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Delhi HC asks Tihar authorities to provide proper treatment to separatist leader Yasin Malik
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) later filed an appeal in the high court, seeking enhancement of his life term to the maximum punishment of death penalty.
November 28, 2025Poor AQI: HC orders strict monitoring of construction sites, forms five-member panel
The bench, however, opined that vehicular pollution can be dealt with easily and at a later stage, and stated that it does not want to pass any order that would give the authorities a chance to take arbitrary action.
November 28, 2025Abhijit Iyer Mitra moves Delhi HC seeking dismissal of suit against him by women journalists
The plea said derogatory remarks were also made against the news organisation and its subscribers, ranging from doctors, to lawyers, judges, teachers, scientists, architects, engineers, among others.
November 28, 2025Reflects mindset: SC notice on Bar body's plea seeking probe into proof of periods asked from female workers
"We told them we could not work faster as we were unwell due to our periods, but they demanded we click photos of our private parts to prove it. When we refused, we were abused and threatened with dismissal," one of the sanitation workers, who claimed to be employed with the MDU for 11 years, alleged.
November 28, 2025UP: Five of family get life term in 2006 murder case
"The case was registered under sections of the IPC dealing with rioting with weapons, murder, unlawful assembly and voluntarily causing hurt," Additional Superintendent of Police Siddhartha said.
November 28, 2025Thane court acquits two men accused of assaulting ST bus driver
Additional Sessions Judge G T Pawar acquitted Jay Anil Deshmane and Rahul Dadasaheb Kheradkar of charges under sections 353, 333, and 504 of the Indian Penal Code, including assault on a public servant and voluntarily causing grievous hurt.
November 28, 2025Double-murder case: SC rejects anticipatory bail pleas of ex-MLA, brother; says 'amazed' by their reach
The state's counsel argued before the high court that both the petitioners were key conspirators in the case of the murders of J Venkateswarlu and J Koteswara Rao in May and the investigation was at a crucial stage.
November 28, 2025Meghalaya HC orders status quo on demolition of historic Bidhan Bhavan
The Advocate General told the court that a more detailed affidavit would be submitted after examining records related to the property's history and its transition into a Circuit House.
November 28, 2025HC commutes death sentence of man accused of killing ex-girlfriend
The bench directed that the appellant/accused shall not be entitled for any statutory remission or commutation until he serves incarceration for a period of 20 years.
November 28, 2025Kerala govt declines sanction to prosecute former KSCDC officials in graft case lodged by CBI
The affidavit also stated that there was "absolutely no evidence" in the final vigilance report that the two accused abused their position and made pecuniary advantage for themselves or another person.
November 28, 2025Delhi court allows jailed MP Engineer Rashid to attend Parliament's winter session
The petitioner's lawyer had sought relief on the grounds that Rashid is a parliamentarian and needs to attend the upcoming winter session of Parliament from December 1 to fulfil his public duty.
November 28, 2025Worsening AQI in Mumbai: BMC says it has issued 53 stop-work notices to construction sites
Additional Municipal Commissioner Joshi also reviewed the operational status of sensor-based AQI monitoring systems at construction sites on Thursday. A total of 662 such systems have been installed across Mumbai, while the installation of another 251 is in progress. Of these, 400 systems are integrated with a unified data dashboard. It was found that 117 systems are currently inactive.
November 28, 2025HC reserves order on Digvijaya Singh's PIL on 2020 communal violence in MP
During the hearing, Singh stated that the state was not complying with the Supreme Court's detailed 2018 guidelines meant to prevent communal violence, mob attacks and hate speech, and that victims of such incidents were not receiving adequate relief.
November 28, 2025Jharkhand HC directs DGP to file affidavit in 'fake Naxal' surrender case
The petitioner's counsel, Rajeev Kumar, said the affidavit has been filed by a DSP-ranking officer purposefully to shield senior officers "involved in the case".
November 28, 2025Kerala HC permits TDB to increase price of 'aravana vazhipadu' offered at Sabarimala
After considering the submissions, the court said, "... we deem it just and proper to enhance the price of aravana prasadam from Rs 65 to Rs 85 at Achankovil, Aryankavu, Kulathupuzha, Erumely, Pandalam Valiyakoikkal and Nilakkal under the Travancore Devaswom Board."
November 28, 2025India Gate protest: Accused furnished incorrect addresses before court, claims Delhi Police
On November 23, a total of 23 students, including 11 women students, were arrested after two FIRs were registered at Kartavya Path and Parliament Street police stations. The arrested students were produced before two judicial magistrates at the Patiala House Court on November 24.
November 28, 2025Orissa HC quashes govt order allowing MLAs, MPs to recommend transfer of school teachers
They will be back to their previous place of posting within one week after completion of the academic year 2025-26, according to the judgment.
November 28, 2025Ex-GST assistant commissioner gets 5-year jail term for bribery
The court held that the evidence established beyond doubt that the accused had demanded illegal gratification for inducing an unknown public servant, and willingly accepted money.
November 28, 2025Review tender issuing methodology to prevent loss to state exchequer: Kerala HC to chief secy
"Accordingly, we are of the view that the intervention of the chief secretary is necessary, not only to examine this specific tender, but also to review the methodology by which tenders are issued, so as to remove all possible loopholes and lacunae that may result in undue loss to the public exchequer," it said.
November 28, 2025Chhattisgarh: Court sentences labour inspector to 3 years' RI for bribery
On receiving a complaint, the ACB laid a trap and caught him red-handed while accepting Rs 40,000 as the first installment on October 14, 2019.
November 28, 2025Minister's PA held after wife's suicide: Police custody extended till Dec 2
In their complaint to the police, Palve's family alleged Garje had an extra-marital affair, and Palve caught him chatting with another woman over phone. The couple would fight over the issue and Garje allegedly used to threaten his wife, the police said.
November 28, 2025Mizoram: 67-year-old man sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment for molesting girl
During the retrial, the fast-track court examined the statements of two investigating officers, a medical officer and several witnesses, including the girl's parents.
November 28, 2025Netflix opposes in Delhi HC Wankhede's plea against web series
This act constitutes a grave and sensitive violation of the provisions of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, which attracts penal consequences under law, it said.
November 28, 2025CJI, Union ministers to grace opening ceremony of Judges Badminton Championship
The closing ceremony and prize distribution will be presided over by former CJI B R Gavai along with Justice Vikram Nath on Sunday, it added.
November 28, 2025Why accident insurance cover only for those purchasing tickets online, SC asks railways
The bench perused a report submitted by the national transporter and said at the initial stage, the focus should be on the safety of tracks and railway crossings, from which other aspects would emerge.
November 28, 2025HC expresses strong concern over plight of 1971-war martyr's widow
"This is the case where a widow of a martyr of the 1971 war, who is entitled to 5 bighas of land and has been given only 2.5 bighas, has been struggling since the year 1974. If the said averments are correct, it is a shocking testimony of the state of affairs of the entire society," the bench observed.
November 28, 2025Forcing happily-married couple to face trial would be irony of fate: HC
"Compelling a lady in such matters to visit court premises for months and years for the purpose of getting her own husband acquitted, where he is facing the threat of punishment for doing some wrong with his wife which she does not admit, would be an instrument of harassment," the court observed.
November 28, 2025Jharkhand High Court orders surprise checks of prison food
The court was also informed by the government that a committee has been prepared to run the canteen in the jail.
November 28, 2025EC can't do legislative work in 'garb' of conducting polls: Singhvi in SC over SIR
On Wednesday, the CJI-led bench said the argument that the SIR of electoral rolls was never conducted before in the country cannot be used to examine the validity of the Election Commission's decisions to carry out this exercise in several states. It said the poll panel has "inherent power to determine correctness of entry in Form 6".
November 28, 2025India Gate protest: Court sends four agitators to 2-day police custody
Judicial Magistrate Monga was hearing the case registered against the 17 accused, including 11 women, at the Sansad Marg police station for various offences under BNS, including disobedience to an order duly promulgated by a public servant, assault or criminal force to deter a public servant, obstructing a public servant, conspiracy to commit offences against the State, and wrongful restraint.
November 27, 2025Delhi HC protects Ajay Devgn's personality rights, orders takedown of objectionable contents
The right to publicity, popularly known as personality rights, is the right to protect, control and profit from one's image, name or likeness.
November 27, 2025How long will police conduct inquiry into death of celebrity manager Disha Salian, asks Bombay HC
The bench posted the matter for further hearing on December 11 by when Deshmukh would have to clarify the police's stand on providing documents to the petitioner.
November 27, 2025Do not blame volcanic ash from Ethiopia for Mumbai's poor AQI: High Court
The bench, while referring to the situation in Delhi, which is witnessing alarming levels of AQI, asked what effective measures can be taken to address the issue.
November 27, 2025Cal HC asks school service commission to publish OMR sheets of SLST 2025 candidates
The petitioners contended that a list has been published by the SSC containing the names of candidates who have an OMR mismatch as tainted ones.
November 27, 20251984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi HC grants time to govt to reply to convict's plea for furlough
The case dates back to November 1, 1984 when five Sikh individuals were killed and a gurdwara in Ghaziabad's Raj Nagar was torched following the assassination of the then prime minister Indira Gandhi.
November 27, 2025Tribunal awards Rs 16 lakh compensation to motorcycle rider injured after being hit by car
The tribunal said, "As per the evidence on record, the offending car came towards the wrong side of the road by crossing the divider and gave a dash to the motorcycle of the claimant. The pillion rider on motorcycle fell down from the bridge. This shows the rashness and negligence of the car driver."
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