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Do not comment on order you haven't challenged: Pune court to Rahul Gandhi
Judge Shinde concurred that Gandhi's application raised doubts about the functioning of the court.
December 4, 2025Haryana court sentences 10 convicts to 10 years in jail in 11-year-old assault case
When Chhatar Singh’s family members arrived at the scene after hearing the commotion, around 15 more men joined the attackers and thrashed them, leaving 12 persons, including a woman, seriously injured.
December 4, 2025Land-for-job 'scam': Delhi court likely to pass order on framing charges against Lalu Yadav, family members on Thursday
The prosecution has alleged that the appointments in the Group-D category of the West Central Zone of the Railways based in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, were made during Lalu Yadav's tenure as railway minister from 2004 to 2009 in return for land parcels gifted or transferred by the recruits in the name of the RJD supremo's family or associates.
December 4, 2025Himachal private university promoters declared fugitive economic offenders in 'fake' degree case
The FEOA is aimed at bringing to justice those people who have left India to evade the clutches of law after committing fraud with a benchmark value of at least Rs 100 crore.
December 3, 2025Liquidator Faces Contempt Proceedings for Disobeying Judicial Directions in Insolvency Case
NCLT Hyderabad Bench Orders Immediate Release of Third-Party Equipment, Initiates Contempt Action Against Liquidator
December 3, 2025Sambhal temple-mosque row: Court defers hearing to January 8
The Muslim side has challenged the maintainability of the mosque-temple dispute case in the Allahabad High Court, but on May 19, the high court upheld the trial court's order permitting the court-monitored survey and directed it to proceed with the matter.
December 3, 2025Court extends NIA custody of Delhi blast accused Jasir Wani by 7 days
A resident of Qazigund in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag, Wani was arrested in Srinagar by the NIA on November 17 for allegedly providing technical support for carrying out attacks by modifying drones and attempting to make rockets ahead of the deadly November 10 car blast that killed 13 people near Red Fort in Delhi.
December 3, 2025Bareilly violence: UP court rejects bail applications of three accused
During protests following Friday prayers, clashes broke out when police tried to stop a mob at Khaleel trisection and stones were pelted at police personnel, who used batons to control the situation.
December 3, 2025Court orders framing of charges against Uphaar Cinema tragedy convict Sushil Ansal in passport case
He has already been held guilty in the Uphaar fire tragedy case, where 59 innocent lives were lost and has also been convicted in the evidence-tampering case, an act that was nothing short of an insult to the courts and the justice system, she said.
December 3, 2025Tribunal awards Rs 23.92 lakh compensation to parents of worker's death in ladder fall
MACT Presiding Officer Rupali V Mohite, in the order passed on November 27, held the vehicle owner solely negligent, observing that "breaking of the ladder joint shows that the offending ladder van was not in proper working condition", and the accident occurred due to this lapse.
December 3, 2025Man gets life term for murdering wife over Rs 80 dispute
The VIII Additional District and Session Judge in Ranga Reddy District on Monday pronounced judgement and convicted the accused, a beggar, for life imprisonment, a release from Cyberabad Police Comissionerate
December 3, 2025'Reckless and uncoordinated actions' by TVK, Vijay's intentional delay caused stampede: TN tells SC
"As a direct consequence of these unauthorised and misleading communications, thousands of supporters began assembling as early as 9.30 am, causing massive crowd accumulation, vehicular congestion, and public restlessness several hours before the event's scheduled commencement.
December 3, 2025SC collegium approves appointment of Justice Arvind Kumar Verma as permanent HC judge
The decision was taken by the collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant.
December 2, 20251989 Rubaiyya Sayeed kidnapping case: CBI seeks custody of suspect
In order to expedite the trial, the CBI had appointed its senior counsel Monika Kohli as the chief prosecutor after framing charges against Malik in the much-publicised cases related to the Sayeed's abduction and killing of four IAF personnel in Srinagar more than three decades ago.
December 2, 2025Lift CBI probe order in Karur stampede, permit SIT investigation: Tamil Nadu govt to SC
"A comprehensive 'bandobust' plan involving 606 Police personnel and Home Guards was implemented, supervised by senior officers including the Inspector General of Police, Central Zone, and the Superintendent of Police, Karur District. The venue selection, access routes, medical preparedness, and traffic management plans were all structured in conformity with the National Disaster Management Authority Guidelines," it said.
December 2, 2025Man gets life term for raping 9-year-old girl in UP's Bareilly
The child returned home crying and fell unconscious. She was rushed to a hospital, where doctors confirmed sexual assault.
December 2, 2025UP court sentences man to life term for 2023 murder
Based on evidence, the court convicted Dubey and ordered that 25 per cent of the fine amount be given to the victim’s brother, District Government Counsel (Criminal) Yogesh Sharma
December 2, 2025Court grants custody of PFI activist to NIA for five days
On going through the reasons reported by the learned Public Prosecutor and on consideration of the progress of investigation, I am of the view that custodial interrogation of the accused is necessary to unearth the entire role played by him in the commission of the offence
December 2, 2025Gurugram court awards life sentence to three convicted of cabbie's murder
The police arrested three accused -- identified as Sakib Ansari (26), Prince Pal (24), residents of Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, and Pankaj Singh (23), native of Almora district in Uttrakhand.
December 2, 2025Anil Ambani moves SC against SBI classification of his account as fraud
The SBI had last year classified the accounts as fraud, alleging misappropriation of funds by entering into transactions that violated the terms of loans extended by it.
December 2, 2025Thane court acquits all 7 accused in cable theft case filed under MCOCA
"The mandatory requirement of the offence of organised crime as defined in Section 2(1)(e) of the MCOC Act has not been proved... mere collection of copies of previous chargesheets...are not sufficient to prove the offence," it said.
December 1, 2025Punjab: Akali leader's daughter released after hearing that went past midnight
Kanchanpreet is the daughter of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa, who recently lost the Tarn Taran Assembly bypoll to AAP’s Harmeet Singh Sandhu.
December 1, 2025SC to hear on Monday pleas seeking filling of vacancies in CIC, SICs
Since February 2019, the apex court has passed several directions on the need for timely appointments to the transparency watchdog by the Centre and states. It observed that in Jharkhand, Tripura and Telangana, the SICs had become virtually defunct, as there were no information commissioners.
December 1, 2025Verdict must not be tossed out with change of judge: Justice Nagarathna
A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih said that by upholding the finality of verdicts, not only is endless litigation prevented but public confidence in the judiciary is also maintained.
December 1, 2025Judgments shouldn't be revisited solely because judges have changed: Justice Nagarathna
A judge's behaviour must be perceived as beyond suspicion, she said, adding that political insularity is essential for an impartial judicial system.
December 1, 2025Anmol Bishnoi fears being killed by Pakistani gangster, files protection plea in court
Directions to be issued to NIA for the accused to be taken in bullet proof vehicle and in bulletproof jacket during physical production and directions be issued to the concerned authority for conducting a threat perception and security assessment at the earliest," the plea filed on November 27
December 1, 2025India Gate protest: Some agitators attended Radical Students' Union meet in Hyderabad, Delhi Police tells court
Seventeen of them were arrested in connection with a scuffle at the Parliament Street police station and six were held by the personnel at the Kartavya Path police station in a case over the alleged use of pepper spray on cops while agitating at the India Gate.
December 1, 2025Pak-supported terror module case: Two accused seek discharge citing no 'actual act of terror'
Rizwan Momin and Irfan Shaikh, teacher and tailor, respectively, are charged with sheltering and harbouring prime accused Zakir Husain, who was arrested by Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) September 2021. Husain's interrogation led to the arrest of Momin and Shaikh.
December 1, 2025Kesavananda Bharati case profound affirmation of India's commitment to constitutionalism: CJI Surya Kant
Our judiciary was barely two decades old, young enough, one might think, to falter under pressure. And yet, it did not. With the courage that far surpassed its age, the Supreme Court chose the path of both constitutional maturity and morality. It refused to bend the Constitution into the shape of convenience.
November 30, 2025No need for oral mentioning, urgent cases to be automatically listed in 2 days: CJI streamlines process
"No Senior Counsel shall be permitted oral mentioning before any court. Young junior counsel may be encouraged to make oral mentioning," it said.
November 29, 2025'Imaandari' not mere ornament to character, it sustains justice and reputation: CJI
Speaking on the convention's topic of independence of judiciary, CJI Kant recalled the quote of Durgabai, one of the 15 women members of the constituent assembly, who had said the judiciary has to feel that they are independent. It is only in that case that we can get efficiency in the administration of justice.
November 29, 20253 co-accused granted bail in sexual assault case involving Chaitanyananda Saraswati
The self-styled godman, who is also the former chairman of the management institute, is in judicial custody over allegations that he molested several women.
November 29, 2025Court sentences ex-MLA’s nephew to life imprisonment in 1995 murder in Kerala's Malappuram
The victim’s family has challenged the Additional District and Sessions Court's verdict before the Kerala High Court, and the appeal is pending.
November 29, 2025Delhi court extends gangster Anmol Bishnoi's NIA custody till Dec 5
Wanted in connection with the killing of NCP leader Siddique, firing at actor Salman Khan's residence in April 2024, the killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, among other crimes, Anmol was "removed" from the US on November 18. He was detained in the US in November last year.
November 29, 2025Judges' work stressful, should participate in recreational activities: CJI Surya Kant
The closing ceremony and prize distribution will be presided over by former CJI B R Gavai along with Justice Vikram Nath on Sunday.
November 29, 2025Six sentenced for preventing Dalit cook from preparing food for school children in TN’s Tirupur
During the trial on Friday, the Judicial Magistrate M Suresh convicted six and sentenced them to two years jail term and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on each. Twenty-five others were acquitted due to lack of evidence while four died during the trial. All six have been lodged at the Coimbatore Central Prison.
November 29, 2025