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Kerala courts hands over scientific report on Lord Ayyappa temple gold cladding to SIT
The SIT is probing the loss of gold from the Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) idols and the Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum) do...
Kerala court denies bail to expelled Cong MLA Mamkootathil in sexual assault case
The third sexual assault case was recently booked against the Palakkad MLA under sections 376 (rape) and 506(1) (crimina...
Delhi court rejects animal care centre's plea for more time to file report on seized dogs
Dismissing the plea, the court then ordered the centre to submit a status report by the next hearing detailing all anima...
UP: Hearing of AAP MP Sanjay Singh's model code violation case deferred to Feb 4
The case dates back to April 13, 2021. It is alleged that an unauthorised public meeting was held in Hasanpur village un...
Gujarat court sentences man to 30 years in jail for abduction and rape of girl
The court also ordered the payment of a compensation of Rs 1 lakh to the victim from the state's victim compensation fun...
Odisha: Man sentenced to 20 years in jail for raping teen girl repeatedly
The court pronounced the judgment based on the statements of seven witnesses and the medical reports of the victim....
85-year-old ex-forest officer gets 3-year RI in 3-decade old corruption case
After a detailed investigation, Odisha Vigilance charge-sheeted Rath under Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(e) of t...
Delhi consumer panel orders nursing home to pay Rs 20 lakh for negligence causing loss of motherhood
The commission, however, dismissed the complaint against the Department of Health and Family Welfare, holding that no ma...
Muzaffarnagar court awards life term to woman, lover for murdering her son
Sharma said Munesh Devi had initially lodged a complaint in connection with the murder to mislead the investigation. How...
Delhi court seeks NIA's response on Engineer Rashid's plea to attend Budget Session of Parliament
The court also granted Rashid custody parole between July 24 and August 4, 2025, to attend the Monsoon Session of Parlia...
Hathras stampede case: Testimony of key witness completed, next hearing on Jan 22
Police had filed a chargesheet following an investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT), naming 11 accused, incl...
Red Fort blast: Delhi court sends 5 accused to jail, extends judicial custody of 2 others
According to the NIA, Dar, a resident of Jammu and Kashmir, was a close associate of Umar-un-Nabi, the suicide bomber wh...
UP: Hearing in Shamsi masjid vs Neelkanth temple case scheduled on Feb 12
Appearing for the Shamsi Jama Masjid management Committee, Alam said the committee had filed an application citing the P...
SC seeks Karisma Kapoor's reply on plea for copy of divorce settlement with late Sunjay Kapur
Priya Sachdev Kapur's counsel submitted that these documents are directly relevant to the present estate litigation, whe...
2020 Delhi riots: Court acquits two accused of rioting, arson in Chand Bagh
The court noted that the video, which was relied upon by the prosecution, did not pertain to the same incident and did n...
Ex-Air Force staff rapes daughter in Uttarakhand, sentenced to 20 years
The victim told the court that her father had started sexually abusing her when she was just five or six years old. He t...
Delhi court pulls up animal shelter for defying order, seeks detailed report on seized dogs
“The statements made by the animal care shelter are extremely alarming, as they indicate gross lapses in supervision, me...
Scientific report on Lord Ayyappa temple gold cladding filed; SIT to examine findings
The High Court had permitted the SIT’s request for a scientific analysis of the gold on the copper cladding to compare t...
Sujoy Paul takes oath as Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court
According to information available at the Telangana High Court website, he enrolled as an advocate in the year 1990 in t...
Delhi tribunal awards Rs 48.68 lakh compensation to woman disabled in road accident
The tribunal noted that the petitioner was 48 years old at the time of the accident, and was assumed to be earning minim...
Thane court acquits man of rape charges after decade-long legal battle
It also said, “There is a money dispute as prosectrix (complainant) has admitted in her examination-in-chief that she ha...
Red Fort blast: Delhi court allows accused woman doctor to meet advocate in NIA custody
Suicide bomber Umar-un-Nabi was driving the explosive-laden car that detonated outside the Red Fort on November 10, 2025...
Delhi court orders framing of charges against ex-AAP MLA Nitin Tyagi
In an order dated January 13, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Neha Mittal ordered the framing of charges against th...
Delhi court dismisses suit for restoration of possession of servant quarter in Modern school
The advocate said that in 2015, a suit filed by Singh was decreed in the school's favour, following which Singh moved th...
Lawyer should move beyond articulation of grievances: CJI Surya Kant
“Despite 47,000 advocates, only three have been elevated as judges since August 2024," Hariharan said, adding that he wa...
Asiya Andrabi, 2 others hatched conspiracy for secession of Kashmir: Delhi court
The court also convicted the three under IPC Sections 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups), 153B (imputatio...
High-level panel formed to examine digital arrest issues: MHA tells SC
It said that the committee also considered the amicus curiae's suggestion for victim compensation and agreed that such r...
Man sentences to 5 years RI in 2018 phone snatching case
According to the police, a man had filed a complaint that on January 21, 2018, an unidentified man had snatched his mobi...
'Can lead to social disharmony': Punjab court directs social media platforms to block 'doctored' Atishi video
The court also directed Meta platforms (Instagram and Facebook), YouTube, X, and Telegram to remove and block all identi...
Expelled Cong MLA Mamkootathil remanded to judicial custody again
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the cases of sexual assault against him did not seek extension of his custo...
Delhi man gets life term for raping minor daughter several times; sullied 'most sacred' relation, court says
On compensation, the court noted the victim's submissions that she was still undergoing mental trauma and that she was b...
Delhi court flags 'serious lapses' in probe, acquits man in sexual assault case
"A substantial improvement in the statement under Section 164 CrPC over the complaint is viewed with caution and often w...
'As if it's Jantar Mantar': SC on crowd in Calcutta HC during hearing of ED petitions
The top court described the ED's allegation that Banerjee caused "obstruction" in its probe as "very serious" and agreed...
Two journalists held for 'defamatory content' against woman IAS officer granted bail
The FIR was registered under relevant Sections of the BNS, IT Act, and Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Ac...
Murder accused in 4-day police custody; cops say childhood quarrel led to Beed labourer's killing
During questioning, the accused told interrogators that he committed the murder to avenge a childhood altercation, they ...
Bengaluru court orders 3 months jail for Power TV MD over contempt
The court observed that despite having clear knowledge of the interim order, Power TV continued to air programmes portra...