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Wednesday, December 17, 2025
TopicHigh court

Topic: high court

How courts are ‘creatively interpreting’ grey zone between minors & consent in POCSO cases

Last year, both the Bombay and Madras High Court noted there were issues with the POCSO Act and its harming teenagers in consensual relationships.

Karachi’s Safari Park finally knows the sex of its elephant. It’s Sonia, not Sonu

The startling revelation of the elephant's sex left Pakistani Twitter amused, wondering why zookeepers couldn't spot something this 'hard to miss'.

All India Judicial Service won’t solve pendency. And no, the IAS, IPS parallel doesn’t work

Supporters of AIJS argue that it can help reduce pendency, while opposers look at the lack of knowledge of local language and laws. Both are wrong.

Centre notifies elevation of 8 judges as chief justices of high courts

The law ministry also said that five chief justices were transferred to various high courts.

Over 7,800 PILs on violation of fundamental rights filed in high courts since 2019: Govt data

While some high courts have not maintained a separate record of such PILs, data of some other high courts was available without a year-wise breakup.

Centre moves SC seeking transfer of pleas pending in HCs challenging validity of IT Rules

The petitions pending in different high courts across India have challenged the new IT Rules intended to regulate social media firms like Facebook, Twitter as well as OTT players.

SC seeks feedback from HC chief justices on model rules to live stream court hearings

The rules for live telecast of hearings in high courts and trial courts were finalised by a panel of four SC judges that was set up in November 2020.

How India’s high courts turned Covid warriors as Centre and states faltered

High courts of Delhi, Madras, Karnataka, Gujarat, Allahabad, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Telangana, Patna, and Bombay often stepped in when govt action was missing or unsatisfactory.

‘Govts can’t walk into SC any time’ — this judge has a lesson for Centre, states on delays

Since January 2020, Supreme Court has pulled up Centre & states in at least 40 cases for filing late pleas. Time period to file appeal in SC is 90 days, but many were filed after 400-600 days.

Vedas, Bhagavad Gita support idea of inter-caste marriage, ignorant to oppose, rules HC judge

Citing marriages of Shiva-Sati, Dushyant-Shakuntala, single-judge Himachal Pradesh High Court bench denounces opposition to inter-caste marriages, says it's a violation of constitutional mandate.

On Camera

Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.