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NEW DELHI: A nine-judge Supreme Court bench led by CJI Surya Kant on Tuesday said the SC in 2006 should have outrightly “thrown in the dustbin’ the original PIL that led to quashing of Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple custom restricting entry of women in the 10 to 50 age group. “All India Young Lawyers Association’, which…
NEW DELHI: The central government on Tuesday approved an increase in the number of judges from 33 to 37 (excluding the Chief Justice of India) at meeting, six years after it was raised from 31 to 33.The move, which government said aims to strengthen the Supreme Court, is aimed to ensure speedier justice as over…
On behalf of the wife, it was argued that she had been removed from her job following initiation of the matrimonial dispute and was presently without any independent source of income. (AI image) The Allahabad High Court has reaffirmed a critical principle in matrimonial law that maintenance is not a relief to encourage a spouse…
NEW DELHI: Reversing two cardinal principles of the criminal justice system for acid attack cases, Supreme Court on Monday said once an acid attack survivor names the accused, the onus will be on him to prove innocence, and those convicted should face the harshest punishment.In the criminal justice system, SC has zealously implemented two major…
English comedian Peter Kay A 19-year-old accused of triggering a bomb scare at a Peter Kay comedy show was removed from court after repeatedly interrupting proceedings. Omar Majed was taken down to the cells midway through a brief hearing at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on Monday after failing to comply with instructions from the judge.District…
The Delhi High Court has barred several social media accounts and websites from misusing the personality rights of Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor, including selling merchandise that features his name or likeness.On April 29, Justice Tushar Rao Gedela issued an ex parte interim injunction to safeguard Kapoor’s personality and publicity rights. The court also instructed Google…
The Delhi High Court has declined to grant interim relief in a trademark infringement case filed by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) over the use of its name in the Jigra, starring Alia Bhatt. However, the court has directed Dharma Productions to include a disclaimer at the beginning of the film, clarifying that the depiction is…
From teachers to medicos, SIR deletions have stripped people of voting rights in Bengal (File photo) KOLKATA: A senior central government officer in a PSU, an assistant teacher in a govt school, a medical professional preparing for a national entrance exam and an insurance agent whose licence hinges on his voter status – all moved…
Sixteen years after a controversy erupted over a joke on the television show ‘Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo’, the Bombay High Court has quashed the FIR filed against actor-host Shekhar Suman and comedian Bharti Singh, offering them long-awaited relief. The verdict came on May 1. For those not in the know, an FIR was filed against…
A Chinese court ruled that companies cannot terminate employees just to replace them with artificial intelligence systems, as authorities juggle the need to stabilise the domestic labour market with a global race to develop AI technologies.The court decided that a tech firm in eastern China had illegally fired one of its workers after he refused…
