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Thane MACT awards Rs 25.59 lakh compensation to kin of woman killed in accident

Thane MACT awards Rs 25.59 lakh compensation to kin of woman killed in accident

The tribunal noted that the tanker, driven in a "rash and negligent manner", dashed into the woman and ran her over, kil...

Thane MACT awards Rs 94.27 lakh compensation lawyer rendered paraplegic in 2019 accident

Thane MACT awards Rs 94.27 lakh compensation lawyer rendered paraplegic in 2019 accident

Vaishali Nitin Mohite (52), an advocate, was riding her scooter on the Nashik-Mumbai Highway on July 26, 2019, when a sp...

10 years on, Delhi court acquits 3 men in 2015 Janakpuri murder case

10 years on, Delhi court acquits 3 men in 2015 Janakpuri murder case

"The prosecution has not been able to establish a chain of evidence so complete as to establish that it was only the acc...

2023 train firing: Ex-RPF constable seeks bail citing 'borderline insanity'

2023 train firing: Ex-RPF constable seeks bail citing 'borderline insanity'

Through his advocate, Chaudhary blamed railway authorities for failing to conduct a mental assessment, arguing that a pr...

Thane court sentences woman, aide to life imprisonment for live-in partner's murder

Thane court sentences woman, aide to life imprisonment for live-in partner's murder

An iron trunk containing the body of a man, with his hands and legs tied, was recovered from the Diwa Creek. Following a...

Zubeen case: Court de-freezes Festival organiser Shyamkanu's account over 'technical lapse'

Zubeen case: Court de-freezes Festival organiser Shyamkanu's account over 'technical lapse'

SPP Ziaul Kamar, briefing reporters, said, "The honourable court has set March 19 for consideration of charge hearing. A...

Symbolic political critique: Delhi court grants bail to 9 IYC workers in AI summit protest case

Symbolic political critique: Delhi court grants bail to 9 IYC workers in AI summit protest case

"The protest, at highest, constituted symbolic political critique during a public event: T-shirts with leadership imager...

Former TDB member’s bail plea rejected in Sabarimala gold loss cases

Former TDB member’s bail plea rejected in Sabarimala gold loss cases

Kollam Vigilance Court Judge Mohit CS rejected the pleas after examining the medical records of K P Sankara Das, who is ...

LeT module case: Court extends judicial custody of eight operatives by 14 days

LeT module case: Court extends judicial custody of eight operatives by 14 days

he LeT operatives, seven of whom were Bangladeshi nationals, were produced with heavy security presence at the court, wi...

UP: Court orders case against couple for abetting youth's suicide

UP: Court orders case against couple for abetting youth's suicide

Superintendent of Police Abhimanyu Manglik said the court directed the police to register a case under Section 108 (abet...

Economic background cannot 'eclipse caution': Court denies bail to labourer in Janakpuri biker death case

Economic background cannot 'eclipse caution': Court denies bail to labourer in Janakpuri biker death case

Judicial Magistrate First Class Harjot Singh Aujla, while rejecting the bail application filed by the labourer, Yogesh, ...

JNU protest march: Delhi court orders immediate release of student protesters

JNU protest march: Delhi court orders immediate release of student protesters

The court said, "Although the said judgment pertained to verification of surety bonds by jail authorities and police aft...

Man sentenced to imprisonment till death for sexually assaulting 4-year-old child in Kollam

Man sentenced to imprisonment till death for sexually assaulting 4-year-old child in Kollam

Punalur Fast Track Court (POCSO Act Cases) Special Judge Aravind B Edayodi on Friday awarded the sentence and a fine of ...

NALSA launches nationwide youth film competition to spread legal awareness

NALSA launches nationwide youth film competition to spread legal awareness

NALSA, nationwide, youth, film competition, legal awareness, launches / initiative...

AI Summit protest: Delhi court stays IYC chief Chib's bail, calls case 'rare & exceptional’

AI Summit protest: Delhi court stays IYC chief Chib's bail, calls case 'rare & exceptional’

The court said it seemed from the facts presented before it that it was a rare and very exceptional case where the situa...

Two CPI(M) activists sentenced to 5 years’ jail term for attempt to murder BJP worker in Alappuzha

Two CPI(M) activists sentenced to 5 years’ jail term for attempt to murder BJP worker in Alappuzha

Though the court awarded a total sentence of 10 years and 15 days under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC),...

Faridabad court absolves Nikita Tomar murder convict Tausif, his parents of kidnapping charge

Faridabad court absolves Nikita Tomar murder convict Tausif, his parents of kidnapping charge

Two years before her murder, on August 2, 2018, Tausif and his parents were accused of kidnapping Nikita, with the polic...

AI Summit protest: Magistrate grants bail to IYC chief Chib, but sessions court orders stay

AI Summit protest: Magistrate grants bail to IYC chief Chib, but sessions court orders stay

Additional Sessions Judge Amit Bansal directed the stay after the Delhi Police challenged the bail order by Duty Magistr...

Man gets life sentence without remission for repeated rape of minor daughter

Man gets life sentence without remission for repeated rape of minor daughter

Sonali Sharma, the judge of the special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO) Act court, noted that "despi...

High proportion of law graduates opting for corporate jobs is worrisome: CJI

High proportion of law graduates opting for corporate jobs is worrisome: CJI

"As (GNLU) Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr S Shanthakumar pointed out, if 93 per cent of you have been hijacked outside the...

Court sentences former temple priest to life for sexually assaulting minor in Thiruvananthapuram

Court sentences former temple priest to life for sexually assaulting minor in Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram Additional Sessions Court (POCSO Act cases) Judge Shibu MP found the accused, Binesh (45) of Moothaku...

AI summit protest: Can't deny liberty on conjectures, says court, grants bail to Youth Cong chief

AI summit protest: Can't deny liberty on conjectures, says court, grants bail to Youth Cong chief

Chib was produced before Duty Magistrate Vanshika Mehta at her official residence around 1 am as his four-day police cus...

AI cannot replace core functions in legal profession, trained mind will prevail: Justice Viswanathan

AI cannot replace core functions in legal profession, trained mind will prevail: Justice Viswanathan

Referring to technology, Justice Viswanathan said lawyers in the 21st Century are expected to cultivate new skills in te...

Kerala: Former commercial taxes officer sentenced to 4 years’ RI in bribery case

Kerala: Former commercial taxes officer sentenced to 4 years’ RI in bribery case

Though he was awarded sentences under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, the total effective sentence...

Arbitration framework matured considerably, but challenges remain: CJI Surya Kant

Arbitration framework matured considerably, but challenges remain: CJI Surya Kant

He referred to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel’s address at the same event, wherein the CM highlighted the growin...

AI Summit Protest: Delhi court grants bail to IYC president Chib

AI Summit Protest: Delhi court grants bail to IYC president Chib

Speaking to the media, Chib's counsel informed that bail was granted by the magistrate against the surety bond of Rs 50,...

UP: Man and his brother get life term for killing wife

UP: Man and his brother get life term for killing wife

On February 21, 2017, Karari police station received information about the death of a woman in Guwara Tayyabpur village....

Man gets 20-years rigorous imprisonment for raping Dalit girl in UP's Sonbhadra in 2018

Man gets 20-years rigorous imprisonment for raping Dalit girl in UP's Sonbhadra in 2018

Agrahari said Additional District Judge (POCSO Act) Amit Veer Singh held Raj Mishra guilty on Friday and sentenced him t...

Cannot permit narrative to replace evidence, says Delhi court, discharges K Kavitha

Cannot permit narrative to replace evidence, says Delhi court, discharges K Kavitha

"According to him, when he (Reddy) met Accused 18 (Kejriwal), he was told that Accused 17 (Kavitha) would call him. Beyo...

Poll code violation case involving AAP MP Sanjay Singh: Witnesses cross-examined in UP court, next hearing on Mar 12

Poll code violation case involving AAP MP Sanjay Singh: Witnesses cross-examined in UP court, next hearing on Mar 12

Ajit Kumar, who wrote the FIR (police personnel), appeared in court and recorded his statement, after which the defence ...

Forensic Science is 'Suraksha Kavach', safeguards justice in digital age: CJI

Forensic Science is 'Suraksha Kavach', safeguards justice in digital age: CJI

The digital age has transformed not only how crimes are committed but also how truth must be discovered. Cyber-intrusion...

IBC represents legislative choice to privilege speed over exhaustive judicial scrutiny: SC

IBC represents legislative choice to privilege speed over exhaustive judicial scrutiny: SC

The court said experience shows that unsuccessful bidders would always try to "spin" commercial decisions of the Committ...

Odisha court issues notice for attachment of property of cyber fraudster

Odisha court issues notice for attachment of property of cyber fraudster

Ganjam SP Suvendu Kumar Patra said the police had petitioned the court after Sahu allegedly earned money by operating mu...

Media cannot perform its role under constraint, fear or influence: Justice BV Nagarathna

Media cannot perform its role under constraint, fear or influence: Justice BV Nagarathna

Speaking at the presentation function of the IPI India Award for Excellence in Journalism 2025, Justice Nagarathna, who ...

Kerala court sentences man to cumulative 53 yrs imprisonment for raping minor girl

Kerala court sentences man to cumulative 53 yrs imprisonment for raping minor girl

The accused was a hotel worker and carried out the crime while he was undergoing treatment for an injury....

Judge who discharged Arvind Kejriwal in excise-policy case dealt with several key matters in past

Judge who discharged Arvind Kejriwal in excise-policy case dealt with several key matters in past

The judge had set aside a magistrate's order that dismissed a complaint seeking the prosecution of former Union minister...