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SC restrains courts from releasing accused in 'digital arrest' fraud targeting elderly woman lawyer
The apex court had flagged the rising number of digital arrest cases across the country and said forging apex court, high court orders and signatures of judges to digitally arrest innocent people, including senior citizens, strikes at the bottom of trust and faith of people in judicial institutions.
November 18, 2025NGT slaps Rs 10,000 fine on Sonbhadra DM for delay in submitting report on illegal mining
"Thus, we impose a cost of Rs 10,000 upon the Sonbhadra DM to be deposited with the NGT Bar Association within one week for use for the upgradation of the library and other facilities."
November 18, 2025SC allows BMC to fell trees for Goregaon-Mulund Link Road subject to compensatory afforestation
The top court's earlier order, asking the Tree Authority of the BMC not to allow any further tree felling in Mumbai's Aarey colony without its permission, was passed in connection with the car shade project of the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL).
November 18, 2025Defamation case against Rahul: Hearing in UP court deferred to Nov 26 after witness fails to appear
The court then directed the plaintiff to present evidence. Witnesses have been presented continuously since then. So far, only one witness has been cross-examined.
November 18, 2025Will stay local body polls if 50 pc reservation limit is breached: SC to Maharashtra govt
The state government came out with an ordinance providing 27 per cent reservation to the OBCs in local body polls. The government then moved the top court seeking a recall or modification of its order.
November 18, 2025Cash for query: Delhi HC to hear Mahua Moitra’s plea on Nov 21 against Lokpal order
The Lokpal, the anti-corruption ombudsman, issued directions to the CBI after receiving the findings of its preliminary inquiry into allegations made against Moitra by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey.
November 18, 2025Previous statements of witnesses must be electronically transmitted to them in virtual appearance: SC
The top court's direction came in a case where the defence was unable to effectively cross-examine the sole eyewitness, who was testifying from Canada via video link, because the trial court could not show her the document containing her prior inconsistent statement.
November 17, 2025'Absolutely bogus officers', SC questions competence of CBI officials in Vimal Negi death case
The top court, while granting anticipatory bail to Desh Raj, questioned the stand of the CBI, which claimed the accused did not cooperate with the investigation, and denied the allegations levelled against him.
November 17, 2025'Allegations hard to believe': Delhi court acquits man accused of assaulting constable
"Although the police witnesses cannot be straightaway termed as unreliable witnesses, when there is a possibility of joining any independent witness in the investigation and still no genuine efforts are made to join the independent person as a witness, then the testimony of the police witness does not lend sufficient credence or reliability," the court said.
November 17, 2025Delhi HC to pass injunction order protecting podcaster Raj Shamani's personality rights
The court said if it passes a blanket order, it will be implemented across the platform and asked the plaintiff’s counsel to raise the issue in subsequent hearings.
November 17, 2025Azam Khan, son Abdullah convicted; sentenced to jail for 7 years in dual PAN card case
Saxena also accused Azam Khan of being a "fraudster" and a "liar", claiming that the senior SP leader got two PAN cards made for his son through fraudulent means to enable him to contest elections.
November 17, 2025Delhi pollution: SC for long-term solution, refuses to ban polluting activities year round
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), an AQI between 0-50 is considered 'good', 51-100 'satisfactory', 101-200 'moderate', 201-300 'poor', 301-400 'very poor', and 401-500 'severe'.
November 17, 2025Azam Khan, son Abdullah sentenced to up to 7 years in dual PAN card case
The case was lodged in 2019 at Rampur's Civil Lines police station by BJP leader Akash Saxena under IPC sections 420 (cheating), 467 (forgery of valuable security), 468 (forgery for cheating), 471 (using forged document) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy).
November 17, 2025Don't cross 50 pc reservation limit in local body elections: SC to Maharashtra govt
Justice Bagchi said, "We were fully conscious of the situation. We indicated that the pre-Banthia situation may prevail. But does it mean 27 per cent across the board? If that is so, our direction militates against the earlier order of this court. What would happen is - this order will go against the grain of the other order."
November 17, 2025SC agrees to hear CPI's plea challenging order to remove flagpoles in Tamil Nadu
The Madras High Court had upheld the order passed by its single judge directing all political parties and community and religious organisations to remove within 12 weeks permanent flagpoles erected by them at public places across Tamil Nadu.
November 17, 2025SC issues notice to Rajasthan govt on plea challenging validity of anti-conversion law
The top court had then made it clear that it would consider the prayer for staying the operation of such laws once the replies were filed.
November 17, 2025SC to hear PIL for court-monitored probe into alleged banking fraud involving RCOM
This, the petition claims, indicates “prima facie institutional complicity”, especially as officers of nationalised banks are deemed public servants under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
November 17, 2025Delhi HC refuses to entertain Christian Michel James' plea challenging extradition treaty provision
The CBI, in its charge sheet, has alleged an estimated loss of 398.21 million euros (about Rs 2,666 crore) to the exchequer due to the deal that was signed on February 8, 2010, for the supply of VVIP choppers worth 556.262 million euros.
November 17, 2025SC dismisses plea to permit civilians to offer prayers in mosque inside military quarters
The division bench had noted that the station commander rejected the representation submitted by the petitioner in a verbal order in June 2021, and it was specifically stated that the 'Masjid-E-Aalishaan' was primarily for the use of men connected with the unit and strictly not for outsiders as per the Cantonment Land Administration Rules, 1937.
November 17, 2025Bombay HC permits capture of wild elephant Omkar, temporary translocation to Gujarat's Vantara
The bench directed the state forest department to submit a proposal regarding the temporary translocation of Omkar and also the long term plan to the committee within three days.
November 17, 2025Contamination of Jojari River: SC slams Rajasthan authorities for failing to control pollution
Due to this, the bench said, the drinking water was not safe for humans as well as animals, and this was affecting their health and other ecosystems there.
November 17, 2025Bombay HC asks civic bodies for data on FIRs against illegal hoardings-banners, fines recovered
Giving the TMC a last chance to file the affidavit, the court said if the same is not done by next week then it would be constrained to summon the corporation's commissioner.
November 17, 2025Cal HC to hear challenge to school jobs interview list on Nov 19
The SSC had on Saturday published the interview list of 20,500 candidates who qualified in the September 14 teacher recruitment test for classes 11 and 12 in West Bengal government-run and aided higher secondary schools.
November 17, 2025Disqualification of BRS MLAs: SC issues contempt notice to Telangana speaker, calls it 'grossest kind of contempt'
The top court reiterated that the speaker acts as a tribunal while deciding disqualification pleas under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution and consequently does not enjoy “constitutional immunity”.
November 17, 2025Azam Khan, son Abdullah convicted in dual PAN card case; sent to Rampur dist jail
For offences under Section 468, the accused received three years' simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10,000, with three months' additional imprisonment on default. Under Section 471, the court sentenced them to two years' simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10,000.
November 17, 2025X Corp challenges legality of ‘Sahyog’ portal takedown process before Karnataka HC
A key plank of the appeal is the allegation that the single judge misapplied the Shreya Singhal case, wrongly concluding that it had been diluted after the 2021 IT Rules replaced the 2011 framework.
November 17, 2025SC directs Uttarakhand govt to take steps to restore Corbett Tiger Reserve
"With regard to the tiger safari... we have issued guidelines. We have held that it has to be in consonance with the 2019 rules. Rescue centres to be established and aid in treatment and care. Such centres to be near the tiger safaris. The number of vehicles needs to be regulated," it said.
November 17, 2025SC defers hearing by six weeks on Sahara firm's plea seeking nod to sell properties to Adani
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the Sahara Group, said he would like to file a response to the note submitted by the amicus and emphasised that a lot of properties were sold or leased out based on forged documents.
November 17, 2025Maharashtra: Tribunal awards Rs 74 lakh compensation to family of accident victim
Vinodkumar Bhagirath Chauhan, who worked with a private company, died in June 2020 after a speeding truck hit his motorcycle in Mumbai. He had a gross annual salary of Rs 6,13,200 then.
November 16, 2025Administration of criminal justice 'most neglected sphere': ex-CJI U U Lalit
10 years of running after that so-called mice, and finally, it turns out that it was not a mouse, but it was a rabbit. Now, where does society stand? So, therefore, do we not, or should we not, insulate our system in such a way that perhaps innocent rabbits are not run after and given a chase for life, and at the end of that chase, they are left a sort of huffing and panting
November 16, 2025SEBI-Sahara case: SC to hear on Monday pleas of employees for payment of pending salaries
The bench asked the amicus curiae to also take note of the responses of other stakeholders with regard to these properties and give details about their nature, including whether the properties are clean or disputed.
November 16, 2025Tripura: Man gets 20 yrs RI for raping girl
The court of District and Sessions Judge, V P Debbarma, also slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 on Samir Kuri, a resident of Indiranagar area, while pronouncing the judgment on Saturday. Failure to pay the amount will attract an additional six months in prison
November 16, 2025No elevation from 'may be true' to 'must be true', says Delhi court; acquits man in murder case
The prosecution, from the quality and quantity of the evidence, could not prove the chain of circumstantial evidence, which could only lead to one inference, that is, the guilt of the accused
November 16, 2025Cal HC asks Bengal govt to publish draft notification on 15-yr-old buses
Disposing of the petition on Friday, Justice Rai Chattopadhyay gave liberty to the West Bengal government to publish the draft notification as submitted before the court at the earliest point of time.
November 16, 2025Delhi court acquits three in 2021 attempt to murder case
In an order dated November 12, the court said, "Not a scintilla of evidence has come on record against accused persons for offence under Section 307 (attempt to murder) and 34 (common intention) of the IPC in view of the hostile version of the public witnesses, including the injured.
November 16, 2025Man acquitted in rape case; court cites inconclusive age proof, says relationship was consensual
her relations with the accused were mostly voluntary, consensual, and of her own free will. She also admitted that if her mother would not have approached the police station, the victim herself would have never gone to the police
November 16, 2025