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Pune land deal: Cops question suspended tehsildar and power of attorney holder

Besides Tejwani and Amadea Enterprises LLP partner Digvijay Patil, Yeole is the third accused named in the case registered at the Khadak police station. Parth Pawar is a majority partner in Amadea Enterprises, but has not been named in the FIR. Patil is Parth Pawar's business partner and cousin.

November 15, 2025

SC to hear plea for mechanism to ensure no PG seats in medical colleges remain vacant

The Centre had then proposed to appoint a committee, consisting of all the stakeholders including representatives of states and private medical colleges, under the chairmanship of the director general of health services to resolve the issue.

November 15, 2025

Trial courts cannot write judgments in 'Hinglish': Allahabad HC

The court said that the judgment by a sessions court in Agra was a 'classic example' of judgments partially in English and partially in Hindi.

November 15, 2025

Allahabad HC restrains UP govt from further demolition of Fatehpur's Noori Jama Masjid

Essentially, a 40-foot area on both sides of NH 335 for about 2 km, including a 150-sq ft section of the mosque, was proposed to be used by the authorities.

November 15, 2025

Kerala HC directs producer of 'Haal' movie to resubmit film with excisions for fresh certification

“Upon viewing the film from the perspective of an ordinary person, this court found the theme of the film to be in tune with the foundational principles enunciated in our Constitution,” it observed.

November 15, 2025

Jharkhand HC pronounced 32 judgements in 61 pending cases: SC told

Similarly, on July 21, the top court was informed that the high court has delivered verdict in cases of 10 convicts out of which six were on death row in a week, after they moved the Supreme Court complaining of delay in deciding their appeals against conviction despite the verdicts having been reserved years ago.

November 15, 2025

Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awards Rs 38.26 lakh compensation to kin of victim

In a judgment dated November 13, the judge said, "In view of the evidence on record, this tribunal has held that the petitioners have been able to prove on the basis of preponderance of probabilities that Deepak Singh had sustained fatal injuries in the road accident due to rash and negligent driving of the offending vehicle by its driver on the date and time of the accident."

November 14, 2025

Delhi HC asks Centre to respond to academician Ashok Swain's plea against blacklisting order

Swain has submitted that his aged mother, who lives in India, was unwell and he was the only son and has not been able to visit India in the past several years.

November 14, 2025

Beed sarpanch murder case: MCOCA court refuses to discharge four accused

"Therefore, prima facie, there are sufficient grounds to proceed against the applicants/accused. Hence the applicants/accused are not entitled to be discharged," the court ruled.

November 14, 2025

Teacher convicted for raping 10-year-old in Kerala

According to the prosecution, the 10-year-old student was sexually assaulted by Padmarajan, a teacher at Palathayi school here, between January and February 2020.

November 14, 2025

Kalyan court acquits three in Atrocities Act case

The key witness "specifically denied the fact of giving caste-based abuses" and there was "no reference in the entire evidence of the informant regarding those abusive words", the court noted while acquitting the accused.

November 14, 2025

Delhi HC to hold hearing in January on MP Rashid's plea against order on travel costs to attend Parliament

After listing him in a charge sheet in October 2019, a special NIA court framed charges against Rashid and others in March 2022 under Sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 121 (waging war against the government), and 124A (sedition) of IPC and for offences relating to terrorist acts and terror funding under UAPA.

November 14, 2025

Thane court convicts Bangladeshi woman for illegal stay in India, orders her deportation

The judge sentenced her to 2 years, 2 months, and 18 days of simple imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 2,000. Since the woman has already spent that time in jail, the court ordered her immediate deportation.

November 14, 2025

SEBI-Sahara case: SC agrees to hear plea of employees seeking payment of pending salaries

The court directed the Sahara Group to examine the claim of the workers who have not been paid their salaries for many years. It also asked the amicus curiae to examine the matter of employees' salaries and arrears, and said it will consider it on the next date of hearing.

November 14, 2025

Pune court restrains Sena's Dhangekar from making statements against businessman on gangster links

Responding to the court's decision, Sameer Patil said, "Recently, Ravindra Dhangekar levelled unfounded and defamatory accusations against me. I approached the special civil court seeking justice, and the honourable judge has now prohibited him from issuing or publishing any such statements henceforth."

November 14, 2025

Andhra Pradesh: Seven sentenced to life imprisonment for 2013 murder

The remaining seven accused were found guilty during the trial, and on Thursday, District Sessions Judge G. Gopi sentenced them to life imprisonment.

November 14, 2025

J'khand HC directs state to file status report on implementation of rules under PESA Act

The rules have been sent back to the Panchayati Raj Department for necessary rectification after which it will be presented before the cabinet coordination committee again, Kumar submitted.

November 14, 2025

SC expresses displeasure over banks lodging cheque bounce cases at distant locations

However, in April, 2023 the bank sent a recall notice to the borrower and Yadav, demanding the return of the total amount due in the credit facilities as the borrower had defaulted in paying the interest instalments and repayment of the amount in the loan facility granted.

November 14, 2025

Kerala HC permits SIT to conduct scientific tests at Sabarimala in gold loss case

However, when the SIT sought the opinion of the Thantri (chief priest), he said that as per temple rituals, the Deva Anujna (divine permission) of the deity must be obtained before conducting any scientific examination near the sanctum sanctorum.

November 14, 2025

Uttarakhand HC dismisses land fraud accused's plea against lookout circular

After hearing both sides, the court dismissed the petition, stating that the petitioner is accused of forgery and fraud related to financial transactions, and that the records presented by the investigating agency reveal significant financial transactions abroad by the petitioner, raising the possibility that he may flee the country.

November 14, 2025

Expedite trial in MPs-MLAs cases, Madras HC directs courts

For the purposes of issuing appropriate directions in those cases where trial has remained pending because of the interim order passed by the High Court, these cases be listed after two weeks, the bench said and posted to November 25, further hearing of the case.

November 14, 2025

Kerala HC asks Centre to decide on allowing 'Bougainvillea' to file entry for National Film Awards

The court observed that it could not determine whether the petitioner was actually prevented from applying due to technical issues

November 14, 2025

1996 World Cup: SC rejects Kolkata Municipal Corporation's plea over advertisement tax

The division bench of the high court had refused to interfere with the single judge's order and dismissed the appeal filed by the corporation.

November 14, 2025