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SC collegium recommends Justice Meenakshi M Rai as Patna HC chief justice
The recommendation was made in view of the retirement of the incumbent chief justice on June 4, according to a statement uploaded on the apex court website.
May 24, 2026Delhi district courts committee condemns DHCBA strike call over pecuniary jurisdiction issue
In a circular issued late Saturday, the committee "strongly condemned and opposed" the DHCBA's "call for strike in opposition to the legitimate and long-pending demand for enhancement of the pecuniary jurisdiction (financial limit) of the district courts from the existing limit of Rs 2 crore to 20 crore."
May 24, 2026Delhi court orders framing charges against two CBI officials in corruption case
According to the CBI, DSP R K Rishi, Inspector Kapil Dhanked, and Selection Grade-II (SG II) official Samir Kumar Singh, in conspiracy with two private persons and certain others, had been "compromising the integrity of investigation of certain cases on extraneous pecuniary consideration".
May 24, 2026Order asking Delhi Gymkhana Club to hand over premises brings focus on Centre's legal powers
Legal experts say the government can take over a property or terminate leases, depending on the nature of ownership and the character of the land.
May 23, 2026Sibal raises objections to govt increasing number of judges through ordinance
In 1950, Sibal said, there were only seven judges in the Supreme Court. The number was gradually increased over the years and has now reached 37, besides the chief justice, he pointed out.
May 23, 2026Twisha Sharma case: Husband sent in police custody; AIIMS Delhi team to fly to Bhopal for 2nd autopsy
Samarth Singh, who had been absconding for ten days after an FIR was registered against him and his mother following Twisha's death by hanging, was arrested on Friday evening after he reached the Jabalpur district court premises to surrender. He had withdrawn his pre-arrest bail petition filed in the Madhya Pradesh High Court earlier.
May 23, 2026UP court raises by 3 years Azam Khan's 7-yr prison sentence in double PAN card use case
Additional District and Sessions Judge Vijay Kumar passed the order while hearing an appeal filed by the prosecution seeking enhancement of punishment.
May 23, 2026Consumer court orders bank to pay Rs 48,400 to woman for failing to refund money of failed ATM transaction
The bench comprising President Divya Jyoti Jaipuriar and Member Rashmi Bansal of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission held the Bank of India guilty of deficiency in service for failing to reverse the amount to the complainant despite the cash not being dispensed from the ATM.
May 23, 202635-year-old man sentenced to 20 years in jail for attempting to rape minor in UP's Sonbhadra
It the convict fails to pay the fine, he will have to undergo an additional six months in prison, Agrahari said, adding that the court has directed that the entire fine amount will be paid to the survivor as compensation.
May 23, 2026Tiruppur court sentences 25 Bangladesh nationals for illegal stay
Police investigation revealed that none held valid passports, visas or Indian residency permits, and they had Bangladeshi national identity cards. A case was registered under the Foreigners Act and passport rules. Public prosecutor A V Vivekanandan represented the state.
May 23, 2026Twisha Sharma death case: Husband gets seven-day police custody
Police took Singh’s custody from the Jabalpur district court premises on Friday, where he had gone to surrender after withdrawing his anticipatory bail plea from the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
May 23, 2026Court in UP's Ballia to hear on June 2 bail plea of man arrested with firearms in Chandranath Rath murder case
District Government Counsel Sanjeev Singh said 35-year-old Naveen Kumar Singh had moved the bail application before the court of District Judge Anil Kumar Jha after his plea was rejected by a lower court. The matter has been listed for hearing on June 2.
May 23, 2026Parliament security breach: 13,967-page 4th supplementary chargesheet filed in Delhi court
He said the investigating officer (IO) has filed the fourth supplementary chargesheet, consisting of 13,967 pages, against the accused under anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Indian Penal Code (IPC) provisions.
May 23, 2026Man gets life term for killing wife, dumping body in pond in UP's Ballia
According to the prosecution, Nepal Paswan, a resident of Sonadi village in Ghazipur district's Bhanwarkol police station area, had married his daughter Tetri to Dinanath Paswan, son of Ramjeet Paswan of Visheshwarpur village under Narhi police station limits in Ballia, in 2014.
May 23, 2026UP man sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping minor stepdaughter
According to the prosecution, the case was registered based on a complaint lodged by the girl's mother at the Nauchandi police station on September 29, 2021. The complainant had alleged that Vinod raped his stepdaughter after finding her alone at home and the girl later informed her mother.
May 23, 2026Uttam Nagar Holi clash: Delhi Court orders release of accused 'mistakenly arrested'
On March 4, 26-year-old Tarun died after being injured in a clash between two neighbouring families of different communities. The altercation was triggered after a water balloon thrown by a girl from one community accidentally hit a woman from the other.
May 22, 2026Twisha dowry death case: Advocate husband's legal license suspended
The bar body noted that it was under a statutory duty to preserve the purity of the profession and to ensure that the conduct of advocates does not erode public confidence in the administration of justice.
May 22, 2026Court posts custody petition in POCSO case against Bandi Sanjay’s son for orders on May 26
Bageerath was arrested on the night of May 16 in a POCSO case registered against him and was later remanded to judicial custody by a magistrate.
May 22, 2026Man sentenced to 5 years' rigorous imprisonment for making obscene videos of children in UP's Jhansi
Assistant District Government Counsel (ADGC) Tej Singh Gaur said that Additional District and Sessions Judge Kanishka Singh on Friday held Ramji Prasad (32) guilty, and sentenced him to five years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1.50 lakh. In the event of non-payment of the fine, the convict will have to undergo an additional six months of imprisonment.
May 22, 20262 get 20-year jail for abducting, raping minor girl in UP’s Baghpat
Additional district government counsel Narendra Panwar said that Additional District and Sessions Judge Shabistan Aquil held both the accused guilty and sentenced them each to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment.
May 22, 2026Police file first charge sheet in TCS-Nashik harassment case
The Special Investigation Team of the police filed the 1,500-page charge sheet before the sessions court in a case registered at Deolali Camp police station against Danish Ejaz Sheikh, Tausif Bilal Attar, Nida Ejaz Khan and Matin Majid Patel.
May 22, 20262007 Jamia Nagar rioting case: Delhi court discharges 12, slams probe, frames charges against 13
In a 95-page order, Special Judge Vishal Gogne, who also ordered framing of charges against 13 accused, further slammed Delhi Police for serious lapses, particularly the failure to conduct a test identification parade, which he termed a "requirement of essence and not just prudence".
May 22, 2026Court declines police plea for custody of NCP(SP) leader Lawande; sends him in JC
Police, meanwhile, conceded that they inadvertently mentioned the wrong crime number in an earlier reply opposing the interim protection from arrest.
May 22, 2026Man who harassed, ill-treated elderly parents sentenced to two months jail
Based on a formal complaint received from the aggrieved parents on May 21, the police at Naryanguda here registered a case against him under relevant sections of the City Police (CP) Act, and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
May 22, 2026Dowry death case: Twisha Sharma's husband taken into custody from Jabalpur court premises
Samarth Singh reached the district court in the evening with the intention of surrendering after withdrawing his pre-arrest bail application filed in the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
May 22, 2026Twisha Sharma's husband reaches Jabalpur court to surrender
Mediapersons thronged the court though no one could catch a glimpse of Samarth Singh, who is a lawyer by profession and who had been evading arrest since an FIR was registered against him and his mother, former district judge Giribala Singh, following Twisha Sharma's death on May 12.
May 22, 2026Bangla Pokkho leader Garga Chatterjee gets bail in misinformation case
The magistrate at the Bankshall Court granted bail to Chatterjee on a bond of Rs 2,000 and directed him to appear before the investigating officer in the case once a week.
May 22, 2026Delhi court acquits five men accused in 2018 bank dacoity-cum-murder case
Additional Sessions Judge Sumit Dass was hearing the case against Sachin (son of Satpal), Sachin (son of Inderjeet), Vicky alias Pushkar, Parvesh and Pawan Pandey, who were accused of looting the branch at Kheda Dabar in south-west Delhi and killing its cashier in 2018.
May 22, 2026Bangladeshi man gets seven months in jail for faking Indian identity to work in Kuwait
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (Esplanade Court) K S Zanwar convicted the Bangladeshi national under Immigration and Foreigners Act as well as Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for cheating, forgery of public registers/identity proofs and possession of forged documents.
May 22, 2026Delhi tribunal awards Rs 48.59 lakh to family of man killed in road accident
In an order dated May 21, the court said, "The evidence which has come on record, it is held that the rashness and negligence on the part of the driver of the offending vehicle, which is clearly visible."
May 22, 2026Twisha Sharma's absconding husband withdraws pre-arrest bail plea filed in HC
Samarth Singh has withdrawn his plea from the single bench of the high court comprising Justice Avanindra Singh, his counsel Jaydeep Kaurav told PTI.
May 22, 2026Madhya Pradesh HC allows second postmortem of Twisha Sharma, say her family members
He said the high court has directed the state government to make arrangements for a team of doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, to be flown to Bhopal.
May 22, 2026UP court rejects CBI plea seeking custody of guns seized in Suvendu-aide murder case
The Central Bureau of Investigation had moved an application before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Shailesh Kumar Pandey on Thursday, seeking custody of the seized weapons for sending them to a forensic laboratory in connection with the May 6 murder.
May 22, 2026Twisha Sharma’s kin demand probe into her mother-in-law’s calls to public figures, CCTV technicians
The family issued a statement the day after Giribala Singh, a retired additional district judge, informed the First Class Judicial Magistrate that eight CCTVs installed at her premises were being managed by a private company. She also informed that the gadgets were not being maintained properly, as a result of which the footage showed a difference of two days, two hours and 20 minutes.
May 22, 2026UP court sentences man to rigorous life imprisonment for raping minor
Special Judge (POCSO Act) Jahendra Pal Singh on Thursday convicted the accused, Aman Kumar, and also slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 on him, Public Prosecutor Sheilendri Rajput said on Friday.
May 22, 2026Constitution not a privilege of few cosmopolitans, belongs to every citizen: CJI Surya Kant
The chief justice, who was invited as the chief guest, could not attend the event and sent a video clip extending his warm greetings for the book launch and expressed his regret for not being present due to an upcoming meeting of BRICS judges.
May 22, 2026