The Supreme Court has observed that if a witness turned hostile in a criminal trial, it did not necessarily mean that evidence had to be thrown out entirely. The Bench of Justice BR Gavai, Justice KV ...

The Indian National Congress has filed an application in the Supreme Court opposing the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. The ...

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of a news item highlighting the dwindling of trout population in Vishaw stream, a vital tributary of River Jhelum in south Kashmir’s ...

The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Imtiyaz Ahmad Alias Imteyaz, accused under the Gangster Act of Azamgarh district. A Single Bench of Justice JJ Munir passed this order while hearing a ...

The Tripura High Court has directed the Tripura State AIDS Control Society (TSACS) to file a progress report on whether steps being taken in the last four-five months have led to an improvement in ...

The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken up a suo motu public interest litigation (PIL) regarding the illegal mining of muroom from land belonging to the Army. The court heard the matter on January 9, ...

By Neeraj Mishra Micro-finance schemes, Jan Dhan Yojana and women’s Self-Help Groups (SHG) may have been the toast of many presentations on development. But they have introduced rural women to the new ...

The Uttarakhand High Court has extended the ban on mining operations in Bageshwar district, citing concerns over illegal mining and environmental degradation.  In an order passed on January 10, 2025, ...

The Supreme Court recently refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking investigation against the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for allegedly exchanging currency notes worth Rs 30 ...

The Supreme Court recently refused to entertain a petition seeking directions to exclude children of IAS, IPS and similar officers from the ambit of reservation for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled ...

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Noida Authority to review the cancellation order of allotment of an institutional plot located in Sector 1. The Division Bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta ...

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of a news article published on December 6, 2024 highlighting the alarming levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in Bengaluru, which were ...