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The Madras High Court on Tuesday (September 1) set aside the conviction of BJP leader H Raja in two hate speech cases arising from his derogatory remarks against social reformer EV Ramasamy, popularly known as Periyar, and DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi. Justice V Lakshminarayanan allowed appeals filed by Raja challenging his 2024 conviction by the [] The post Hate speech case:Madras High Court acquits BJP leader H Raja over remarks on Periyar, Kanimozhi appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central government to consider whether the retail sale of acid should be completely prohibited or allowed only under stringent regulatory safeguards. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana issued the direction after being informed that acid remains easily [] The post Supreme Court asks Centre to consider ban or strict regulation of retail acid sales appeared first on India Legal .

The Calcutta High Court has commuted the death sentence awarded to a man for the murder of his wife to rigorous imprisonment for life, holding that the trial court had wrongly categorised the case as falling within the rarest of rare category by relying on the rituals associated with a Hindu marriage. A Division Bench [] The post Calcutta High Court commutes death sentence, says marriage rituals alone cannot anchor trial courts findings appeared first on India Legal .

The Telangana High Court has directed Forest Department authorities not to interfere with the peaceful possession, administration and functioning of a mosque and madrasa situated in the Ananthagiri Hills of Vikarabad district without adhering to due process of law. Justice Surepalli Nanda passed the order while disposing of a writ petition filed by the Mutawalli [] The post Telangana High Court bars forest officials from interfering with Ananthagiri hills mosque, madrasa without following due pr

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday extended interim protection to Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee, directing the investigating authorities to refrain from adopting any coercive measures against him in connection with three FIRs registered in the aftermath of the political transition in West Bengal on May 4. Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya passed the order while entertaining [] The post Calcutta High Court extends interim protection to Abhishek Banerjee in three FIRs, rules out need for

The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by the Khan Market Welfare Association seeking directions to the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to adopt a uniform methodology for determining property tax across its jurisdiction. The NDMC governs several prominent commercial and residential areas of Lutyens Delhi, including Khan Market, Connaught Place and [] The post Delhi High Court rejects Khan market welfare association plea for uniform property tax valuation in NDMC areas appea

The Supreme Court on Friday questioned whether the statutory employment guarantee for rural workers could be placed on the same constitutional footing as the fundamental right to life and dignity under Article 21 of the Constitution. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana made the [] The post Supreme Court questions whether right to work under rural employment scheme can be equated with Article 21 appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on August 21 set aside a Madras High Court order directing the trial court to summon the Union Telecom Secretary as a court witness in the criminal case against DMK MP and former Union Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran concerning the alleged misuse of BSNL telecom facilities. A Bench of Justice K.V. Viswanathan [] The post Dayanidhi Maran BSNL case: Supreme Court sets aside Madras High Court order summoning telecom secretary as court witness appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has granted bail to Sudipta Sen, chairman and managing director of the Saradha Group, in a case arising from the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam, taking note of his prolonged incarceration of nearly a decade. A Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Augustine George Masih passed the order in Sudipta Sen [] The post Saradha chit fund scam: Supreme Court grants bail to Sudipta Sen after nearly a decade in custody appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court is examining a challenge by members of an arbitral tribunal against a Rajasthan High Court order that curtailed their fees over the prolonged pendency of arbitration proceedings. While hearing the arbitrators plea, the top court itself expressed concern over the extraordinary time taken to bring the dispute to a conclusion, remarking that [] The post Supreme Court flags excessive arbitration delay as arbitrators challenge Rajasthan High Court fee cut appeared first on India Leg

The Supreme Court on Friday commenced its three-day Samadhan Samaroh Special Lok Adalat, an initiative aimed at facilitating the amicable resolution of pending cases through mediation and other consent-based mechanisms. The exercise will be conducted on August 21, 22 and 23. Samadhan Samaroh stands for Supreme Court Action for Mediated Adjudication and Disputes Harmonization Across [] The post Supreme Court begins three-day Samadhan Samaroh special Lok Adalat to facilitate settlements appeared f

A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Atarup Banerjee was hearing a plea filed by advocate Md. Danish Farooqui, who alleged that police officials had issued blanket oral directions to religious institutions, including mosques and temples, requiring the removal of loudspeakers. The petition further claimed that mosque authorities had been subjected [] The post Calcutta High Court dismisses plea alleging coercive removal of mosque loudspeakers, Cites la

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Union government to frame guidelines in coordination with States for establishing specialised elephant clinics and make periodic health check-ups mandatory for all captive elephants. A Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana also directed that individual medical records be [] The post Supreme Court mandates periodic health checks, medical records for all captive elephants appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre and social media platforms on a plea seeking safeguards against police uploading photographs and videos of accused persons on social media in a manner that could prejudice their right to a fair trial and violate their dignity. A three-judge Bench comprising Chief Justice of India [] The post Supreme Court seeks Centre, social media platforms response on police posting accused persons images online appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking to declare hanging unconstitutional and replace it with a more painless method of executing the death penalty in India. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, hearing the plea in Rishi Malhotra v. Union of India, declined to refer the earlier three-judge Bench decision [] The post Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking ban on hanging as mode of death penalty appeared first on India Legal .