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Tajinder Bagga gets relief till May 10 after midnight high court hearing

Advocate General Anmol Rattan Singh said that Punjab has taken a strong objection to the matter being taken up at midnight, saying that it was not so urgent

Karnataka High Court breather for Xiaomi India in ED seizure case

The High Court of Karnataka has given a breather to Xiaomi Technology India Private Limited by staying the April 29 order of the ED by which Rs 5551.27 crore of the company was seized

Dabholkar's rationalist work riled some, says activist about murder

A member-activist of Maharashtra Andhashradha Nirmoolan Samiti was on Friday examined by the prosecution in connection with the Narendra Dabholkar murder case.

HC allows Ram Rahim to appear via video conferencing in sacrilege cases

Gurmeet Ram Rahim who is currently lodged in Sunaria Jail of Rohtak will now appear only through video conferencing in matters related to the 2015 sacrilege incidents

After HC rap, SBI approves farmer's outstanding amount of 31 paise

The State Bank of India on Monday told the Gujarat High Court that it has issued a no-dues certificate, which was withheld over non-payment of an outstanding amount of just 31 paise.

Priortise cases of 350,000 poor undertrials: PM Modi to CMs, High Courts

The Prime Minister insisted that judicial reform is not merely a policy matter and human sensitivities are involved and they should be kept in the centre of all the deliberations

Karnataka High Court backs simultaneous levy of excise duty, GST on tobacco

A two-judge bench, comprising justice Alok Aradhe and justice S Vishwajith Shetty, basically upheld the earlier order by a single bench of the court in this regard

'40 mn cases in trial courts': Venugopal calls for steps to clear backlog

Attorney General K K Venugopal on Friday called for drastic measures to clear the huge pendency of cases and restore people's faith in the justice delivery system.

Filled 126 vacancies in HCs in less than a year, expecting 50 more: CJI

Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana urged the chief justices of high courts, which are still having a number of vacancies, to forward the names for elevation at the earliest

CJI Ramana to chair conference of HC Chief Justices on Friday

Being held after a gap of six years, the conference is being organized with an aim to address and resolve the issues concerning the judiciary

Hearing in Krishna Janmabhoomi case suit now on May 10, say court officials

The hearing on the maintainability of a civil filed by five persons seeking the removal of Shahi Masjid Idgah situated adjacent to the Shri Krishna temple in Mathura has been adjourned to May 10.

168 proposals for HC appointments at various stages of processing: Rijiju

Against 387 vacancies in various high courts, 168 proposals are at various stages of processing between the government and the Supreme Court collegium, Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday

Rape even by husband is rape: Karnataka HC refuses to drop case against man

Equating sexual assault by a husband on his wife with rape, the Karnataka high court (HC) has refused to quash proceedings against a man accused of alleged rape by his wife.

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Hijab judgment raises more questions

Andhra HC order upholding PPAs positive for renewable energy sector: ICRA

The High Court of Andhra Pradesh upholding the sanctity of PPAs (power purchase agreements) is a positive development for the renewable energy sector, ICRA said on Wednesday. The High Court of Andhra Pradesh vide its order on March 15, 2022 in the matter of PPA tariff renegotiation for wind and solar power projects, has directed the state discoms to honor the terms of the signed PPAs and clear the pending payments, as per the agreed tariff under the PPA within six weeks from the date of the order. "The order issued by the AP High Court upholding the sanctity of the signed PPAs is a significant positive development for the renewable energy sector and thus, will provide a major liquidity relief for the affected IPPs in the state," Girishkumar Kadam, Senior Vice President & Co-Group Head - Corporate ratings, ICRA, said in the statement. According to Kadam, pending resolution of PPA tariff renegotiation matters has been a key concern for the RE sector and in turn affected the credit ..

CJI rues lack of basic judicial infra, stresses need of filling vacancies

The CJI was speaking as the chief guest at the National Seminar on Adjudication of IPR Disputes in India which was organised by the Delhi High Court

PIL business stealing attention from other important matters: SC

This PIL business is stealing attention from other important matters, the Supreme Court observed when a matter related to the expansion of Karwar port in Karnataka was mentioned for urgent listing

'Why not turban, bindi, cross': Hijab arguments play out in Karnataka HC

No other religious symbol is considered in the Government Order, why only hijab? Discrimination against Muslim girls is purely based on their religion said senior advocate Ravivarma Kumar

SC allows Future Retail to move HC to seek resumption of NCLT proceedings

Senior advocate Harish Salve, representing Future Retail, argued that the proceedings before the NCLT have reached the stage listed at serial no 8 (meeting of the shareholders and creditors)

'Allow headscarf matching uniform colour,' students request Karnataka HC

The girls made the plea to the full bench of the High Court comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice J M Khazi and Justice Krishna M Dixit