Source: tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com The Madras High Court, which is hearing a case on linking of social media accounts to an individual’s proof of identity, has asked social messaging platform WhatsApp to confirm whether it complies with the Information Technology Act, after the Tamil Nadu government accused it of not cooperating on police probes. In an order on September 21,

Source: firstpost.com Khunti: A differently- abled man was killed and two others were seriously injured after they were allegedly beaten up by a mob over suspicion of slaughtering a cow in Jharkhand’s Khunti district, police said on Monday. The incident happened after local residents allegedly spotted Kalantus Barla, Fagu Kacchap and Phillip Horo with the carcass of

Source: dnaindia.com The Gujarat High Court has criticised the state government for its failure to allot land to 62 differently able persons, who have been waiting for the same since 2009, without any fault on their part. The court remarked the same as “unfortunate” and said the government inaction on the allotment of plots has

Source: deccanchronicle.com BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court stayed lower court proceedings against former chief minister Siddaramaiah for four weeks. He is an accused in a case where during his tenure as deputy chief minister in 1997 he had allegedly bought 10 guntas of land in Vijayanagar 2nd Stage in Mysuru developed by MUDA through an

Source: thehindu.com The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the murder of two youth Congress workers at Periye in Kasaragod informed the Kerala High Court on Monday that there was no larger conspiracy involving the leadership of the CPI(M) in the case. In a petition seeking a CBI probe into the case, the parents of slain workers, Kripesh

Source: indianexpress.com Declining a live-in couple’s plea for protection from threats, the Punjab and Haryana High Court in an order said the court “under no circumstances can approve of such conduct” after it was informed that the woman had left behind her two minor children to live with her partner. The Tarn Taran-based woman, along

Source: ndtv.com NEW DELHI: Appointment and transfer of judges form “the root of the administration of justice” and interference in that “does not augur well” for the institution, the Supreme Court said today. It made the observation while deciding to keep the Gujarat High Court Advocate Association’s plea pending which has sought a direction to the

Source: indiatoday.in Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, arrested in the INX Media corruption case, told the Delhi High Court on Monday that he is not named as an accused in the FIR filed in the case in 2017. In his bail plea, Chidambaram told Delhi High Court that there are no allegations or evidence against

Source: asianage.com Mumbai: The Bombay high court refused to provide any relief to Post Office employees who received notice from the Election Commission (EC) asking them to participate in the work pertaining to forthcoming Assembly elections. The court while refusing their petition said that the EC has done no wrong by asking them to do the

Source: hindustantimes.com Ending the impasse, President Ram Nath Kovind has accepted the resignation of the Chief Justice of Madras High Court, VK Tahilramani, after the Supreme Court Collegium transferred her to the Meghalaya High Court. In a notification late on Friday, the Union Law Ministry said the resignation has been accepted with effect from the