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HC reserves order on Avimukteshwaranand's anticipatory bail plea in POCSO case, stays arrest

The court also stayed his arrest till the pronouncement of its order, which is expected in the third week of March, they added.

Kerala govt files appeal in 2017 actress assault case against actor Dileep's acquittal

Challenge to SHANTI Act: Dispute between national interest versus hypothetical loss says SC

SC grants bail to doctor in 2024 Pune Porsche accident case

Parliament has absolute prerogative to enact law, not bound by Centre's undertaking: SC

Nitish Katara murder case: SC grants furlough to Vikas Yadav till March 7 for Holi

Kerala HC stays single judge order putting on hold release of 'The Kerala Story 2' film

Rajasthan HC issues notice to Governor Bagde on plea challenging appointment of RAJUVAS VC

SC quashes FIR against former regional head of Zee Rajasthan in extortion case

National News

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Excise 'scam': No prima-facie case of policy manipulation against Kejriwal, says court

The prosecution seeks to connect Accused 18 (Kejriwal) mainly based on one sentence in the statement of the witness, namely, prosecution witness 225 Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy: 'Thereafter, he told me that K Kavitha, daughter of K Chandrashekar Rao, the then chief minister of Telangana, would be contacting me in this regard

Feb 27

Excise 'scam': Court pulls up CBI for using phrase 'South Group'

The court also said such a nomenclature finds no foundation in law, does not correspond to any legally-cognisable classification and is wholly alien to the statutory framework governing criminal liability.

Feb 27

Man gets life term for killing father over lottery dispute in Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram Additional Sessions Court Judge K P Anilkumar found Vinod guilty of killing his father, Antony, following a dispute over a lottery ticket that had won a prize and sentenced him to a life term under section 302 (murder) of IPC.

Feb 27

Key observations of Delhi court in Delhi excise policy case

Prosecution case does not disclose even the threshold of prima facie suspicion, far less the "grave suspicion" mandated by settled principles of criminal jurisprudence.

Feb 27

Excise case: Court says procedure allowing indefinite jail term can degenerate into punitive process

It highlighted that a procedure permitting prolonged or indefinite incarceration based on a provisional and untested allegation risked "degenerating into a punitive process" and raised a "concern of considerable constitutional significance", where individual liberty was "imperilled" by invoking the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

Feb 27

Chronology of events in excise policy corruption case involving Arvind Kejriwal

Feb 12, 2026: Delhi court reserved its order on charge.

Feb 27

Excise scam: Delhi court discharges Kejriwal, Sisodia, K Kavitha and 20 others; CBI to appeal

"This court has no hesitation in holding that the material placed on record does not disclose even a prima facie case, much less any grave suspicion, against any of the accused persons. Accordingly, Accused Nos 1-23 are discharged of all the offences alleged against them in the present case

Feb 27

Former TDB official gets statutory bail in Sabarimala gold loss case

Kollam Vigilance Court Judge Mohit CS granted bail to former Thiruvabharanam (sacred ornament) Commissioner K S Baiju in the case related to the alleged loss of gold from the Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) plates, as the Special Investigation Team (SIT) failed to file a charge sheet within 90 days of his arrest.

Feb 27

Supreme Court

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Challenge to SHANTI Act: Dispute between national interest versus hypothetical loss says SC

That section 13 of the Act further caps the government's residual liability at 300 million special drawing rights - a figure that is abysmally low and...

SC grants bail to doctor in 2024 Pune Porsche accident case

The incident dates back to May 19, 2024, when the Porsche ca...

Parliament has absolute prerogative to enact law, not bound by Centre's undertaking: SC

The observations came from a bench of Chief Justice Surya Ka...

Nitish Katara murder case: SC grants furlough to Vikas Yadav till March 7 for Holi

A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Vipul M Pancholi noted t...

SC quashes FIR against former regional head of Zee Rajasthan in extortion case

The channel management had got the complaint lodged at Jaipu...

High Courts

HC reserves order on Avimukteshwaranand's anticipatory bail plea in POCSO case, stays arrest

The court also stayed his arrest till the pronouncement of its order, which is expected in the third week of March, they added.

Kerala govt files appeal in 2017 actress assault case against actor Dileep's acquittal

Kerala HC stays single judge order putting on hold release of 'The Kerala Story 2' film

Rajasthan HC issues notice to Governor Bagde on plea challenging appointment of RAJUVAS VC

Tickets booked for 'The Kerala Story 2' being refunded, film not released: Lawyers

Kerala HC extends till Mar 2, govt undertaking on CMO messages to officials

Right to hold passport, travel abroad integral facet of personal liberty: Delhi HC

Cordelia cruise case: Delhi HC gives nod to disciplinary action against Sameer Wankhede

Booking of tickets for 'The Kerala Story 2' going on despite stay: Kerala HC told

Articles

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Supreme Court permits passive euthanasia under stringent safeguards

The judgment in the case of Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug v. Union of India (2011), passed by the Supreme Court of India, extensively addresses the comple...

Money Laundering : A Magistrate taking cognizance of an offence must provide an opportunity of hearing before taking cognizance

Supreme Court sets aside cognizance in Money Laundering case...

Voluntary Euthanasia and Non Voluntary Euthanasia

The Supreme Court of India’s landmark judgment in Aruna Ramc...

Money Laundering : When ED can not arrest and accused even need not apply for bail

Supreme Court of India in Tarsem Lal v. Directorate Of Enfor...

Legislature Cannot Ignore Supreme Court Verdicts - A Constitutional Imperative

The Madras Bar Association judgment is a clarion call for th...

Even for a cognizable offense, an arrest is not mandatory : Understanding Satender Antil's case

Supreme Court simplified and redefined law of arrest and bai...

Consumer Laws

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Rajasthan panel stays warrant against Salman Khan in pan masala advertisement case

Khan's counsel told the state commission that the District Consumer Commission, Jaipur-II, had issued a bailable warrant without serving summons, and ...

Delhi State Consumer Commission Overturns District Forum's Verdict in Godrej AC Deficiency Case

Lack of Expert Evidence Leads to Reversal of Deficiency of S...

'Manufacturing defect lacks expert evidence', consumer court sets aside refund order against Godrej

The bench comprising Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, preside...

Delhi consumer forum directs Air India to pay Rs 1.5 lakh compensation for poor services

"This commission, therefore, directs the opposite party 1 to...

Insurance claim for damage caused by snowfall - Storm can be interpreted to include “snowfall”

Supreme Court Restores Insurance Claim for Snowfall Damage i...

Taxation Laws

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"Event Management" - Contracts for booking individuals for event participation are not “event management”

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of HT Media in Landmark Service Tax Case Service Tax on Fees Paid to Event Speakers Deemed Inapplicable Under "Event Mana...