Leh Apex Body Approaches HC For Sonam Wangchuk’s Climate Protest In Delhi

08 Oct 2024

The Apex Body Leh has approached the Delhi High Court seeking permission for climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and other participants of a 'Padyatra' to hold a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar or another suitable location from October 8-October 23, 2024. Right to free speech and peaceful assembly This request underscores...

HC orders removal of barricades at Shambhu Border

11 Jul 2024

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Haryana government to remove barricades at the Shambhu border, more than five months after the “unlawful sealing of the border between Haryana and Punjab” to prevent farmers from “protesting peacefully” came under judicial scrutiny. A high court division bench issued the...

SC Grants AAP Extension Till August 10 To Vacate Delhi Office For HC Showdown

10 Jun 2024

In a recent development, the Supreme Court has extended the deadline for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to vacate its headquarters in Delhi's Rouse Avenue area until August 10. This extension comes as the land was originally allocated for the expansion of the Delhi High Court's infrastructure. The vacation bench...

Islamabad: Imran Khan to be released on bail as HC suspends Toshakhana case verdict

29 Aug 2023

The conviction and three-year sentence of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Toshakhana corruption case were postponed by the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday. The reserved judgement was given by a split bench consisting of Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamir Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri. The...

HC rejects PIL challenging Kerala’s governor’s refusal to sign bills

01 Dec 2022

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) brought by a lawyer challenging the decision of Governor Arif Mohammad Khan to withhold some bills passed by the legislative assembly. Chief Justice M. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly, sitting as a division bench, stated that the...

Ahead of Gujarat polls, HC permits Hardik Patel to enter Mehsana

12 Nov 2022

One year after the state government stated that it had no objections if the restriction was removed, the Gujarat high court on Friday granted BJP leader and candidate from Viramgam constituency Hardik Patel permission to enter the Mehsana district for the purpose of campaigning in the upcoming state elections. The...

Overcrowding of prisoners in Tihar Jail, PIL moved to Delhi HC

08 Nov 2022

A Public Interest Litigation has been moved in the Delhi High Court in relation to the overcrowding of prisoners in the Tihar Prison Complex, Delhi. The complaint claimed that Tihar Jail had more detainees than it could actually house in each barrack and that there had been a significant increase...

Life sentence awarded to man who shot dead Radhika Tanwar confirmed by Delhi HC

01 Nov 2022

The appeal challenging the conviction and life sentence awarded to a man who shot dead Radhika Tanwar, Delhi University student near Satya Niketan on Dhaula Kuan foot over bridge in March 2011. This happened after the dead refused to the inmate's advances, who had previously stalked and teased her. On...

Ban on the sale of gutkha, pan masala lifted by Delhi HC

30 Sep 2022

The Delhi High Court has lifted the ban on the manufacturing, storage and sale of gutkha, pan masala flavoured and other such products in the capital region. The court stated that the authorities have exceeded the power vested in them. Justice Gaurang Kanth invalidated the ban notifications that the Delhi...

Kerala high court directs PFI to pay 5.2 crore for damages

29 Sep 2022

The high court of Kerala has directed the Popular Front of India (PFI) to pay 5.2 crore for the damages that have been caused during the bandh it called against the raids by the national authorities last week. Lower courts were instructed by a division bench of Justices A K...