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SC Issues Contempt Notice To Calcutta HC Judge
In an unprecedented step, the Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a contempt notice to a sitting Calcutta High Court judge Justice C.S. Karnan for writing letters casting aspersions on several judges.....
We Are Not Prisoners, Say AIADMK MLAs
AIAMDK MLAs backing its General Secretary V.K. Sasikala in the power struggle in Tamil Nadu on Friday said they were not being held hostage.....
SC Imposes Rs 10 Lakh On Bihar Assembly Lawmaker
The Supreme Court on Friday imposed a cost of Rs 10 lakh on Bihar assembly lawmaker for resorting to frivolous litigation over the veracity of a newspaper article that had appeared more than 22 year ago.....
SC Defers Contempt Hearing As Justice Karnan Does Not Appear
The Supreme Court on Monday deferred for three weeks a hearing on contempt proceedings against Calcutta High Court judge Justice C.S. Karnan as he did not appear before the court as directed.....
Asha Kiran Home Deaths: HC To Hear PIL On February 17
In the wake of deplorable conditions at the Asha Kiran Home for the mentally challenged, where 11 inmates have died over the past two months, a PIL was filed in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday seeking action against the erring officials.....
One Convicted, Two Let Off In 2005 Delhi Serial Blasts Case
A court here on Thursday acquitted two men but convicted one accused under terror charges in the 2005 Delhi serial blasts case that killed over 60 people. ....
Delhi Government Challenges Nursery Admissions Order
The AAP government on Thursday approached the Delhi High Court, challenging a single-judge order that stayed its nursery admissions notification compelling 298 private schools, built on public land, to adopt only neighbourhood criteria.....
Former Chief Justice Of India Altamas Kabir Dead
Former Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir died here on Sunday following a brief illness. He was 68.....
HC Seeks Response From UP On Alleged Rs 100-crore Scam
In a fresh trouble for the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP), the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has sought response from the state government on a public suit that alleges a Rs 100-crore scam in the Samajwadi Ambulance Service, a dream project of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.....
Lahore HC Seeks Government Response On Hafiz Saeed Detention
A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Punjab Home Department on a petition challenging the detention of Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed.....
