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Delhi court acquits man accused of stabbing sister-in-law after witnesses turn hostile
Additional Sessions Judge Pawan Kumar was hearing a case against Pankaj Jha, who was accused in a case registered at the...
JK court sentences ex-militant to life imprisonment for murder inside mosque
The court sentenced Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Dar (60) to life imprisonment for the murder of Abdul Gani Dar alias "Abdullah Ga...
Thane court sentences man to life imprisonment for killing cousin
In his order of August 5, a copy of which was made available on Saturday, Additional Sessions Judge R V Tamhanekar from ...
Man sentenced to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for rape of minor in Odisha's Ganjam
POCSO court judge Rohit Lal Panda has also imposed a fine of Rs 70,000 on the convict. He will undergo jail for an addit...
National Legal Academy to be set up on IIULER campus in Goa: BCI chairman
Addressing the orientation programme for the 2026 batch of IIULER students at Dharbandora, Mishra said the decision to l...
Six additional judges sworn in at Karnataka High Court
The newly appointed additional judges are Raghavendra Seetharam Shrivatsa, Hema Kulkarni, Subrahmanya Rangarao, Tadagawa...
Thane MACT grants Rs 63.8 lakh compensation to kin of man killed in 2018 accident
MACT member R V Mohite on Friday directed the truck owner, Rajaram R Gupta, and the insurer, Shri Ram General Insurance ...
NCW chairperson calls for time-bound trials in heinous crimes against women
The NCW chairperson also cited another recent case in Maharashtra's Nasrapur, where a three-year-old girl was brutally s...
Madras HC gets 15 new judges
The newly appointed permanent judges were Krishnaswamy Govindarajan, Rajnish Pathiyil, Natarajan Ramesh, G K Muthukumaar...
SC collegium recommends elevation of 4 judges as Chief Justices of different high courts
Justice V Kameswar Rao, presently posted at the Delhi High Court, has been recommended for elevation to the Patna High C...
Delhi tribunal awards Rs 44 lakh to children of couple killed in UP road accident
In an order dated July 30, the tribunal said, "The respondent number 1 was driving the offending vehicle in a rash and n...
India views ‘Ease of Justice’ as a key governance priority: Meghwal
Meghwal was speaking at the Western Zone Regional Conference of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) in Indore,...
Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute: Litigants' mediation talks remain inconclusive
The Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute in Mathura arose after the Hindu side filed a petition alleging that the...
Dialogue, dignity, inclusion essential for effective access to justice: CJI Surya Kant
Institutions certainly have a duty to inform citizens of their rights, but they must also remain willing to learn from t...
30 judges appointed to four high courts
A law ministry statement said while 15 judges were appointed to the Madras High Court, eight were appointed to the Calcu...
Delhi tribunal awards Rs 73.29 lakh to family of man killed in accident involving UPSRTC bus
Presiding officer Manish Sharma directed the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) to pay Rs 73.29 lak...
Case backlog reduced from past decades, says CJI; praises impact of technology
The CJI earlier addressed the regional conference of the Western Zone of the National Legal Services Authority here....
Abhishek Banerjee moves SC against HC order denying nod to travel abroad for eye treatment
In view of submission made on behalf of the applicant (Banerjee) that applicant will not appear before the medical board...
Dialogue, dignity, and inclusion essential for effective access to justice: CJI Surya Kant
Addressing the Western Zone Regional Conference of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) in Indore, he said that...
SC judge calls for immediate legal aid to women, flags K'taka HC jurisdiction amendments
Citing data furnished by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), she said 4,14,795 women availed themselves of le...
Access to justice begins with dialogue: CJI Surya Kant
Addressing the West Zone Regional Conference on "Enhancing Access to Justice" in Indore, the CJI said grievances and suf...
CJI Surya Kant and MP CM perform ground-breaking ceremony for judges' guest house
The Judges' Guest House will be constructed on approximately 1.947 acres of land with an estimated cost of Rs 18.66 cror...
TN court recalls NBW against DMK leader Ponmudy in hate speech case
Ponmudy appeared before the III Metropolitan Magistrate court--George Town on Friday and filed a petition seeking recall...
Thane court grants pre-arrest bail to ex-MP Vinayak Raut, kin in case filed by daughter-in-law
The case stems from a complaint lodged at Kapurbawdi police station in Thane by Girija Raut, the daughter-in-law of Vina...
Homage to G N Saibaba on TISS campus: Court denies pre-arrest bail to 2 students
The court stated that while paying homage to Saibaba, who was acquitted by the Bombay High Court in a Naxalism-related c...
Palghar man sentenced to death for raping, killing girl; brutality shocked conscience, says court
Additional Sessions Judge A R Rahane sentenced 51-year-old Pramul alias Praffula alias Pramod Ratna Ghoshe, a grocer, to...
Man accused of sexually assaulting child sentenced to life within 2 months of crime
Judge Krupesh Vijay More also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the accused. The fine amount will be paid to the victim, sa...
UP court awards life term to couple, son in 2021 murder case
Additional Sessions Judge Jagannath on Thursday convicted Prabhu Dayal Gupta, his wife Meena Devi and their son Sachin G...
Palani Math land fraud: Arrested sub-registrar remanded in judicial custody till Aug 21
Justin Manikandan, who was arrested in the Palani Math land scam, was admitted to the Dindigul Government Medical Colleg...
CBI chargesheet details chronology of 13 arrests in NEET paper leak probe
According to the chargesheet, the agency began its crackdown on May 13, with the first set of arrests of Mangilal, Dines...
NEET paper leak: Experts breached 'obligation of secrecy'; face life imprisonment, Rs 1 cr fine
According to the provisions invoked against them, each faces the prospect of life imprisonment and a Rs 1 crore fine. In...
Delhi court convicts man for stabbing tea vendor over tea bill
Principal District and Sessions Judge Vijay Kumar Dahiya was hearing a case against Ajay alias Pankaj, who was accused o...
SC's Justice Nagarathna to inaugurate 'Justice for Women' conference in Bengaluru on Aug 8
The event, to be held at the Karnataka Judicial Academy, is being jointly organised by the National Commission for Women...
TN CM Vijay's wife Sankgeetha withdraws divorce petition
Sankgeetha appeared before the court through video-conferencing, and confirmed that she does not wish to proceed further...
Three get life imprisonment for killing Sambhal man at roadside eatery over rotis
Additional District Government Counsel Hari Prakash Saini said the incident took place on July 30, 2021, in the Chaman S...
NEET paper leak: 3 NTA subject experts primary sources of leak, says CBI chargesheet
The agency recently submitted its final report before the designated fast-track court dealing with "criminal cases arisi...