High Court

A petition filed by over 150 slum residents seeking a new survey of Project Affected Persons for Metro 6 project from Swami Samarth Nagar-JVLR-SEEPZ-Kanjurmarg-Vikhroli Metro Rail Corridor was denied by the Bombay High Court. A division bench rejected the plea, stating that there were severely contested facts. The petitioners have been ordered by HC to evacuate the structures within two weeks to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development… read-more

Talaq-e-Hasan law, which allows a man to divorce his wife by saying "talaq" once a month for three months, has been the subject of a petition filed by Muslim woman contesting its constitutional validity. According to petitioner, Raziya Naaz, plea was filed to declare Talaq-e-Hasan notice void. The petition contended the practice is neither in accordance with human rights and gender-equality standards nor is a fundamental component of Islamic… read-more

At least 19 students will reportedly lose their studies in Mangaluru's Haleyangadi college, after not attending classes and abstaining from writing exams. The students have been missing classes since three months, when the High Court of Karnataka instructed all students to abide by the uniform mandate, and not wear Hijabs in colleges. Reportedly, the college principal has since then been trying to convince the girls to attend college.

Challenging a Karnataka HC order in disqualifying elected members of state Municipality, an appeal has been filed in Supreme Court. The Karnataka Election Commission had disqualified those councilors who failed to submit their explanations for election expenditure. Aggrieved by the order of the Election Commission, the petitioners had approached HC alleging that a fair opportunity was not given to be heard. An appeal is filed after HC… read-more

Supreme Court will review a petition contesting the Orissa High Court's refusal to stop the state government from excavating around Shree Jagannath temple in Puri, Odisha on May 31. Archeological Survey of India and state government agencies have been directed to perform a joint investigation of the region by High Court. According to ASI report, the excavation work might result in the destruction of archaeological relics at the historic site… read-more