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TN govt submits final draft SOP for public meetings in state
The SOP says in case of a procession, the organiser shall ensure that not more than one-half of the road was occupied by...
Convict prisoner not in court custody, only govt can order premature release, says Madras HC
The bench said as the Full Bench of this Court in Yesu's case, has clearly held that, it was the government that can exe...
Red Fort attack: Delhi HC refuses to allow accused's plea to meet lawyer in NIA HQs
A resident of Qazigund in Anantnag, Wani was arrested in Srinagar on November 17 for allegedly providing technical suppo...
NIA counsel seeks time to take instructions on Engineer Rashid's bail plea
The NIA filed a chargesheet against several persons, including Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, Lashkar-e-Taiba f...
Delhi: Man sentenced to 25 years in prison for digital rape of 2-year-old girl
"The victim was in the safest place in her world, which was her home, but the convict made it unsafe for her. Moreover, ...
Anti-CAA protests aimed at regime change like Bangladesh, Nepal: Delhi Police to SC
Khalid, Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider and Rehman were booked under the UAPA, the stringent anti-terror law and pr...
SC upholds Madras HC verdict setting aside order to exhume body for reburial at native place
The high court had noted that the man, who was down with Covid, was admitted to a hospital in Chennai, and he died due t...
Cash for query: CBI opposes Mahua Moitra's plea against Lokpal order
The Lokpal, the anti-corruption ombudsman, issued directions to the CBI after receiving the findings of its preliminary ...
Contempt of court: Allahabad HC issues bailable warrant against Bijnor district magistrate
The petitioner alleged that a copy of the order was given to the district magistrate, who is also the committee's chairm...
HC quashes rape case proceedings as accused, victim 'married long ago'
An FIR was registered at Bakhira police station of Sant Kabir Nagar in January 2017 under the Protection of Children aga...
Kerala HC sets aside inquiry order against ADGP Ajith Kumar, cites procedural flaw
The complainant is free to apply before the competent authority for sanction and produce it before the Special Court. ...
Karnataka HC drops Section 354 charge against H D Revanna, upholds 354A
The High Court also noted discrepancies between the complainant’s original version and the police report, particularly r...
Delhi tribunal awards Rs 38.86 lakh compensation to family of man killed in 2016 road accident
The tribunal noted that the rashness and negligence was proved on the driver of the offending car and entitled the petit...
SC seeks EC's response on fresh pleas challenging SIR exercise in Kerala, other states
"The said SSR concluded with the publication of the final electoral rolls on January 6, 2025, and continuous revision is...
Why don't you move SC with pleas in Delhi 2020 riots: HC asks petitioners
The Supreme Court, in an order of December 2021, had requested the high court to dispose of expeditiously, preferably wi...
SSC imbroglio: Stage for 'experience marks' to rise after SC decides their validity, says Cal HC
The SSC is yet to publish the results for the tests of teachers' recruitment to classes 9-10, where it is likely to foll...
Government will intervene to ensure Indian Super League is held: Centre to SC
The top court, in its October 15 order, asked the AIFF to adopt within three weeks Article 25.3 (c) and (d), which prohi...
HC directs Punjab govt to decide within a week incarcerated MP Amritpal Singh's plea on attending Parliament
Punjab Police had launched the crackdown after the February 23, 2023 Ajnala incident in which Singh and his supporters, ...
Leaving with contentment having done what I could do for nation, says outgoing CJI B R Gavai
Justice Gavai was elevated as an additional judge of the Bombay High Court on November 14, 2003. He became a permanent j...
Maharashtra: Man sentenced to life imprisonment for raping minor girl in Nanded
The child was playing outside her home when Janole lured her into his house under the pretext of giving her money for ch...
UP court sentences man to 25-year prison term in rape case
According to the prosecution, the minor girl had gone to a government hospital in Khejuri on March 23, 2023, to get medi...
Bereaved parents won't make false claim of railway accident to get compensation, says HC
Further, the Railways Act was a beneficial legislation, and hence circumstantial evidence can be considered while decidi...
Man with mental illness acquitted in knife attack on mother; court orders his treatment
Judge Agrawal said Shaikh’s conviction in a murder case was set aside by the Bombay High Court under Section 84 of the I...
U'khand HC issues contempt notice over Bageshwar municipality acting EO appointment row
According to the petition, the situation worsened when another officer was appointed as the acting EO in Parihar's place...
At least 33 bills await assent of governors, president in four Oppn-ruled states
In its unanimous opinion on the Presidential Reference, a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice B R Gava...
HC prohibits tree felling in Bhopal without its nod, summons 7 officials
A communication dated October 30, 2025, from the executive engineer of the Vidhan Sabha Building Controller to the princ...
Secretaries of local bodies given two weeks to remove unauthorised flags, banners
It also said that the question of recovering fines from the secretaries, as sought in the plea, would be considered by t...
HC stays proceedings against AIADMK leader C Ve Shanmugam
This statement, made at the very outset, proves that the chairperson was not acting as an independent quasi-judicial aut...
Jharkhand HC Chief Justice conducts surprise inspection of Premashray
Justice Chauhan also issued directions to ensure that no unnecessarily procedural hurdles are imposed on girls willing t...
Kerala HC stays ECI order delisting UDF-affiliated political party
"There shall be an interim stay of operation of Order No F No 56/Delisting/2025/PPS-III issued by the Election Commissio...
Telangana: Man gets death penalty for murdering wife, two children
According to the prosecution, the accused, a private employee, suspected the fidelity of his 25-year-old wife, who worke...
Highlights of SC opinion on Presidential reference
SC refused to accept the preliminary objections raised by opposition-ruled states like Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Keral...
SC opinion on Presidential Reference draws mixed views from legal experts, Oppn leaders
"The 'deemed assent' granted by the apex court itself on the 10 Tamil Nadu bills via its Article 142 powers is likely vo...
7 convicted for 2022 murder in UP's Bulandshahr, sentenced to life imprisonment
The attackers first assaulted Idrees and later opened fire. As the victim tried to take refuge inside a mosque, the assa...
Relatives of Maoist leaders Devji, Raji Reddy file habeas corpus petition in Andhra HC
According to reports, Devji, carrying Rs 1 crore on his head, created the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), and...
Women's representation still weak in regulatory spaces: SC Judge
"The new commercial codes, new arbitration and mediation frameworks, laws related to data protection, cyber security, an...