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Publicise the list of places for immersing Vinayaka idols: NGT

Publicise the list of places for immersing Vinayaka idols: NGT

The Hindu · Sep 9, 2023

Karnataka High Court dismisses PIL seeking reinvestigation into Soujanya murder case

The High Court of Karnataka on Friday refused to entertain a PIL petition seeking a fresh or reinvestigation into the 2012 case of rape and murder of 17-year-old Soujanya, who was a student of SDM College, Ujire near Dharmasthala in Dakshina Kannada district.

The Hindu · Sep 8, 2023

Karnataka High Court allows Shanth Thimmaiah to continue as KSPCB chairman for now

The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday stayed the State government’s August 31 corrigendum, which resulted in abruptly ending the tenure of Karnataka State Pollution Control Board’s Chairperson Shanth A. Thimmaiah.

The Hindu · Sep 7, 2023

High Court accepts BBMP’s timeline-based action plan to remove encroachments of lakes and drains

The High Court of Karnataka on Monday accepted the action plans submitted by the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) for prevention and removal of encroachments of storm-water drains and lakes by fixing responsibility on the designated officers and timeline for taking various steps.

The Hindu · Sep 5, 2023

HC appoints advocate commissioner to record evidence in election petition against Minister Srinivas Goud

Justice M. Laxman of Telangana High Court on Monday appointed Advocate Commissioner to record evidence of nine government officials in the election petition filed by a civilian challenging election of Minister V. Srinivas Goud from Mahbubnagar constituency in the 2018 Assembly polls.

The Hindu · Sep 5, 2023

Supreme Court turns down A.P. Govt.’s plea to suspend High Court stay in R-5 zone case

A Division Bench of the apex court, comprising Justices Sanjeev Khanna and Pankaj Mittal, expressed a prima facie opinion that the High Court order under challenge was well considered by a full Bench, and sought to know if it was advisable to permit the government to spend more than ₹1,000…

The Hindu · Sep 1, 2023

Supreme Court judge P. K. Mishra recuses from hearing Satyendar Jain's interim bail plea in money-laundering case

Supreme Court judge P. K. Mishra on September 1 recused himself from hearing the bail plea of former Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain in a money-laundering case.

The Hindu · Sep 1, 2023

High Court moves to treat sexual assault victims and accused with dignity

High Court moves to treat sexual assault victims and accused with dignity

The Hindu · Aug 29, 2023

Special court for land-grabbing cases will lose jurisdiction if owners are put in lawful possession of disputed land: Karnataka HC

The special court for land-grabbing cases will lose jurisdiction to entertain a complaint when the landowners are put in possession of the land through a lawfully registered sale deed, as such issues would require adjudication as “a pure and simple suit for title” by the competent courts, said the High…

The Hindu · Aug 29, 2023

SC sends railway demolition-affected people to civil court to prove claim of adverse possession of disputed land

The Supreme Court gave liberty to those affected by the eviction to prove their ownership of the land by adverse possession in a civil court. They must prove continuous possession of the property for at least 12 years to establish a claim.

The Hindu · Aug 28, 2023