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Infra development not luxury but essential for smooth functioning of district courts: CJI
The CJI stated that a lawyer's professional focus may be disrupted and their stress levels may unnecessarily increase be...
UP court sentences 4 men to life imprisonment in 33-year-old murder case
The case dates back to May 21, 1993, when a complaint was lodged at Jaitra police station alleging that the accused had ...
Ex-bank manager among 2 sentenced to 3 years RI in bank fraud case; Rs 1.12 cr fine imposed
In an order passed on Friday, the CBI court sentenced Neeraj Kumar Jain, the then manager of the IOB Himmatnagar branch ...
Muzaffarnagar bonded labour case: Court sends factory owner, supervisor to police custody
The labourers claimed that they had been confined inside the factory for more than a year, forced to work without wages ...
Defamation case against Rahul Gandhi: Hearing adjourned to Aug 5 as presiding judge away on training
Gandhi's counsel Kashi Prasad Shukla said the matter was listed for arguments after the case records were to be returned...
Man gets 20 years in jail for raping 16-year-old niece
Additional District Judge Neeraj Kumar Garg also imposed a fine of Rs 1.70 lakh on the convict, identified as Akash, a r...
CJI calls on Punjab, Haryana govts to strengthen judicial infrastructure in district courts
During a gathering after inaugurating a multilevel parking facility at the district courts complex, he urged the governm...
Delhi court takes cognisance of charge sheet in rape-murder case of IRS officer's daughter
According to police, Meena (23), who was dismissed from his job in February over alleged financial misconduct, entered t...
Three get life term in Ballia triple murder case
Superintendent of Police (Ballia) Omvir Singh said Additional District and Sessions Judge Saif Ahmad on Friday held -- P...
Delhi tribunal awards Rs 32.12 lakh to father of man killed in 2019 road accident
In an order dated July 10, the tribunal said, "In view of the aforesaid discussion and the evidence which has come on re...
BCI asks state bar councils to enforce social media, digital ethics norms for lawyers
In a communication issued to the chairpersons and secretaries of all state bar councils on July 17, the BCI said the cir...
Thane court acquits man in 2014 sexual assault case, says accused likely framed
Special Judge G T Pawar acquitted Santosh Undaru Pandit, alias Undarya, accepting the defence's argument that the compla...
Seven years after attack on woman forest officer, court convicts ex-MLA's brother
The visuals of Forest Range Officer C Anitha coming under attack by the mob in 2019 in Kumram Bheem Asifabad district ev...
Four sentenced to death in 2011 Muzaffarnagar farmer murder case
Government counsel Kuldeep Kumar said farmer Raj Singh of Bhokaheri village was travelling on a motorcycle with his frie...
Court grants 39-hour police remand of two accused in Ram temple donation 'theft' case
Tinnu, who was considered close to former Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai, alleg...
Jammu court rejects bail of accused in assassination bid on NC leader Farooq Abdullah
Denying the bail to 65-year-old Jamwal, Principal Sessions Judge Jammu R N Watal cited the gravity of the allegations, t...
Court in UP's Etah sentences four men to life imprisonment in 2016 murder case
According to the police, the judgment was delivered by the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Anil Kumar under the state...
No court on first, third Saturdays: Delhi HC
Earlier, on January 15, the high court administration notified that following a decision taken by the full court on Dece...
Delhi court seeks report from investigating officer in sexual harassment case
According to the complaint, instead of taking appropriate action, the management protected the official by placing him o...
Delhi tribunal awards Rs 40.37 lakh to parents of child killed in 2020 accident
In an order dated July 16, the tribunal said, "The tribunal, while dealing with the law of torts in motor accident cases...
Thane tribunal grants Rs 25.45 lakh compensation to security guard injured in 2022 road accident
In a detailed judgment on Thursday, MACT member R V Mohite ruled that the driver of the vehicle involved in the accident...
Two get life term for 2013 murder in Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram Additional Sessions Judge Sudhakanth R on Thursday sentenced Deepu alias Ajith and his brother Stellu...
NIA Court frames charges against 10, including LeT handlers, in J&K narco-terror case
The officials said the Pakistan/PoJK-based accused who are absconding include Tariq Ahmad Malik alias Dilawar (proclaime...
Ketan Agrawal murder: accused's judicial custody extended
Chaudhary's lawyer Radhikesh Uttarwar moved two applications before the court, seeking to declare his client's arrest il...
JK court nod to Farooq Abdullah's passport renewal but says travelling abroad subject to judicial approval
An NOC is issued to the Passport Officer, Srinagar, with the direction to consider the issuance/renewal of the passport ...
NEET: CBI opposes doctor's bail plea, says he gave candidate question paper for Rs 5 lakh
The submissions were made before Special Judge Ajay Gupta, who was hearing a bail plea filed by paediatrician Manoj Bhag...
No live streaming of cases argued by litigants in person; to be asked to appear virtually: SC
In a dramatic turn of events on July 10, a litigant appearing in person was forcibly removed from the Supreme Court afte...
Delhi court allows jailed MP Engineer Rashid to attend Monsoon session
Rashid was arrested for allegedly funding separatists and terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir. He has been lodged in Delh...
Nenmara double murder case: Court to pronounce sentence on July 20
Chenthamara was convicted under Sections 103(1) (murder) and 126(2) (wrongful restraint) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita....
Delhi court rejects bail plea of PFI chairman E Abubacker
In an order dated July 15, the court said, "In view of the aforesaid appreciation and facts and circumstances of this ca...
Lok Sabha admits resolution opposing ordinance to hike number of SC judges
An ordinance has a life of six months but once a session commences, the ordinance has to be passed by Parliament into a ...
Cong leader Baghel alleges BJP links to Mahadev betting app after Ebix Group chairman's arrest
Baghel claimed Garg is chairman of the BJP Delhi Economic Cell and son of former BJP MLA from the national capital, Nand...
Antilia bomb scare: Court refuses to discharge Waze, says 'more than enough material' against him
Relying on the material produced on record, the judge concluded that he "doesn't have any hesitation that more than suff...
Mahadev app case: Chhattisgarh court sends Ebix chairman Vikas Garg to 10-day ED custody
The ED charged Garg with "dissipating" and "encumbering" the shares of Ebix and trying to mortgage and sell the company'...
HP: 3 sentenced to up to 10 years in jail by court in Kullu for sexually exploiting girl
The court sentenced Shankar to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs 20,000 each under varied sections of th...
Delhi HC lawyers extend boycott over pecuniary limit dispute
Enhancement of the district courts' pecuniary jurisdiction, or financial limit, from Rs 2 crore to Rs 20 crore has been ...