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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 stay the proceedings there or permit him to appear through video conferencing.
November 24, 2025Delhi 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-un-Nabi to plan the "terror carnage".
November 24, 2025CJI 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 those that stayed key provisions of the Waqf law, struck down the tribunal reforms statute and allowed the Centre to grant post facto green nods to projects.
November 24, 2025Reveals 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 whichever date he or she wants from wherever in the state. In one way, this shows the extent of dishonesty existing at all levels and how easy it is to get these documents made," the bench said.
November 23, 2025MP 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 petitioner, no coercive action shall be taken against him. Without expressing any opinion on merits, the petition stands disposed of," the high court said.
November 23, 2025Three 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 of December 31, 2005. Despite extensive searches, he could not be traced. On January 1, 2006, Sunil's body was found near Jalalpur village.
November 22, 2025UP: 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 the village, to a field and raped her.
November 22, 2025HC 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 MBBS and joining government service, a doctor is expected to provide medical facilities to the masses. Public representatives and others responsible must extend respect and basic courtesies to such dedicated professionals
November 22, 2025Uttarakhand 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 weeks.
November 22, 2025HC 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 directed the official to appear before it in person on the next date of hearing in the matter.
November 22, 2025Allahabad 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 which a chargesheet had been filed after investigation.
November 22, 2025Justice 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 prosecution witnesses including Zafar Ahmad Farooqui, Chairman of the Sunni Central Waqf Board, and to produce exculpatory videographic evidence of the 2016 eviction.
November 22, 2025Mumbra 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 poor maintenance despite knowing the route was packed during peak hours. It rejected the railway's backpack theory, noting there were no photographs or videos to support it and that commuters usually carry their bags in front, not protruding outward.
November 22, 2025J-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 allegations, a careful and discreet inquiry was underway, involving examination of local inputs and records from various agencies.
November 22, 20253 ''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 zeroing on the criminals for a variety of reasons including the choice of targets.
November 22, 2025J'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 suffered in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
November 22, 2025Kerala 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 the Special Commissioner, to make minor modifications to the cap imposed by this Court, in the event that the inflow of pilgrims is lower, provided that the concentration of pilgrims shall, at all times, remain strictly within the green-zone limits," the court ordered.
November 22, 2025HC 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, some of them brandishing swords and guns, allegedly broke through barricades and barged into the police station on the outskirts of Amritsar city, and clashed with police for the release of his aides.
November 22, 2025Gurugram: 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 after being produced before the court, police said.
November 22, 2025Overwhelmed CJI Gavai bids adieu, says he is leaving SC with full sense of satisfaction
He noted that environmental matters have been close to his heart and spoke about his long association with environmental, ecological and wildlife issues.
November 22, 2025Kerala HC directs Guruvayoor Devaswom to prepare comprehensive crowd management plan
The court also recommended forming a permanent multi-departmental committee comprising the Chairman or a member of the Devaswom Managing Committee, the District Collector, Superintendent of Police, Secretary of Guruvayoor Municipality, Suchitwa Mission District Coordinator, Pollution Control Board Environmental Engineer and District Medical Officer for consultation.
November 22, 2025CJI Gavai justifies Tribunal verdict, says independence of judiciary can't be compromised
Justice Gavai was elevated as an additional judge of the Bombay High Court on November 14, 2003. He became a permanent judge of the high court on November 12, 2005.
November 22, 2025SC notice to Centre, BCI on plea related to POSH complaints by women lawyers
The petition argued that the high court order has left women lawyers remediless, as the high court held that the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act), will not apply to bar councils.
November 22, 2025Probe agencies can't freeze bank accounts involved in cyber fraud transactions: HC
The bench also noted that the `Citizen Financial Cyber Frauds Reporting and Management System', published by the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre under the Ministry of Home Affairs, throws light on how banks should deal with reports/ communications received from an investigating agency.
November 22, 2025SC constitutes high-level panel to deal with contamination of rivers in Rajasthan
The bench said the substantive remedial, regulatory and preventive directions contained in the tribunal's order shall now be implemented in full, without impediment.
November 22, 2025Cal HC asks WB govt to set up panel on prohibition of employment as manual scavengers
The petitioners - Association for Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR) and another, alleged negligence on the part of the respondent authorities, praying for an independent investigation to be directed pertaining to the incident of June 25, 2021, and adequate compensation to the victims.
November 22, 2025BMW hit-and-run case: HC denies bail to accused Mihir Shah; says he remorselessly failed to stop car
"This is not a fit case nor in the interest of justice for the applicant (Shah) to be enlarged on bail," Justice Gokhale said.
November 22, 2025CBI gets sanction to prosecute Rana Kapoor in fraud case linked to Anil Ambani group firms
The bank could not recover the entire NPI from the securities against these investments, and suffered a loss of Rs 2,796.77 crore, the charge sheet claimed.
November 22, 2025Delhi man gets 8-year rigorous imprisonment in 2015 attempt to murder case
The court said the victim was grievously injured after the attack and was only saved due to medical intervention by way of "brain surgery and dental reconstruction surgery".
November 22, 2025CJI Gavai leaves behind rich legacy of prodigious verdicts on waqf, wildlife, climate
Justice Gavai was part of a seven-judge constitution bench, which by a 6:1 majority held that states are constitutionally empowered to make sub-classifications within the Scheduled Castes, which form a socially heterogeneous class, for granting reservation for the uplift of castes that are socially and educationally more backward among them.
November 22, 2025Outgoing CJI Gavai restored dignity of the bar: SCBA president Vikas Singh
“It should happen to people uniformly in that area, and you can't just pick up one house because this person is in conflict with the law, and demolish his house. So that is something which shows concern for the individual's rights,” the SCBA president said.
November 22, 2025Priya Kapur's son opposes plea of Karisma's kids challenging authenticity of Sunjay Kapur's will
The court is also hearing arguments on an interim injunction application filed by Karisma Kapoor's children to restrain Priya Kapur from alienating them from Sunjay Kapur's assets. The children have questioned the authenticity of the purported will.
November 22, 2025HC ruling protects landowners from tax deductions on highway acquisition compensation
Justice Krishnakumar had previously ruled on similar issues. In 2022, he held that compensation determined under the RFCTLARR framework cannot be subjected to TDS or income tax in KIADB acquisitions—a judgment the Supreme Court declined to stay, making it binding across Karnataka. Relying on this precedent, the court in the present case held in favour of the petitioner.
November 22, 2025TN govt submits final draft SOP for public meetings in state
The SOP says in case of a procession, the organiser shall ensure that not more than one-half of the road was occupied by the procession, leaving other half of the road free for general traffic, so as to avoid hindrance to normal vehicular movement.
November 22, 2025Convict prisoner not in court custody, only govt can order premature release, says Madras HC
The bench said as the Full Bench of this Court in Yesu's case, has clearly held that, it was the government that can exercise its discretionary power under Rule 40 of the Suspension of Sentence Rules to exempt any or all the provisions under the Rule, it was high time for the government to exercise such power in deserving cases to grant temporary release or suspension of sentence for any period of time to the convict prisoners undergoing sentence instead of relegating the matters to the Court for grant of interim bail, as "we have already held that power to grant interim bail after sentencing part is over, is not with the Court".
November 22, 2025Red Fort attack: Delhi HC refuses to allow accused's plea to meet lawyer in NIA HQs
A resident of Qazigund in Anantnag, Wani was arrested in Srinagar on November 17 for allegedly providing technical support for carrying out terror attacks by modifying drones and attempting to make rockets ahead of the bomb blast, the NIA had said in a statement.
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