"To honour the mandate of equality enshrined in the Constitution of India, the Full Court in its meeting dated July 14 has unanimously resolved to request the counsels and those who appear before the court to desist from addressing the judges as 'My Lord' and 'Your Lordship',"
The Sikkim government has opposed the live telecast and video recording of court proceedings in a case relating to alleged dismantling and uprooting of the Nishan Sahib Gurudwara in the state.
A bench headed by Justice D.N. Patel passed the order on Thursday taking cognisance of a letter, which narrated the plight of Kartik and Priyansh, who were unable to seek admission in another school as their current school in the national capital refused to issue them Transfer Certificates citing non-payment of outstanding fees of around Rs 1 lakh.
A division bench of Justice R K Deshpande and Vinay Joshi dismissed the petition. On September 20, 2017, the HC, while hearing the PIL filed by Janardhan Moon, had issued a notice to RSS general secretary Bhaiyyaji Joshi and the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) after it questioned the sanctioning of Rs 1.37 crore for works to be undertaken at Dr Hedgewar Smriti Mandir "from taxpayers' money".
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea challenging the Delhi government's proposal to make Metro ride free for women.
Legal heirs of Nawab Fakhr-ul-Mulk, who built the heritage monument 'Errum Manzil' in 1870, have moved the Telangana High Court seeking compensation from the state government as they alleged that about 11.5 acres were encroached upon by successive governments since 1969.
As Parliament has passed the Aadhaar amendment bill for voluntary use of the biometric ID in the private sector, the Ordinance on the issue "does not survive", the Centre informed the Delhi High Court Tuesday. President Ram Nath Kovind had in March given his assent to the Aadhaar Ordinance that allowed voluntary use of Aadhaar as ID proof for obtaining mobile SIM cards and opening bank accounts.
The Delhi High Court asked the Railways on Tuesday as to what steps it has taken, and proposes to take, to ensure availability of clean and safe drinking water on its trains as well as stations.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a plea seeking direction to the Centre to frame guidelines for registration of FIR for marital rape as also laws for making it a ground for divorce.
The Jharkhand High Court on Monday sought a report from the state government on the mob lynching of Tabrez Ansari in Seraikela-Kharsawan district on June 17 and the violence that took place in Ranchi during an agitation to protest the tragedy.
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the government to frame family laws for LGBT relationships and form a committee to look into these issues.
The agency said the bank account is in the name of Pavillion Point Corporation based in the British Virgin Islands, a company that is "beneficially owned" by Purvi Modi and Maiank Mehta. The couple is the sister and brother-in-law of Nirav Modi, who is currently under arrest in this alleged bank fraud case in London from where India is seeking his extradition.
A division bench of Justices I A Mahanty and A M Badar recently granted anticipatory bail to Rahul Shashikant Mahajan in a case lodged against him by the Kalyan police under provisions of the Act.
High Court has asked them to file their reply before July 26, asking why they should not be punished for contempt of court, according to the official orders.
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in a written reply said 43.55 lakh cases are pending in the high court and out of these, 18.75 lakh relate to civil matters and 12.15 lakh are criminal cases.
According to the guidelines, if pregnancy of a woman does not exceed 20 weeks, the doctors can terminate it. In rape cases, however, a DNA test of the conceptus is mandatory before an abortion can be carried out.
Justice V Ramasubramanian was administered the oath of office by Governor Acharya Devvrat in a simple but an impressive ceremony at the Raj Bhawan.
The Madras High Court Monday directed that private matrimonial websites and their founders be impleaded as respondents to a PIL filed by an NGO which sought directions to control and monitor such sites.
The Madras High Court has directed the principal chief conservator of forests and the chief wildlife warden to immediately take possession of a female elephant allegedly being used for begging by the wife of a mahout.
The State has "unfettered discretion" while granting visas to foreign nationals, certain humane considerations must influence its decisions, the Delhi High Court has said.
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