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After being left out, judicial officer elevated as additional judge of Delhi HC
Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced his appointment in a social media post.
October 6, 2026Compassion in judging not favour or leniency: Justice Vikram Nath
Delivering the second Prof. (Dr) N R Madhava Menon Memorial Lecture here, Justice Nath said compassion cannot only belong to the party with whom public sentiment happens to sympathise.
October 5, 2026Judicial officer elevated as additional judge of Delhi HC
Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced his appointment in a social media post.
October 5, 2026Oppn parties in Maharashtra back Justice Bhuyan's disenfranchisement remarks, flay SIR
Justice Bhuyan, while delivering the valedictory address at the 19th Justice Bodh Raj Sawhney Memorial Moot Court Competition at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, on Sunday, said any process that "disenfranchises" millions of Indian citizens was "intrinsically arbitrary" and a "negation" of the constitutional order.
October 5, 2026Justice Bhuyan's remarks on disenfranchisement can't be simply brushed aside: Sena (UBT) leader
Justice Bhuyan on Sunday said any process which disenfranchises millions of Indian citizens was intrinsically arbitrary and a negation of the constitutional order, and that no amount of "whataboutery" can justify it.
October 5, 2026Purnekar murder: Main accused Pappya Shinde's police custody extended till Oct 9
Purnekar was murdered inside his Manpada office at around 9:30pm on September 29. Shinde is accused of pinning down Purnekar while the assailants shot at him and also assaulted him with sharp weapons.
October 5, 2026UP: Three persons get 4 years in jail in drugs-linked money laundering case
The Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case filed by the Enforcement Directorate stems from a case booked by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) some time back related to interception of a truck carrying 237 kg of ganja worth Rs 14.24 lakh.
October 5, 2026Rent Bill will not see light of day: AG Trivedi tells HC amid strike by lawyers in Gujarat
The bill, passed by the state legislative assembly on September 11, seeks to replace the Gujarat Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947, and aims to balance rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants.
October 5, 2026Mumbai court frames charges against builder, firm in Rs 28-cr flat fraud case
The accused will face trial under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the MPID (Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors in Financial Establishments Act, and the Maharashtra Ownership Flats Act (MOFA).
October 5, 2026Ex-SC judge Nariman raises concerns over ECI's functioning: ‘Right to vote at great peril’
"You cannot have an Election Commission which functions or malfunctions like this," he said, calling for the Supreme Court's intervention to rectify the "disturbing developments" concerning the poll panel.
October 5, 2026Chhattisgarh coal levy 'scam': Sixth supplementary charge sheet names Congress MLA, IAS officer
According to investigative agencies, an illegal levy of Rs 25 per tonne was allegedly collected from coal transporters by a syndicate comprising bureaucrats, businessmen, politicians, and middlemen during the previous Congress government.
October 5, 2026Rohini court lawyers call off strike after police assure action over concerns
In a circular signed by Bar president Rajiv Tehlan and honorary secretary Pardeep Khatri, the lawyers' body said its executive committee had taken up the matter concerning the "unfortunate incident" involving advocate Kamaldeep and his associate at the Mahendra Park police station on September 29.
October 5, 2026Realtor Yuvraj Manchanda's death: Sister moves SC over cremation of body before identification
The Delhi Police subsequently arrested Yuvraj's former colleague Anya Vats and her partner Sanyam Sachdeva from Uttarakhand on September 16. During interrogation, the accused allegedly disclosed that Yuvraj had been shot dead on September 6 and his body disposed of in Badshahpur.
October 5, 2026SC gets three new judges, working strength goes up to 37
According to Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, Justice Sunita Agarwal, Chief Justice, Gujarat High Court; Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, Chief Justice, Delhi High Court; and Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, Chief Justice, Telangana High Court have been elevated as judges of the top court.
October 5, 2026People may have to wear face masks in next 25 years if environment protection ignored: Ex-judge Oka
Speaking as the chief guest at an event in Thane, Justice Oka (retd) said protecting the environment will be the single largest challenge facing future generations.
October 4, 2026Thane court acquits trio over seizure of banned gutka, paan masala
In his order on Saturday, Judge R M Rathod of the Sessions Court here said the charges pressed against the trio under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections were legally unsustainable.
October 4, 2026Delhi: Rohini court lawyers to strike on Monday, bar police entry over 'assault' on advocate
In a notice dated October 3 and signed by Bar president Rajiv Tehran and honorary secretary Pardeep Khatri said Advocate Kamaldeep was allegedly manhandled and assaulted at the Mahendra Park police station on September 29.
October 4, 2026UP court awards life term to father, son for killing young couple
According to Shukla, Kriparam had found his 18-year-old daughter Aarti Chaurasia in a compromising position with 19-year-old Satish Chaurasia, a fellow villager, at their home on the night of August 21, 2023.
October 4, 2026Five sentenced for life in 32-year-old triple murder case in UP's Bahraich
Special Judge (SC/ST Act) Pawan Kumar Sharma on Saturday convicted Mahavir, Girdhari, Vijayraj, Garibe and Radheshyam in the case and ordered them to pay a fine of Rs 1.15 lakh each.
October 4, 20266 years on, tribunal awards Rs 38 lakh compensation to woman for son's death in road accident
MACT member R V Mohite, in the order on Saturday, held that the offending motorbike's insurer must pay the compensation amount to the claimant first and subsequently recover the sum from the vehicle owner due to a breach of insurance policy terms, as the two-wheeler was being ridden by an unlicensed minor at the time of the crash.
October 4, 2026Court grants bail to six Cong members accused of defacing gate of CEC Gyanesh Kumar's Agra house
Besides other sections, police had invoked Section 109(2) (attempt to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which has now been dropped as the police could not support the action in its submissions before the court, according to Santosh Dixit, who represented the accused.
October 3, 2026Delhi court seeks police status report on complaint seeking FIR against CM
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashwani Panwar noted 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 3, 2026Man gets 5 years in jail for sexually harassing minor girl with fake social media profile
Judge Dr. Anita S Newase, in her order of September 30, convicted Mangesh Ishwardas Tambe, a resident of Rahuri in Ahilyanagar district, under Indian Penal Code (IPC), Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Information Technology Act.
October 3, 2026Delhi court grants 10-day police custody of narco kingpin deported from Turkiye
During the proceedings, the prosecutor said Singh was the kingpin of a narco network and needed to be taken to several states, including Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, for investigation into a 2022 case registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
October 3, 2026Husband of TCS harassment-conversion case accused files divorce plea
According to sources, the summons was issued on August 22 following a divorce petition filed by Nida's husband seeking dissolution of their marriage.
October 3, 2026CBI chargesheets RCom, ex chief investment officer of LIC in Rs 3,750-cr cheating case
Rs 3,750-crore cheating case against Reliance Communications Ltd. (RCom), former executives of the group and a former Chief Investment Officer of Life Insurance Corporation of India for causing wrongful loss to LIC, officials said on Saturday.
October 3, 2026IRCTC hotel scam: Delhi court defers formal framing of charges against Lalu Yadav, 8 others
Out of 16 accused arrayed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the predecessor court on September 10 discharged seven and ordered the framing of charges against nine.
October 3, 2026Process to issue rejection slips to people excluded from Assam's NRC not begun yet: Centre to SC
According to the Final National Register of Citizens released in August 2019, names of 19.07 lakh applicants were excluded from the list while 3.11 crore applicants were included in the final NRC.
October 3, 2026Thane MACT awards over Rs 1.17 cr compensation to victims of 2018 car crash
MACT Member R V Mohite, on September 30, directed the vehicle owner, Girish Chapshi Chheda, and the insurer, Tata AIG General Insurance Co. Ltd., to jointly and severally pay the compensation amount along with 9 per cent annual interest from the date of filing the claim petition.
October 3, 2026Ex-SC, HC judges form independent panel to look into SIR
The Lawyers Association for Constitution (LAFC), in a release, said the five-member commission, headed by former Supreme Court judge Madan B Lokur, will examine the constitutional and statutory validity, methodology and overall impact of the exercise to revise the voter list.
October 2, 2026SC likely to get 3 new judges 'by coming week '
Sources aware of the appointment procedure said the elevation of Justice Sunita Agarwal, Chief Justice, Gujarat High Court, Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, Chief Justice, Delhi High Court, and Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, Chief Justice, Telangana High Court to the apex court is likely to take place "by coming week".
October 2, 2026Court sentences man to life imprisonment for murdering two women
District and Sessions Judge, Nongstoin, convicted Banphrangkupar Nongbri for murdering 79-year-old Phlesis Syiem and her 25-year-old domestic help, Maitlynti Lyngdoh Marshillong, in 2021 and also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh, an officer said on Friday.
October 2, 2026Man gets 20 years in jail for sexually assaulting 12-year-old girl
Additional Sessions Judge SA Sayyed, in his order of Thursday, convicted Pawan Balasaheb Harbade, a resident of Nagzari, under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and also fined him Rs 5000.
October 2, 2026Delhi court acquits two men in 2018 firing, robbery case
Additional Sessions Judge Twinkle Wadhwa heard a case against Deepak alias Golu and Shanu alias Furkan, accused in a case registered at Karawal Nagar police station under various provisions of the IPC and the Arms Act.
October 2, 2026Mega drug haul: Five arrested Pakistanis remanded in police custody till Oct 13
The five were held on September 25 from an an Iranian boat 'Azad' in the Arabian Sea with 526 kilograms of methamphetamine and heroin valued at more than Rs 3,000 crore. The vessel was intercepted around 160 nautical miles northwest of Lakshadweep and about 490 nautical miles southwest of Mumbai.
October 1, 2026Antilia bomb scare case: NIA tells court it won't rely on Param Bir Singh's statement during trial
On February 25, 2021, an explosives-laden SUV was found near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's residence 'Antilia' in south Mumbai. Businessman Hiran, who was in possession of the SUV, was found dead in a creek in neighbouring Thane on March 5, 2021.
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