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Ambedkar's Constitution kept India united despite challenges: Former CJI Gavai
The Constitution is built on the pillars of liberty, equality and fraternity, he said, but also cautioned that "while every individual has the right to freedom, it must not infringe upon the freedom of others".
October 16, 2026SC eCommittee inaugurates Digital Court Technology Office to strengthen judicial infrastructure
Justice Vikram Nath, chairperson of the eCommittee and a Supreme Court judge, inaugurated the office at the apex court's Administrative Buildings Complex in the presence of Justice Anjani Kumar Mishra, vice-chairperson of the eCommittee, and Niraj Verma, secretary (Justice), Department of Justice.
October 16, 20262020 Delhi riots: Court acquits 7 of murder, convicts them for disobeying prohibitory order
Additional Sessions Judge Parveen Singh acquitted the seven men of charges including murder, rioting with deadly weapons and promoting enmity, but held them guilty under IPC Section 188 for disobeying a prohibitory order.
October 16, 2026Accommodation row: Inform district administration a day before visit, SC tells Mahua Moitra
The apex court passed the order while hearing Moitra's plea which flagged the issue concerning a September 1 circular of the district administration which asked MPs and MLAs to give prior notice of at least three to four days before their proposed visit to enable the administration to make appropriate arrangements.
October 16, 2026Court issues non-bailable warrant against UP minister in 23-year-old case
Joint Director of Prosecution Dinesh Tripathi said Chief Judicial Magistrate Shailesh Kumar Pandey issued the warrant on Thursday. The court has fixed the next hearing on October 25.
October 16, 2026Important cases listed before Supreme Court on Friday October 16:
SC to hear plea seeking regulatory guidelines to control 'unpredictable fluctuations' in airfare and ancillary charges imposed by private airlines
October 16, 2026No cognisable offence, no basis for FIR: Police tell court in case regarding Delhi CM
Earlier on October 3, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashwani Panwar had sought a status report from the station house officer (SHO) of Kashmere Gate police station, saying that according to the complainant, Gupta made the remarks on September 23, 2025, during an official government programme for the launch of DTC bus services from Delhi to Baraut in Uttar Pradesh at the Kashmiri Gate ISBT.
October 15, 2026PNB scam: Court denies bail to Nirav Modi's associate; says he has history of destroying evidence
Special CBI court judge Subhash Karhale highlighted that Mistry was absconding for about seven years and was detained in Dubai through non-bailable warrant (NBW) as well as extradition proceedings. He was then brought to India and arrested at the Mumbai airport.
October 15, 2026UP: Court to hear Rahul Gandhi defamation case linked to Hathras rape on Nov 13
Gandhi's counsel on Thursday obtained a copy of the revision petition from the complainant's lawyer after the court issued a notice to him in the matter.
October 15, 2026Mumbai court hands life term to house help, accomplice for 2018 murder-robbery of elderly couple
The prosecution has "succeeded in establishing the fact" that the duo, in furtherance of their common intention, robbed the victims' house and later committed their murder, said the court of Additional Sessions Judge V B Bohra.
October 15, 2026Highlights of SC hearing in SIR, Delhi protests case
* Nobody can browbeat the judiciary, CJI Surya Kant said while hearing a plea concerning the October 12 march to the top court by Gandhi and several other opposition leaders.
October 15, 2026Digvijaya Singh moves SC over SIR controversy, 'notices issued to EC, Centre'
Holding a press conference here, the former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of trying to disenfranchise the country's voters by abusing the SIR process.
October 15, 20262020 Delhi riots: Court acquits five, says police tried to fill gaps in case
Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai was hearing a case against five men -- Raj Kumar, Deepak Tomar, Gurmeet Singh, Gaurav and Vikram -- accused of rioting, rioting with deadly weapons, unlawful assembly, attempt to murder and common intention under the IPC. The proceedings against Vikram had already been abated by the court on July 15 after his death.
October 15, 2026Former judges' panel considers testimonies of persons deleted from electoral rolls after SIR
The panel, comprising retired Supreme Court judge A K Patnaik, retired Delhi High Court judge Rekha Sharma and retired Patna High Court judge Anjana Prakash, attended a public hearing of the Independent Commission on SIR constituted by the Lawyers Association for Constitution (LAFC). Actor and activist Prakash Raj also witnessed the hearing.
October 15, 2026Kolkata court restrains MP Mahua Moitra from making 'defamatory statements' against chief secy
The Civil Judge Senior Division, 1st Court, Alipore, on Wednesday also directed the Krishnanagar MP to delete her social media posts against Agarwal in relation to the special intensive revision of electoral rolls and the conduct of this year's West Bengal assembly elections within 24 hours of receiving the order.
October 15, 2026Rationing inspector gets one year in jail in 2016 bribery case
Judge MS Lone of the additional sessions court convicted Vijaykumar Kacheshwar Waghwas (49) under Section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act.
October 15, 2026Former Legal Metrology deputy controller sentenced to three years RI in bribery case
According to the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB), the complainant, a native of Muttathara, had submitted an application in 2022 at the office of the Deputy Controller of Legal Metrology in Pattom for the annual stamping of equipment at his fuel station in Akkulam.
October 15, 2026Thane court acquits man accused of raping woman on promise of marriage, says relationship consensual
Additional Sessions Judge G T Pawar, in an order passed on Tuesday, cited a Supreme Court ruling to hold that a consensual relationship sustained over a period of time does not amount to rape based on a false promise of marriage.
October 15, 2026Justices Lingeswaran, Karthikeyan sworn in as HC judges
Chief Justice S A Dharmadhikari administered the oath of office to the two new judges at a simple function held on the premises of the Madras High Court.
October 15, 2026Court grants 5-day police custody of accused in arson near synagogue in Kochi
Ernakulam Judicial First Class Magistrate Abhirami A sent Ebin Paul (32), a native of Puthencruz near here, to police custody for five days.
October 15, 2026Delhi Bar Council condemns personal attacks on judges, asks people to exercise restraint
In a letter dated October 13, the Bar body said the judiciary is an indispensable pillar of our constitutional democracy and the rule of law survives and flourishes only when the nation has an independent and effective judicial system.
October 15, 2026Man gets 20 years in jail for raping minor girl in UP's Shamli
Special Judge Ashok Kumar Bhartendu also imposed a fine of Rs 60,000 on the convict, Kapil Sharma, after finding him guilty under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on Wednesday, District Government Counsel Sanjay Kumar Chauhan told PTI.
October 15, 2026Savarkar defamation case: 'Apprehension of surveillance; Rahul's lawyer asking irrelevant questions'
Pursis is a written statement or formal notice which serves to update the court records, convey new information, or request a specific procedural action.
October 14, 2026'Blue drum' murder: Death penalty to victim's wife Muskan and her partner Sahil
District Judge Arvind Kumar Mishra pronounced the sentence after a 13-month trial involving 126 hearings. The court also invoked the Mahabharata while discussing the duty to punish offenders.
October 14, 2026Chhattisgarh EOW files 10th supplementary charge sheet in Rs 3,200-cr liquor scam
The 27,000-page charge sheet and supporting documents were submitted before a special Prevention of Corruption Act court here, the state agency said in a statement.
October 14, 2026Fresh summons to YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in 2018 defamation case
Judicial Magistrate Rahul Jain was hearing the plea filed by BJP IT Cell member Vikas Pandey seeking a fresh summons to Rathee.
October 14, 2026Faridabad man gets 20-year RI for raping minor daughter, fined Rs 80,000
According to the police, the case was registered at Ballabgarh Women's Police Station on September 16, 2022, and the accused was arrested on the same day.
October 14, 2026Delhi protests: No curtailment or cancellation of metro train services, DMRC tells SC
In an affidavit filed in the apex court, the DMRC also said the number of commuters on October 10 was slightly lower than the ridership on a normal second Saturday which shows the "adverse impact" of protest on the lives of ordinary citizens.
October 14, 2026Delhi tribunal awards Rs 8.49 lakh to injured woman, taking Rs 30,000 monthly income as homemaker
Presiding Officer Manish Khurana directed United India General Insurance Co Ltd, insurer of the offending vehicle, to deposit the amount within 30 days. Failing that, it will attract nine per cent annual interest.
October 14, 2026CBI court sentences ex-govt official to 4-year jail in corruption case
Special Judge Chhavi Kapoor was hearing the arguments on sentencing against Neeraj Khatri who had been earlier convicted under Prevention of Corruption Act provisions regarding criminal misconduct by a public servant.
October 14, 2026Mumbai court junks plea for FIR against former minister Raju, Air India ex-CMD in flight safety case
In an order passed on Tuesday, the sessions court noted that a magistrate court's earlier ruling in the matter, against which the revision plea was filed, needs no interference.
October 14, 2026DUJ moves SC over detention, assault of journalists covering Delhi protests; seeks probe
The union has claimed that reporters were forcibly moved away from the sites, stopped from filming, and in some cases, subjected to physical force. The petition also referred to allegations that phones, cameras and microphones were taken from media persons, and women journalists were subjected to invasive searches and misbehaviour.
October 14, 2026Meerut 'Blue Drum' murder case: Court awards death penalty to victim's wife, her partner
District Judge Arvind Kumar Mishra pronounced the sentence, court officials said. Both Muskan and Sahil were produced before the court through video conferencing.
October 14, 2026J-K and Ladakh HC makes AIBE mandatory for advocates enrolled since 2009
The Full Court, which met on October 8, approved the recommendations of the Rules Committee made on August 19, 2026, the notification reads.
October 14, 2026Mini Cooper crash: Court grants police custody of four accused till Oct 15
Three youngsters, aged around 21, including two women, were killed when a speeding Mini Cooper, allegedly driven by Suhail under the influence of alcohol, hit their scooter at Nedumbassery near Kochi early on Sunday.
October 14, 2026NIA court in Jammu declares Pak-based terrorist proclaimed offender in terror-funding case
Mushtaq Ahmad Mir, a resident of Thanamang village in Darhal tehsil of Rajouri district, had crossed the Line of Control (LoC) in 1995-96 to join militancy and is currently believed to be operating from Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
October 14, 2026