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Rape case: Misuse of criminal justice machinery calls for condemnation, says SC
The bench said in such cases, physical intimacy that occurred during the course of a functioning relationship cannot be retrospectively branded as instances of offence of rape merely because the relationship failed to culminate in marriage.
November 24, 2025Delhi tribunal awards over Rs 35 lakh compensation to family of youth killed in 2022 accident
In a judgment dated November 18, the tribunal said, “The claimants have successfully proved on a scale of preponderance of probabilities that the deceased sustained fatal injuries in road accident at the detailed time and place due to rash and negligent driving of offending vehicle.”
November 24, 2025Rabri Devi alleges bias, seeks transfer of CBI, ED cases to another court
The plea claimed there was "a reasonable apprehension of bias" and that in the interest of justice, the cases needed to be transferred to another court of competent jurisdiction.
November 24, 2025Ex-CJI Gavai leaves official car for successor Surya Kant at Rashtrapati Bhavan
Justice Kant was appointed the next CJI on October 30, and will remain in the post for nearly 15 months. He will demit office on February 9, 2027, on attaining the age of 65.
November 24, 2025CJI Kant to head SC collegium after predecessor Gavai demits office
Even though Justice Kant has a tenure of nearly 15 months as CJI, the collegium will undergo only one change when Justice Maheshwari retires on June 28, 2026. Justice PS Narasimha will become a member of the collegium. After CJI Kant retires, Justice JB Pardiwala will enter the collegium.
November 24, 2025From small-town lawyer to pinnacle of judiciary, 53rd CJI Surya Kant delivered many key verdicts
CJI Kant was also on the seven-judge bench that overruled the 1967 Aligarh Muslim University verdict, opening the way for reconsideration of its minority status.
November 24, 2025Outgoing CJI rejects popular notion that judges won't be seen as independent unless they rule against govt
“Even in Lutyens' Delhi, we heard bursting of crackers during the time when the ban was in force,” he said, adding that there were insufficient numbers of staff in the state pollution control boards.
November 24, 2025Only relaxed timeline, but governors cannot hold a bill indefinitely: Outgoing CJI Gavai defends verdict
“In any case the government may succeed or lose. But the thinking in some quarters that unless you decide everything against the government, you are not an independent judge, is not a correct approach,” CJI Gavai added.
November 24, 2025Outgoing CJI Gavai defends collegium system, bats for creamy layer exclusion in SC quota
Justice Gavai also spoke about the unprecedented and shocking incident of an elderly lawyer hurling a shoe towards him in his courtroom, apparently over his purported remarks on Lord Vishnu.
November 24, 2025Delhi tribunal awards Rs 1.1-crore compensation to family of serviceman killed in crash
"No contributory negligence can be attributed to the deceased on ground of intoxication," the tribunal said adding that, according to the high court verdict, being under the influence of alcohol did not "automatically establish contributory negligence."
November 24, 2025MACT awards compensation of Rs 54 lakh to man injured in 2018 road accident
Rajendra Digambar Jamdar (55) was injured on May 23 that year after he fell from the motorcycle on which he was riding pillion while it was trying to avoid a collision with an autorickshaw at Ovla Naka.
November 24, 2025Court permits NIA to probe into PFI men in Kerala palm chopping case
In the petition, the NIA stated that during custodial interrogation, Savad revealed that PFI cadres and leaders helped arrange shelter and employment for him in Pandrimalai, Dindigul in Tamil Nadu, and later in Kannur.
November 24, 2025Cal HC asks banks to file reports on use of regional language at branches
The RBI advised lenders through a circular dated July 1, 2014, on customer service regarding use of regional languages in public and private sector banks to ensure displaying indicator boards at all the counters in English, Hindi as well as in the regional language concerned.
November 24, 2025SC to hear on Nov 24 plea challenging climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's detention
The plea said under section 8 of the NSA the detaining authority shall as soon as may be, but ordinarily not later than five days and, in exceptional circumstances and for reasons to be recorded in writing, not later than ten days, communicate to the detenu the complete grounds of detention.
November 24, 20258 years on, man gets 3-year RI for sexually assaulting minor girl in Thane
The judge rejected the defence's attempt to discredit the victim for not immediately reporting the incident to the watchman, stating, "This act on the part of victim is but natural. Therefore, non-disclosure of the incident by the victim to the watchman does not make any difference."
November 24, 2025UP: Three get life term for murder of Baghpat man in 2023
Police arrested the accused soon after the incident and sent them to jail. The case was heard in the court of Additional District Judge (Special SC/ST Court) Pawan Kumar.
November 24, 2025Bengaluru NIA court sentences two in Shivamogga terror module to 6 years of imprisonment
The convicts - Zabiulla (34), known by multiple names, and Nadeem Faizal (29) - were arrested in 2022 and charged under various provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Indian Penal Code, for offences of conspiracy, terrorist acts, and association with a banned organisation.
November 24, 2025Dealing with pendency of cases, promoting mediation will be my priorities as CJI: Justice Surya Kant
"Despite any weather conditions or anything, I normally go for my walk and average 50 minutes to one hour I walk...," he said.
November 24, 2025Man sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment for raping minor girl
The SPP said that the incident occurred on Christmas Eve in 2023 when John seuxally assaulted the girl near her house in Vandiperiyar while she was on the way back home after prayers.
November 24, 2025Environmental activists in country struggle to survive: Ex-SC judge Oka
"It is the judicial magistrate who has a role to play when an accused is produced before him; he has to see whether the constitutional mandate has been followed, whether he has been ill-treated after he is taken into police custody, whether the grounds of arrest have been provided to him," he said.
November 24, 2025HC seeks responses in case over M F Husain painting 'borrowed' by former Union minister
The counsel for Singh said the case is listed before the trial court on November 25 and urged the high court to either stay the proceedings there or permit him to appear through video conferencing.
November 24, 2025Delhi blast: Court allows accused's plea to meet lawyer at NIA headquarters
According to the NIA, Wani was an "active co-conspirator" in the blast and worked closely with "suicide bomber" Dr Umar-un-Nabi to plan the "terror carnage".
November 24, 2025CJI Gavai's tenure saw appointments of 11 judges from Backward Classes, 10 from Scheduled Castes
Justice Gavai, the 52nd Chief Justice of India, has delivered prodigious verdicts during his six-month tenure, including those that stayed key provisions of the Waqf law, struck down the tribunal reforms statute and allowed the Centre to grant post facto green nods to projects.
November 24, 2025Reveals extent of dishonesty: Allahabad HC on one person having two birth certificates
"Prima facie, it's a mess. It appears that anyone at any point in time can get a date of birth certificate issued with whichever date he or she wants from wherever in the state. In one way, this shows the extent of dishonesty existing at all levels and how easy it is to get these documents made," the bench said.
November 24, 2025MP HC grants interim stay on action against ancestral house of Al-Falah group chairperson
"Till the said exercise is completed and for a period of ten days thereafter, in case the order is against the petitioner, no coercive action shall be taken against him. Without expressing any opinion on merits, the petition stands disposed of," the high court said.
November 24, 2025Three get life imprisonment for kidnapping-murder of class 10 student in 2005
DGC Chauhan said that Sunil Tomar, a student of Class 10 and a resident of Power House Road, went missing on the evening of December 31, 2005. Despite extensive searches, he could not be traced. On January 1, 2006, Sunil's body was found near Jalalpur village.
November 22, 2025UP: Man sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment for raping four-year-old in Mainpuri
DGC Chauhan said Sandeep was staying in a village with his relatives, and on April 12, he lured the minor, a resident of the village, to a field and raped her.
November 22, 2025HC slams action against doctor for not standing on MLA's arrival in emergency ward
It is well-known that medical courses require deep dedication and commitment over prolonged periods. After completing MBBS and joining government service, a doctor is expected to provide medical facilities to the masses. Public representatives and others responsible must extend respect and basic courtesies to such dedicated professionals
November 22, 2025Uttarakhand HC orders probe into Rs 8 crore financial mismanagement at IIM Kashipur
The Court has now directed the Ministry to treat the petition as a representation and complete the inquiry within four weeks.
November 22, 2025HC summons UP Basic Education Board secretary over denial of transfer to teacher with cancer
The court said it was not satisfied with the explanation given by the secretary of the board in the affidavit. It then directed the official to appear before it in person on the next date of hearing in the matter.
November 22, 2025Allahabad HC quashes Gangster Act case against former SP MLA Arif Anwar Hashmi
His counsel, Manoj Kumar Mishra, argued that a gang chart can be prepared against an individual only based on cases in which a chargesheet had been filed after investigation.
November 22, 2025Justice Sameer Jain of Allahabad HC recuses from hearing Azam Khan's 2016 case
This petition challenges the trial court's May 30 orders rejecting their requests to recall informants and key prosecution witnesses including Zafar Ahmad Farooqui, Chairman of the Sunni Central Waqf Board, and to produce exculpatory videographic evidence of the 2016 eviction.
November 22, 2025Mumbra train accident: Bombay HC grants interim protection from arrest to two railway engineers
The sessions court said the accident was entirely preventable and occurred because authorities ignored broken tracks and poor maintenance despite knowing the route was packed during peak hours. It rejected the railway's backpack theory, noting there were no photographs or videos to support it and that commuters usually carry their bags in front, not protruding outward.
November 22, 2025J-K: Court grants three-week extension for filing report in Vaishno Devi landslide case
The police further said that, given the “far-reaching consequences” of the incident and the sensitivity of the allegations, a careful and discreet inquiry was underway, involving examination of local inputs and records from various agencies.
November 22, 20253 ''Bawaria'' gang members convicted in AIADMK ex-minister murder, dacoity case
They had struck terror in a number of other places from 1995 onwards in Tamil Nadu and police had a pretty tough time in zeroing on the criminals for a variety of reasons including the choice of targets.
November 22, 2025Kerala HC allows minor changes to 5,000-pilgrim cap at Sabarimala if inflow is low
"Having regard to the above submissions, we permit the Executive Officer, in coordination with the Chief Coordinator and the Special Commissioner, to make minor modifications to the cap imposed by this Court, in the event that the inflow of pilgrims is lower, provided that the concentration of pilgrims shall, at all times, remain strictly within the green-zone limits," the court ordered.
November 22, 2025