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Bengaluru: More than one crore cases -- including pending ones and pre-litigation cases -- were settled in the Lok Adalat held on December 13, said Justice Anusivaraman, executive chairman of Karnataka State Legal Services Authority. Speaking to the media at the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday, he informed that a total compensation of Rs 3.103 crore for 1,04,66,237 cases settled in the Lok Adalat has been awarded. A total of 2,469 cases registered under the Protection of Women from Domestic Vio ...Read More >
Madurai: The stone pillar atop Thiruparankundram hill in Madurai district is situated in an area belonging to Sikandar Badusha Dargah, Tamil Nadu Wakf Board said in Madras HC on Tuesday.A submission to this effect was made by the wakf board during a hearing on a batch of appeals challenging a single judge's order directing the Subramaniya Swamy temple management to light Karthigai Deepam at the stone 'Deepathoon' (lamp post) on one of the peaks of Thiruparankundram hills, apart from the other us ...Read More >
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 17 (ANI): The controversy over the lighting of Karthigai Deepam at the stone Deepathoon at Thiruparankundram continues to snowball. Sikkandar Dargah Secretary Arif Khan, has now claimed that there is no evidence which suggests that lamps have traditionally been lit at the hill. He further asserted that lamps have been lit only at the Uchi Pillaiyar Temple, and added that in earlier court orders, the structure was not described as a deepathoon (lamp pillar) ...Read More >
The Chhattisgarh High Court recently upheld a family court decree dissolving a marriage after accepting a man's claim that his wife had concealed a reproductive health issue before marriage, causing mental distress and leading to the breakdown of their relationship. A division bench of Justice Rajani Dubey and Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad dismissed an appeal filed by the woman, challenging a March 16, 2022 judgment from the family court in Kawardha, which had granted the husband a divorce o ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, were arrested on Tuesday after being deported from Thailand and placed under a two-day transit remand for production in a Goa court in connection with the December 6 fire incident that killed 25 people. The brothers arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here in an Indigo flight and were immediately handed over to authorities for further legal proceedings, 10 days after the blaze tore ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): The Directorate General Defence Estates (DGDE), under the Ministry of Defence, celebrated Defence Estates Day 2025 at Raksha Sampada Bhawan, Delhi Cantonment on Tuesday. The celebrations were attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who, in his address, described the Defence Estates Organisation as a shining example of transparency, efficiency & accountability - the administrative ethos needed to realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of Viksit Bh ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): The Directorate General Defence Estates (DGDE), under the Ministry of Defence, celebrated Defence Estates Day 2025 at Raksha Sampada Bhawan, Delhi Cantonment on Tuesday. The celebrations were attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who, in his address, described the Defence Estates Organisation as a shining example of transparency, efficiency & accountability - the administrative ethos needed to realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of Viksit Bh ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) Highlighting that defence land-related litigation consumes time as well as resources, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday laid emphasis on strengthening the litigation handling capacity, while exploring ways to make it more "intelligent and predictable". In his address at an event held here to mark Defence Estates Day, he also He recommended creation of a "mechanism" where the timing of cases, current status, next hearing, performance of legal counsel, and financia ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16: The Supreme Court has dissolved a 25-year-old marriage, holding that it had "ceased to exist in reality" and that there was no possibility of reconciliation. Allowing a petition filed by the husband, a bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Joymalya Bagchi invoked its extraordinary powers to do "complete justice between the parties" and granted divorce on the ground of irretrievable breakdown. The Justice Manmohan-headed Bench set aside a 2011 Gauhati High Court judgment that h ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Observing that courts should not compel estranged couples to continue marriages that survive only on paper, the Supreme Court on Monday dissolved the marriage of a husband and wife who had been living separately for the past 24 years. Allowing the husband's plea, a two-judge Bench headed by Justice Manmohan and Justice Joymalya Bagchi restored the divorce decree passed by the trial court and formally dissolved the marriage, noting that the relationship had irretrievably broken down. ...Read More >
New Delhi: Two court orders in the National Herald matter on Tuesday have added to the public confusion because they deal with two different "cases" that are connected but not identical. At the centre is this basic split, one track is the Enforcement Directorate's money-laundering case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), and the other is a Delhi Police case for the alleged underlying offences, often called the "predicate" or "scheduled" offence. The first development was in th ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra, brothers and co-owners of the Goa nightclub where a fire killed 25 people, landed in Delhi on Tuesday after they were deported from Thailand. They were handed over to Indian authorities immediately on arriving at the airport and taken into custody for further legal proceedings. The duo is expected to be produced before a Delhi court, sources said. The December 6 fire at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora in North Goa raised ser ...Read More >
Indian IT giants Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys are expected to suffer the most severe financial impact from a new United States policy that imposes a $100,000 supplemental fee on certain H-1B visa petitions. The fee, introduced through a presidential proclamation in September this year, applies to new H-1B applications for skilled workers entering the US from abroad, particularly those requiring consular processing. The administration has positioned the measure as a means to curb ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Residents of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) experienced marginal relief on Tuesday as weather conditions led to a slight improvement in air quality and visibility. The change came after north-westerly surface winds helped disperse the thick fog and haze that had blanketed the region a day earlier. The city's Air Quality Index (AQI) improved to the 'very poor' category, registering 381 on Tuesday, compared to 'severe' levels recorded on Monday. Str ...Read More >
A group of Thiruparukundram residents will hold a fast in support of lighting the lamp ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Tamil Nadu advocate general questioned the authenticity of the Deepathoon practice on Thiruparukundram hill * The state claimed Karthigai Deepam has been lit near Uchipillaiyar temple for over 100 years * The government challenged a December 1 order allowing temple administration to light the Deepam on the hilltop Did our AI summary help? Let u ...Read More >
The Bombay high court on Monday converted a civil suit against Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub into a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) saying "someone has to be held accountable" for the tragedy in which 25 people were killed. IMAGE: A woman walks past the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, which has been sealed for investigation following a fire that killed multiple people, in Goa. Photograph: Ali Monis Naqvi/Reuters In a stern observation, the Goa bench of the high court of Justices Sarang Kotwal ...Read More >
Slug: 4th National Lok AdalatSurat: Surat district once again emerged as the top performer in Gujarat during the 4th National Lok Adalat of 2025, securing the first position for the third consecutive time by disposing of 3.07 lakh cases across all courts.According to officials, a total of 1,29,172 disputes were placed before the Lok Adalat for settlement between parties, of which 1,26,723 cases were amicably resolved. These settlements led to the permanent resolution of disputes involving a tota ...Read More >
"In view of the prevailing weather conditions, the Hon'ble Chief Justice of India has advised, if convenient, the Members of the Bar/Parties-in-Person to avail hybrid mode of appearance through video conferencing facility in their matters listed before the Hon'ble Courts," the circular stated. In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court issued a circular Sunday advising lawyers and litigants to appear virtually, citing "prevailing weather conditions", a day after Delhi's air quality plunged int ...Read More >
Chief Justice BR Gavai on Monday lamented the growing trend of making scandalous allegations against a judge when they do not pass orders favourable to one party or the other. The Chief Justice - who will demit office on November 23 - was hearing a contempt of court argument in the N Peddi Raju case, in which the Supreme Court had pulled up Raju for making scurrilous comments against a Telangana High Court judge, Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya. The court closed the case after senior advocate Sa ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed deep concern over a "growing and disturbing trend" of litigants and lawyers making scandalous and scurrilous allegations against judges when court rulings do not go in their favour. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran made the observation while closing contempt proceedings against litigant N Peddi Raju and two lawyers, who were cautioned that such conduct undermines the integrity of the judicial system ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 10 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday expressed deep concern over a "growing and disturbing trend" of litigants and lawyers making scandalous and scurrilous allegations against judges when court rulings do not go in their favour. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran made the observation while closing contempt proceedings against litigant N Peddi Raju and two lawyers, who were cautioned that such conduct undermines the integrity of the jud ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed its discontent at the trend, where litigants make scandalous and scurrilous allegations against judges who do not rule in their favour, and, dropping the contempt proceedings in a matter, stressed that the majesty of law does not lie in punishing someone but in forgiving someone who acknowledges their mistake. The matter came up before a bench led by Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and comprising Justice K Vinod Chandran. The bench decided to dro ...Read More >
Mid-cap IT services player Hexaware Technologies has denied allegations in a lawsuit filed in the United States by Natsoft Corporation and its affiliate, Updraft LLC. The company said the allegations are without merit and that it expects to be vindicated on all counts. In a statement, Hexaware said it will vigorously defend its position through proper legal channels and is considering all options available at this time, including a possible challenge to the validity of the asserted patents and ...Read More >
MUMBAI, India, ISELIN, N.J. and LONDON, Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hexaware Technologies Limited (NSE: HEXT), a global provider of IT solutions and services, today issued a statement regarding a patent lawsuit filed in the United States by Natsoft Corporation and its affiliate, Updraft LLC, against Hexaware Technologies Limited and its subsidiary, Hexaware Technologies Inc (the "Company"). The Company denies all allegations in the lawsuit and believes these claims are without merit and that i ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Union govt on Monday convinced the Supreme Court to permit the department of telecom to review its demand of Rs 6,000 crore additional adjusted gross revenue demand for the FY 2016-17 on Vodafone-Idea. Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was informed by solicitor general Tushar Mehta that since the previous round of litigation, in which Vodafone was ordered to pay the AGR dues, there had been a change of circumstance as the Centre has acquired a 49% stake in the c ...Read More >
Chennai, Oct 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Madras High Court will on Monday take up a crucial batch of cases linked to actor-politician C. Joseph Vijay's TVK, the Karur rally stampede that claimed 41 lives on September 27, and the need for a uniform Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to govern all future political events in Tamil Nadu. The first Division Bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G. Arul Murugan is scheduled to hear the matters, beginning with the second anticipato ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has dismissed lawyer Mehmood Pracha's plea seeking to declare Supreme Court's 2019 Ayodhya judgment "null and void", calling it a "frivolous and luxurious" attempt to misuse the legal system. District judge Dharmender Rana not only upheld a Rs 1 lakh penalty imposed by a civil court but also added Rs 5 lakh more to "deter" similar cases.Supreme Court's Ayodhya verdict had unanimously awarded the disputed site to the deity Ram Lalla Virajman for temple construction, while ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 25 (ANI): The Patiala House Court has dismissed an appeal filed by advocate Mehmood Pracha challenging the 2019 Ayodhya verdict, calling the case "wholly frivolous, luxurious and an abuse of the process of law." The court also imposed an additional cost of Rs 5 lakh, over and above the Rs 1 lakh already levied by the trial court, directing Pracha to deposit a total of Rs 6 lakh with the Delhi Legal Services Authority (DLSA), New Delhi, within 30 days. Also Read | Pak ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The Chennai North District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed Gulf Air Airlines to pay a compensation of nearly Rs 1.4 lakhs with 9 per cent interest to a former Tamil Nadu MLA who was denied travel in a flight because he had no surname in the passport. The complainant, Nizamudeen, a Periamet resident, is a former Tamil Nadu MLA and a practising Madras High Court advocate. He had been using Gulf Air since 2000. On February 9, 2023, he was scheduled to travel on a Gulf ...Read More >
New Delhi: Senior-most Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant on Friday said technology is a powerful ally, but justice will always be a profoundly human enterprise. He was delivering the keynote address during the inauguration ceremony of the 29th National Law Conference organised by the Bar Association of Sri Lanka at Kandy. Justice Surya Kant said technology has become a force multiplier for the judiciary and court administration, and the once paper-heavy corridors of the judicial offices a ...Read More >
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