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Delhi HC permits 2020 riots cases accused to travel to UK for academic purposes

Communal clashes broke out in northeast Delhi on February 24, 2020, after violence between citizenship law supporters and protesters spiralled out of control, leaving at least 53 people dead and around 700 injured.

Disclose status of lab for groundwater testing near Ghazipur landfill: NGT to DPCC

Stagnant wastewater in Delhi's Kirari: NGT seeks response from I&FCD, DSIIDC

SC allows PFI chairman Abubacker to undergo treatment at Delhi hospital

Malviya Nagar hotel fire: Delhi HC extends interim bail to property owner on medical grounds

Madras HC directs police to grant nod to RSS to hold route marches, public meetings

Will act to compensate traders' losses if order shutting down CP's Central Park disproportionate: SC

SC issues notices to MP Sanjay Raut, journalist Nikhil Wagle over remarks targeting CJI, judiciary

Approval granted for rules under Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024: Centre to SC

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Meerut woman, lover sentenced to death for killing her husband, leaving snake on his bed as cover-up

This is the second instance of a Meerut court awarding the death penalty in a murder case this week. In a similar case, a court on October 14 sentenced Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla to death for murdering her husband, merchant navy officer Saurabh Rajput, and concealing his dismembered body in a blue drum filled with cement.

Oct 16

2020 Delhi riots: Court acquits 7 of murder, convicts them for disobeying prohibitory order

Additional Sessions Judge Parveen Singh acquitted the seven men of charges including murder, rioting with deadly weapons and promoting enmity, but held them guilty under IPC Section 188 for disobeying a prohibitory order.

Oct 16

Accommodation row: Inform district administration a day before visit, SC tells Mahua Moitra

The apex court passed the order while hearing Moitra's plea which flagged the issue concerning a September 1 circular of the district administration which asked MPs and MLAs to give prior notice of at least three to four days before their proposed visit to enable the administration to make appropriate arrangements.

Oct 16

Court issues non-bailable warrant against UP minister in 23-year-old case

Joint Director of Prosecution Dinesh Tripathi said Chief Judicial Magistrate Shailesh Kumar Pandey issued the warrant on Thursday. The court has fixed the next hearing on October 25.

Oct 16

Important cases listed before Supreme Court on Friday October 16:

SC to hear plea seeking regulatory guidelines to control 'unpredictable fluctuations' in airfare and ancillary charges imposed by private airlines

Oct 16

What happened in Supreme Court on Thursday 15th Oct

LGD39 SC-RAHUL-LD PLEA (3.13 PM) The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the Election Commission and CEC Gyanesh Kumar on a plea filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and 12 other opposition leaders over alleged large-scale voter deletions and SIR irregularities.

Oct 16

No cognisable offence, no basis for FIR: Police tell court in case regarding Delhi CM

Earlier on October 3, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashwani Panwar had sought a status report from the station house officer (SHO) of Kashmere Gate police station, saying that according to the complainant, Gupta made the remarks on September 23, 2025, during an official government programme for the launch of DTC bus services from Delhi to Baraut in Uttar Pradesh at the Kashmiri Gate ISBT.

Oct 15

PNB scam: Court denies bail to Nirav Modi's associate; says he has history of destroying evidence

Special CBI court judge Subhash Karhale highlighted that Mistry was absconding for about seven years and was detained in Dubai through non-bailable warrant (NBW) as well as extradition proceedings. He was then brought to India and arrested at the Mumbai airport.

Oct 15

Supreme Court

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SC allows PFI chairman Abubacker to undergo treatment at Delhi hospital

A bench of justices MM Sundresh and PB Varale directed him to bear the expenses of treatment at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket and said he shall...

Will act to compensate traders' losses if order shutting down CP's Central Park disproportionate: SC

The observations were made by a bench comprising Chief Justi...

SC issues notices to MP Sanjay Raut, journalist Nikhil Wagle over remarks targeting CJI, judiciary

A bench comprising the CJI and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, howe...

Approval granted for rules under Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024: Centre to SC

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, R Mahadevan and Aparesh Kum...

Delayed possession of flat - Buyer cannot receive refund of entire amount including unpaid loan component

Supreme Court trims flat buyer refund in tripartite housing ...

High Courts

Delhi HC permits 2020 riots cases accused to travel to UK for academic purposes

Malviya Nagar hotel fire: Delhi HC extends interim bail to property owner on medical grounds

Madras HC directs police to grant nod to RSS to hold route marches, public meetings

No similarity between 2014 film 'Queen' and upcoming 'Queen Full Power', says HC; refuses injunction

Income Tax - Cash seized under Section 132A - Assessee entitled to interest till date of assessment even in absence of statutory provision

1980 murder case: Allahabad HC finds two convicts were minors, remits matter to Juvenile Justice Board

Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against Homebuyer in Housing Loan Dispute, Cites Abuse of Criminal Process

HC quashes Lucknow University Chancellor's order cancelling appointments of two associate professors

Uttarakhand HC quashes death sentence in triple murder case

Articles

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Service Versus Communication Under GST Law

Technology may facilitate service. It cannot replace communication. A tax order silently lying in an electronic repository cannot automatically prod...

From Presumption of Inclusion to Judicial Trend of Exclusion: Re-reading Section 29(2) of the Limitation Act in Fiscal and Digital-Era Statutes

Under the Limitation Act, 1908, the applicability of Section...

Artificial Intelligence and the Legal Profession: A Tool for Advocates, Not a Substitute for Judgment

The legal profession is standing at the threshold of a profo...

Women’s Safety in the Digital Age

FROM WOMEN’S SAFETY TO DIGITAL FREEDOM India has developed ...

When the Tenant Dies, Who Inherits the Tenancy?

The Court recognised the tenancy rights of the deceased tena...

Voyage From A Dominion State to Sovereign Democratic Republic

Driven by these continuous struggles and changing global dy...

Consumer Laws

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Movers and packers firm asked to pay compensation for damage to household goods

A transporter is under a legal obligation to exercise reasonable care while packing, loading, transporting and unloading goods, District Consumer Disp...

Delhi consumer panel holds Swiggy, restaurant liable for misleading price, orders Rs 1L payout

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission bench, l...

Keralam: Widow denied access to deposits, consumer commission directs bank to pay Rs 14L

The Thiruvananthapuram District Consumer Disputes Redressal ...

CCI Dismisses Allegations Against Mahindra & Mahindra for Anti-Competitive Warranty Practices

Competition Commission of India finds no violation of Sectio...

CCI Dismisses Abuse of Dominant Position Allegations Against Kerala Government's Free Travel Scheme for Women and Transgenders

Competition Commission of India holds that Kerala's welfare ...

Taxation Laws

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ITAT Delhi Bench Upholds Taxation of Excess Share Premium on CCPS Issued by OYO to Holding Company; Rejects Disallowance of Management Fees

Tribunal rules tax authorities cannot revalue shares when valuation done by registered valuers per Rule 11UA; clarifies payments to joint venture for ...

CESTAT Orders Remand in Elora Tobacco Case Over Cross-Examination Denial

Tribunal mandates strict adherence to Section 9D of Central ...

ITAT Delhi Bench Quashes Reassessment Proceedings Against Lalit Kumar Modi

Tribunal Rules Reassessment Invalid Due to Concurrent Scruti...

You want us to run entire country, asks SC; dismisses plea seeking sweeping directions

It is nearly impossible to issue directions which will be co...

ITAT Rules Against PCIT's Revisionary Powers in Mukul Rohatgi Case

Tribunal Quashes Revision Order on Grounds of Insufficient E...

Corporate Laws

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NCLT Principal Bench Admits Insolvency Petition Against Personal Guarantor of Corporate Debtor, Declares Moratorium

Yes Bank's plea to initiate insolvency proceedings against personal guarantor upheld; SARFAESI notice under Section 13(2) deemed valid invocation of g...