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Chhattisgarh: SIA files chargesheet against 9 persons for alleged Maoist links
The chargesheet was filed before the special court of Principal District and Sessions Judge (NIA court) Sirajuddin Qureshi on Tuesday naming nine persons as accused in a case lodged last year in connection with Maoists' urban network, Public Prosecutor Dauram Chandravanshi said on Wednesday.
March 18, 2026Metro parapet collapse in Mulund: Court grants anticipatory bail to project executives, consultant
Fearing arrest in the case, Alpesh Patel (Managing Partner) and Ganesh Gholap (Technical Director) of Milan Road Buildtech LLP, along with project consultant T Sai Suresh Kumar, had sought anticipatory bail, saying they had no direct role in the work on the ground and were falsely implicated in the case.
March 18, 2026Court acquits five men in 2018 kidnapping, murder case
Principal District and Sessions Judge S B Agrawal, in his judgment delivered on Wednesday, cleared Ravi Ashok Choudhary (37), Rajendraprasad Shivyadnya Tiwari (47), Sanjivkumar Upadhyay (38), Ashokkumar Shukla (40), and Ramashankar Tiwari (28) of all charges, including murder and criminal conspiracy.
March 18, 2026CBI court convicts former BOI official, others in Rs 3 crore cheating case
Former bank official Manojkumar Mathur, and another accused named Ilesh Shah got three years' jail term with a fine of Rs 50,000 each.
March 18, 2026Delhi court dismisses defamation suit over 'bully' post on Instagram
District Judge Arvind Bansal observed that the plaintiff had failed to establish a prima-facie case of defamation, noting that the impugned posts, when read in context, constituted "reasonable expressions of criticism" arising out of a commercial dispute between the parties.
March 18, 2026Delhi riots case: Two acquitted as court finds gaps in prosecution evidence
In the order dated March 14, the court said, “I am of the opinion that it will be highly unsafe to rely upon the testimonies of these witnesses to hand down a finding of guilt against the accused. Both the accused are found entitled to a benefit of doubt”.
March 18, 2026Maharashtra assembly passes Wildlife Protection Amendment Bill
Section 12 empowers the Chief Wildlife Warden to grant permits allowing the hunting of wild animals for specific purposes such as research, scientific management for population control, etc.
March 18, 2026CAT's notice to Labour Ministry, ESIC over irregularities in posting allocation to nursing officers
They alleged that candidates belonging to reserved categories were treated as “reserved candidates against unreserved vacancies” (RAUV), resulting in an unfair allocation process.
March 18, 2026Delhi court grants interim protection to man in rape case, directs him to join probe
Additional Sessions Judge Kapil Kumar was hearing an anticipatory bail application filed by accused Sanjay Jain in connection with an FIR registered at Keshav Puram Police Station under charges of rape.
March 18, 2026Ahmedabad medical college hostel damaged in Air India crash to be reconstructed
The existing building in Meghaninagar area, vacated after the catastrophic incident of June 12, 2025, will be pulled down and a new, bigger hostel complex will come up at an estimated cost of Rs 103 crore, officials said on Wednesday.
March 18, 2026Gangster Ravi Pujari arrested in 2017 extortion case by Thane Police
The Anti-Extortion Cell of the Thane Crime Branch took his custody from Parappana Agrahara Central Jail in Bengaluru and brought him to the city on Tuesday, said a police release.
March 18, 2026Man gets life term for killing father-in-law with iron rod in UP's Deoria
According to Assistant District Government Counsel Harendra Nishad, the incident took place on the night of August 17, 2016, in Badhya Tiwari village under Gauri Bazar police station limits.
March 18, 20262020 Delhi riots: Ex-AAP councillor seeks one-month interim bail on medical grounds
The application filed by Hussain’s counsel read, "The applicant (Hussain) seeks interim bail on account of the fact that he has developed an inguinal hernia which now imminently requires surgical intervention."
March 18, 2026Surgeon gets two-year jail in 2014 sterilisation deaths case in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur
The court of First District and Additional Sessions Judge Shailesh Kumar Ketarap on Tuesday convicted surgeon Dr R K Gupta under the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and awarded him two years of imprisonment, Additional Public Prosecutor Devendra Rao Somawar said on Wednesday.
March 18, 2026Massive vacancy, backlog of over 5L consumer cases impacting grievance redressal: Study
While the Consumer Protection Act mandates cases to be resolved “as expeditiously as possible” within a timeline of 3-5 months, the report found that more than one-third of cases remained unresolved for over three years, far exceeding the mandated timeline.
March 18, 2026Thane court acquits duo accused of killing shepherd in 2023, cites lack of evidence
According to the prosecution, Kamble worked for Mundarangi. It was alleged that Mundarangi thrashed Kamble after he had returned late with the sheep owned by the former. However, the case faltered when the sole eyewitness, Ganesh Amuksiddha Bhosale, turned hostile.
March 18, 20262016 teachers' assault case: Court rejects discharge plea of Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde
According to the prosecution, the conflict erupted over the "sudden transfer" of a lady teacher who was reportedly battling cancer.
March 18, 2026Maharashtra legislature passes Freedom of Religion Bill to check conversions through coercion, fraud
Individuals or families are susceptible to unlawful conversions due to their social and economic vulnerability in society. Such vulnerable sections of society need protection from the state. The existing laws are inadequate to tackle various issues arising from such religious conversions
March 17, 2026Man accused of killing lady doc in hospital held guilty by Kerala court
It also held him guilty under under provisions of the Kerala Healthcare Service Persons and Healthcare Service Institutions (Prevention of violence and damage to property) Act 2012.
March 17, 2026Proceedings against DRDO scientist Kurulkar shifted to magistrate's court
On Monday, sessions judge P Y Ladekar directed the ATS to file the charge sheet before the competent magistrate's court in accordance with the Official Secrets Act, 1923.
March 17, 2026Globalisation, open economy required updating of laws: Former SC judge
He was speaking at the 2nd Bharat Legal Conclave on Aligning India's Legal Ecosystem with Global Standards and Legal Landscape, hosted by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).
March 17, 2026Rs 4.59 cr awarded to parents of Italian woman engineer who died in road accident in Rajasthan
Presiding Officer Charu Gupta held that the accident occurred due to the "composite negligence" of the drivers of both vehicles involved, including a tourist car and a truck.
March 17, 2026Will accept court's decision in Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque dispute: RSS leader
As the matter was before the high court, it would be inappropriate to comment on it, he said, adding, "All facts have been presented before the court. Whatever the court's decision may be, we will accept it
March 17, 2026Delhi court grants bail to man accused of circulating PM Modi's morphed video on social media
Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Partap Singh Laler was hearing the bail plea of the accused against whom the special cell of the Delhi Police had registered an FIR. The accused, Vinod Tiwari, had been in jail since March 14.
March 17, 2026Delhi court denies bail to ECL director KA Johnson in case involving cheating of Kolkata couple
Johnson, director of non-banking financial company ECL, had been absconding for over a month and was arrested on February 13 in Kerala for alleged diversion and siphoning of investor funds from ECL amounting to nearly Rs 315 crore.
March 17, 2026Delhi court convicts man of heroin trafficking, distribution in capital
Special Judge (NDPS) Harvinder Singh Johal was hearing a case against Mohit Kumar who was accused under Section 29 (criminal conspiracy) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
March 17, 2026Delhi court denies anticipatory bail to bus driver accused under MCOCA
Additional Sessions Judge Sonu Agnihotri dismissed the anticipatory bail application filed by accused Riyazuddin as he found it to be "without merit".
March 17, 2026Delhi tribunal awards Rs 1.52 cr to man who suffered permanent disability in road accident
Presiding Officer Sudeep Raj Saini was hearing a claim petition filed by Bharat Ghai, who sustained severe head injuries after he was struck by a speeding car on February 11, 2022.
March 17, 2026Three people sentenced by UP court for deadly clash over demarcation of boundary wall in 2015
According to the FIR lodged by Ripunjay Rai, they were subjected to a pre-meditated attack involving axes, swords, spears, and country-made pistols.
March 17, 20262016 Una flogging case: Court sentences five convicts to imprisonment of five years
A day earlier, the special court in Veraval convicted five persons and acquitted 35 others in the flogging case, while the case against a policeman was abated due to his death. The trial against a juvenile is pending.
March 17, 20262016 Una flogging case: Court sentences five convicts to imprisonment of five years
A day earlier, the special court in Veraval convicted five persons and acquitted 35 others in the flogging case. The incident had triggered massive protests across the country at the time.
March 17, 2026Man accused of killing lady doc in hospital held guilty by Kerala court
The accused, G Sandeep, was brought to the taluk hospital by the police for medical treatment during the small hours of May 10, 2023 and he went on a sudden attacking spree using a pair of surgical scissors kept in the room where his leg injury was being dressed.
March 17, 2026Thane tribunal orders Rs 47 lakh compensation to man disabled in accident 9 yrs ago
MACT member RV Mohite, in the judgment on March 13, ordered the offending two-wheeler's insurer to pay the amount to the claimant first and subsequently recover it from the vehicle owner, citing a breach of insurance terms as the rider lacked a valid driving license.
March 17, 2026SC nine-judge Constitution bench commences hearing on definition of 'industry'
It had said one of the issues to be adjudicated by the nine-judge bench would be whether social welfare activities and schemes or other enterprises undertaken by the government departments or their instrumentalities can be construed to be "industrial activities" for the purpose of Section 2(j) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
March 17, 2026Telugu actress death: Man surrenders before court in Hyderabad
His surrender follows a Supreme Court ruling on February 17, dismissing the plea of G Siddhartha Reddy, challenging his conviction in the death of the actress. It directed him to surrender within four weeks.
March 16, 2026CJI Surya Kant advocates doing away with uniforms for judges, advocates in family courts
He said the police officers will also not come in police dress, because this entire environment creates fear in the minds of the children, particularly when they are the worst victims of any system.
March 16, 2026