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Delhi court pulls up magistrate over 'copy-paste' judgment in cheque bounce case

Delhi court pulls up magistrate over 'copy-paste' judgment in cheque bounce case

The appellate court found that the metropolitan magistrate who acquitted the accused in May 2024 had reproduced factual ...

Arrested TMC leader Jahangir Khan remanded to 5 days police custody by court

Arrested TMC leader Jahangir Khan remanded to 5 days police custody by court

Khan was arrested from near the India-Nepal border in North Bengal's Panitanki area on Monday. He had unsuccessfully con...

Almost 13 years on, Thane court acquits 11 men in assault case on benefit of doubt

Almost 13 years on, Thane court acquits 11 men in assault case on benefit of doubt

The additional sessions court judge, R S Bhakare, passed the judgment on June 8, noting that while the victim's medical ...

CJI Surya Kant bats for mediation, says arbitration facing procedural hurdles

CJI Surya Kant bats for mediation, says arbitration facing procedural hurdles

Calling for a fundamental shift in how global corporations and legal systems approach conflict, the CJI said, "The prima...

Latur tribunal cancels gift deed after man fails to take care of 89-year-old grandmother

Latur tribunal cancels gift deed after man fails to take care of 89-year-old grandmother

According to the case records, Housabai Lahade had transferred the property through a registered gift deed in favour of ...

Patna Court stays arrest of Khan Sir till further orders

Patna Court stays arrest of Khan Sir till further orders

Khan was named in an FIR related to a firing incident by his guards a week ago when his coaching institute was allegedly...

Former Maharashtra minister files plea in SC against CBSE's 3-language rule for Class 9 students

Former Maharashtra minister files plea in SC against CBSE's 3-language rule for Class 9 students

The impugned circular acknowledges this teacher shortage in its own text, yet proceeds to mandate compliance. The result...

Hyderabad court awards death penalty to siblings for murder of father

Hyderabad court awards death penalty to siblings for murder of father

The Principal District Judge court, Malkajgiri found the accused persons guilty under relevant sections of IPC and award...

Delhi hotel fire: Owner's police custody extended by 2 days, cook sent in 14-day judicial remand

Delhi hotel fire: Owner's police custody extended by 2 days, cook sent in 14-day judicial remand

Negi was arrested on Saturday, with investigators alleging that his negligence played a role in triggering the blaze at ...

Bar Association of India condemns threats, violence against Justice Gautam Patel and family

Bar Association of India condemns threats, violence against Justice Gautam Patel and family

In April 2024, Justice Patel had upheld Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin's position as the 53rd Dai al-Mutlaq (leader) of the D...

Court denies bail to 71-year-old man held fake land deal case

Court denies bail to 71-year-old man held fake land deal case

They allegedly misused the stamps of the Collector’s Office and the Joint Deputy Registrar in Borivali to execute the cr...

SC refuses urgent hearing on status report related to illegal constructions in Delhi

SC refuses urgent hearing on status report related to illegal constructions in Delhi

A partial working day bench comprising Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Atul S Chandurkar was urged by senior advocate...

Court allows ED access to SFIO documents in CMRL-Exalogic money laundering case

Court allows ED access to SFIO documents in CMRL-Exalogic money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate had sought 134 documents collected by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office during its prob...

Delhi hotel fire: Court denies bail to cook Keshav Negi

Delhi hotel fire: Court denies bail to cook Keshav Negi

Negi was arrested on Saturday with investigators alleging that his negligence played a role in triggering the June 3 bla...

Delhi hotel fire: Court extends owner's police custody by 2 days

Delhi hotel fire: Court extends owner's police custody by 2 days

Negi was arrested on Saturday with investigators alleging that his negligence played a role in triggering June 3 blaze i...

Manipur CM inaugurates NIA special court in Thoubal

Manipur CM inaugurates NIA special court in Thoubal

Referring to the present law and order challenges in the state, he noted that clients who previously had to approach cou...

PIL in SC alleges Rs 1,500 cr banking fraud, seeks court-monitored probe

PIL in SC alleges Rs 1,500 cr banking fraud, seeks court-monitored probe

The plea, filed through lawyers Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay and Ashwani Kumar Dubey, as an alternate prayer, has sought a “di...

27-year-old criminal case ends after elderly accused admits guilt

27-year-old criminal case ends after elderly accused admits guilt

Prosecution Officer Abhiram Gautam said on Monday that the case dates back to June 26, 1999, when a resident of Sarurpur...

Considerable emphasis on Swadeshi Jurisprudence: CJI Surya Kant

Considerable emphasis on Swadeshi Jurisprudence: CJI Surya Kant

Delivering a lecture at the Oxford Union and the Oxford Law Society on the theme "Constitutional Promise to Digital Real...

Young lawyers encouraging source for judiciary's technological transformation: CJI Surya Kant

Young lawyers encouraging source for judiciary's technological transformation: CJI Surya Kant

The youth in law, I am using the word, is so adaptive in India, whether the district court judicial officer, whether the...

ED approaches court seeking SFIO documents in CMRL money laundering case

ED approaches court seeking SFIO documents in CMRL money laundering case

ED sources said the documents sought by the agency include records related to Exalogic Solutions Private Limited, the co...

UP: Two get life imprisonment for killing youth in 2022

UP: Two get life imprisonment for killing youth in 2022

According to police, Lokendra and Ashish, residents of Malkpur village in the Baraut police station area, were accused o...

Delhi court convicts Bihar BJP MLA for death of woman in 2018 celebratory firing

Delhi court convicts Bihar BJP MLA for death of woman in 2018 celebratory firing

Special Judge Vishal Gogne convicted Singh under Indian Penal Code Section 304 Part II (culpable homicide not amounting ...

UP: Four sentenced to life imprisonment for killing Bulandshahr woman in 2019

UP: Four sentenced to life imprisonment for killing Bulandshahr woman in 2019

Prosecutor Pravendra Singh said the case was registered at Dibai police station on March 12, 2019, after Parvez Ali Khan...

Court accepts chargesheet against CPI(M), its leaders in Karuvannur money laundering case

Court accepts chargesheet against CPI(M), its leaders in Karuvannur money laundering case

The Judge of the Special Court for Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) cases, Sabarinathan P, on Saturday accepted...

Bhangar blast case: NIA secures 14-day custody of ex-TMC MLA Saokat Molla

Bhangar blast case: NIA secures 14-day custody of ex-TMC MLA Saokat Molla

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) identified Molla in the court as the "key conspirator" behind the blast on March...

Delhi man gets 10 years in jail for raping sister-in-law

Delhi man gets 10 years in jail for raping sister-in-law

In January 2021, the convict called the woman's husband to Delhi on the pretext of some work. Shortly after the husband ...

Court releases Mahila Congress chief Alka Lamba on probation in 2024 police assault case

Court releases Mahila Congress chief Alka Lamba on probation in 2024 police assault case

The court was hearing the arguments on sentencing against Lamba, the President of All India Mahila Congress, who had bee...

Court protecting rights only for those who can litigate not fulfilling constitutional function: CJI

Court protecting rights only for those who can litigate not fulfilling constitutional function: CJI

On a query regarding the judiciary's role in maintaining public trust in a constitutional democracy, Justice Kant said p...

Auto driver sentenced to total 11yrs imprisonment by Kerala court for molesting schoolgirl

Auto driver sentenced to total 11yrs imprisonment by Kerala court for molesting schoolgirl

As the sentences have to be served concurrently and the highest of the punishments given to Sajeevan was five years, he ...

Delhi hotel fire: Court sends cook to 2 days police custody

Delhi hotel fire: Court sends cook to 2 days police custody

Negi was arrested earlier in the day with investigators alleging that his negligence played a role in triggering Wednesd...

Court releases Mahila Congress chief Alka Lamba on probation in 2024 police assault case

Court releases Mahila Congress chief Alka Lamba on probation in 2024 police assault case

On May 25, the court convicted her saying that she ignored the prohibitory orders and failed to fulfil her duty as a res...

10 acquitted in 2013 attempt to murder-rioting case after complainant, witnesses turn hostile

10 acquitted in 2013 attempt to murder-rioting case after complainant, witnesses turn hostile

The 10, siblings from two families, were booked by Mumbra police following a violent clash on December 12 that year over...

Delhi tribunal awards Rs 16.93 lakh compensation to family of woman killed in 2023 road accident

Delhi tribunal awards Rs 16.93 lakh compensation to family of woman killed in 2023 road accident

According to the prosecution, the accident took place on January 26, 2023, near the Shivaji Park metro station when a ca...

Court grants NOC to Jagdish Tytler for renewing passport

Court grants NOC to Jagdish Tytler for renewing passport

The judge said Tytler’s conduct during the pendency of the proceedings does not justify the apprehension raised by the C...

No Automated Adjudication; Supreme Court publishes Regulations for Use of Artificial Intelligence in Courts, 2026

No Automated Adjudication; Supreme Court publishes Regulations for Use of Artificial Intelligence in Courts, 2026

AI Register & Incident Database: Every court must maintain an AI Register of deployed tools. Furthermore, an AI Incident...