The hearing of arguments in actor-director Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam' case is over and the Madras High Court reserved its order for 8:00 PM on Tuesday. ...
07:10 AM, Jan 29, 2013
The Bombay High Court asked the Centre for an explanation on Monday on why the visa of a Pakistani national, who faces criminal charges, was extended for a long period of a year. The court was earlier informed that Waseem-ur-Rehman Shah's visa would be extended only for a period of 45 days for the purpose of investigating his criminal activities. ...
08:00 PM, Jan 28, 2013
The Delhi High Court on Monday ordered private schools in Delhi to not allow nursery admissions till it gives a final verdict on the validity of government's 2010 notification and whether it follows the Right to Education Act. "Schools cannot formulate their own admission policies," the court further ordered. ...
05:35 PM, Jan 28, 2013
The Jharkhand High Court has ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in the 2010 cash-for-votes scandal. It has also ordered the CBI to investigate the role of the Jharkhand Department of Cabinet (Vigilance). ...
04:57 PM, Jan 28, 2013
The Madras High Court on Monday asked actor Kamal Haasan to meet government officials in Tamil Nadu and look for a possible solution to the row over his latest film 'Vishwaroopam' after its release was put on hold in the state. The judge, who saw the film on Sunday will hear the case on Tuesday now. ...
11:05 AM, Jan 28, 2013
The Madras High Court on Monday is expected to pronounce its verdict on Kamal Hasaan's controversial film 'Vishwaroopam' and whether it can be released in Tamil Nadu. The actor-director landed in Chennai late at night from Los Angeles but refused to comment on the matter. ...
06:29 AM, Jan 28, 2013
Kamal Haasan's latest film 'Vishwaroopam' was screened in Bangalore and Hyderabad on Saturday, a day after its scheduled release date. The film ran into trouble after a few Muslim groups protested against the film's content claiming that it hurt their sentiments. ...
10:19 AM, Jan 26, 2013
Is the ban on Vishwaroopam in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh justified? CNN-IBN's senior correspondent Meenakshi Mahadevan joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...
05:53 PM, Jan 25, 2013
The Madras High Court will deliver its verdict on the controversy surrounding the content in Kamal Haasan's latest 'Vishwaroopam' on Monday. The movie ran into trouble after a few Muslim organisations alleged that certain parts of it hurt their religious sentiment. Following protests, the Tamil Nadu government had put its release on hold. ...
10:34 AM, Jan 25, 2013
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed the bail plea of YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy in the alleged disproportionate assets case. Reddy had earlier asked the CBI about the details of the progress in the investigation as CBI had filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court claiming that a comprehensive chargesheet would be filed after completing the probe expeditiously. ...
11:23 AM, Jan 24, 2013
A petition was filed in the Allahabad High Court accusing Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan of having made a "derogatory" remark, "with malicious intention", about a Holy book in a more than a year-old episode of the TV quiz show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati'. ...
11:12 AM, Jan 24, 2013
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said the Centre and the city government cannot "dilute" the the Right to Education Act by allowing unaided private schools to formulate their own criteria for nursery admissions. "You (HRD Ministry and Delhi government) cannot the dilute the provision of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (commonly referred to as Right To Education). By allowing them (schools) to formulate their...
08:58 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Kerala High Court on Monday stayed the trial against 15 accused, including KK Rageesh, MLA and CPI(M) state committee member, in the case relating to the murder of Revolutionary Marxist Party leader TP Chandrasekharan. Justice VK Mohanan issued the order while admitting the plea of the 15 accused. ...
06:07 PM, Jan 21, 2013
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday sought a report from the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on the alleged embezzlement of funds from a trust run by External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and his wife. ...
01:25 AM, Jan 17, 2013
Acting on an Allahabad High Court order, the Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday transferred tainted Chief Executive Officer Noida Sanjeev Saran and placed him on wait list. CEO Greater Noida Rama Raman was given the additional charge in place of Saran, an official spokesman said. ...
06:41 PM, Jan 16, 2013
Former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala's son Abhay Singh Chautala says he will appeal against his and his father's conviction in the higher court and if required will also go to the Supreme Court. ...
04:13 PM, Jan 16, 2013
The Bombay High Court on Monday asked the Maharashtra government what action it had taken against policemen who arrested two girls from nearby Palghar district for posting comments on Facebook against the bandh observed in Mumbai during Bal Thackeray's funeral in November in 2012. A bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka asked prosecutor Konde-Deshmukh to file by February 12 a reply on action taken by the state government in this...
04:10 PM, Jan 14, 2013
In a relief to television serial producer Suhaib Ilyasi, the Delhi High Court has stayed the proceedings of a medical board constituted to examine afresh the reasons of his wife Anju Ilyasi's death in 2000. Ilyasi, also the editor-in-chief of Bureaucracy Today magazine, has been facing trial as an accused for last 12 years in the dowry death case of his wife Anju Ilyasi. ...
10:40 AM, Jan 13, 2013
In an unusual order, the Delhi High Court has quashed two promotions of a sitting Lieutenant General of Army, terming them as "illegal," and has relegated him to a lower rank of Brigadier. A bench of Justices Gita Mittal and JR Midha quashed the promotions given to Lt Gen SS Thakral, a 1974 batch officer, in 2009 and 2011 saying the Staff Selection Board exercised its powers in "bad faith"...
10:25 AM, Jan 13, 2013
Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notices to state Medical Education Minister Anoop Mishra, Gwalior Mayor Sameeksha Gupta and others in connection with a programme eulogising dacoits recently. The division bench of Justices SK Gangele and GD Saxena issued the notices on Wednesday on a contempt petition filed by an advocate Awdhesh Singh Bhadouria. ...
11:10 AM, Jan 11, 2013
