Judiciary

Bhubaneswar: Justice Sanjiv Khanna was on Thursday appointed the 51st Chief Justice of India. He will take oath on November 11, a day after incumbent Justice D Y Chandrachud demits office on attaining the age of 65. Justice Chandrachud…
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New Delhi: In a symbolic move to modernize the judiciary and reflect the evolving justice system in India, the Supreme Court has unveiled a new statue of Lady Justice without the traditional blindfold. This significant change aims to…
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by Manoranjan Panda Bhubaneswar: Nineteen years after the Right to Information (RTI) Act -2005 was implemented, the functioning of information commissions is a major bottleneck in the effective implementation of the RTI law. Large…
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Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has dismissed an appeal of a convict, sentence to life imprisonment for murder of his grandparents, pleading that he was insane at the time of occurrence of the crime. “Legal insanity requires a much…
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Bhubaneswar: A man was sentenced to death by a court in Bhubaneswar on Thursday for killing his wife and leaving his minor daughter critically injured in Odisha capital two years ago. The court of the District and Sessions Judge (2nd)…
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Bar Council (OSBC) has stopped the enrolment for law graduates to become advocates in the state. Secretary of OSBC JK Samantasinghar stated in a notice on Tuesday that the enrolment process and sale of…
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to publish city-wise and centre-wise results of NEET-UG 2024 on their website by noon of July 20. “Results of all students — city-wise and centre-wise —…
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case. Kejriwal’s petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the money-laundering case has,…
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday enabled petitioners to file their responses to the affidavits submitted by the Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA), while hearing the pleas to cancel the NEET-UG 2024 examination. The apex…
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New Delhi: In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said that a divorced Muslim woman can seek alimony from her husband under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the law related to maintenance for wives. The ruling…
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