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TCS sexual harassment-forced conversion case: Nida Khan remanded in judicial custody till May 24

Khan was produced in the court of Additional Sessions Judge K G Joshi after her police remand ended during the day. She was arrested on May 7 from Chhatrapati Sambhajninagar after being on the run since the case came to the fore following complaints from staffers of the IT major's Nashik unit.

May 11, 2026

Delhi court sentences man to 5-year RI in POCSO case

According to police, the incident was reported on April 3, following which an FIR was registered at Nihal Vihar police station under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the POCSO Act.

May 11, 2026

Bengal CM aide murder: 3 accused remanded to 13-day police custody

They were charged with murder, possession of illegal arms, criminal conspiracy, and suppression of evidence under various sections of BNS

May 11, 2026

MACT awards compensation of Rs 31 lakh to three members of family injured in road accident

In three separate orders passed on May 8, Tribunal Member KP Shrikhande directed the owner of the offending truck and Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. to jointly and severally pay the compensation with 9 per cent interest per annum.

May 11, 2026

No parity between Agniveers, regular soldiers on pensionary benefits: Centre to HC

In an affidavit filed last week against a petition by the mother of a deceased Agniveer, the Centre argued that the differentiation is constitutionally valid, as the Agnipath scheme is a short-term engagement designed for present-day national security needs.

May 11, 2026

Consensual relationship over two years not rape, says Thane court, acquits man

The prosecution alleged that Khan had befriended the survivor, a divorcee with two daughters, while they were working at a mall in Thane. He established sexual relations with her between 2016 and 2018 with the promise of marriage, but later reneged on the promise and threatened her.

May 11, 2026

'He entered hallowed halls of legal world': CJI Kant lauds solicitor general for his new books

Speaking at the launch of Mehta's two books– 'The Bench, the Bar, and the Bizarre', and 'The Lawful and the Awful' here -- CJI Kant in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah said when Mehta invited him for the event, he was wondering as to what would happen if the world of law takes a vacation to a comedy club.

May 10, 2026

Bar and Bench complementary, not competing institutions in constitutional democracy: ex-CJI Gavai

Justice Gavai also said lawyers shape a society's moral and political imagination, and the Indian freedom movement was shaped in significant measure by individuals trained in law, like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, and B R Ambedkar

May 10, 2026

Attorney general lauds Tushar Mehta's books for offering rare insights into justice delivery

Speaking at the launch of Mehta's books - ‘The Bench, the Bar and the Bizarre’ and ‘The Lawful and the Awful’ - at the Bharat Mandapam here, Venkataramani described the works as much more than collections of courtroom anecdotes.

May 10, 2026

PIL in SC for reviewing wages of priests, sevadars and temple staff in state-controlled temples

The PIL filed by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay said that the writ petition seeks directions to the Centre and states to constitute a judicial commission or an expert committee to review the remuneration and other benefits given to the priests and temple staff in state-controlled temples.

May 10, 2026

Thane court acquits two men charged under MCOCA for robbery

The prosecution could not show that the alleged crime was committed for gaining pecuniary benefits by the accused as a member of an organised crime syndicate, Special MCOCA Court Judge V G Mohite observed in the judgment on Friday.

May 10, 2026

CJI Surya Kant denies, condemns casteist statement on social media attributed to him

He was referring to certain posts currently in wide circulation on social media platforms, and specifically mentioned an account by the name @UnreservedMERIT on X.

May 9, 2026

2,07,66,548 cases amicably settled at National Lok Adalat across country

It attributed the comparatively lower figures, vis-a-vis some previous National Lok Adalats, primarily to the staggered schedule in certain states and Union territories and the ongoing consolidation of data from various jurisdictions.

May 9, 2026

Constitution, not Parliament, supreme in India: Former CJI B R Gavai

Speaking at the 19th Sujata Jayawardena Memorial Oration organised by the University of Colombo, Justice Gavai said clashes between Parliament and the judiciary have led to the evolution of constitutional safeguards and doctrines to manage such conflicts.

May 9, 2026

Three get life sentence for killing two men in Latur 5 years ago

According to the prosecution, Govind Jagtap and Nitin Phawade were killed on February 11, 2021, following a dispute over agricultural land under the jurisdiction of the Udgir rural police station. A third person, Bhagwan Jagtap, survived the attack.

May 9, 2026

Gujarat: Ex-insurance surveyor, three others sentenced to 3 years RI in fake claims cases

The court passed the order on Friday on two separate cases and found the accused guilty of criminal conspiracy and fraud under the Indian Penal Code.

May 9, 2026

Ex-IPS officer moves SC against TN governor's refusal to invite Vijay to form govt

The plea was filed by IPS M Ramasubramani (retd), who served as an Additional Director General of Police and the Inspector General of Police. His plea argued that the governor's decision amounts to an unconstitutional determination of a majority outside the Assembly.

May 9, 2026

Nashik TCS case accused Nida Khan arrested, remanded in police custody

After her name figured in a First Information Report registered at Deolali Camp police station, Khan (27) had moved the sessions court last month seeking anticipatory bail, pleading innocence and citing her three months pregnancy. Rejecting the plea on May 2, the court had said there seemed to be a "systematic plan" of brainwashing the victim.

May 8, 2026

Jhansi court sentences help to life for murdering employer

According to the complaint, Malik's nephew Abid Khan used to live in a rented house in the Talaiya locality along with his employee Wasim and was engaged in the business of selling plastic goods.

May 8, 2026

Mumbai court grants anticipatory bail to professor in postgraduate dental student suicide case

The postgraduate student, Stuti Sonawane, was found hanging at her home in Mumbai's Antop Hill area on March 9 this year. Her boyfriend Fazal Mohammad Khan (31), an insurance agent, was arrested from Lower Parel in central Mumbai.

May 8, 2026

Drug overdose deaths at concert: Poor management, greed for money led to tragic incident, says court

Two MBA students died and several others were hospitalized following a suspected drug overdose at a techno music concert at NESCO Exhibition Centre in Goregaon on April 11. Preliminary reports suggest the victims consumed MDMA (ecstasy) pills, causing severe symptoms like breathlessness and dizziness during the event.

May 8, 2026

Land acquisition compensation 'scam': Former Beed collector remanded in 7-day police custody

Pathak, a 2013 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, was arrested from neighbouring Latur district on Thursday for alleged irregularities in the process of acquiring land for the Beed-Dhule-Solapur national highway.

May 8, 2026

Sheena Bora murder: Court rejects Indrani Mukerjea's plea to travel abroad; cites 'flight risk'

Special judge J P Darekar noted that, with very few witnesses remaining to be examined, the trial is currently at a critical "fag end" and likely to be concluded in near future.

May 8, 2026

Delhi court rejects anticipatory bail plea of govt official accused of corruption

According to the prosecution, Malik, a lower division clerk (LDC) in the Department of Trade & Taxes at Vyapar Bhawan here, was complicit in a well-hatched conspiracy with others to facilitate the processing and approval of 61 GST refund orders to firm M/s Regional Trading, and that these refunds were processed in violation of the provisions and prevalent procedures of the GST Act and related regulations.

May 8, 2026

TVK member moves SC seeking direction to governor to invite it to form govt in Tamil Nadu

The TVK won 108 seats in the 234-member Assembly in the April 23 polls and emerged as the single largest party. Though the Congress party, with five MLAs, has extended support to TVK, the single-largest party is still short of as many seats to touch the magic number of 118, the majority mark.

May 8, 2026

Nashik TCS case accused Nida Khan arrested after absconding for weeks

Following her arrest on Thursday, she was produced before the Nashik Road sessions court on Friday. The court remanded her in police custody till May 11.

May 8, 2026

TCS sexual harassment-religious coercion case: Accused Nida Khan sent to police custody till May 11

Khan, also a TCS employee, was arrested on Thursday in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar after being on the run since the case came to light.

May 8, 2026

TVK moves SC seeking direction to governor to invite it to form govt in Tamil Nadu

The TVK won 108 seats in the 234-member Assembly in the April 23 polls and emerged as the single-largest party. Though the Congress party, with five MLAs, has extended support to the TVK, it is still short of as many seats to touch the magic number of 118, the majority mark.

May 8, 2026

Delhi court rejects bail plea of MCD deputy commissioner in Rs 4 lakh bribery case

Special Judge Sudhanshu Kaushik was hearing the bail application of Abhishek Kumar Mishra, who claimed that certain employees of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) involved in illegal activities held a grudge against him for acting as a whistleblower and had falsely implicated him.

May 8, 2026

Delhi CBI court allows Army officer accused of bribery to operate seized bank accounts

Special Judge Gagandeep Singh was hearing Sharma's application for defreezing his bank accounts and a locker. The plea said that he had been granted bail but some bank accounts and lockers holding bona fide properties of the applicant and his family had been withheld by the CBI without following the law.

May 8, 2026

TCS sexual harassment-forced conversion case: Accused Nida Khan sent to police custody till May 11

She was produced before a Nashik Road court here on Friday, with the police seeking her custody for thorough investigation into the matter.

May 8, 2026

Delhi CM attack case: Court seeks report after accused allege assault, threats inside jail

Additional Sessions Judge Nishant Garg issued the notice while hearing a plea moved by the accused, Rajeshbhai Khimjibhai Sakariya and Tehsin Raza Sheikh.

May 8, 2026

Thane court acquits two in 2018 prostitution case for lack of evidence

Additional Sessions Judge A S Bhagwat on Thursday cleared Saif Salauddin Israruddin Sheikh (46) and Kanchan Madharam Chaudhary (41) of all charges under the Indian Penal Code and the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act.

May 8, 2026

1998 share manipulation probe: SEBI court fines 2 directors, their 5 firms for failing to give info

Special judge RM Jadhav, in his ruling, said, "It is evident, established and proved beyond all reasonable doubt that accused company and its directors have failed to comply the summons issued by the investigating authority. The accused directors have failed to prove that the offence of non-compliance was committed without their knowledge or that they had exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence."

May 7, 2026

Mumbai court grants bail to concert organiser arrested in drug overdose death case

While event organiser Akash Samal, who runs an artist and celebrity management firm, was granted bail, three other accused in the case were denied similar relief by the court set up under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

May 7, 2026

Hearing in Sanjay Singh poll code violation case deferred until May 14

Advocate Madan Pratap Singh, appearing for the AAP Rajya Sabha MP, said the case was registered at Bandhua Kalan police station and is currently under trial in the MP-MLA court.

May 7, 2026