National News
BRICS Chief Justices' Forum: CJI highlights enhancing bilateral ties
Speaking at the summit, he also proposed the building of a common platform for arbitration and mediation to tackle commercial disputes.
September 4, 2026Police detachment disappearing: Justice Ujjal Bhuyan on assault of protesters at Jantar Mantar
Speaking at the launch of former secretary (security) Yashovardhan Azad's book "Policing the Republic", Justice Bhuyan said, "All of us are dismayed when we see young officers of the Indian Police Service personally going and assaulting protesters and demonstrators. This is something very, very distressing to observe."
September 4, 2026Latur POCSO court sentences man to 20 years in jail for sexually assaulting 8-year-old girl
Special POCSO Court Judge LP Pachhe found Krishna Avinash Biradar (21), a resident of Belsakarga in Udgir tehsil, guilty under relevant sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
September 4, 2026Goyal blames market conditions for Jet Airways' downfall; ED says he 'bled airline to death'
The Enforcement Directorate, however, opposed the application alleging that "he orchestrated a systemic fraud, bleeding a premier national airline to death, defrauding public sector banks and enriching himself and his family through a sophisticated global laundering network".
September 4, 2026Police personnel assaulting protesters 'distressing': Justice Bhuyan on Jantar Mantar incident
Justice Bhuyan was speaking at a launch event of the book, "Policing the Republic", written by former secretary (security) Yashovardhan Azad. The event was held at Viceroy Hall in the national capital.
September 4, 2026Stakeholders consultation on Juvenile Justice Act in Kochi tomorrow
The programme is being organised as part of preparations for the Annual National Stakeholders Consultation to be convened under the aegis of the Juvenile Justice Committee of the Supreme Court of India. The national consultation is scheduled for October 10 and 11 in New Delhi, according to a statement on Saturday.
September 4, 2026SC-appointed Aravalli panel seeks six-month extension for submitting its final report
In its compliance report submitted on August 31, the committee has said it needs to bring together spatial, ecological, geological, hydrological, socio-economic, and stakeholder evidence before arriving at its conclusions regarding the Aravallis.
September 4, 2026Delhi tribunal awards Rs 86.45 lakh to family of woman killed in 2017 accident
The tribunal was hearing the claim petition by the family members of deceased Rekha Devi. According to the plea, the victim was travelling as a passenger in a tempo, which rammed into a crane coming from the wrong side of the road on November 6, 2017, and subsequently died during medical treatment.
September 4, 2026Delhi court convicts man for murdering woman in 2022, cites 'vivid' testimony of minor son
Additional Sessions Judge Syed Zishan Ali Warsi convicted the accused, Bharat, under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and relevant sections of the Arms Act.
September 4, 2026Malviya Nagar hotel fire: Delhi court rejects owner’s plea for interim bail on medical grounds
Additional Sessions Judge Samar Vishal was hearing Lovkesh Bajaj’s plea seeking four weeks interim bail, during which he said that the medical exigency cited by the accused had already been addressed through surgery at Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (RML).
September 4, 2026Delhi court takes cognisance of chargesheet in Malviya Nagar Hotel fire case
Judicial Magistrate Bhanu Pratap was hearing arguments on consideration of the chargesheet filed against the hotel owner Lavkesh Bajaj and two others for allegedly flouting bed-and-breakfast (B&B) rules to run the 26-room establishment despite the rejection of an earlier application for a hotel licence.
September 4, 2026Punjab court convicts 80-year-old retired IAF man, 77-year-old associate in 2008 drugs case
Dara Singh, who served in the IAF for 29 years and retired as a junior warrant officer (JWO), and his associate Gurdarshan Singh were booked by the SAS Nagar (Mohali) police in August 2008 for possessing 1.23 kg of cocaine worth Rs 50 lakh at the time.
September 4, 2026Assam court sentences three drug traffickers to 15 years in jail
The NDPS court also imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on each of the convicts, two of whom, Shakil Khan and Md. Yahiya Khan, are from Manipur and the other, Mithilesh Kumar, from Bihar.
September 4, 2026BRICS Chief Justices' Forum begins in Delhi; CJI Surya Kant to hold bilateral meetings
"The forum will provide a platform for dialogue among the participating judiciaries and for exchange of views on contemporary issues relating to justice delivery, international dispute resolution, technology and sustainable development," the Supreme Court said in a statement issued on Thursday.
September 4, 2026UP: Man sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping, raping minor
Public Prosecutor Shailendri Rajput on Friday told PTI that on July 1, 2020, Balram of a village in Barnahal police station area had abducted and raped the girl.
September 4, 2026UP: Man gets life term for killing brother-in-law over sister's love marriage
According to police, Zakir Ahmed, a resident of Hajiyapur under the Baradari police station area, had married Baby about 15 years ago against the wishes of her family.
September 3, 2026'Sudden arrest by ACB arbitrary': Delhi court grants bail to Satyendar Jain in DJB corruption case
Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh, who was hearing Jain's plea seeking regular bail in the case where he had been remanded to 14-day judicial custody on August 19, also said that pre-trial detention cannot be permitted to degenerate into an advanced form of punitive punishment.
September 3, 2026NHRC to frame SOP to help authorities detect, prevent bonded labour
NHRC Chairperson Justice V Ramasubramanian said 27 bonded labour cases were taken up during the commission's two-day hearings in Gujarat, and officials were sensitised about the legal presumption of bonded labour in cases where workers are hired by paying advances.
September 3, 2026Defamation case against Adityanath: Court asks Ajay Rai to record statement on Sep 25
Rai filed the complaint before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Alok Verma's court on September 1, seeking the chief minister's prosecution over the alleged defamatory remarks.
September 3, 2026CJI Surya Kant to flag off Mobile eSewa Vans to take legal aid, eCourts services to remote areas
The flag-off ceremony, organised by the eCommittee of the Supreme Court in collaboration with the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and the Department of Justice, will be held at the AB Lobby of the Supreme Court's Administrative Buildings Complex.
September 3, 2026India to host BRICS Chief Justices’ Forum; CJI to hold bilateral meetings with judicial leaders
“The Forum will provide a platform for dialogue among the participating judiciaries and for exchange of views on contemporary issues relating to justice delivery, international dispute resolution, technology and sustainable development,” the Supreme Court said in a statement.
September 3, 2026Delhi court acquits man in 2013 dowry death case, says strong suspicion cannot replace legal proof
In an order dated August 31, the court said, “Upon a meticulous evaluation of the entire oral and documentary evidence on record, this court is of the considered opinion that the prosecution has completely failed to prove the ingredients of Section 201 read with Section 34 IPC against the accused, Pradeep Kumar Jha.”
September 3, 2026Delhi court convicts man for battering wife, daughter dead with iron rod
Additional Sessions Judge Samar Vishal was hearing a case against Nand Kishore who was accused of murdering his wife Vidyawati and daughter Kavita, and also attempting to kill another daughter, with iron rod.
September 3, 2026JKLF chief Yasin Malik denies involvement in Kashmiri Pandit murder case, seeks death penalty
He claimed that the charges read more like a fabricated story than a legitimate police investigation, arguing that the case was constructed decades later purely to frame him.
September 3, 2026PIL in SC seeks uniform, time-bound probe, special courts for child kidnapping cases
The petition, filed through advocate-on-record Ashwani Kumar Dubey, referred to systemic failures in the handling of cases involving missing, kidnapped and abducted children and seeks judicial intervention to ensure prompt and coordinated action by investigating agencies.
September 3, 2026Court grants bail to Satyendar Jain in Delhi Jal Board corruption case
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) had alleged that there was manipulation of tender conditions, as the tendering process was deliberately made technology-centric to favour Euroteck Environmental.
September 3, 2026Sabarimala gold loss case: Former TDB president Prasanth gets bail on medical grounds
Kollam Vigilance Court Judge Mohit C S granted bail to the former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president after considering his medical condition.
September 3, 2026Boy run over by car: accused says she wasn't speaking on phone, could not have avoided accident
The boy suddenly came in front of the car while crossing the road, giving Rawal no reasonable opportunity to apply the brakes, the bail plea further said, denying that she was driving in a rash and negligent manner.
September 2, 2026NHRC orders Gujarat govt to pay Rs 7.5 lakh to woman arrested in forgery case
The order was passed by an NHRC bench of Chairperson Justice V Ramasubramanian and members Justice (Dr) Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi and Vijaya Bharathi Sayani during the Commission's two-day open hearing in Gandhinagar.
September 2, 2026Odisha court dismisses helicopter misuse case against Patnaik, Pandian
Khurda district sessions judge Biranchi Narayan Mohanty said the petitioner failed to substantiate any offence, did not follow the mandatory procedure under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and lacked locus standi to file the complaint.
September 2, 2026UP: Ex-SP MLA Santosh Pandey, 10 supporters acquitted in MCC violation case
The case was registered during the 2022 Assembly elections at Lambhua and Kotwali Dehat police stations over allegations that the accused had organised a public meeting without permission in violation of the Model Code of Conduct.
September 2, 2026Man cannot be ordered to pay maintenance to estranged wife beyond his means: Delhi court
Hearing the plea, Additional Sessions Judge Parveen Singh said the contention that the amount was too meagre to enable the woman to survive in Delhi could not be disputed.
September 2, 2026MPSC paper leak: Woman rank-holder sent in police custody
The Mumbai Police Crime Branch arrested Rituja Patil, the accused, from Nandurbar in north Maharashtra on Tuesday. Additional sessions judge Shayana Patil sent her in police custody for three days.
September 2, 2026Punjab govt tells SC its employees earn more than Centre counterparts, seeks DA parity on salary
The state government, in its plea, has said that the DA should be assessed on the basis of the total salary package rather than by mechanically matching the Centre's DA percentage.
September 2, 2026Court acquits MSF constable in case of rape, cheating lodged by female colleague
In an order passed on August 28, Additional Sessions Judge G T Pawar ruled that the prosecution failed to establish the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt, noting significant contradictions in the complainant's statements and establishing that the physical relationship was consensual rather than based on a false promise of marriage.
September 2, 2026Goa assembly clears bill stipulating 7-year jail for assault on lawyers
The Goa Advocates Protection Bill, 2026, moved in the House on Tuesday, provides police protection to advocates facing threats, while also incorporating safeguards against misuse, with false or malicious complaints punishable by up to one year’s imprisonment, a fine, or both.
September 2, 2026