The petition was filed by a lawyer from Aurangabad, as the name Loveratri was a distortion of the name of the Hindu festival Navratri and would hurt the sentiments of the community. read more

The Bombay high court directed on Wednesday that no child in Maharashtra should be deprived of the benefits of the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) for the want of an Aadhaar card read more

The illegal constructions include the bungalow of fugitive businessman Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi read more

The Punjab government made an appeal against the court order. The HC division has again asked them to approach single judge bench. read more

The division bench will take up the opinion submitted by Punjab government’s two-member panel constituted to examine the STF report on the alleged links between former revenue minister and Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia and some drug traffickers. read more

The division bench of justice AB Chaudhari and justice Inderjit Singh also dismissed the mother-son’s appeal against the 2013 trial court verdict read more

Ramchandran Kagne, the accused lawyer, was the defence counsel for a man accused of raping a minor girl. read more

Case is related to probe that DGP Chattopadhyaya led SIT has done to ascertain alleged complicity of ex-Moga SSP Raj Jit Singh with drug traffickers read more

Fatwas violate “rights, dignity, status, honour” of individuals, says court. read more

The court also noted state’s own affidavit said there existed no specific law or statutory provision that restrained citizens from carrying outside food into cinema theatres. read more

The bench said every other day, commuters fall into the gap, with lives being lost read more

93% of sea water pollution around the city was caused by the discharge of untreated sewage read more

HC was hearing a petition filed by advocate Ashok Saraogi challenging a notice issued by Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) that asked tenants to vacate the building immediately. read more

The Uttarakhand high court on Tuesday directed the forest department to provide details with 24 hours of a suitable land available for building a solid waste treatment plant in Haldwani where solid waste could be disposed of on scientific lines and forest... read more

The HC also directed all educational institutions in the state to provide amanuensis — a person whose job is to write on behalf of another person — to visually challenged students within three months read more