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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is set to hear on Monday a plea filed by Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali J Angmo. The plea challenges the climate activist’s detention under the stringent National Security Act (NSA) as illegal and an arbitrary exercise violating his fundamental rights.The matter will be heard before a bench comprising Justices Aravind…
NEW DELHI: SC on Friday agreed to hear Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association’s plea to make Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act applicable to sexual harassment complaints against advocates. It issued a notice of appeal against a Bombay high court judgment holding that the Act was not applicable to advocates.A bench of Justices B V…
The legal drama over the Rs 30,000 crore estate of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur, intensified on Friday, with his 6-year-old son of his wife, Priya Kapur, opposing a plea filed by actor Karisma Kapoor’s children challenging the will’s authenticity. Appearing before Justice Jyoti Singh, senior advocate Akhil Sibal, representing the minor boy, argued that the…
Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam NEW DELHI: Delhi police on Thursday told the Supreme Court that when intellectuals become terrorists, they become “more dangerous” than those working on the ground. The police made these statements as it strongly opposed the bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others in connection with the February…
In a major update in the ongoing legal fight over Sunjay Kapur’s inheritance, Karisma Kapoor’s children Samaira and Kiaan have filed a new petition against Priya Sachdev. They want the court to stop Priya from changing or moving any of Sunjay’s assets until the case is settled. The court will hear this request on November…
NEW DELHI: Janshakti Janta Dal founder Tej Pratap Yadav on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah to investigate allegations of “mental and physical pressure” on his parents, RJD patriarch Lalu Prasad and former chief minister Rabri Devi. Calling it an attack on the “very soul” of RJD, Tej Pratap…
Farhan Akhtar‘s next ‘120 Bahadur’ was in the news as the film’s title was questioned and a petitioner filed a plea to the court for the change in its name. The petitioner wanted the title changed to ‘120 Vir Ahir’, but the court refused after hearing the matter on Monday, November 17. During the proceedings,…
As the Davis Cup Final 8 commences in Bologna, so too does a spirited debate surrounding the tournament’s structure. Notable players like Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are advocating for a return to a more familiar home-and-away format. Alcaraz hopes to achieve his first victory for Spain as they face the Czech Republic. Some stakeholders…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea filed by Tamil Nadu government against Karnataka over construction of a reservoir across the Cauvery River and called it “premature.” During the hearing, bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justices K Vinod Chandran and Justice NV Anjaria asserted that the plan…
US President Donald Trump has sent a letter to his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog, urging him to consider granting a pardon to Benjamin Netanyahu, who is currently on trial in three separate corruption cases, the Presidency of Israel said on Wednesday. In a statement, Herzog’s office said: “This morning, President Isaac Herzog received the attached…
