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Delhi HC to hear on Oct 16 PIL for allowing peaceful protests at Jantar Mantar

The plea further assailed the issuance of prohibitory orders, internet shutdown in central Delhi as well as continued unnecessary and disproportionate closure of metro stations and railway restrictions.

SC to hear on Oct 15 plea for ban on political demonstrations within court premises

SC defers hearing to Oct 15 on pleas related to Delhi protests, curbs on metro and train services

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

Kerala HC declines interim stay of order to register FIR against Vijayan in CMRL 'bribery' case

Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on pleas by lawyers, traders to regulate protests

Cal HC refuses bail prayer of former Bengal minister Sujit Bose

Bombay HC declines blanket protection against police detention for anti-CEC protesters

SC gives three more months to CBI to complete probe in custodial death case

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Delhi tribunal awards Rs 25.25 lakh to family of truck driver killed in bus accident

Presiding Officer Vikram was hearing the claim petition filed by the family of the deceased truck driver and held that the bus driver was responsible for the accident due to his rash and negligent driving.

Oct 13

UP: 50-year-old gets life term for rape of Dalit girl in Mainpuri; co-accused acquitted

According to the prosecution, the incident took place around 11 am on September 15, 2025, when the Class-9 student was out on a field with her cattle in the Kuraoli police station area.

Oct 13

UP: MP-MLA court fixes October 26 to pronounce verdict in defamation case against Rahul

The case pertains to alleged objectionable remarks made by the Congress leader in 2018 against then BJP national president and now Union Home Minister Shah during an election campaign in Bengaluru.

Oct 13

EC-SIR issue: Rahul Gandhi's plea not listed for hearing in SC as defects yet to be cured

As per the Supreme Court's website, the apex court registry had flagged 14 defects, including lack of a clear copy of the ID card of Congress president and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, a co-petitioner in the case.

Oct 13

UP court sentences four persons to life imprisonment in murder case

Giving details of the case, Singh said Rohit Pandey was returning along with his brother Rajesh Kumar Pandey from a market when they were attacked with sharp-edged weapons on July 20, 2024.

Oct 13

Plea in SC challenges restrictions on protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar

Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar's standing order of October 11 de-notified Jantar Mantar and designated Ramlila Ground, Burari Ground and CBD Ground in East Delhi as the new venues for protests and demonstrations.

Oct 13

Madras HC upholds TN Assembly Speaker's decision accepting resignations of six AIADMK MLAs

The First Bench comprising Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan, in a petition filed by AIADMK whip Agri SS Krishnamurthy, challenging the Speaker's decision, gave the ruling, upholding the decision of Prabhakar.

Oct 13

Important cases listed before Supreme Court on Tuesday October 13:

SC to hear pleas challenging the closure of several metro stations in Delhi amid the protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the functioning of the Election Commission.

Oct 13

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SC to hear on Oct 15 plea for ban on political demonstrations within court premises

The plea flagged a huge crowd in the apex court on Monday, when Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and others marched to the top court to file a petition re...

SC defers hearing to Oct 15 on pleas related to Delhi protests, curbs on metro and train services

A bench of Chief Justice (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joyma...

SC gives three more months to CBI to complete probe in custodial death case

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta noted that...

Beant Singh murder: SC seeks IB's input on Hawara's plea for transfer to Punjab jail

The Babbar Khalsa terrorist is serving life term in the case...

SC defers hearing on pleas related to Delhi protests, curbs on metro and train services to Oct 15

On Tuesday, a bench of Chief Justice (CJI) Surya Kant and Ju...

High Courts

Delhi HC to hear on Oct 16 PIL for allowing peaceful protests at Jantar Mantar

Kerala HC declines interim stay of order to register FIR against Vijayan in CMRL 'bribery' case

Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on pleas by lawyers, traders to regulate protests

Cal HC refuses bail prayer of former Bengal minister Sujit Bose

Bombay HC declines blanket protection against police detention for anti-CEC protesters

Why preliminary enquiry on ED report in CMRL 'bribery' case: Kerala HC to govt

Insisting on conversion not insult to religious beliefs: Bombay HC

Delhi HC to hear on Tuesday pleas by lawyers, traders to regulate protests in city

Madras HC upholds TN Assembly Speaker's decision accepting resignations of six AIADMK MLAs

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Women’s Safety in the Digital Age

FROM WOMEN’S SAFETY TO DIGITAL FREEDOM India has developed institutions for protecting women in the physical world. Those protections must now evolve...

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...

Fair Trial

Section 314 Criminal Procedure Code provides that any party ...

Intervention Of Third Parties Including Defacto Complainant In Criminal Proceedings

The basic distinction drawn in the statute by introducing th...

Voice of Dissent under the Shadow of LATHI and Rule of Law

The true test of any democracy is not how it treats those wh...

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 Ahmedabad Bench Admits Section 9 Petition, Initiates CIRP Against Polycab India Limited for Operational Debt Dispute

Tribunal holds no legally sufficient pre-existing dispute in Rs. 2.78 crore claim by Asier Metals Private Limited for Aluminium Ingots supply; Interim...