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Madras HC moots lifetime vehicle insurance premium

Are you ready to pay lifetime insurance premium for your vehicle at one go?  Most of you may say yes as it saves yearly hassle. The Madras High Court has observed that vehicle-owners be made t

Pak told to act against court freedom for Mumbai attacker Lakhvi

India has reacted strongly and quickly to the developments in Pakistan. The Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday said the Pakistan government should take measures to ensure that Mumbai attack masterm

Bihar exams cheating: HC raps minister, papers in 4 centres cancelled

The Patna High Court on Friday slammed as "very shameful" Bihar Education Minister PK Shahi`s statement that cheating-free exams were not possible in the state. On Thursday, Shahi said th

Judges appointment panel notified, SC hearing on NJAC from April 15

The union government has notified the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, 2014 and the Constitution (Ninety-ninth Amendment) Act, 2014 to end the collegium system in the appointment of j

Jung meets home secy as centre goes to SC on Delhi power struggle

With administration in Delhi coming to a virtual standstill, the centre has approached the supreme court against Delhi high court`s verdict on home ministry`s division of power notification. On Thu

Impatient centre makes its case a suspect

Is centre making its case weak by rushing to the supreme court on governance in Delhi based on suspect logic? The legal tussle between the Centre and the Delhi government over the home ministry not

Rape crime is not negotiable, say lawyers on bail for TN rapist

Lawyers and women`s rights activists have termed the order as unacceptable and shocking. These are public reactions against the controversial order of justice P Devadass of the Madras high court in

Vyapam scam: HC to decide on CBI probe today

The Madhya Pradesh high court bench at Jabalpur will decide today (July 8) on the state government’s request for a CBI investigation into the multi-crore Vyapam recruitment scam.

Ban lifted on Jain ritual of voluntary fasting to death

The supreme court has stayed Rajasthan high court`s order declaring Santhara, a Jain ritual of voluntary and systematic fasting to death, as a criminal offence and issued a notice to centre and the

Meat ban order stayed in Mumbai, no curbs on individual choice

There will be no ban on sale of meat in Mumbai. This morning the Bombay high court stayed the ban on sale of meat in Maharashtra on September 17. However, the court refused to interfere with the ba

Delhi pollution: Curbs on vehicles gets 15 days test run

Public wrath is being expressed on the social media and the politicians have been gate-crashing on the issue of Delhi government`s move to curb movement of private vehicles in the capital due to ba

Public transport in Delhi insufficient, says HC and may end odd/even rule

Saying that Delhi’s public transport is insufficient to cater to the public and that the people are inconvenienced, the Delhi high court today asked the state government why it was necessary

Demolish Adarsh society building, orders Bombay high court

 The Bombay high court on Friday directed the Centre and the ministry of environment and forests to demolish the scam-ridden Adarsh Housing Society in south Mumbai. The court also ordered an i

Bihar liquor ban struck down

Within six months of prohibition being imposed in Bihar, the Patna High Court on Friday put an en

Oldest high court case is 61-year old

The oldest case in a high court is 61-year old. The civil case in the Rajasthan high court was filed in 1956, the Lok Sabha was informed.   The oldest crimina

Operationalise accountability provisions of NFSA: HC to Delhi govt

A bench of the Delhi high court comprising chief justice Geeta Mittal and justice C Hari Shankar pulled up the Delhi government on its failure to frame rules under the National Food Security Act (N

Visionary Talk: Amitabh Gupta, Pune Police Commissioner with Kailashnath Adhikari, MD, Governance Now


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