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Antilia bomb scare case: Ex-cop Sachin Waze seeks discharge, questions UAPA charges
As a cop, Waze argued that he was "fully aware" that the Ambanis are India's most strongly guarded family, and thus "threatening" them, that too with certain low-quality explosives, "is one of the silliest crimes", which he could never think of committing, the plea stated.
March 10, 2026Delhi tribunal awards Rs 39.13 lakh compensation to parents of 21-year-old killed in road accident
In the order dated March 7, the tribunal said, “It stands duly proved that the accident in question took place due to rash and negligent driving of the offending vehicle by Respondent No. 1 (truck driver).”
March 10, 2026Karnataka court sentences man to 40 yrs of RI for raping minor girl
According to police, the accused dragged the minor girl, who was sitting outside the house, and forcibly committed the sexual offence.
March 10, 2026Delhi court upholds Metro harassment conviction, calls for safer public transport
The court, in its order dated March 9, said that the prosecution successfully proved the case beyond a reasonable doubt before the trial court and the offence punishable under Section 354 of the IPC was made out.
March 10, 20269 yrs on, tribunal awards Rs 31.6 lakh compensation to kin of vegetable vendor killed in accident
According to the claimants, the victim, Rizwan Asgar Ali Devjani (then aged 28), was heading on his motorcycle towards Vashi market in Navi Mumbai on September 22, 2017, when a motor trailer driven at "exorbitant speed" hit him from behind while attempting to overtake near Shibli Nagar.
March 10, 2026Six sentenced to 10-year jail for killing man over land dispute
On a complaint filed by the deceased's brother Gaurishankar Yadav, a case was registered against Harendra Yadav, his brother Ravindra Yadav, sisters Babita and Sahati, and two others Urmila Devi and Vinod Yadav under Sections 147 (punishment for rioting), 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 149 (every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object), 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide), 304 (punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.
March 10, 2026Plea filed in POCSO court seeking seizure of Swami Avimukteshwaranand's passport
Swami Avimukteshwaranand is trying to flee abroad. Therefore, we have urged the honourable court to consider how he can leave the district. The high court has clearly said that he will not influence the investigation. The high court has only stayed his arrest
March 9, 2026Court rejects bail plea of former TDB member in Sabarimala gold loss cases
Kollam Vigilance Court Judge Mohit C S rejected the bail plea of Vijayakumar in two cases related to the loss of gold from the doorframes of the Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum) and the Dwarapalaka idols.
March 9, 2026J&K HC holds full court reference to condole death of Justice Jhanji
The full court reference was held in the courtroom of the chief justice at Jammu wing of the high court to condole the death of Justice Jhanji, former judge who had also served as Acting Chief Justice of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh, an official spokesman said.
March 9, 2026Rohit Shetty house firing case: Accused seeks bail for attending his marriage
All 12 accused arrested in connection with the firing incident are currently in judicial custody. Yadav was among the seven accused, including shooter Deepak Sharma, arrested on February 14 from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
March 9, 2026Delhi riots case: Sharjeel Imam gets 10-day interim bail, barred from using social media
Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai was hearing the interim bail application filed by Imam, seeking relief for six weeks -- to attend his brother's weeding scheduled this month and spend time with family during the Eid festival.
March 9, 2026SC dismisses PIL seeking direction for supply of complete copy of Times of India to paper buyers
Questioning how a writ petition would lie against the Times of India, a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta dismissed the public interest litigation (PIL) filed by G S Rathore.
March 9, 20262020 Delhi riots: Court grants 10-day interim bail to Sharjeel Imam
In an order, the court granted interim bail from March 20 to 30.
March 9, 2026Delhi court reserves order on bail plea of couple accused of racial slurs at NE women for Tuesday
The accused, Harsh Priya Singh and Ruby Jain, were arrested on February 25 by the Delhi Police for allegedly hurling racial slurs at the three northeastern women in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar area.
March 9, 2026Thane MACT orders Rs 5 lakh compensation to kin of woman killed in 2003 crash
The victim, Serena M. Pereira, was riding pillion on a motorcycle on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway at Kashimira on September 18, 2003, when a speeding truck collided with the two-wheeler, causing Serena to fall and come under the wheels of the heavy vehicle. She died on the spot.
March 9, 2026Delhi court grants interim bail to Al-Falah chairman Jawed Siddiqui in money laundering case
Siddiqui, who was arrested on November 18, 2025 in the case registered by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and linked to the alleged cheating of students enrolled in institutions run by the Al Falah Charitable Trust, was granted the interim bail for two weeks on furnishing a personal bond and surety of Rs 1 lakh each.
March 8, 2026Lawyers, judges need out of box thinking in matrimonial dispute cases: Delhi HC Chief Justice
"It's more of a social problem than a legal one; that has to be kept in mind. Because many a time, the search for justice does not end within the four corners of law. You have to do something called out-of-the-box thinking, both on the part of the lawyers representing the parties and also the judges.
March 8, 2026Santosh Deshmukh murder: Court permits accused to attend post-death rituals of younger brother
Chate has been behind bars for the past 14 months for his alleged involvement in the abduction and murder of Massajog sarpanch Deshmukh in the district in December 2024.
March 8, 2026CJI calls on HC collegiums to consider female lawyers of SC for judgeship
The CJI highlighted that multiple women are currently serving as Chief Justices of different high courts, and the Punjab and Haryana High Court has as many as 18 sitting women judges.
March 8, 2026No bail for engineer held for giving info on warships, submarines to Pak nationals
The accused, Ravi Varma, who was employed by Crasni Technology Pvt Ltd, a firm providing services to Naval Dockyard, Mazagon Dockyard, the Coast Guard and Mumbai Port Trust, was arrested on May 28, 2025. Varma, a resident of Kalwa in neighbouring Thane, is currently in judicial custody.
March 8, 2026Bishnoi among three discharged by Delhi court in extortion call case
The judge also pointed out that investigators did not procure call records or collect other material evidence and that the case primarily relied on disclosure statements of the co-accused persons.
March 8, 2026Tribunal awards Rs 24 lakh compensation to kin of tanker driver killed in 2010 accident
The offending truck's insurance company had contested the claim, arguing that the petition was filed in 2020 for the accident in 2010 and was thus barred by limitation. It also alleged negligence on the tanker driver's part for hitting the truck from behind.
March 8, 2026Legislative reform, judicial discipline worked in tandem in past decade: CJI Surya Kant
He was delivering his keynote address on 'India's Cross-Border Disputes Services: 2026-2030 Outlook for Litigation, Mediation, & Arbitration' after inaugurating the Chandigarh International Arbitration Centre (CIAC) at the first edition of India International Disputes Week (IIDW) 2026.
March 7, 2026Three get lifer for sexual assault of college student in TN''s Coimbatore
The incident had earlier triggered an outrage with various political party leaders strongly condemning the incident and sought stern action against the culprits. Chief Minister M K Stalin had termed the incident as inhuman and said no amount of strong words would suffice to condemn it.
March 7, 2026Legislative reform, judicial discipline worked in tandem over past decade: CJI
The Chief Justice noted that amendments to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act have tightened timelines, strengthened neutrality standards and clarified the contours of judicial oversight.
March 7, 2026Delhi court grants 2-week interim bail to Al-Falah chairman Jawed Siddiqui in money laundering case
It noted that Siddiqui's wife was undergoing chemotherapy at a Delhi hospital and that the medical documents placed on record were not disputed by the Enforcement Directorate.
March 7, 2026Court expresses dissatisfaction, asks police to file fresh status report in UGC protest case involving Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav
The court had earlier, on February 19, directed the Delhi Police to file a status report in the case seeking an explanation of why BNS Section 223(a) (disobedience to order duly) was invoked against all the accused when the protest took place at Jantar Mantar, an area designated for protest.
March 7, 2026UP court denies bail to three accused in illegal religious conversion case
According to police, the accused were arrested in January by a Mirzapur Dehat police station team over allegations including illegal religious conversion being carried out under the cover of gymnasium activities.
March 7, 2026Foundation stone laid for Sircilla court complex
In his virtual address, the chief justice called upon advocates to actively safeguard the constitutional rights of citizens and contribute to strengthening the justice delivery system.
March 7, 2026Early scrutiny of infrastructure contracts can save thousands of crores in disputes: Ex-CJI Lalit
According to me, all these construction and infrastructure project contracts must be screened by an agency in the ministry first before you sign on the dotted line in the contract. This is one area that, if you are careful, you will be saving thousands and thousands of crores of public exchequer
March 7, 2026TVK chief Vijay's wife seeks court's nod to continue to reside in her matrimonial home
Considering all such factors, she requested the court to pass an interim order granting her the "right of residence," permitting her to continue to reside in her present matrimonial home, until the disposal of the main original petition or until respondent Vijay provides an equivalent alternative accommodation befitting his status
March 7, 2026Plea in SC against anticipatory bail to expelled Congress MLA in sexual assault case
While granting the relief to the Palakkad MLA, Justice Kauser Edappagath of the high court said the conduct of the complainant in the case "prima facie suggests the existence of a consensual sexual relationship" between her and Mamkootathil, but it requires final adjudication at trial.
March 7, 2026Thane MACT awards Rs 37.55 lakh compensation to kin of man killed in motorcycle accident
According to the petition, the victim, Mohit Raju Kasyap, was riding his motorcycle on the Talegaon-Ambethan road in Pune district on the night of October 18, 2022, when a speeding truck hit the two-wheeler, killing him on the spot.
March 7, 2026Court issues notice to MP minister over plea alleging insult to tricolour
The petitioner claimed the state transport minister had improperly displayed the tricolour on the bonnet of a vehicle during a yatra in Narsinghpur on August 11, 2024.
March 7, 2026Nagaland court sentences man to life imprisonment for murdering brother
As per the prosecution, the accused fired at the deceased with a firearm, causing fatal injuries. After committing the crime, the accused absconded and went into hiding, but was later arrested. During the investigation, the firearm used in the offence was recovered at the instance of the accused
March 7, 2026Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank 'scam' case: Rohit Pawar moves discharge application
Besides Pawar, his close associate and businessman Rajendra Ingwale and five others have sought discharge in the case.
March 6, 2026