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A person has a right to practise religion but the question is whether it can be taken to a school which has a prescribed uniform, the Supreme Court observed on Monday while hearing the Karnataka Hijab ban row. Hearing arguments on a…

The activities of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are commercial in nature and can be termed as a "shop" for the purposes of attracting the provisions of the Employees State Insurance Act, the Supreme Court has said.…

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to grant permission for Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at Idgah Maidan in Bengaluru and ordered status quo on land by both parties. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Indira Banerjee asked the…

As the protracted decade-long conflict between Emerald Court residents and Noida’s Supertech twin towers, Emerald Court RWA president UBS Teotia on August 28 expressed happiness and said that long-term benefits of demolition will be seen…

India's latest Chief Justice - judge Uday Umesh Lalit - joins a very exclusive club that only has five other members. Justice Lalit will become the sixth member of the judiciary to serve a tenure of less than 100 days. Sworn in on…

Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana, who is retiring on August 26 after a tenure of one year and four months, stressed on the filling up of judicial vacancies, as well as improving the judicial infrastructure to tackle India's…

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the cowhide does not amount to the contravention of provisions of the UP Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act. The observation was made by Justice Mohammad Aslam On August 17 allowing a criminal…

Centre asked to file reply on pleas challenging Agnipath schemeNEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to stay the Agnipathscheme for recruitment in the armed forces and asked the Centre to file a reply on a batch of…

The Karnataka High Court has said 'azan' (Muslim call to prayer) on loudspeakers does not violate the fundamental right of people of other faiths. It therefore refused to order mosques to stop playing azan on loudspeakers. However, the…

Amid the storm over the CBI probe and raids over the alleged irregularities in the Kejriwal government's excise policy 2021-22, a committee is soon likely to submit its report on the issue of liquor vends in non-confirming areas of the…