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Formula E race case: ACB court summons BRS leader Rama Rao, four others to appear on July 31

Apart from Rao, the charge sheet was filed against senior IAS officer Arvind Kumar, former Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) chief engineer B L N Reddy and two others.

May 14, 2026

Mumbai court allows ED to interrogate 19 ISIS suspects lodged in various jails

Judge R B Rote of the court for Prevention of Money Laundering Act allowed the ED's plea to interrogate these accused "for the sake of proper and effective investigation".

May 14, 2026

Cross-examination of policeman completed in model code violation case against AAP MP Sanjay Singh

Defence counsel Madan Pratap Singh said the case was registered at Bandhua Kala police station and the trial is currently underway in the MP-MLA court.

May 14, 2026

NEET exam leak: Delhi court sends five to 7-day custody, says organised gang involved

Special Judge Ajay Gupta allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation's plea seeking custodial interrogation of Yash Yadav, Mangilal Khatik, Vikash Biwal, Dinesh Biwal, and Shubham Madhukar Khairnar for seven days.

May 14, 2026

NEET exam leak: Delhi court sends five accused to 7-day CBI custody

The five arrested were identified as Shubham Khairnar from Nashik, Mangilal Biwal from Jaipur, Vikas Biwal and Dinesh Biwal from Jaipur, and Yash Yadav from Gurugram.

May 14, 2026

BCI seeks report from WB Bar Council on practice status of Mamata Banerjee after HC appearance

Banerjee, accompanied by senior Trinamool Congress leaders Chandrima Bhattacharya and Kalyan Banerjee, appeared before the high court to argue a case in connection with alleged post-poll violence and attacks on party offices.

May 14, 2026

Kerala court sentences man to 3 life imprisonments for repeated rape of minor girl

As the child stopped showing interests in studies or other matters, it came to her mother's attention, who took her to the school counsellor.

May 14, 2026

Deep rooted conspiracy: CBI seeks 7-day custody of 4 arrested in NEET paper leak case

According to the remand application filed before Special Judge (CBI) Ajay Gupta, the accused, Yash Yadav, Mangilal Khatik alias Mangilal Biwal, Vikash Biwal, and Dinesh Biwal, were arrested in Jaipur on May 13.

May 14, 2026

BCI seeks report from WB Bar Council on practice status of Mamata Banerjee after her HC appearance

As per prevalent practice, a person, who was holding a constitutional post or gainfully employed, has to get the bar licence suspended during the service and for practising law again, the same has to be revived.

May 14, 2026

CBI produces five NEET paper leak accused before Delhi court

The accused have been identified as Shubham Khairnar from Nashik, Mangilal Biwal, Vikas Biwal and Dinesh Biwal from Jaipur, and Yash Yadav from Gurugram.

May 14, 2026

NEET paper leak: Plea in SC seeks NTA revamp or replacement, interim monitoring panel

It further sought a direction to the CBI to file a status report before the apex court within four weeks regarding the investigation into the paper leak, including the network identified, arrests made, persons charged and progress of prosecution.

May 14, 2026

Thane court acquits trio accused of trafficking teenager, rape in 2016

Special Judge G T Pawar on Wednesday dropped all charges against Kajal Thakur (31), Mosin Nasim Khan (31), and Govind, alias Rajesh Mepalal Sathaliya (50), under the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

May 14, 2026

Bar leader writes to PM Modi, seeks lifelong security for retired judges

Aggarwala, chairman of All India Bar Association (AIBA), said in his communication that judges discharge highly sensitive judicial and constitutional functions and often render judgments that may displease litigating parties, criminal elements or influential persons.

May 13, 2026

Charge sheet filed against Ashok Kharat in 2 cases

The first First Information Report was registered against Kharat, whom several prominent Maharashtra politicians had met over the years, on March 17.

May 13, 2026

UP: Ex-MLA Vijay Mishra gets life imprisonment in 46-year-old murder case

District Government Counsel Manoj Pandey said the court convicted former MLA Mishra, Sant Ram Mishra, Balram Mishra and Jeet Narayan under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on each convict

May 13, 2026

Delhi court orders Indian Bank to release Rs 77,000 to cyber fraud victim

Additional Sessions Judge Hargurvarinder Singh Jaggi was hearing a revision petition filed by Yogendra Kumar Singh, challenging the trial court order in which he had sought the release of funds fraudulently transferred from his pension account in three transactions on May 3, 2025.

May 13, 2026

Nashik TCS harassment case: court to pronounce orders on bail pleas on May 15

"The matter was kept for the defence lawyers' reply today. They presented their reply and we countered it. The court will pass the orders on May 15," said government lawyer Advocate Vijay Gaikwad.

May 13, 2026

Court in UP's Hathras dismisses defamation plea against Rahul Gandhi

Additional Civil Judge Deepak Nath Saraswati rejected the plea under section 226 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).

May 13, 2026

Raj Thackeray appears in Thane court, rejects allegations linked to 2008 rioting and assault case

The proceedings took place before Chief Judicial Magistrate Abhijit Kulkarni and the primary focus of the session was the recording of the accused's (Thackeray) statement under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).

May 13, 2026

Delhi court grants NIA 2-day transit remand to take extradited narco-terrorist to Punjab

After securing the accused's extradition from Portugal earlier in the day, the NIA arrested him and produced him before Principal District and Session Judge Pitambar Dutt in the Patiala House courts.

May 13, 2026

Rohini bar body holds badminton tournament to promote camaraderie within legal fraternity

According to the organisers, the tournament was conceived as an initiative to strengthen cordial relations among the bar, the bench and the police administration, all of whom are key stakeholders in the justice delivery system. It also aimed to promote fitness, sportsmanship and camaraderie within the legal fraternity.

May 13, 2026

Saket Bar Association extends support to Delhi lawyers' strike on May 14

In a circular issued to advocates, the association said it fully supported the call for abstention from judicial work and appealed to members to participate in the protest collectively.

May 13, 2026

NEET paper leak: CBI gets 2-day transit remand of accused Shubham Khairnar held in Nashik

He was produced before a magistrate's court here, where the CBI sought his transit remand so that they could take him to Delhi for further investigation.

May 13, 2026

UP: Family gets life term for killing couple over relationship

Ajit, a resident of Khori Pakad village under the Fefna police station, was friends with Prince Rai, brother of Khushboo, and frequently visited his house. During this period, Ajit and Khushboo became close, which allegedly led to opposition from her family.

May 13, 2026

Medical association moves SC, seeks overhaul of NEET-UG exam system over 'paper leak'

The NEET (UG) 2026 exam held on May 3 by the National Testing Agency (NTA) was cancelled on May 12 amid allegations of paper leak which is now being probed by the CBI.

May 13, 2026

SC collegium recommends 9 lawyers as Calcutta HC judges

According to a statement issued after meetings of the collegium held on May 11 and 12, names of Indranil Roy, Aryak Dutt, Atarup Banerjee, Sandip Kumar De, Partha Pratim Roy, Sudip Deb, Anuj Singh, Arjun Ray Mukherjee and Rishad Medora have been recommended to the Centre for the judgeship.

May 12, 2026

J'khand HC directs SPs posted in Gumla since 2018 to appear before court in missing girl case

A total of six SPs and several investigating officers, who served in Gumla during this period, will have to appear before the high court on June 9.

May 12, 2026

Man gets 20 years in jail for raping minor girl in Haryana’s Nuh

According to a police spokesperson, a case was registered at the Bichhor police station on April 23, 2023, based on a complaint lodged by the victim's family.

May 12, 2026

Man gets life term in 1996 murder, robbery case in UP’s Kaushambi

Additional District Government Counsel Aniruddh Mishra said the case dates back to March 1, 1996, when the chowkidar of Sakadha village under Kokhraj police station informed police about an unidentified body lying by the roadside.

May 12, 2026

Nasrapur child rape-murder case: charge sheet to be filed soon, say officials

The prosecution sought an extension of the police custody, citing that the accused was giving vague answers about the incident.

May 12, 2026

CBI raid on vigilance office: Two accused sent to 3-day remand, one sent to judicial custody

Vikas Goyal and his son Raghav Goyal have been sent to three-day remand, while the third accused Ankit Wadhwa was sent to the judicial custody.

May 12, 2026

Court allows Jet Airways founder Goyal to travel to London for medical consultation

Special judge R B Rote, hearing cases filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), allowed Goyal's plea, and noted that the right to travel abroad to seek an expert opinion and reassessment of medical condition for a person suffering from various ailments is a basic human right.

May 12, 2026

'Genuine, basic demands ignored': Coordination committee of bar associations calls strike on May 14

The committee’s circular dated May 11 said that in a meeting held on Sunday, the committee unanimously expressed deep concern and serious anguish over the prevailing approach being adopted by the Delhi High Court and its various committees.

May 12, 2026

Ex-Bengal minister Sujit Bose remanded to ED custody till May 21 in municipality job 'scam' case

Bose, a Trinamool Congress leader, was produced before the Bankshall Court after being arrested by the central agency late on Monday night, following hours of questioning.

May 12, 2026

Delhi court allows Jacqueline Fernandez to withdraw plea to turn approver in money laundering case

Special Judge Prashant Sharma noted that, according to the submissions of Jacqueline’s counsel, the ED had not considered the plea seeking to turn approver and that she would “make a detailed fresh representation to the appropriate higher authorities so that her request for being made approver can be considered in the right perspective”.

May 12, 2026

44-year-old man sentenced by Kerala court to 24 yrs for sexual assault of minor girl

The incident occurred in 2024 when the girl was left at Rajesh's home with his daughter while he, his wife and the child's mother went to pluck tea leaves

May 12, 2026