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SC collegium approves appointment of Justice Arvind Kumar Verma as permanent HC judge
The decision was taken by the collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant.
December 2, 20251989 Rubaiyya Sayeed kidnapping case: CBI seeks custody of suspect
In order to expedite the trial, the CBI had appointed its senior counsel Monika Kohli as the chief prosecutor after framing charges against Malik in the much-publicised cases related to the Sayeed's abduction and killing of four IAF personnel in Srinagar more than three decades ago.
December 2, 2025Lift CBI probe order in Karur stampede, permit SIT investigation: Tamil Nadu govt to SC
"A comprehensive 'bandobust' plan involving 606 Police personnel and Home Guards was implemented, supervised by senior officers including the Inspector General of Police, Central Zone, and the Superintendent of Police, Karur District. The venue selection, access routes, medical preparedness, and traffic management plans were all structured in conformity with the National Disaster Management Authority Guidelines," it said.
December 2, 2025Man gets life term for raping 9-year-old girl in UP's Bareilly
The child returned home crying and fell unconscious. She was rushed to a hospital, where doctors confirmed sexual assault.
December 2, 2025UP court sentences man to life term for 2023 murder
Based on evidence, the court convicted Dubey and ordered that 25 per cent of the fine amount be given to the victim’s brother, District Government Counsel (Criminal) Yogesh Sharma
December 2, 2025Court grants custody of PFI activist to NIA for five days
On going through the reasons reported by the learned Public Prosecutor and on consideration of the progress of investigation, I am of the view that custodial interrogation of the accused is necessary to unearth the entire role played by him in the commission of the offence
December 2, 2025Gurugram court awards life sentence to three convicted of cabbie's murder
The police arrested three accused -- identified as Sakib Ansari (26), Prince Pal (24), residents of Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, and Pankaj Singh (23), native of Almora district in Uttrakhand.
December 2, 2025Anil Ambani moves SC against SBI classification of his account as fraud
The SBI had last year classified the accounts as fraud, alleging misappropriation of funds by entering into transactions that violated the terms of loans extended by it.
December 2, 2025Thane court acquits all 7 accused in cable theft case filed under MCOCA
"The mandatory requirement of the offence of organised crime as defined in Section 2(1)(e) of the MCOC Act has not been proved... mere collection of copies of previous chargesheets...are not sufficient to prove the offence," it said.
December 1, 2025Punjab: Akali leader's daughter released after hearing that went past midnight
Kanchanpreet is the daughter of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa, who recently lost the Tarn Taran Assembly bypoll to AAP’s Harmeet Singh Sandhu.
December 1, 2025SC to hear on Monday pleas seeking filling of vacancies in CIC, SICs
Since February 2019, the apex court has passed several directions on the need for timely appointments to the transparency watchdog by the Centre and states. It observed that in Jharkhand, Tripura and Telangana, the SICs had become virtually defunct, as there were no information commissioners.
December 1, 2025Verdict must not be tossed out with change of judge: Justice Nagarathna
A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih said that by upholding the finality of verdicts, not only is endless litigation prevented but public confidence in the judiciary is also maintained.
December 1, 2025Judgments shouldn't be revisited solely because judges have changed: Justice Nagarathna
A judge's behaviour must be perceived as beyond suspicion, she said, adding that political insularity is essential for an impartial judicial system.
December 1, 2025Anmol Bishnoi fears being killed by Pakistani gangster, files protection plea in court
Directions to be issued to NIA for the accused to be taken in bullet proof vehicle and in bulletproof jacket during physical production and directions be issued to the concerned authority for conducting a threat perception and security assessment at the earliest," the plea filed on November 27
December 1, 2025India Gate protest: Some agitators attended Radical Students' Union meet in Hyderabad, Delhi Police tells court
Seventeen of them were arrested in connection with a scuffle at the Parliament Street police station and six were held by the personnel at the Kartavya Path police station in a case over the alleged use of pepper spray on cops while agitating at the India Gate.
December 1, 2025Pak-supported terror module case: Two accused seek discharge citing no 'actual act of terror'
Rizwan Momin and Irfan Shaikh, teacher and tailor, respectively, are charged with sheltering and harbouring prime accused Zakir Husain, who was arrested by Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) September 2021. Husain's interrogation led to the arrest of Momin and Shaikh.
December 1, 2025Kesavananda Bharati case profound affirmation of India's commitment to constitutionalism: CJI Surya Kant
Our judiciary was barely two decades old, young enough, one might think, to falter under pressure. And yet, it did not. With the courage that far surpassed its age, the Supreme Court chose the path of both constitutional maturity and morality. It refused to bend the Constitution into the shape of convenience.
November 30, 2025No need for oral mentioning, urgent cases to be automatically listed in 2 days: CJI streamlines process
"No Senior Counsel shall be permitted oral mentioning before any court. Young junior counsel may be encouraged to make oral mentioning," it said.
November 29, 2025'Imaandari' not mere ornament to character, it sustains justice and reputation: CJI
Speaking on the convention's topic of independence of judiciary, CJI Kant recalled the quote of Durgabai, one of the 15 women members of the constituent assembly, who had said the judiciary has to feel that they are independent. It is only in that case that we can get efficiency in the administration of justice.
November 29, 20253 co-accused granted bail in sexual assault case involving Chaitanyananda Saraswati
The self-styled godman, who is also the former chairman of the management institute, is in judicial custody over allegations that he molested several women.
November 29, 2025Court sentences ex-MLA’s nephew to life imprisonment in 1995 murder in Kerala's Malappuram
The victim’s family has challenged the Additional District and Sessions Court's verdict before the Kerala High Court, and the appeal is pending.
November 29, 2025Delhi court extends gangster Anmol Bishnoi's NIA custody till Dec 5
Wanted in connection with the killing of NCP leader Siddique, firing at actor Salman Khan's residence in April 2024, the killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, among other crimes, Anmol was "removed" from the US on November 18. He was detained in the US in November last year.
November 29, 2025Judges' work stressful, should participate in recreational activities: CJI Surya Kant
The closing ceremony and prize distribution will be presided over by former CJI B R Gavai along with Justice Vikram Nath on Sunday.
November 29, 2025Six sentenced for preventing Dalit cook from preparing food for school children in TN’s Tirupur
During the trial on Friday, the Judicial Magistrate M Suresh convicted six and sentenced them to two years jail term and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on each. Twenty-five others were acquitted due to lack of evidence while four died during the trial. All six have been lodged at the Coimbatore Central Prison.
November 29, 2025Thane MACT awards Rs 36.9 lakh compesation to family of man killed in motorcycle accident
A case was registered against the rider of the offending vehicle under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Motor Vehicles Act for rash and negligent driving. The respondent, the owner of the errant vehicle, failed to appear, and the petition proceeded ex parte.
November 29, 2025India Gate protesters granted bail in one case, sent to judicial custody in another
At a previous hearing on November 26, the Delhi Police told the court that a few protesters, arrested for allegedly using pepper spray on police personnel during a demonstration at the India Gate over pollution, are supporters of the banned Radical Students' Union.
November 29, 2025Defamation case against Rahul Gandhi: Court doesn't allow Satyaki Savarkar to play YouTube video
Satyaki Savarkar has alleged that Rahul Gandhi, currently Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, claimed in his speech in London that V D Savarkar had written in a book that he and five to six of his friends once beat up a Muslim man, and he (Savarkar) felt happy.
November 29, 2025Taxi driver gets life term in rape, murder of woman in 2010
After his arrest, police had said that the accused found the student sitting on her scooter near a secluded area and talking over phone after which he attacked her from behind and dragged her into the bushes where he committed the crime.
November 29, 2025Delhi court sends 8 accused arrested in connection with India Gate protest to 7-day judicial custody
A total 23 protesters were arrested in two different cases registered at the Parliament Street police station and the Kartavya Path police station. Seventeen were arrested in connection with the scuffle at the Parliament Street police station and six were arrested by the Kartavya Path police in the 'pepper spray' case.
November 29, 2025CJI Surya Kant lauds his predecessors, says benchmark set by their vision, leadership
"This institution has grown, and it has gained its strength from different leaders over time, who have really done invaluable service to the system," he said.
November 29, 2025Man gets 8 years in jail in 2020 murder case
Avinash Baban Ingole (21), resident of Naleshwar, questioned Kaluram Dildar Jathav (35), who hails from Madhya Pradesh, why he was stopping vehicles on the road and disrupting traffic. It led to an altercation during which Jathav hit Ingole on the head with a stone, leading to the latter's death, as per police.
November 29, 2025PNB fraud: Court rejects Mehul Choksi's plea seeking dropping of FEO proceedings
They are accused of allegedly siphoning off over Rs 13,000 crore of public money from the PNB using LoUs and foreign letters of credit (FLCs) by bribing officials of the bank's Brady House branch in Mumbai.
November 29, 2025Parents of Major Mohit Sharma move Delhi HC seeking stay on release of movie 'Dhurandhar'
The plea has sought a stay on the film's commercial release. Alternatively it has sought a direction for a private screening for the family prior to a public release and a declaration that no film portraying a real military martyr may be released without due authorisation from legal heirs and the Army.
November 29, 2025India Gate protest: Delhi court grants bail to 9 arrested over scuffle with police
However, a few of them will remain in jail as they were arrested in another case related to using pepper spray on police personnel.
November 29, 2025HC strikes down order requiring resident status for registration of e-rickshaws in Lucknow
Responding to the petitions, the Uttar Pradesh government said it faces difficulties in serving notices regarding the expiry of fitness certificates etc. to rented e-rickshaw owners in Lucknow and that locating them becomes difficult if their addresses get changed.
November 28, 2025Allahabad HC rejects bail plea of Chinese citizen accused of possessing forged passport
According to the prosecution, two Chinese nationals -- Yuyan Heyang and Loo Long -- were arrested by police while they were entering India through the Nepal border and on the basis of the information received from them, the applicant was held and a forged passport and a forged Aadhaar card in the name of Laakpa Sherpa were seized from him.
November 28, 2025