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Disqualification of BRS MLAs: SC issues contempt notice to Telangana speaker, calls it 'grossest kind of contempt'
The top court reiterated that the speaker acts as a tribunal while deciding disqualification pleas under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution and consequently does not enjoy “constitutional immunity”.
November 17, 2025Azam Khan, son Abdullah convicted in dual PAN card case; sent to Rampur dist jail
For offences under Section 468, the accused received three years' simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10,000, with three months' additional imprisonment on default. Under Section 471, the court sentenced them to two years' simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10,000.
November 17, 2025X Corp challenges legality of ‘Sahyog’ portal takedown process before Karnataka HC
A key plank of the appeal is the allegation that the single judge misapplied the Shreya Singhal case, wrongly concluding that it had been diluted after the 2021 IT Rules replaced the 2011 framework.
November 17, 2025SC directs Uttarakhand govt to take steps to restore Corbett Tiger Reserve
"With regard to the tiger safari... we have issued guidelines. We have held that it has to be in consonance with the 2019 rules. Rescue centres to be established and aid in treatment and care. Such centres to be near the tiger safaris. The number of vehicles needs to be regulated," it said.
November 17, 2025SC defers hearing by six weeks on Sahara firm's plea seeking nod to sell properties to Adani
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the Sahara Group, said he would like to file a response to the note submitted by the amicus and emphasised that a lot of properties were sold or leased out based on forged documents.
November 17, 2025Maharashtra: Tribunal awards Rs 74 lakh compensation to family of accident victim
Vinodkumar Bhagirath Chauhan, who worked with a private company, died in June 2020 after a speeding truck hit his motorcycle in Mumbai. He had a gross annual salary of Rs 6,13,200 then.
November 16, 2025Administration of criminal justice 'most neglected sphere': ex-CJI U U Lalit
10 years of running after that so-called mice, and finally, it turns out that it was not a mouse, but it was a rabbit. Now, where does society stand? So, therefore, do we not, or should we not, insulate our system in such a way that perhaps innocent rabbits are not run after and given a chase for life, and at the end of that chase, they are left a sort of huffing and panting
November 16, 2025SEBI-Sahara case: SC to hear on Monday pleas of employees for payment of pending salaries
The bench asked the amicus curiae to also take note of the responses of other stakeholders with regard to these properties and give details about their nature, including whether the properties are clean or disputed.
November 16, 2025Tripura: Man gets 20 yrs RI for raping girl
The court of District and Sessions Judge, V P Debbarma, also slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 on Samir Kuri, a resident of Indiranagar area, while pronouncing the judgment on Saturday. Failure to pay the amount will attract an additional six months in prison
November 16, 2025No elevation from 'may be true' to 'must be true', says Delhi court; acquits man in murder case
The prosecution, from the quality and quantity of the evidence, could not prove the chain of circumstantial evidence, which could only lead to one inference, that is, the guilt of the accused
November 16, 2025Cal HC asks Bengal govt to publish draft notification on 15-yr-old buses
Disposing of the petition on Friday, Justice Rai Chattopadhyay gave liberty to the West Bengal government to publish the draft notification as submitted before the court at the earliest point of time.
November 16, 2025Delhi court acquits three in 2021 attempt to murder case
In an order dated November 12, the court said, "Not a scintilla of evidence has come on record against accused persons for offence under Section 307 (attempt to murder) and 34 (common intention) of the IPC in view of the hostile version of the public witnesses, including the injured.
November 16, 2025Man acquitted in rape case; court cites inconclusive age proof, says relationship was consensual
her relations with the accused were mostly voluntary, consensual, and of her own free will. She also admitted that if her mother would not have approached the police station, the victim herself would have never gone to the police
November 16, 2025Right to Education example of affirmative action that transformed lives: Ex-CJI U U Lalit FORMER CJI-SPEECH
We keep hearing criticism that judges indulge in activism. Then this activism is at the highest level, where by interpretative process, you are now saying that hundreds of crores of the population are entitled to affirmative action, and yet there is not a single demur from any establishment
November 16, 2025HC hears Prajwal Revanna's appeal; counsel alleges media trial, weak evidence
The case in which Revanna has been sentenced pertains to the one involving 48-year-old woman who was working as a help at the family's Gannikada farmhouse in Hassan district's Holenarasipura. She was allegedly raped twice -- at Hassan farm house and Bengaluru residence-- in 2021 and the act was recorded by the accused on his mobile phone.
November 16, 2025Allahabad HC denies granting protection to live-in couple, says woman still married
A spouse has statutory right to enjoy the company of his or her counterpart and he/she cannot be deprived of that right for the sake of personal liberty and no such protection can be granted to infringe statutory right of the other spouse; hence, the freedom of one person cannot encroach or overweigh the legal right of another person
November 16, 2025School teacher gets life term for raping 10-year-old girl in Kerala
The court decided not to order a separate sentence under IPC section 376(2)(f)(rape by a person in a position of trust or authority) and section 5(m) (penetrative sexual assault on a child below 12 years) of the POCSO Act, even though he was found guilty of these offences as well.
November 15, 2025Pune land scam: suspended govt official gets temporary bail
On Saturday, the court passed an order that he shall be released on `ad-interim' (temporary) pre-arrest bail -- until the final order on his plea is passed -- on a personal bond of Rs 10,000 and surety of the like amount
November 15, 2025Korean firm takes legal action against illegal ESSE cigarettes
KT&G (Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corporation), has engaged S S Rana & Co, a leading law firm, to launch a decisive legal initiative to tackle counterfeit and illicit ESSE products across India
November 15, 2025Delhi HC grants 3-week parole to HIV positive convict in Jigisha Ghosh murder case
The state's counsel further said that since the convict is undergoing treatment for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), he should be permitted to attend to his medical needs independently during the parole period.
November 15, 2025Defamation case, Rahul Gandhi, Court, Adjourns hearing, Dec 6
The court had directed the Nizampura police to conduct a probe and submit a report in connection with the case. The inspector had accordingly submitted the probe report to the court, and the complainant's counsel wanted to examine the officer in this connection.
November 15, 2025HC directs Rajasthan govt to complete panchayat, municipal polls by Apr 15 next year
The petitions, filed by former MLA Sanyam Lodha and 438 others, had argued that postponing elections violated Articles 243(E) and 243(K) of the Constitution and Section 17 of the Rajasthan Panchayat Raj Act, 1994.
November 15, 2025Instructions on using Aadhaar as proof of identity, not citizenship, already issued: EC to SC
The poll panel said the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), in an office memorandum (OM) in August 2023, had clarified that Aadhaar was not proof of citizenship, residence, or date of birth
November 15, 2025Union minister Arjun Meghwal calls for CAT bench in Jharkhand
We have entered AI-enabled technology era with development of artificial intelligence, robotics, 3-D painting, machine learning and blockchain technology. We have to adopt these developments amid their challenges. So, we have to prepare a roadmap for the next 25 years to make the golden jubilee of the high court more glorious
November 15, 2025Chaitanyananda claims threat to his life; Delhi court seeks report from prison authorities
According to the FIR, Chaitanyananda allegedly forced female students to visit his quarters late at night and sent them inappropriate text messages at odd hours.
November 15, 2025MACT awards Rs 18.32 lakh compensation to kin of man killed in road accident
According to settled law, the presence of an FIR against the driver, along with the criminal record of the case showing completion of investigation by police, leading to the Final Report, was deemed sufficient proof to conclude that the driver was negligent.
November 15, 2025Thane court sentences three to life imprisonment in 2021 mob lynching case
Although the accused are young offenders and their family members are dependent on them, the manner of the commission of the offence must be taken into consideration during sentencing, the judge observed, noting that the points argued on behalf of the accused were insufficient to show leniency.
November 15, 2025Engineer held by ATS for terror links, radicalisation remanded in judicial custody till Nov 28
In addition, a magazine titled 'Inspire' was found, containing photographs of AK-47 training at the OSG Gun School and documents detailing the procedure to make an IED using acetone peroxide from an OSG bomb school, it told the court.
November 15, 2025UP: 25 convicted in 2005 cow slaughter, attack on police case in Bulandshahr
During the investigation, sections of the Gangsters Act were added on May 17, 2005, and a chargesheet was later filed against 30 accused, he said.
November 15, 2025Mumbra railway accident: Judge notes maintainance failure while refusing pre-arrest bail
"From above discussion and both the reports on record, prima facie it seems that the alleged incident was not mere an accident, but it was an outcome of knowing default or omission of applicants and other railway authorities," the court said, adding that a detailed investigation was required to unearth the truth.
November 15, 2025Six sentenced to life imprisonment for killing man in 2023
Delivering the verdict on Friday, the court sentenced Humayu, Abad, Afaaq, Shahrooq, Afzal and Aurangzeb to life imprisonment after holding them guilty, along with a fine of Rs 20,000 each, the prosecution added.
November 15, 2025My university fees not paid for 2 months, Karisma Kapoor's daughter tells Delhi HC
In the fairytale "Cinderella", the young woman is mistreated by her stepmother, who focuses all of her attention on her own two daughters.
November 15, 2025UP court acquits BJP MLA, 7 others in 2012 road blocking case
The case pertained to allegations that they blocked a road during a demonstration near Khubbapur village on September 29, 2012, according to defence lawyers.
November 15, 2025NGT seeks MCD, govt response over improper waste disposal in Delhi's Jangpura
In an order dated November 7, the bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member A Senthil Vel held that the application raised "substantial issues relating to compliance of environment norms" before issuing a notice to the respondents - Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Delhi government, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), and a private firm A G Enviro Infra Projects Ltd.
November 15, 2025Building houses for themselves but not creating judicial infra: SC lambasts Punjab govt
The high court in September took a strong view and flagged repeated delays despite the building committee's resolution and directed that the guest house presently occupied by the deputy commissioner and another house occupied by the Senior Superintendent of Police be vacated and allotted to the district and sessions judge as residence and, if possible, as a courtroom space.
November 15, 2025Pune 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