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Court protecting rights only for those who can litigate not fulfilling constitutional function: CJI
On a query regarding the judiciary's role in maintaining public trust in a constitutional democracy, Justice Kant said public trust is never simply given to an institution and it is earned, continuously, through transparency, consistency and the courage to be self-correcting.
June 6, 2026Auto driver sentenced to total 11yrs imprisonment by Kerala court for molesting schoolgirl
As the sentences have to be served concurrently and the highest of the punishments given to Sajeevan was five years, he will have to only serve that, the SPP said. Besides that, the court also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on the accused.
June 6, 2026Delhi hotel fire: Court sends cook to 2 days police custody
Negi was arrested earlier in the day with investigators alleging that his negligence played a role in triggering Wednesday's blaze.
June 6, 2026Court releases Mahila Congress chief Alka Lamba on probation in 2024 police assault case
On May 25, the court convicted her saying that she ignored the prohibitory orders and failed to fulfil her duty as a responsible citizen.
June 6, 202610 acquitted in 2013 attempt to murder-rioting case after complainant, witnesses turn hostile
The 10, siblings from two families, were booked by Mumbra police following a violent clash on December 12 that year over a longstanding land and sand dredging dispute. They were accused of intercepting the vehicles of the victims on Diva-Agasan road and assaulting them with swords, choppers, and wooden rods with the intent to kill.
June 6, 2026Delhi tribunal awards Rs 16.93 lakh compensation to family of woman killed in 2023 road accident
According to the prosecution, the accident took place on January 26, 2023, near the Shivaji Park metro station when a car hit the vehicle in which the deceased was travelling with her family.
June 6, 2026Court grants NOC to Jagdish Tytler for renewing passport
The judge said Tytler’s conduct during the pendency of the proceedings does not justify the apprehension raised by the CBI that he may abscond or evade the process of law if the permission is granted.
June 6, 2026No Automated Adjudication; Supreme Court publishes Regulations for Use of Artificial Intelligence in Courts, 2026
AI Register & Incident Database: Every court must maintain an AI Register of deployed tools. Furthermore, an AI Incident Database will log malfunctions, errors, or data breaches. Malfunctions with potential legal consequences must be reported immediately for remedial action or tool suspension.
June 6, 2026Court reserves order on anticipatory bail pleas of ex-CM''s gunmen in Nava Kerala Sadas assault case
After the UDF came to power, Chief Minister V D Satheesan, following the first Cabinet meeting, announced the appointment of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the incident in which two persons, including current Alappuzha MLA A D Thomas, were injured.
June 6, 2026Court accepts chargesheet against CPI(M), its leaders in Karuvannur money laundering case
The case pertains to the alleged laundering of around Rs 180 crore through fraudulent loans issued by the Karuvannur Service Cooperative Bank.
June 6, 2026Husband cannot evade duty towards child citing unemployment: Delhi court
Additional Sessions Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan was hearing an appeal filed by a woman challenging a trial court order that had denied her monetary relief under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence (PWDV) Act and allowed her plea.
June 6, 2026Court dismisses plea to transfer trial in Shuhaib murder case
Youth Congress leader S P Shuhaib was allegedly hacked to death at Edayannur near Mattannur on February 12, 2018, by CPI(M) sympathisers.
June 6, 2026Court acquits man accused of bid to deposit fake currency notes in bank; 'No criminal intent'
Additional Sessions Judge R. S. Bhakare observed that an ordinary individual could not identify banknotes as fake with the naked eye, particularly against the backdrop of the November 2016 demonetisation period when the incident occurred.
June 6, 2026Hearing deferred on MCC violation case against Kumar Vishwas, AAP leaders
The case dates back to May 6, 2014, when Vishwas was contesting the Amethi Lok Sabha seat on an AAP ticket against Rahul Gandhi.
June 6, 2026Defamation case against Rahul: Special court in UP to hear arguments on revision petition on Jun 25
Petitioner Vijay Mishra counsel Santosh Kumar Pandey said the Special Additional District Judge will hear arguments on the revision petition challenging a lower court order that rejected a plea seeking collection of Gandhi's voice sample and its forensic comparison with a compact disc submitted by the complainant.
June 5, 2026India-UK FTA historic moment, needs robust ADR architecture: CJI Surya Kant
He said contemporary international arbitration asks parties for a profound act of trust, and when they step away from their national courts and submit their dispute to a private tribunal, they are entitled to expect a process that is fair, proportionate and timely.
June 5, 2026Bank loan fraud: Former Reliance ADAG executive Jhunjhunwala remanded in judicial custody
Jhunjhunwala is also an accused in a related money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
June 5, 2026Delhi court acquits two men in 2022 murder case
According to the prosecution, Javed was assaulted in northeast Delhi's Shastri Park on May 31, 2022, and was declared dead when taken to a hospital. A post-mortem later revealed that he died due to haemorrhagic shock caused by an abdominal injury from blunt force impact.
June 5, 2026Case against PFI: NIA court frames charges against 26 accused, calls outfit judicial entity
Considered as a whole, the material on record raises grave suspicion that the accused, acting through and on behalf of the Popular Front of India and its National Executive Council (NEC), agreed and acted in furtherance of a single conspiracy -- to overthrow the secular democratic government of India and establish an Islamic caliphate under Sharia law in India by or before the year 2047 through an armed struggle against the State
June 5, 2026Man gets death penalty for raping 13-year-old girl, killing her and her 3 siblings in Jalgaon
In his order of Thursday, Special POCSO Court (Bhusawal) Judge S R Yadav said the case fell in the "rarest of rare" category and had shocked the judicial and societal conscience. The act of 19-year-old Sitaram Barela was "unpardonable and it warrants the death penalty", the court asserted.
June 5, 2026Arrested TMC leader Swarup Biswas remanded to police custody till June 18
Seeking his police remand for 14 days, chief public prosecutor of the Kolkata Police, Sourin Ghosal, stated before the Chief Judicial Magistrate's court at Alipore that Biswas allegedly asked for sexual favours in return for allowing a woman to work in the industry and extorted around Rs 22 lakh from 50 other persons by making death threats.
June 5, 2026AI no longer speculative technology but operational reality: CJI Surya Kant
Speaking at a public lecture in Birkbeck College of University of London on "Artificial Intelligence and International Law", the CJI said unlike previous technological revolutions, AI does not merely enhance human capacity, it increasingly participates in decision-making processes that were historically considered uniquely human.
June 5, 2026Case against PFI: NIA court frames charges against 26 accused, calls outfit juristic person
Considered as a whole, the material on record raises grave suspicion that the accused, acting through and on behalf of the Popular Front of India and its National Executive Council, agreed and acted in furtherance of a single conspiracy -- to overthrow the secular democratic government of India and establish an Islamic caliphate under Sharia law in India by or before the year 2047 through an armed struggle against the State
June 5, 2026Delhi court acquits man accused of stabbing ex-wife, cites lack of evidence
In an order dated June 3, the court said, "There is nothing on record to connect the present accused with the offence alleged against him. The prosecution has failed to prove its case against the accused altogether. In the absence of any incriminating evidence on record, accused Raj Kohli is acquitted."
June 5, 2026Manisha Waghmare circulated leaked NEET question papers: CBI tells Delhi court, opposes bail plea
After the CBI opposed the bail application, the judge asked the prosecutor appearing for the agency whether she allegedly provided the leaked question papers to students in lieu of money.
June 5, 2026AI no longer speculative technology but an operational reality: CJI Surya Kant
Speaking at a public lecture in Birkbeck College of University of London on "Artificial Intelligence and International Law", he said unlike previous technological revolutions, AI does not merely enhance human capacity; it increasingly participates in decision-making processes that were historically considered uniquely human.
June 5, 2026TCS case chargesheet: Complainant says she was made to watch videos of Pakistani Islamic clerics
The videos were shown so that the woman could learn about Islam, she said in her statement, which is part of the chargesheet submitted in a Nashik court last week.
June 5, 2026Pre-arrest bail plea of Congress councilor who 'refused' to sing Vande Mataram rejected
The prosecution objected to the plea, arguing that if granted anticipatory bail, she could misuse her position, intimidate witnesses, and abscond.
June 4, 2026ISI-underworld terror module case: Thane court grants transit remand for suspect
During the hearing, investigators submitted screenshots of chats and banking transactions, alleging that Huzaifa was in contact with Pakistan-based operative Yawar Khan. The court ordered compliance with all statutory safeguards during transit.
June 4, 2026TCS case chargesheet: Victim says she was made to watch videos of Pakistani Islamic clerics
In her statement, the victim told the police how the accused orchestrated a calculated psychological and religious manipulation campaign, exploiting her vulnerability under the guise of reducing her "mental stress". She said she was even "convinced" that if she accepted Islam, her mental stress would come down, and that she had slowly started believing in "those things".
June 4, 2026Man gets life term for kidnapping, killing minor girl in Haryana's Nuh
According to a spokesman for Nuh police, the case dates back to 2024 when the victim girl, about seven years old, was abducted while she was playing outside her home.
June 4, 2026Delhi court sends ISI-Mumbai underworld terror module suspect to 5-day police custody
Huzaifa was taken into custody by the Delhi Police after a Thane court granted his transit remand till June 5 and directed the investigators to produce him before the Delhi court.
June 4, 2026Malviya Nagar blaze: Delhi court permits police to quiz hotel owner in custody for four days
Judicial Magistrate Bhanu Pratap Singh discarded the vehement submissions challenging the validity of the arrest of Bajaj and said, "...Considering the serious allegations against the accused of committing an offence punishable with imprisonment for life, this court is of the view that the arrest of accused Lavkesh Bajaj is lawful and justified.”
June 4, 2026Delhi court convicts man for kidnapping, murdering 21-year-old DU student
In an order dated May 30, the court said, “Detailed analysis of the oral and documentary evidence on record, it can safely be concluded that prosecution has successfully proved the chain of circumstances beyond reasonable doubt in the present case.”
June 4, 2026SC releases draft regulations on use of AI in courts, seeks comments from stakeholders, public
At the same time, the justices of the Supreme Court have emphasised the importance of using AI tools to enhance benefits such as translating judgments into local languages and streamlining legal searches.
June 4, 2026MACT awards Rs 31.57 lakh as compensation for deaths of man, son in 2009 accident
Narendra Patil and his son Parth were killed after their motorcycle was hit by another two-wheeler on Bhiwandi-Shirsad road in Virar on June 1, 2009. A criminal case was registered against the rider of the offending motorcycle.
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