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Ex-CJI Gavai leaves official car for successor Surya Kant at Rashtrapati Bhavan
Justice Kant was appointed the next CJI on October 30, and will remain in the post for nearly 15 months. He will demit o...
CJI Kant to head SC collegium after predecessor Gavai demits office
Even though Justice Kant has a tenure of nearly 15 months as CJI, the collegium will undergo only one change when Justic...
From small-town lawyer to pinnacle of judiciary, 53rd CJI Surya Kant delivered many key verdicts
CJI Kant was also on the seven-judge bench that overruled the 1967 Aligarh Muslim University verdict, opening the way fo...
Outgoing CJI rejects popular notion that judges won't be seen as independent unless they rule against govt
“Even in Lutyens' Delhi, we heard bursting of crackers during the time when the ban was in force,” he said, adding that ...
Only relaxed timeline, but governors cannot hold a bill indefinitely: Outgoing CJI Gavai defends verdict
“In any case the government may succeed or lose. But the thinking in some quarters that unless you decide everything aga...
Outgoing CJI Gavai defends collegium system, bats for creamy layer exclusion in SC quota
Justice Gavai also spoke about the unprecedented and shocking incident of an elderly lawyer hurling a shoe towards him i...
Delhi tribunal awards Rs 1.1-crore compensation to family of serviceman killed in crash
"No contributory negligence can be attributed to the deceased on ground of intoxication," the tribunal said adding that,...
MACT awards compensation of Rs 54 lakh to man injured in 2018 road accident
Rajendra Digambar Jamdar (55) was injured on May 23 that year after he fell from the motorcycle on which he was riding p...
Court permits NIA to probe into PFI men in Kerala palm chopping case
In the petition, the NIA stated that during custodial interrogation, Savad revealed that PFI cadres and leaders helped a...
Cal HC asks banks to file reports on use of regional language at branches
The RBI advised lenders through a circular dated July 1, 2014, on customer service regarding use of regional languages i...
SC to hear on Nov 24 plea challenging climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's detention
The plea said under section 8 of the NSA the detaining authority shall as soon as may be, but ordinarily not later than ...
8 years on, man gets 3-year RI for sexually assaulting minor girl in Thane
The judge rejected the defence's attempt to discredit the victim for not immediately reporting the incident to the watch...
UP: Three get life term for murder of Baghpat man in 2023
Police arrested the accused soon after the incident and sent them to jail. The case was heard in the court of Additional...
Bengaluru NIA court sentences two in Shivamogga terror module to 6 years of imprisonment
The convicts - Zabiulla (34), known by multiple names, and Nadeem Faizal (29) - were arrested in 2022 and charged under ...
Man sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment for raping minor girl
The SPP said that the incident occurred on Christmas Eve in 2023 when John seuxally assaulted the girl near her house in...
Dealing with pendency of cases, promoting mediation will be my priorities as CJI: Justice Surya Kant
"Despite any weather conditions or anything, I normally go for my walk and average 50 minutes to one hour I walk...," he...
Environmental activists in country struggle to survive: Ex-SC judge Oka
"It is the judicial magistrate who has a role to play when an accused is produced before him; he has to see whether the ...
HC seeks responses in case over M F Husain painting 'borrowed' by former Union minister
The counsel for Singh said the case is listed before the trial court on November 25 and urged the high court to either s...
Delhi blast: Court allows accused's plea to meet lawyer at NIA headquarters
According to the NIA, Wani was an "active co-conspirator" in the blast and worked closely with "suicide bomber" Dr Umar-...
CJI Gavai's tenure saw appointments of 11 judges from Backward Classes, 10 from Scheduled Castes
Justice Gavai, the 52nd Chief Justice of India, has delivered prodigious verdicts during his six-month tenure, including...
Reveals extent of dishonesty: Allahabad HC on one person having two birth certificates
"Prima facie, it's a mess. It appears that anyone at any point in time can get a date of birth certificate issued with w...
MP HC grants interim stay on action against ancestral house of Al-Falah group chairperson
"Till the said exercise is completed and for a period of ten days thereafter, in case the order is against the petitione...
Three get life imprisonment for kidnapping-murder of class 10 student in 2005
DGC Chauhan said that Sunil Tomar, a student of Class 10 and a resident of Power House Road, went missing on the evening...
UP: Man sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment for raping four-year-old in Mainpuri
DGC Chauhan said Sandeep was staying in a village with his relatives, and on April 12, he lured the minor, a resident of...
HC slams action against doctor for not standing on MLA's arrival in emergency ward
It is well-known that medical courses require deep dedication and commitment over prolonged periods. After completing MB...
Uttarakhand HC orders probe into Rs 8 crore financial mismanagement at IIM Kashipur
The Court has now directed the Ministry to treat the petition as a representation and complete the inquiry within four w...
HC summons UP Basic Education Board secretary over denial of transfer to teacher with cancer
The court said it was not satisfied with the explanation given by the secretary of the board in the affidavit. It then d...
Justice Sameer Jain of Allahabad HC recuses from hearing Azam Khan's 2016 case
This petition challenges the trial court's May 30 orders rejecting their requests to recall informants and key prosecuti...
Allahabad HC quashes Gangster Act case against former SP MLA Arif Anwar Hashmi
His counsel, Manoj Kumar Mishra, argued that a gang chart can be prepared against an individual only based on cases in w...
Mumbra train accident: Bombay HC grants interim protection from arrest to two railway engineers
The sessions court said the accident was entirely preventable and occurred because authorities ignored broken tracks and...
J-K: Court grants three-week extension for filing report in Vaishno Devi landslide case
The police further said that, given the “far-reaching consequences” of the incident and the sensitivity of the allegatio...
3 ''Bawaria'' gang members convicted in AIADMK ex-minister murder, dacoity case
They had struck terror in a number of other places from 1995 onwards in Tamil Nadu and police had a pretty tough time in...
Kerala HC allows minor changes to 5,000-pilgrim cap at Sabarimala if inflow is low
"Having regard to the above submissions, we permit the Executive Officer, in coordination with the Chief Coordinator and...
J'khand HC orders govt to provide facilities to commission to identify 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims
The government informed the court that, at the instance of the commission, 41 victims have been identified who had suffe...
HC gives Punjab govt one week to decide jailed MP Amritpal Singh's plea on attending Parliament
Punjab Police had launched the crackdown after the February 23, 2023, Ajnala incident in which Singh and his supporters,...
Gurugram: Man sentenced to 20 years in prison for rape of 6-year-old girl
Police arrested Ramesh, a native of Kharman village in Haryana's Jhajjar district. He was sent into judicial custody aft...