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Thane MACT awards Rs 36.9 lakh compesation to family of man killed in motorcycle accident
A case was registered against the rider of the offending vehicle under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Motor Vehicles Act for rash and negligent driving. The respondent, the owner of the errant vehicle, failed to appear, and the petition proceeded ex parte.
November 29, 2025India Gate protesters granted bail in one case, sent to judicial custody in another
At a previous hearing on November 26, the Delhi Police told the court that a few protesters, arrested for allegedly using pepper spray on police personnel during a demonstration at the India Gate over pollution, are supporters of the banned Radical Students' Union.
November 29, 2025Defamation case against Rahul Gandhi: Court doesn't allow Satyaki Savarkar to play YouTube video
Satyaki Savarkar has alleged that Rahul Gandhi, currently Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, claimed in his speech in London that V D Savarkar had written in a book that he and five to six of his friends once beat up a Muslim man, and he (Savarkar) felt happy.
November 29, 2025Taxi driver gets life term in rape, murder of woman in 2010
After his arrest, police had said that the accused found the student sitting on her scooter near a secluded area and talking over phone after which he attacked her from behind and dragged her into the bushes where he committed the crime.
November 29, 2025Delhi court sends 8 accused arrested in connection with India Gate protest to 7-day judicial custody
A total 23 protesters were arrested in two different cases registered at the Parliament Street police station and the Kartavya Path police station. Seventeen were arrested in connection with the scuffle at the Parliament Street police station and six were arrested by the Kartavya Path police in the 'pepper spray' case.
November 29, 2025CJI Surya Kant lauds his predecessors, says benchmark set by their vision, leadership
"This institution has grown, and it has gained its strength from different leaders over time, who have really done invaluable service to the system," he said.
November 29, 2025Man gets 8 years in jail in 2020 murder case
Avinash Baban Ingole (21), resident of Naleshwar, questioned Kaluram Dildar Jathav (35), who hails from Madhya Pradesh, why he was stopping vehicles on the road and disrupting traffic. It led to an altercation during which Jathav hit Ingole on the head with a stone, leading to the latter's death, as per police.
November 29, 2025PNB fraud: Court rejects Mehul Choksi's plea seeking dropping of FEO proceedings
They are accused of allegedly siphoning off over Rs 13,000 crore of public money from the PNB using LoUs and foreign letters of credit (FLCs) by bribing officials of the bank's Brady House branch in Mumbai.
November 29, 2025Parents of Major Mohit Sharma move Delhi HC seeking stay on release of movie 'Dhurandhar'
The plea has sought a stay on the film's commercial release. Alternatively it has sought a direction for a private screening for the family prior to a public release and a declaration that no film portraying a real military martyr may be released without due authorisation from legal heirs and the Army.
November 29, 2025India Gate protest: Delhi court grants bail to 9 arrested over scuffle with police
However, a few of them will remain in jail as they were arrested in another case related to using pepper spray on police personnel.
November 29, 2025HC strikes down order requiring resident status for registration of e-rickshaws in Lucknow
Responding to the petitions, the Uttar Pradesh government said it faces difficulties in serving notices regarding the expiry of fitness certificates etc. to rented e-rickshaw owners in Lucknow and that locating them becomes difficult if their addresses get changed.
November 28, 2025Allahabad HC rejects bail plea of Chinese citizen accused of possessing forged passport
According to the prosecution, two Chinese nationals -- Yuyan Heyang and Loo Long -- were arrested by police while they were entering India through the Nepal border and on the basis of the information received from them, the applicant was held and a forged passport and a forged Aadhaar card in the name of Laakpa Sherpa were seized from him.
November 28, 2025Rajasthan HC rejects bail plea of two accused in cyber fraud case
The court has also directed the Home and Education Departments to frame an SOP regulating phone use, online games, and social media for students under 16, and to enforce the Digital Personal Data Protection Act.
November 28, 2025Students Grievance Redressal Committee recommendations binding on varsity, says HC
The respondents have not challenged the said recommendations, and, therefore, are under obligation to comply with the same, the court said.
November 28, 2025Delhi court issues notice to CBI, ED on Rabri Devi's pleas seeking transfer of graft cases to another judge
The three cases against Rabri Devi, the wife of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, are linked to land-for-jobs and IRCTC scam cases. While two of the cases are being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), one is being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
November 28, 20252016 teacher recruitment: Cal HC asks SSC to produce list of those appointed after panel's expiry
Appearing for some petitioners, senior advocate Bikash Bhattacharya prayed that the court ensure that the ongoing selection process for teachers is made absolutely beyond a reasonable doubt to instil confidence in society.
November 28, 2025Court finds ex-MLA’s nephew guilty in 1995 murder in Malappuram
Shafeek, Sharif, Muneeb, and Kabir, who had been absconding, were arrested after the completion of the first phase of the trial, during which Anvar and others were acquitted.
November 28, 2025Can sit in court till midnight to ensure justice for poor litigants: CJI Surya Kant
On November 24, Justice Kant, coming from a middle-class family in Haryana's Hisar district , took oath as the 53rd Chief Justice of India and will remain in the post for nearly 15 months.
November 28, 2025Delhi 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, 2025Local body polls: SC asks Maharashtra SEC to hold elections, says results will depend on verdict
The triple test contains the establishment of a commission to study backwardness, and second, determination of the specific proportion of reservation based on the commission's findings and third, ensuring that the total reservation for SCs, STs, and OBCs does not exceed 50 per cent of the total seats.
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, 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.
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