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Lawyers, 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, 2026Turkman Gate violence: Delhi court grants bail to last accused in judicial custody
In an order dated February 28, the court granted bail to Shahnawaz based on the principle of parity of bail, as there were no distinguishing circumstances between his case and that of the other 19 accused persons in the incident who had been granted bail earlier in February.
March 6, 2026Kerala Excise Commissioner post should be filled with IAS officer: CAT
The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT's) ruling will have a bearing on the current posting of senior IPS officer M R Ajithkumar as Excise Commissioner.
March 6, 2026Mumbai: JJB grants bail to teen in car accident case
Following his death, the father-son duo has been booked under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for rash driving, culpable homicide not amounting to murder, and an act endangering the life and safety of others and sections of the Motor Vehicles Act.
March 6, 2026Delhi court upholds cheating conviction in property deal, grants probation citing old age
On September 15, 2023, the trial court convicted Singh under section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sentenced him to three years of simple imprisonment. He was also asked to pay a compensation amount of Rs 6.5 lakh to the complainant.
March 6, 2026Delhi: Man acquitted in 1999 roof collapse case
The case dates back to September 16, 1999, when police received information about the collapse of a ceiling at a house in Arjun Gali in Maujpur area of northeast Delhi, where construction work was underway and several labourers were working at the site.
March 6, 2026Delhi tribunal awards Rs 1.21 crore to woman who lost leg in 2016 road accident
It said that the woman suffered grievous injuries and later underwent amputation of her left leg at the knee joint, resulting in 75 per cent permanent disability in relation to the limb.
March 6, 2026Court orders framing charges against Farooq Abdullah, others in JKCA 'scam' case
List the main file on 12/03/2026 for framing of charge. After framing of charge statement of approvers, i.e., accused no. 3 and 6 shall be recorded as evidence, in case they resile from their stand appropriate orders shall follow
March 6, 2026Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari sworn in as Chief Justice of Madras HC
In a simple ceremony held at the Lok Bhavan, Governor RN Ravi administered the oath of office to Justice Dharmadhikari. He will be the 55th chief justice of the high court.
March 6, 2026J-K court rejects bail plea of five HDFC Bank officials in fraud case
A spokesman of the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) said the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Shopian, rejected the bail applications of the accused persons arrested in connection with the fraud case at the Shopian branch of the bank.
March 6, 2026Gurugram court sentences 2 irrigation dept employees to 4 years in jail for graft
According to police, the complainant had applied for the registration of a Haryana Engineering Works Portal (HEWP) contractor licence, for which Naveen Yadav demanded a bribe of Rs 5,000.
March 5, 2026PNB scam: Court issues notice to Nirav Modi's two brothers over FEO proceedings
The notices were issued to Neeshal and Nehal Modi by special court judge A V Gujarathi, hearing cases filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), on Wednesday in wake of the Enforcement Directorate's pleas to declare them fugitive under the Fugitive Economic Offenders (FEO) Act.
March 5, 2026PNB scam: Court notice to Nirav Modi's two brothers over FEO proceedings
The notices were issued to Neeshal and Nehal Modi by special court judge A V Gujarathi, hearing cases filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), on Wednesday in wake of the Enforcement Directorate's pleas to declare them fugitive under the Fugitive Economic Offenders (FEO) Act.
March 5, 2026Delhi court acquits two in 2018 attempt to murder case
Additional Sessions Judge Sumedh Kumar was hearing a case under IPC sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 34 (common intention) against Mohammad Idrish and Mohammad Shuaib for allegedly attacking their cousin and another person named Raja Dilnawaz (the complainant) with a sharp object on April 19, 2018.
March 5, 2026Delhi court acquits four in attempt to murder case as key witnesses turn hostile
Complainant Mohammad Imran alleged that on the intervening night of October 20-21, 2023, the accused and their associates attacked him and his guards with iron rods and sticks after being confronted over an alleged theft attempt at a sewer construction site near Khizrabad.
March 5, 2026Rs 65 cr Mithi river desilting scam: Contractor held in August last year gets bail
As per the prosecution, Rathod, along with co-accused-Ketan Kadam, chief executive officer of firm Virgo Specialties, and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation officials, hatched a conspiracy regarding the use of Stilt Pushing Pontoon Machine (SPPM) and Multipurpose Amphibious Pontoon Machine (MAPM)/Truxor) in the work of removing silt from Mithi river.
March 5, 2026Mangaluru court sentences man to life for 2022 murder
The incident occurred on March 19, 2022, near a tourist car parking area at Mulki Pete in Bappanadu village of Mulki town in Dakshina Kannada district.
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