Articles about Patna High Court
23 Jun 2019
Tejashwi Yadav installed 44 ACs in house, claims Sushil Modi
Senior BJP leader and Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Sushil Kumar Modi launched a fresh attack on RJD's Tejashwi Yadav over extravagant expenditure.
31 Mar 2019
Bihar: Muzaffarpur case accused spotted at Giriraj Singh's rally
Union Minister Giriraj Singh and NDA's candidate from Begusarai shared the stage with Manju Verma, a former Bihar minister and accused in Muzaffarpur shelter home scandal, on Saturday.
02 Nov 2018
Supreme Court welcomes four new judges, strength rises to 28
The number of Supreme Court judges now stands at 28, as it welcomed Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, MR Shah and Ajay Rastogi, in its fold.
04 Oct 2018
#MuzaffarpurHorror: Skeleton found by CBI believed to be of victim
In the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case, the probe team found skeletons from a cremation ground in Sikandarpur, and it is believed to be of one of the victims.
03 Oct 2018
Muzaffarpur shelter home: Probe team finds five skeletons in Sikandarpur
A CBI team investigating the rape and murder of girls in a shelter home in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, found 5 skeletons on Wednesday from a cremation site in Sikandarpur.
20 Sep 2018
Muzaffarpur shelter home horror: SC ends ban on media reporting
The Supreme Court on Thursday ended a ban on media reporting in the Muzaffarpur shelter home case, but asked the media to not sensationalize sexual harassment cases.
19 Sep 2018
There's one topper, not 20: SC angry with Rewari-rape coverage
The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure over how Rewari gangrape was covered in the media and asked where should the line be drawn.
24 Aug 2018
Video-conference-facility available in 929 courts, jails yet to match up
As many as 929 District Courts under 24 High Courts of India have been equipped with video-conference facility for speedy trial in cases in which the accused are lodged in different jails, whereas the corresponding number of prisons having similar provision is far less, Law Ministry data said.
12 Aug 2018
Muzaffarpur sex-abuse: Cops recover influential people's numbers from accused
Police have recovered a list of 40 mobile phone numbers from Brajesh Thakur, the main accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter homes abuse case, which includes those of some "powerful" people, including a minister.
06 Aug 2018
Slamming 'protesters', Nitish says they don't care about girls' safety
Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar launched a scathing attack on the Opposition and said those who protested at Jantar Mantar didn't care about girls' safety and that they should look at themselves first.
06 Aug 2018
Muzaffarpur shelter-home: Brajesh Thakur spend days at jail-hospital, not barrack
Brajesh Thakur, the prime accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter home horror, is lodged at a hospital ward inside the Muzaffarpur district jail, and not the barracks, ET reports.
04 Aug 2018
Justice Geeta Mittal becomes first woman Chief Justice of J&K-HC
Justice Geeta Mittal was today appointed as the Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, becoming the first woman judge in the history to head it, according to the law ministry notifications.
12 Jul 2018
After criticism, Bihar dilutes anti-liquor laws
More than two years after implementing stringent prohibition, the Bihar government is taking a step back, clearing at least five dilutions in the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
24 Jun 2018
Bihar: 42,000 Class-10 answer sheets seized from scrap dealer
Bihar Police on Saturday seized 42,000 answer sheets of Class-10 students, which had mysteriously gone missing from a government-run school, and arrested a scrap dealer.
10 May 2018
Passengers injured while boarding/de-boarding trains eligible for compensation, rules SC
The Supreme Court ruled death or injury of passengers while boarding or de-boarding a train is an 'untoward incident' and the victim is liable for compensation.
12 Mar 2018
Bihar: Badminton tourney organized for subordinate court judges
For the first time, a badminton tournament has been organized for the judges of subordinate courts in Bihar.
14 Feb 2018
Nitish Kumar: Knew from the beginning that Mahagathbandhan won't last
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar claimed that he knew from the beginning that the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) with Lalu Yadav's RJD and Congress won't last for more than a year and a half.
30 Aug 2017
Patna HC upholds life sentence to Mohammad Shahabuddin in double-murder
The Patna HC has upheld life imprisonment to former RJD MLA Mohammad Shahabuddin in a double murder case.
31 Jul 2017
Patna HC dismisses petitions against new Nitish Kumar govt
The Patna HC has dismissed petitions challenging the validity of the new Nitish Kumar government in Bihar. One of the petitions in question was filed by rival RJD.
07 May 2017
Justice Leila Seth: Glimpses through a legal luminary's life
Leila Seth, eminent jurist, India's first female Chief Justice of a High Court and mother of famous author Vikram Seth died from a cardiac arrest on Saturday night.
17 Apr 2017
Shahabuddin double murder case: Jamshedpur court acquits the RJD MP
A Jamshedpur court has acquitted Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Mohammad Shahabuddin in a 1989 triple murder case.
19 Feb 2017
Shahabuddin transferred to Tihar jail
Former RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin will be transferred to Tihar jail from the Beur Central Jail in Bihar as per the Supreme Court's directives.
28 Dec 2016
Bihar government authorises 50% quota in judiciary
The Bihar government on Tuesday allowed 50% reservation in subordinate and superior judicial services of the state.
24 Nov 2016
SC cancels bail of rape-accused RJD MLA
The Supreme Court has cancelled the bail of rape-accused RJD MLA Rajballabh Yadav.
08 Nov 2016
SC asks Ballabh Yadav to surrender
The Supreme Court has asked rape accused RJD MLA Ballabh Yadav to surrender by November 9 at the Bihar lower court; his bail hearing would be rescheduled for 23 November.
06 Oct 2016
Rape victim questions Bihar government on release of RJD MLA
Raj Ballabh Yadav, an Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLA from Nawada, Bihar was released on bail by the Patna HC on September 30.
03 Oct 2016
What made news last week?
India's "surgical strike" inside PoK came as a surprise to the world and even Pakistan, who continues to deny that India killed 38 terrorists in 7 terror camps overnight.
25 Sep 2016
Fresh plea against Shahbuddin's bail plea in SC
The mother of three youth who were allegedly killed at the behest of Mohammed Shahabuddin has approached the Supreme Court with a fresh plea against his bail.
