The Latest Breaking News from the High Court

2011 election affidavit lands MLA aspirant in trouble now

Election affidavit filed in 2011 lands an MLA aspirant in trouble

The Hindu · Oct 8, 2023

Manipur HC reserves order on tribal body’s right to appeal controversial ST status judgment

The Manipur High Court has reserved its order on the All Manipur Tribal Union’s (AMTU) application.

The Hindu · Oct 8, 2023

Flurry of court hearings of Chandrababu Naidu cases on Oct. 9 keeps his family and TDP on the edge

Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s family, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and his innumerable supporters are waiting with bated breath for the outcome of the hearing of his Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the skill development scam case by the Supreme Court on October 9. They are hoping…

The Hindu · Oct 8, 2023

Karnataka High Court expresses concern over uncontrolled feeding of street dogs in public places

Taking note of the uncontrolled feeding of stray dogs in public places, including in front of the Vidhana Soudha, in a manner posing health hazard and danger to public and children in particular, the High Court of Karnataka on Thursday asked the State government to inform about remedial measures taken…

The Hindu · Oct 5, 2023

Eco-terrorist who planted explosive in Edinburgh tourist hotspot jailed

AN eco-terrorist who was radicalised on online forums and then planted a potentially explosive device in one of Edinburgh’s tourist hotspots has…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 5, 2023

Karnataka govt. to pay ₹5 lakh to ₹7.5 lakh compensation in cases of unnatural death of people while in prison

A policy has been framed for paying a compensation of ₹7.5 lakh to the next of kin of the prisoners in case of unnatural death of prisoner due to a quarrel among prisoners, and ₹5 lakh in case of other unnatural deaths, including suicide, within the prisons, the High Court…

The Hindu · Oct 5, 2023

High Court imposes ₹5 lakh cost on Karnataka govt. for not responding to petition on city’s public toilets for three years

The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday imposed a cost of ₹5 lakh on the State government for failing to respond for the last three years and despite a specific direction issued by the court on August 8 to file response within three weeks on a PIL petition, which had…

The Hindu · Oct 4, 2023

Walayar girls’ mother seeks action against CBI prosecutor

The mother of the two Walayar girls who had been found hanging in their house at Attppallam nearly seven years ago has demanded action against Central Bureau of Investigation public prosecutor K.P. Satheesan under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The Hindu · Oct 4, 2023

Power to initiate contempt proceedings cannot be used to choke citizens’ voice in a free country, says Madras High Court

Madras HC allows Gurumurthy's plea to set aside A-G's recall order on contempt proceedings against him. Issue related to comments made by Gurumurthy about judiciary. A-G had recalled predecessor's order rejecting consent for contempt proceedings due to English translation of Tamil speech. Gurumurthy alleged "motive" behind recall order, HC allowed…

The Hindu · Oct 4, 2023

Israeli Supreme Court Considers Petitions Challenging ‘Recusal Law’ Restricting PM’s Disqualification

Israel's Supreme Court to Hold Second Hearing on 'Recusal Law' Limiting Prime Minister's Removal

Zenger · Oct 4, 2023