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Uttarakhand Chief Justice G Narendar to retire on January 9

Uttarakhand Chief Justice G Narendar to retire on January 9

Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta who is currently posted in the Allahabad High Court will take Justice Narendar's place as the ...

Priest, wife convicted by Delhi court for murdering man in temple premises in 2017

Priest, wife convicted by Delhi court for murdering man in temple premises in 2017

The court also relied on call detail records showing frequent contact between the accused and the deceased shortly befor...

Delhi court convicts MCD junior engineer, 2 others in CBI bribery case

Delhi court convicts MCD junior engineer, 2 others in CBI bribery case

The court said that the recovery of tainted money, positive chemical test and corroboration by independent witnesses est...

Delhi court sentences Haryana gangster Vikas Gulia, associate to life imprisonment

Delhi court sentences Haryana gangster Vikas Gulia, associate to life imprisonment

The court noted that both convicts were involved in offences of murder, attempt to murder, extortion, robbery, house tre...

Court issues notice to cops in film producer's cheating complaint against actor Kunal Khemu, father

Court issues notice to cops in film producer's cheating complaint against actor Kunal Khemu, father

The producer claimed he approached the court after having exhausted "all the remedies available to him under the law", e...

Delhi's disposal rate for POCSO cases second-highest in country: Report

Delhi's disposal rate for POCSO cases second-highest in country: Report

"These figures reflect cases that entered the system several years ago but have not seen meaningful progress. This sugge...

Delhi court convicts factory worker for murdering colleague at workplace in 2019

Delhi court convicts factory worker for murdering colleague at workplace in 2019

According to the prosecution, the incident took place at a footwear manufacturing unit in Madipur village, where Ramesh,...

Delhi BMW crash case: Victim could have been saved with timely care, says chargesheet

Delhi BMW crash case: Victim could have been saved with timely care, says chargesheet

The final report said that the investigation into certain aspects, including alleged manipulation of medical documents, ...

16 years on, CBI court sentences three to three-year jail term in bank loan fraud case

16 years on, CBI court sentences three to three-year jail term in bank loan fraud case

"The accused (Prajapati) conspired with unknown Vijaya Bank officers/officials to obtain a housing loan in March 2004, b...

Delhi court grants bail to accused in India Gate protest case

Delhi court grants bail to accused in India Gate protest case

“Considering the nature of the allegations, the period of incarceration, past criminal antecedents and on the ground of ...

SC vacation benches including of CJI Surya Kant sits during winter break for first time

SC vacation benches including of CJI Surya Kant sits during winter break for first time

It said that the arguing counsel, including senior advocates, through their AoR or nodal counsel, nominated by the bench...

Court junks complaint against NCP leader Munde for concealing information in poll papers

Court junks complaint against NCP leader Munde for concealing information in poll papers

The court, after perusal of documents, concluded that Karuna Munde "has not established a prima facie case to proceed ag...

J&K court acquits 3 accused tried for 'terror' activities

J&K court acquits 3 accused tried for 'terror' activities

Wajid Ahmad Bhat, Masrat Bilal Bhuru and Rameez Ahmad Dar, all residents of Kulgam district, were acquitted on Monday. J...

Cases of Red Fort blast, National Herald and IRCTC 'scam' kept Delhi courts busy in 2025

Cases of Red Fort blast, National Herald and IRCTC 'scam' kept Delhi courts busy in 2025

In an alleged sexual harassment case against ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, a court accepted a closure report o...

Delhi court sentences man to 3-year jail for cheating in clerk recruitment exam

Delhi court sentences man to 3-year jail for cheating in clerk recruitment exam

According to the prosecution, the forensic evidence conclusively established that someone else had appeared on behalf of...

Guest professor booked for molesting female students at college event gets anticipatory bail

Guest professor booked for molesting female students at college event gets anticipatory bail

The professor later sought anticipatory bail from the court, claiming the case against him might be due to "misunderstan...

Man sentenced to life imprisonment for killing mother, brother in Delhi's Uttam Nagar

Man sentenced to life imprisonment for killing mother, brother in Delhi's Uttam Nagar

Eyewitnesses told the court that Rajender Arora had run out of the flat bleeding and informed them that his elder brothe...

Contract killing case: Gangster Subhash Singh Thakur remanded in judicial custody

Contract killing case: Gangster Subhash Singh Thakur remanded in judicial custody

Defence counsel Sudeep Pasbola and advocate Rahul Arote argued against further extension of Thakur's custody, contending...

CBI court sentences then-Kandla SEZ appraiser to 5-year RI in DA case, imposes Rs 63 lakh fine

CBI court sentences then-Kandla SEZ appraiser to 5-year RI in DA case, imposes Rs 63 lakh fine

"During investigation, the check period was revised from April 1, 2004 to March 20, 2013. After the investigation, the C...

J-K: NIA court issues proclamation notice against ex-KCCI president Mubeen Shah, 2 others in 2020 UAPA case

J-K: NIA court issues proclamation notice against ex-KCCI president Mubeen Shah, 2 others in 2020 UAPA case

According to the officials, despite being declared absconders, the accused are notorious for their continued hostile act...

PIL in SC seeking action against racial violence targeting northeastern citizens

PIL in SC seeking action against racial violence targeting northeastern citizens

The attackers allegedly assaulted and stabbed both brothers and Chakma sustained severe injuries to his neck and spine, ...

Delhi court sentences man to rigorous life term for shooting his mother dead in 2012

Delhi court sentences man to rigorous life term for shooting his mother dead in 2012

Additional Public Prosecutor Ghanshyam argued that the convict did not deserve any leniency. ...

SC issues SOP for improving court management, early delivery of justice

SC issues SOP for improving court management, early delivery of justice

It said that the arguing counsel, including senior advocates, through their AoR or nodal counsel, nominated by the bench...

Kerala court acquits all accused in murder of ABVP activist

Kerala court acquits all accused in murder of ABVP activist

According to the prosecution, Vishal, who had arrived to attend a programme organised to welcome undergraduate students ...

JD(S) leader HD Revanna discharged from sexual harassment case

JD(S) leader HD Revanna discharged from sexual harassment case

Sexual harassment allegation against Revanna surfaced, as multiple rape and sexual abuse cases were registered against h...

NCB files chargesheet against members of infamous darknet drug cartel

NCB files chargesheet against members of infamous darknet drug cartel

The NCB probe revealed that drugs ordered by Babu via the darknet arrived as parcels from abroad, carefully concealed to...

Aravalli definition row: SC stays its own order, says further probe needed to resolve "critical ambiguities"

Aravalli definition row: SC stays its own order, says further probe needed to resolve "critical ambiguities"

"This judicial intervention was much needed. It is a welcome step by the Supreme Court to stay the directive but it is i...

Court doesn't run commercial enterprise: Consumer panel rejecting complaint against Registrar

Court doesn't run commercial enterprise: Consumer panel rejecting complaint against Registrar

"The procedural bar of deficit charges remaining unpaid; the statutory character of the supply of certified copies; and ...

Law not sprint but long journey, rewards those who treat it as craft to be learned carefully: CJI

Law not sprint but long journey, rewards those who treat it as craft to be learned carefully: CJI

Stating that young lawyers were entering the profession at a time when its relevance was unquestioned, he said, but its ...

Delhi court acquits 3 accused in 2009 acid attack case, orders inquiry into 'shoddy' probe

Delhi court acquits 3 accused in 2009 acid attack case, orders inquiry into 'shoddy' probe

On Bala's role, the court said the victim has only raised a suspicion that she was also involved in the conspiracy, but ...

Messi event chaos: Court extends police custody of chief organiser till Jan 9

Messi event chaos: Court extends police custody of chief organiser till Jan 9

Dutta, who was arrested on December 13 over alleged mismanagement in the Salt Lake stadium event on that day, was also a...

Delhi court convicts three men in 2021 murder case

Delhi court convicts three men in 2021 murder case

"The prosecution has successfully proven its case, and the defence has failed to raise any doubt reasonable in nature," ...

Navi Mumbai court acquits man in 2015 rape case

Navi Mumbai court acquits man in 2015 rape case

The prosecution had alleged that Sahni took advantage of a woman's financial distress to subject her to repeated sexual ...

Delhi tribunal awards Rs 1.63 crore compensation to family of engineer killed in 2023 accident

Delhi tribunal awards Rs 1.63 crore compensation to family of engineer killed in 2023 accident

Presiding Officer Ruchika Singla was hearing a petition seeking compensation, filed by the wife and mother of deceased S...

SC to hear suo motu case on Aravalli hills on Monday

SC to hear suo motu case on Aravalli hills on Monday

It also directed the authorities to identify permissible areas for "mining and ecologically sensitive, conservation-crit...

Change in mindset needed for mediation to become widely adopted practice in country: SC judge

Change in mindset needed for mediation to become widely adopted practice in country: SC judge

Addressing the valedictory session of the two-day National Conference and Symposium organised by Bar Council of India (B...