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Important cases listed in Supreme Court on Monday, December 01
SC to hear TVK, CPI and other parties pleas challenging EC's decision to conduct SIR exercise in TN and other states....
Punjab: Akali leader's daughter released after hearing that went past midnight
Kanchanpreet is the daughter of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa, who recently lost the Tarn Ta...
SC to hear on Monday pleas seeking filling of vacancies in CIC, SICs
Since February 2019, the apex court has passed several directions on the need for timely appointments to the transparenc...
Verdict must not be tossed out with change of judge: Justice Nagarathna
A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih said that by upholding the finality of verdicts, not only ...
Judgments shouldn't be revisited solely because judges have changed: Justice Nagarathna
A judge's behaviour must be perceived as beyond suspicion, she said, adding that political insularity is essential for a...
Anmol Bishnoi fears being killed by Pakistani gangster, files protection plea in court
Directions to be issued to NIA for the accused to be taken in bullet proof vehicle and in bulletproof jacket during phys...
India Gate protest: Some agitators attended Radical Students' Union meet in Hyderabad, Delhi Police tells court
Seventeen of them were arrested in connection with a scuffle at the Parliament Street police station and six were held b...
Kesavananda Bharati case profound affirmation of India's commitment to constitutionalism: CJI Surya Kant
Our judiciary was barely two decades old, young enough, one might think, to falter under pressure. And yet, it did not. ...
Pak-supported terror module case: Two accused seek discharge citing no 'actual act of terror'
Rizwan Momin and Irfan Shaikh, teacher and tailor, respectively, are charged with sheltering and harbouring prime accuse...
Kesavananda Bharati case profound affirmation of India's commitment to constitutionalism: CJI Surya Kant
The historic Kesavananda Bharati verdict of 1973, which laid down the "basic structure doctrine" of the Constitution, cl...
What happened in Supreme Court on Thursday 27th November
12.07 PM The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Rajasthan government on a plea challenging the validity...
No need for oral mentioning, urgent cases to be automatically listed in 2 days: CJI streamlines process
"No Senior Counsel shall be permitted oral mentioning before any court. Young junior counsel may be encouraged to make o...
'Imaandari' not mere ornament to character, it sustains justice and reputation: CJI
Speaking on the convention's topic of independence of judiciary, CJI Kant recalled the quote of Durgabai, one of the 15 ...
Red Fort blast: Delhi court sends three doctors, preacher to 10-day judicial custody
Officials said Adeel's interrogation pointed to Umar being a "hardcore radical" who insisted that a suicide bomber was e...
3 co-accused granted bail in sexual assault case involving Chaitanyananda Saraswati
The self-styled godman, who is also the former chairman of the management institute, is in judicial custody over allegat...
Court sentences ex-MLA’s nephew to life imprisonment in 1995 murder in Kerala's Malappuram
The victim’s family has challenged the Additional District and Sessions Court's verdict before the Kerala High Court, an...
Delhi court extends gangster Anmol Bishnoi's NIA custody till Dec 5
Wanted in connection with the killing of NCP leader Siddique, firing at actor Salman Khan's residence in April 2024, the...
Judges' work stressful, should participate in recreational activities: CJI Surya Kant
The closing ceremony and prize distribution will be presided over by former CJI B R Gavai along with Justice Vikram Nath...
Six sentenced for preventing Dalit cook from preparing food for school children in TN’s Tirupur
During the trial on Friday, the Judicial Magistrate M Suresh convicted six and sentenced them to two years jail term and...
National Herald Case: Delhi court defers order on taking note of ED's chargesheet to Dec 16
They allegedly acquired properties worth approximately Rs 2,000 crore belonging to Associated Journals Limited (AJL), wh...
Thane MACT awards Rs 36.9 lakh compesation to family of man killed in motorcycle accident
A case was registered against the rider of the offending vehicle under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the...
PNB fraud: Court rejects Mehul Choksi's plea seeking dropping of FEO proceedings
They are accused of allegedly siphoning off over Rs 13,000 crore of public money from the PNB using LoUs and foreign let...
Cross-LoC trade constitutes intra-state trade, observes J-K High Court
Counsel for the petitioners submitted that the trade from Islamabad-Uri and from Rawalakot (PoK) to Chakkan-da-Bagh (Poo...
India Gate protesters granted bail in one case, sent to judicial custody in another
At a previous hearing on November 26, the Delhi Police told the court that a few protesters, arrested for allegedly usin...
Defamation case against Rahul Gandhi: Court doesn't allow Satyaki Savarkar to play YouTube video
Satyaki Savarkar has alleged that Rahul Gandhi, currently Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, claimed in his speech i...
Taxi driver gets life term in rape, murder of woman in 2010
After his arrest, police had said that the accused found the student sitting on her scooter near a secluded area and tal...
Delhi court sends 8 accused arrested in connection with India Gate protest to 7-day judicial custody
A total 23 protesters were arrested in two different cases registered at the Parliament Street police station and the Ka...
CJI Surya Kant lauds his predecessors, says benchmark set by their vision, leadership
"This institution has grown, and it has gained its strength from different leaders over time, who have really done inval...
Students Grievance Redressal Committee recommendations binding on varsity, says HC
The respondents have not challenged the said recommendations, and, therefore, are under obligation to comply with the sa...
Man gets 8 years in jail in 2020 murder case
Avinash Baban Ingole (21), resident of Naleshwar, questioned Kaluram Dildar Jathav (35), who hails from Madhya Pradesh, ...
PNB fraud: Court rejects Mehul Choksi's plea seeking dropping of FEO proceedings
They are accused of allegedly siphoning off over Rs 13,000 crore of public money from the PNB using LoUs and foreign let...
Parents of Major Mohit Sharma move Delhi HC seeking stay on release of movie 'Dhurandhar'
The plea has sought a stay on the film's commercial release. Alternatively it has sought a direction for a private scree...
India Gate protest: Delhi court grants bail to 9 arrested over scuffle with police
However, a few of them will remain in jail as they were arrested in another case related to using pepper spray on police...
HC strikes down order requiring resident status for registration of e-rickshaws in Lucknow
Responding to the petitions, the Uttar Pradesh government said it faces difficulties in serving notices regarding the ex...
Allahabad HC rejects bail plea of Chinese citizen accused of possessing forged passport
According to the prosecution, two Chinese nationals -- Yuyan Heyang and Loo Long -- were arrested by police while they w...
Rajasthan HC rejects bail plea of two accused in cyber fraud case
The court has also directed the Home and Education Departments to frame an SOP regulating phone use, online games, and s...