicial commission or a high level expert committee to draft a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for securing gender justice, equality and dignity of women. The plea was mentioned before a bench a Chief […]

Kerala HC rejects petition against bail to IAS officer

5:18 pm August 13, 2019

Kochi: TheKerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking cancellation of the bail granted to suspended IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman, who was arrested for alleged drunken driving that caused the death of a journalist. Dismissing the plea moved by the state government, challenging a magistrate court’s order granting bail to Venkitaraman, Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan […]

SC upholds conviction of woman for being member of ISIS

9:47 pm August 2, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the conviction of a woman in Kerala ISIS recruitment case for charges of criminal conspiracy and being a member of dreaded banned terror organisation. A bench of Justices U U Lalit and Indu Malhotra dismissed the appeal filed by Yasmeen Mohammad Zahidi challenging her conviction and sentence […]

Why can’t Delhi be safe like Mumbai for women: HC

8:27 pm July 31, 2019

New Delhi: Why can’t Delhi be safe for women like Mumbai, the High Court on Wednesday asked the police, which agreed that the funds meant for safety and security of women should be utilised for installing CCTV cameras and street lights. The Delhi High Court directed authorities, including Delhi Police and the AAP government, to […]

Anandiben Patel sworn-in as UP governor

2:30 pm July 29, 2019

Lucknow: Anandiben Patel took oath as Uttar Pradesh governor on Monday. High Court Chief Justice Govind Mathur administered her the oath at the Raj Bhawan here. Patel was serving as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh when she was given the new role. Outgoing Governor Ram Naik also attended the swearing-in ceremony.