Source – newindianexpress.com MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Friday imposed a cost of `25,000 on a man from Thoothukudi for wasting the court’s time by filing a false petition alleging the abduction of a ward councillor. A Bench comprising Justices T Raja and B Pugalendhi imposed the punishment on one

Source – thenewsminute.com The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has told the Karnataka High Court that the chainlink fencing of all open drains will be completed by September 2020. BBMP made this submission when the High Court bench headed by AS Oka was hearing a petition filed by the Namma Bengaluru Foundation (NBF) on the

Source – gulfnews.com The Deepika Padukone-led ‘Chhapaak’, based on acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal, has been stopped by the Delhi High Court from releasing without giving credit to lawyer Aparna Bhat, who represented Agarwal in her legal battle. Justice Pratibha M Singh on Saturday directed that the restraint will be effective from January 15 for

Source – newindianexpress.com CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court has allowed DNA test in a case where the husband challenged parentage of the child his wife gave birth to only after six months and 17 days of their marriage. The Court allowed the DNA test in a divorce case to resolve the paternity dispute with the

Source – Anine-judge Constitution bench is set to hear on Monday the issues relating to the ‘Faith vs Rights’ debate that was set off by the Sabarimala case last year. This bench is expected to set out the precedent and judicial policy with regard to dealing with questions of religion and rights. The five-judge review

Source – theepochtimes.com The Trump administration and a coalition of Republican-led states have asked the Supreme Court to deny a request to expedite a review of a lawsuit challenging former President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. The administration and state officials urged the court to deny the motions filed by the House and Democrat-led state

Source – hindustantimes.com The Supreme Court, which reopened on January 6 after an 18-day winter break, had a hectic first week in 2020. Here are the important developments from the top court last week. Freedom of speech, freedom to trade through internet is a fundamental right Restrictive orders suspending internet, telecommunication and movement should be

Source – newindianexpress.com HYDERABAD: In a relief to the State government, a division bench of the Telangana High Court on Thursday set aside the order of the single judge who had stayed election to Karimnagar Municipal Corporation. The court has already dismissed the PIL filed by Congress leader N Uttam Kumar Reddy on the ground

Source – The Kerala High Court ruled that the Circulars issued by the Government Department circulars do not have priority over the decisions of the Supreme Court and High Courts. Consequently, the High Court refused to entrain the Circular issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes that explains that for the purpose of Section

Source – New Delhi: Three Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) professors have filed a petition in the Delhi High Court today seeking preservation of evidence including CCTV footage, WhatsApp messages, relevant data and information relating to the January 5 violence that took place in the university campus. The matter is likely to be heard on Monday. Professors