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Arbitration framework matured considerably, but challenges remain: CJI Surya Kant
He referred to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel’s address at the same event, wherein the CM highlighted the growing importance of institutional arbitration within India’s legal and jurisdictional framework, particularly for a state like Gujarat, which leads the nation in industrial development and technological advancement.
February 28, 2026AI Summit Protest: Delhi court grants bail to IYC president Chib
Speaking to the media, Chib's counsel informed that bail was granted by the magistrate against the surety bond of Rs 50,000, and the court has also directed his client to surrender his passport and electronic gadgets.
February 28, 2026UP: Man and his brother get life term for killing wife
On February 21, 2017, Karari police station received information about the death of a woman in Guwara Tayyabpur village. They were initially told that she had consumed poison after a fight with her husband, Amardev, said additional district government advocate (Criminal) Anirudh Mishra.
February 28, 2026Man gets 20-years rigorous imprisonment for raping Dalit girl in UP's Sonbhadra in 2018
Agrahari said Additional District Judge (POCSO Act) Amit Veer Singh held Raj Mishra guilty on Friday and sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment, also imposing a fine of Rs 56,000.
February 27, 2026Cannot permit narrative to replace evidence, says Delhi court, discharges K Kavitha
"According to him, when he (Reddy) met Accused 18 (Kejriwal), he was told that Accused 17 (Kavitha) would call him. Beyond this assertion, no circumstance, meeting, communication or overt act is attributed to them jointly, and notwithstanding the absence of any further material, they have been portrayed as principal actors operating through intermediaries
February 27, 2026Poll code violation case involving AAP MP Sanjay Singh: Witnesses cross-examined in UP court, next hearing on Mar 12
Ajit Kumar, who wrote the FIR (police personnel), appeared in court and recorded his statement, after which the defence (Sanjay Singh's lawyer) cross-examined him.
February 27, 2026Forensic Science is 'Suraksha Kavach', safeguards justice in digital age: CJI
The digital age has transformed not only how crimes are committed but also how truth must be discovered. Cyber-intrusions, digital fraud, identity manipulations and transnational data crimes challenge traditional investigative models and demand a new level of analytical sophistication
February 27, 2026IBC represents legislative choice to privilege speed over exhaustive judicial scrutiny: SC
The court said experience shows that unsuccessful bidders would always try to "spin" commercial decisions of the Committee of Creditors (CoC) as procedurally-faulty in order to secure a second shot through litigation by filing applications or making representations.
February 27, 2026Odisha court issues notice for attachment of property of cyber fraudster
Ganjam SP Suvendu Kumar Patra said the police had petitioned the court after Sahu allegedly earned money by operating mule accounts in banks.
February 27, 2026Media cannot perform its role under constraint, fear or influence: Justice BV Nagarathna
Speaking at the presentation function of the IPI India Award for Excellence in Journalism 2025, Justice Nagarathna, who is set to become the first woman Chief Justice of India in September 2027, said the recent trend of attempts to capture the press not only has economic underpinnings but also political overtones
February 27, 2026Judge who discharged Arvind Kejriwal in excise-policy case dealt with several key matters in past
The judge had set aside a magistrate's order that dismissed a complaint seeking the prosecution of former Union minister Bhanwar Jitendra Singh, saying there were prima-facie grounds to proceed against him for the offence of criminal breach of trust.
February 27, 2026J-K court issues warrants against four absconding 'terrorist commanders' including Hizbul chief
"In a significant step towards dismantling terror networks and reinforcing rule of law, Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) has secured non-bailable warrants against four operatives of proscribed terrorist organisation Hizbul Mujahideen
February 27, 2026Excise 'scam': Court directs departmental inquiry against CBI's investigating officer
Earlier, while orally pronouncing the substantive portions of the verdict, the judge said, "I am recommending a departmental inquiry..." against the IO, after noting that "there was no material at all" against Singh.
February 27, 2026Excise scam: Relief and tears as Delhi court discharges Kejriwal and 20 others, CBI appeals in HC
Hours after the verdict by special judge Jitendra Singh, the CBI filed an appeal challenging it in the Delhi High Court. Several aspects of the investigation were either ignored or not considered adequately, a spokesperson of the agency said in response to the scathing criticism by the trial court.
February 27, 2026Actor-politician Vijay's wife files divorce petition
She has accused her husband of having an extra-marital relationship with an actress and that he has subjected her to "persistent mental cruelty, neglect and desertion". If required, she said she would implead the actress as second respondent.
February 27, 2026Court accepts closure report in Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank case involving Ajit Pawar
Mahesh Jadhav, special judge for cases involving MPs and MLAs, accepted the `C-Summary' report filed by the EOW stating that no criminal case was made out.
February 27, 2026Delhi court discharges Sisodia in excise scam case, says no prima facie case of unilateralism
Special Judge Jitendra Singh was hearing the case against Sisodia, former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha and 20 others, who were accused in the liquor-policy case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
February 27, 2026Excise 'scam': No prima-facie case of policy manipulation against Kejriwal, says court
The prosecution seeks to connect Accused 18 (Kejriwal) mainly based on one sentence in the statement of the witness, namely, prosecution witness 225 Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy: 'Thereafter, he told me that K Kavitha, daughter of K Chandrashekar Rao, the then chief minister of Telangana, would be contacting me in this regard
February 27, 2026Excise 'scam': Court pulls up CBI for using phrase 'South Group'
The court also said such a nomenclature finds no foundation in law, does not correspond to any legally-cognisable classification and is wholly alien to the statutory framework governing criminal liability.
February 27, 2026Man gets life term for killing father over lottery dispute in Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram Additional Sessions Court Judge K P Anilkumar found Vinod guilty of killing his father, Antony, following a dispute over a lottery ticket that had won a prize and sentenced him to a life term under section 302 (murder) of IPC.
February 27, 2026Key observations of Delhi court in Delhi excise policy case
Prosecution case does not disclose even the threshold of prima facie suspicion, far less the "grave suspicion" mandated by settled principles of criminal jurisprudence.
February 27, 2026Excise case: Court says procedure allowing indefinite jail term can degenerate into punitive process
It highlighted that a procedure permitting prolonged or indefinite incarceration based on a provisional and untested allegation risked "degenerating into a punitive process" and raised a "concern of considerable constitutional significance", where individual liberty was "imperilled" by invoking the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
February 27, 2026Chronology of events in excise policy corruption case involving Arvind Kejriwal
Feb 12, 2026: Delhi court reserved its order on charge.
February 27, 2026Excise scam: Delhi court discharges Kejriwal, Sisodia, K Kavitha and 20 others; CBI to appeal
"This court has no hesitation in holding that the material placed on record does not disclose even a prima facie case, much less any grave suspicion, against any of the accused persons. Accordingly, Accused Nos 1-23 are discharged of all the offences alleged against them in the present case
February 27, 2026Former TDB official gets statutory bail in Sabarimala gold loss case
Kollam Vigilance Court Judge Mohit CS granted bail to former Thiruvabharanam (sacred ornament) Commissioner K S Baiju in the case related to the alleged loss of gold from the Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) plates, as the Special Investigation Team (SIT) failed to file a charge sheet within 90 days of his arrest.
February 27, 2026SC collegium decides to transfer judges proposed to be CJs of HCs well in advance
The collegium has taken a policy decision that in order to strengthen the efficiency and quality of administration of justice, a judge who is proposed to take over the high court as its chief justice may be transferred well in advance, preferably two months before the vacancy arises," said a statement uploaded on the apex court website.
February 27, 2026Excise scam: Delhi court discharges former CM Kejriwal, Sisodia, K Kavitha and 20 others
Special Judge Jitendra Singh rapped the CBI for lapses in the investigation, saying that there was no cogent evidence against Kejriwal and there was no prima facie case against Sisodia and the other accused.
February 27, 2026Thane court acquits man accused of murder in 2018 knife attack
The prosecution alleged that on the intervening night of December 30 and 31, 2018, Sahani stabbed Junaid Shakil Shaikh to death and injured Abhishek Singh with a knife near Ghodbunder Road following a dispute over a mobile phone.
February 27, 2026Delhi court discharges Kejriwal, Sisodia in excise corruption case, rejects CBI chargesheet
The CBI has been probing alleged corruption in the formulation and execution of the erstwhile-AAP government's now-scrapped excise policy.
February 27, 2026Kerala court sentences TN native to 30 yrs imprisonment for sexual assault of girl
Idukki Painav Fast Track Court Judge Nobel D S sentenced Muhammad Riyas, a native of Tiruppur, to a total of 30 years under various provisions of the IPC and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and also imposed a fine of Rs one lakh on his, special public prosecutor
February 27, 2026Court orders probe against BJP councillor R Sreelekha over alleged disclosure of victim identity
The petition was filed by one R Jayachandran in October 2025, alleging that Sreelekha had disclosed the identities of victims in a sexual offence case in a video uploaded on her YouTube channel.
February 26, 2026Delhi court sets aside order declaring man absconder, cites non-compliance with CrPC provisions
Additional Sessions Judge Anuj Agrawal allowed the criminal revision petition filed by Jagdish Kumar against a magisterial court order dated March 26, 2024, declaring him an absconder.
February 26, 2026Delhi tribunal awards nearly Rs 84-lakh compensation to kin of cop killed in 2021 motorcycle crash
"Driving on the wrong side of the road is inherently and seriously a rash and negligent act unless there is any reasonable justification, which is absent in the present case
February 26, 2026Hathras satsang stampede: Woman SI testifies in court, next hearing on March 5
The trial is underway in the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Mahendra Srivastava, where Sub-Inspector Sushma Devi, who was posted at the women's police station at the time of the incident, deposed.
February 26, 2026Delhi court sets aside conviction in robbery case over 'unreliable' identification
Additional Sessions Judge Pawan Kumar set aside the conviction and three-year sentence awarded to Rahul Sharma by a trial court in a case registered under sections 392 (robbery) and 394 (voluntarily causing hurt during robbery) read with 34 (common intention) of the erstwhile Indian Penal Code.
February 26, 2026Shirtless protest: Delhi court sends 3 IYC workers arrested from Shimla to 3-day police custody
Chief Judicial Magistrate Mridul Gupta passed the order on Delhi Police’s plea seeking five-day custodial interrogation of the three accused Youth Congress activists.
February 26, 2026