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Court sentences man to life imprisonment for killing wife
Third Additional District and Session judge, Bhubaneswar, Himanshu Sekhar Mallick, sentenced Dillip Bagh to life impriso...
SC raps UP for 'colonial-era' practice of giving bureaucrats' spouses ex-officio posts
The bench was hearing a petition filed by CM Zila Mahila Samiti, Bulandshahr, a women's self-help group, which challenge...
Celina Jaitly moves court against 'narcissistic' husband; accuses him of domestic violence, cruelty
The 47-year-old actor claimed she has suffered severe emotional, physical, sexual and verbal abuse by her husband becaus...
SC directs Kerala to establish primary schools in areas lacking them
The bench was hearing the appeal of the state government against the Kerala High Court order on a petition that sought s...
Delhi Tribunal awards over Rs 24 lakh to family of woman killed in 2020 accident
In its November 18 order, the tribunal ruled that the accident took place due to rash and negligent driving by Rohit. It...
Results of Maharashtra local bodies where 50 pc quota ceiling breached would depend on verdict: SC
Senior advocate Vikas Singh argued that previous orders, including a July 2022 direction by a three-judge bench led by J...
Not inclined to either legislate or monitor every incident of hate speech: SC
"We are not legislating in the garb of this petition. Rest assured, we are not inclined to either legislate or monitor e...
Man acquitted in 26/11 terror case can take up job not needing police clearance: Govt to HC
Palkar said Ansari can take up any job that does not mandate or require a police clearance/character certificate....
SC seeks response of EC on fresh plea of MDMK leader Vaiko against SIR in Tamil Nadu
Vaiko has challenged the revision exercise in the state, saying the notification violated various fundamental rights inc...
SC rejects Christian officer's appeal against termination of service from Army
Kamalesan had claimed that he had accompanied troops to both places for weekly religious parades but refrained from ente...
Celina Jaitly moves Mumbai court accusing husband of domestic violence, cruelty
Jaitly, in her application filed through Karanjwala & Co law firm, accused Haag of domestic violence, cruelty and manipu...
2017 actress assault case: Kerala court to pronounce verdict on Dec 8
The actress-victim, who has worked in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films, was abducted and allegedly molested in her car ...
CPI(M) candidate gets 10-year jail term for bomb attack on police
Nishad, who is the Payyannur Block Secretary of the DYFI and a sitting councillor from Karamele West, is contesting this...
6 years on, tribunal awards Rs 25 lakh compensation to accident victim's kin
MACT member Rupali V Mohite, in the order on November 20, directed the truck's insurance company to pay the compensation...
Chennai court awards lifer to three Bawaria gang members for murder of AIADMK MLA
About 86 people were examined. After the investigation from all sides was completed, the judge pronounced the verdict in...
Uttarakhand HC seeks expert opinion on artificial rain to extinguish forest fires
The petition stated that although the government was using helicopters to extinguish fires, it was costly and not entire...
India Gate protest: 22 sent to judicial custody; cops claim pro-Hidma slogans raised
In the second case, Judicial Magistrate Sahil Monga sent the 17 accused persons, including 11 women, to three days' jail...
Allahabad HC pulls up trail court for 'lethargic' handling of 20-yr-old criminal case
Shrish Kumar Malviya, 73, is facing prosecution under Section 129 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, since 2...
SC sets aside Himachal Pradesh HC order, upholds govt’s cancellation of ePoS tender
Writing the first judgement as Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, on Monday held that the state government was ...
Profits from cricket betting constitute proceeds of crime under PMLA: Delhi HC
The high court passed the verdict dismissing a batch of petitions filed by several persons in an alleged Rs 2,400 crore ...
Wife's pregnancy can't erase acts of cruelty, says Delhi HC; husband granted divorce
The family court rejected the divorce plea on the grounds that the husband had failed to prove cruelty and did not suffi...
SC tells petitioners alleging sexual abuse in ISKCON-run schools to approach child rights body
We dispose of this petition by reserving liberty to the petitioners herein to make a fresh representation/reminder to NC...
Custodial violence and death a blot on system, country will not tolerate this: SC
While hearing a suo motu case concerning lack of functional CCTVs in police stations, a bench of Justices Vikram Nath an...
Uttarakhand HC rejects local BJP leader Madan Joshi's anticipatory bail plea
A division bench comprising Chief Justice G Narendra and Justice Subhash Upadhyay on Monday rejected the anticipatory ba...
Protest at India Gate: Delhi court sends 17 agitators to 3-day judicial custody
The investigating officer further states that the accused persons refused to disclose their identity and did not coopera...
Special judge for ACB cases refuses bail to Mumbai civil court clerk held for Rs 15 lakh bribe
Vasudeo was arrested two weeks ago for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 15 lakh from a businessman in exchange for a fa...
Bail granted to Chinnaiah arrested in Dharmasthala case
He was arrested on August 23 for alleged perjury and initially taken in to SIT custody before being sent to judicial cus...
Protest at India Gate: Delhi court sends 17 protesters to 3-day judicial custody
Judicial Magistrate Aridaman Singh Cheema was hearing the case against the five students against whom an FIR was registe...
SC to hear on Dec 1 plea of Hindu party in Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah mosque dispute case
The Supreme Court is already seized of a petition filed by the mosque committee challenging the May 26, 2023, order of t...
India Gate protest: Demonstrators raising pro-Hidma slogans, Delhi Police tells court
Judicial Magistrate Aridaman Singh Cheema was hearing the case against the five students against whom an FIR was registe...
Criminal law can't become platform for settling personal scores: SC
According to the dispute, in 1976, Inder Chand Bagri, who was owner of the disputed land decided to form a partnership f...
Justice Vikram Nath named NALSA executive chairman; Justice Maheshwari to head SCLSC
Justice Nath, who has been serving on the Supreme Court Bench since 2021, has previously held positions as the chief jus...
2023 train firing case: Sacked RPF constable seeks bail, claims suffering from delusional disorder
The accused is suffering from extreme mental strokes, and he is a partial mental patient/mentally challenged, who someti...
SC seeks response from Union ministries on plea of retired IPS officers’ body challenging pension clause
Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction directing the respondents to comply with the judgment dated 20.03.2024, pa...
NIA court directs CJM to take action on alleged custodial torture in jail
The Superintendent of Viyyur High Security Prison filed a statement stating that Manoj did not have any serious injuries...
India Gate protest: Delhi court sends five demonstrators to 2-day judicial custody
The FIR has been registered under relevant sections of BNS including 74 (assault or criminal force to a woman with inten...