Ashish Sinha

Tech-shift needs mindset change: Chief Justice of India Chandrachud

October 16, 2023

Chief Justice of India, D.Y. Chandrachud, emphasised the necessity of technology-friendly legal systems, underlining the importance of aligning this technological transformation with a shift in mindset among all judges, members of the bar, registry officials, and administrative staff. “Our move towards a technology-friendly legal system must be complemented by a...

AP Court allows AC facility for TDP Chief Naidu in Rajamahendravaram Jail

October 16, 2023

A court in Andhra Pradesh has granted permission for air-conditioning to be provided to TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu at the Rajamahendravaram central prison, where he is detained due to his alleged involvement in the Skill Development Corporation Scam case. A legal team representing Naidu submitted a petition on Saturday...

Residents of naxal-affected Bastar villages to vote after 40 years

October 16, 2023

The upcoming assembly elections in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district hold particular significance, as residents of 40 naxal-affected villages will have the opportunity to vote for the first time in four decades. Previously, these naxal-affected areas were too perilous to safely conduct polling. However, 40 of these highly affected villages will now...

Delhi court sends AAP’s Sanjay Singh to judicial custody till Oct 27

October 14, 2023

Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Friday sent AAP leader Sanjay Singh to judicial custody for the alleged Delhi excise policy scam till October 27. Special Judge MK Nagpal ordered Singh to be sent to jail after the probe agency produced him before the court on the expiry of his ED...

SC dismisses plea seeking ban on children screening for nursery admissions

October 14, 2023

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition challenging the Delhi High Court’s decision refusing to direct the lieutenant governor to grant assent to or return a 2015 bill that proposed banning the screening of children for nursery admissions. A bench of Justices SK Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia stated that...

26-week pregnancy termination: SC seeks AIIMS report on foetus condition

October 14, 2023

The Supreme Court on Friday sought a report from the medical board at AIIMS regarding the condition of a 26-week-old foetus of a married woman seeking permission for pregnancy termination. The woman had been granted permission for termination based on medical grounds in a previous court order, and the Centre...

SC dismisses plea challenging Darwin’s theory of evolution

October 14, 2023

The Supreme Court dismissed a PIL challenging the Darwin theory of evolution and the Einstein’s equation of relativity on Friday. A bench comprising of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia told the petitioner, who was appearing in person, that if he believes those theories were wrong, then the Supreme...

Karnataka HC stays criminal proceedings against BJP President JP Nadda

October 14, 2023

The Karnataka High Court has stayed the criminal proceedings against BJP national president J P Nadda in connection with certain remarks he made at an election rally in April this year. The case was initiated by the Shiggaon police in Haveri district. A bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna has granted...

SC dismisses PIL challenging oath taking of Bombay CJ D K Upadhyaya

October 14, 2023

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a PIL, deeming it “frivolous.” The petitioner had sought a direction to reinstate Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya as the Bombay High Court Chief Justice because he did not take the oath as prescribed under the Constitution. The court also imposed a fine of Rs...

No nominations filed on day 1 for first phase of Chhattisgarh polls

October 14, 2023

The Chief Electoral Officer said that the process of filing of nominations for the first phase of the Chhattisgarh assembly elections began on Friday with the issuance of the notification but no nominations were filed during the day. He further stated that October 20 is the last date for filing...

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