The Latest Breaking News from the High Court

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has denied the charge of having illegally detained Minister V. Senthilbalaji from 7 a.m. on June 13 till his arrest at 1:39 a.m. on June 14. In a counter affidavit to a habeas corpus petition preferred by his wife Megala, the ED said, the Minister…

State Public Prosecutor Hasan Mohammed Jinnah has written to the Director General of Police (DGP) requesting him to instruct the Superintendents of Police (SPs) to not recommend the invocation of the prevention detention laws at the drop of a hat since most of the detention orders get quashed by the…

The Madras High Court Registrar General (in-charge) M. Jothiraman has instructed judicial officers in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to stop forthwith the practice of presenting shawls, mementos, bouquets, garlands, fruits and gifts to the judges of the High Court.

Political violence relating to the panchayat election continued in West Bengal even as Central forces started arriving in the State on Friday as per the directions of the Calcutta High Court.

The Supreme Court has held that the refusal of a fugitive co-accused to surrender will not affect the right of another person accused in the same case to get bail. “The fact that the co-accused who was released on bail has not surrendered cannot be a germane factor to decline…

The state government reconstituted a delimitation commission to carry out fresh ward delimitation exercise for Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Friday. This came after the High Court gave 12 weeks for the state to redraw ward boundaries. The notification was issued by the Urban Development Department.

The High Court of Karnataka has upheld the decision of the special court for CBI cases, which had granted pardon to an accused in a case of illegal export of iron ore after the accused offered to become an approver and disclose all information on the alleged commission of offences…

Andrew Lingard denied the historic sex offences, claiming he suffered from 'sexsomnia' - a condition which makes sufferers unaware of what they do while asleep.

Yasmin Javed spoke of her torment over Kashif Anwar’s plans for appeal – two months after he was convicted of murdering her only child Fawziyah Javed, 31, at the ­Edinburgh landmark.

Five men have been found guilty of serious and organised crime in the Glasgow area, as officers reveal encrypted messages between the men linked them to drugs and cash totalling more than £2million.

In West Bengal, a truly independent election watchdog and a sense of responsibility among all political parties are necessary to preserve the purity of the election process.