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In pre-arrest bail to married man over ‘rape on pretext of marriage’, HC junks woman’s ‘ignorance’ claim

Delhi HC noted woman was unlikely to have been misled. There was long delay in FIR against accused & case appeared to be of extramarital consensual relations, it said.

Who gets Henry? Dramatic tug-of-paw between Mahua Moitra and Jai Dehadrai, now in Delhi HC

Dehadrai has moved the Delhi High Court claiming that a trial court’s 'gag order' in the matter has impacted his right to free speech.

‘Wholesale disregard’: Why HC rapped Centre while hearing plea by Kamal Nath’s sister in Moser Baer case

The HC last week quashed a govt order seeking a probe by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office into the affairs of Moser Baer India Ltd from when Nita Puri & Rahul Puri were its directors.

HC’s ‘last chance’ to Centre to make disability-friendly OTT norms, else joint secy must attend hearing

Delhi High Court has directed I&B ministry to incorporate closed captions, Indian sign language interpretation, audio descriptions and dialogue boost.

New front in tussle with governor: Kerala & West Bengal spar with Raj Bhavans over appointment of VCs

Supreme Court has appointed search-and-selection committees to choose vice-chancellors nominated by both chief minister and governor for state-run universities.

Speedy trial a right but delay by accused: What HC said denying Tasleem Ahmed bail in 2020 riots case

Ahmed was arrested on 19 June, 2020, and has been in custody without significant progress in trial. He cited violation of constitutional right to liberty for seeking bail.

‘Hotel grab’ linked to Chidambaram kin: Why CBI probe has hit a wall 8 years on

Complainant K Kathirvel had approached CBI alleging that Indian Overseas Bank officials auctioned ‘The Comfort Inn’ at a lesser price & sold it to P Chidambaram's sister-in-law.

Why Delhi HC rejected bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam & 7 others in 2020 riots case

A hurried trial would be detrimental to the rights of both the appellants and the state, the bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur said.

Collegium recommends 26 names as judges of Allahabad High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of 12 lawyers & 14 judicial officers as judges of the Allahabad High Court.

Delhi HC rejects bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam & 7 others in 2020 Delhi riots case

A division bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur had reserved its verdict on 9 July after hearing the batch of petitions, which had been pending in HC since 2022.

On Camera

Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.