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UP: Man gets 20-year jail for raping minor

UP: Man gets 20-year jail for raping minor

Additional District Government Counsel Bhalendra Rathore on Tuesday said that on March 10, 2024, a resident of a village...

Delhi court acquits ex-MSMCL officials in Adkoli coal block irregularity case

Delhi court acquits ex-MSMCL officials in Adkoli coal block irregularity case

Special CBI Judge Dheeraj Mor acquitted Dominic Gabriel Philip, a former managing director of the MSMCL, and Avinash Man...

Both Hindu, Muslim sides reject mediation in Gyanvapi dispute

Both Hindu, Muslim sides reject mediation in Gyanvapi dispute

The parties appeared before the mediation centre at a Varanasi court on Tuesday as part of the Supreme Court's 'Supreme ...

J-K court registers case against SSP Srinagar for defying orders

J-K court registers case against SSP Srinagar for defying orders

This court hereby takes the judicial notice of commission of offence under Section 24, read with Section 29, of the Poli...

UP: Father-son sentenced to life for man's murder over family feud in Bareilly

UP: Father-son sentenced to life for man's murder over family feud in Bareilly

Special Judge (SC/ST Act) Abhay Srivastava on Monday convicted Kashinath and his son Rohit, residents of Ramganga Nagar ...

Bareilly court awards 10-year jail term to man for wife's dowry death

Bareilly court awards 10-year jail term to man for wife's dowry death

Soon after the marriage, Jogendra allegedly began harassing Vidya for dowry. A village panchayat was convened on August ...

Espionage trial against ex-DRDO scientist Pradeep Kurulkar starts in Pune court

Espionage trial against ex-DRDO scientist Pradeep Kurulkar starts in Pune court

During the day's hearing, the prosecution examined its first panch witness in connection with Kurulkar's arrest and the ...

Petrol pump dealership cannot be terminated on basis of suspicion of tampering

Petrol pump dealership cannot be terminated on basis of suspicion of tampering

Justice Irshad Ali passed the order while allowing a petition filed by M/s Sardar Baldev Singh & Company, an Indian Oil ...

Dignity of constitutional institutions must be respected: CJI Surya Kant

Dignity of constitutional institutions must be respected: CJI Surya Kant

The remark from the CJI came at a felicitation function organised by All India Senior Advocate Association for retired S...

POCSO court denies bail to ACP arrested for outraging modesty of 9-year-old girl

POCSO court denies bail to ACP arrested for outraging modesty of 9-year-old girl

According to the FIR registered at Worli police station by the victim's mother, the incident occurred on April 23 when t...

Chronology of events in IB officer Ankit Sharma Murder case

Chronology of events in IB officer Ankit Sharma Murder case

February 2020: Communal violence erupts in northeast Delhi during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, leav...

'Coal scam': Delhi court dismisses ED case against ex-MP Vijay Darda, son Devendra, others

'Coal scam': Delhi court dismisses ED case against ex-MP Vijay Darda, son Devendra, others

Special Judge Sunena Sharma was hearing the applications of former MP Vijay Jawaharlal Darda, his son Devendra Kumar Dar...

Court rejects bail plea of Jammu-based editor accused of impersonating PMO officer, cheating people

Court rejects bail plea of Jammu-based editor accused of impersonating PMO officer, cheating people

These two conditions state that the court must be satisfied that there are reasonable grounds that the accused is not ...

Bihar court grants bail to Cong leader Kanhaiya Kumar in 7-year-old model code violation case

Bihar court grants bail to Cong leader Kanhaiya Kumar in 7-year-old model code violation case

The opposition is always accused of violating the model code of conduct. However, those in power violate it regularly an...

CPI(M) leader Lahek Ali remanded to police custody in Baruipur violence after rape-murder of minor

CPI(M) leader Lahek Ali remanded to police custody in Baruipur violence after rape-murder of minor

Special public prosecutor Bivas Chatterjee, seeking 14-days' police custody of Ali, stated before the court that there i...

Nenmara twin murder case: Court convicts elderly man, sentence to be pronounced on July 15

Nenmara twin murder case: Court convicts elderly man, sentence to be pronounced on July 15

Chenthamara had earlier been arrested for the 2019 murder of Sudhakaran's wife Sajitha, whom he allegedly blamed for his...

Ram Mandir donation theft: Judicial custody of 8 accused extended till Jul 27

Ram Mandir donation theft: Judicial custody of 8 accused extended till Jul 27

The eight accused named in the SIT report, which formed the basis for their arrest, include Avinash Shukla, Anukalp Mish...

2020 Delhi riots: Court convicts ex-AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, 4 others in IB officer Ankit Sharma murder case

2020 Delhi riots: Court convicts ex-AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, 4 others in IB officer Ankit Sharma murder case

In his complaint, Ravinder Kumar alleged that his son was murdered by the then AAP councillor Hussain and others. It sai...

Coal scam: Delhi court dismisses ED case against ex-MP Vijay Darda, son Devendra Darda, others

Coal scam: Delhi court dismisses ED case against ex-MP Vijay Darda, son Devendra Darda, others

Bringing down the curtains on the oldest pending coal block allocation case registered on March 27, 2014, Special Judge ...

Kalyan doctor assault case: Shiv Sena corporator Mhatre and his 3 aides remanded to judicial custody

Kalyan doctor assault case: Shiv Sena corporator Mhatre and his 3 aides remanded to judicial custody

Mhatre and his aides were arrested for allegedly assaulting doctors and nurses at a civic-run hospital in Dombivli on th...

CBI supplementary final report names 3 MCD engineers for negligence in 2024 coaching centre deaths

CBI supplementary final report names 3 MCD engineers for negligence in 2024 coaching centre deaths

It said that, according to further investigation, dereliction of duty and negligence were shown by three MCD officials o...

Parties in Gyanvapi, Krishna Janmabhoomi, Sambhal mosque disputes reject SC's mediation push

Parties in Gyanvapi, Krishna Janmabhoomi, Sambhal mosque disputes reject SC's mediation push

The Supreme Court has launched the 'Supreme Court Action for Mediated Adjudication and Disputes Harmonisation Across Nat...

Patna court grants anticipatory bail to Khan Sir, 3 staffers in coaching institute firing case

Patna court grants anticipatory bail to Khan Sir, 3 staffers in coaching institute firing case

The case relates to a firing incident that occurred in early June after a group of 15-20 people allegedly vandalised Kha...

Red Fort blast: Delhi court allows cremation of victims' remains

Red Fort blast: Delhi court allows cremation of victims' remains

Special Judge Pitambar Dutt also allowed the agency to dispose of the body parts of Dr Umer Un Nabi, the driver of the e...

Nenmara twin murder case: Court convicts elderly man, sentence to be pronounced on Jul 15

Nenmara twin murder case: Court convicts elderly man, sentence to be pronounced on Jul 15

Additional Sessions Judge Kenneth George found Chenthamara guilty of murdering Sudhakaran and his mother, Lakshmi, at Po...

J-K: Three publishers remanded in police custody for books praising separatists

J-K: Three publishers remanded in police custody for books praising separatists

The books in question are 'Personalities and Legends of J-K', authored by Hilal Ahmad and Santosh Meena, and published...

CJI Surya Kant welcomes 2 law clerks from Bhutan in SC

CJI Surya Kant welcomes 2 law clerks from Bhutan in SC

The Supreme Court has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the apex court of Bhutan to facilitate the e...

Justice delivery system must evolve with changing nature of litigation: CJI

Justice delivery system must evolve with changing nature of litigation: CJI

The CJI also advocated establishing integrated district court complexes across Haryana on the lines of Uttar Pradesh, sa...

Court dismisses plea for interim protection against reuse of wife's grave in Shaheen Bagh graveyard

Court dismisses plea for interim protection against reuse of wife's grave in Shaheen Bagh graveyard

The court, however, clarified that its observations were confined to the issue of interim relief and would not affect th...

Delhi tribunal awards Rs 30.45 lakh to kin of newspaper distributor killed in accident

Delhi tribunal awards Rs 30.45 lakh to kin of newspaper distributor killed in accident

Presiding Officer Manish Sharma was hearing a claim petition filed by a family member of Umesh Chand Shukla and directed...

Thane court acquits tennis coach of raping minor girl, cites her continued training with him

Thane court acquits tennis coach of raping minor girl, cites her continued training with him

The court noted that despite receiving sex education at her international school on how to report sexual harassment, the...

Delhi court upholds 2-year jail term for man in 2016 Connaught Place hit-and-run case

Delhi court upholds 2-year jail term for man in 2016 Connaught Place hit-and-run case

In an order dated July 1, the court said, "The subsequent conduct of a driver plays an important role while sentencing h...

CJI flags delay in creation of Arbitration Council of India

CJI flags delay in creation of Arbitration Council of India

Speaking at the India ADR Week 2026 organised by the Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration, the CJI proposed the c...

Hindu laws of today trace back to commentaries by ancient scholars in 'Smritis': SG Tushar Mehta

Hindu laws of today trace back to commentaries by ancient scholars in 'Smritis': SG Tushar Mehta

The Mitakshara school of thought was propounded by Vijnanesvara and was solely based on Yajnavalkya Smriti, and not the ...

Bar body issues letter of gratitude on enhancement of delhi courts' pecuniary jurisdiction

Bar body issues letter of gratitude on enhancement of delhi courts' pecuniary jurisdiction

On behalf of the coordination committee , I extend my heartfelt gratitude to all the members of the district courts and ...

NIA court in Delhi frames charges against PFI leaders

NIA court in Delhi frames charges against PFI leaders

Additional Sessions Judge Prashant Sharma framed charges under the Indian Penal Code and Unlawful Activities (Prevention...