“Udaan – Adolescent Empowerment Programme” Workshop Held At MP High Court Gwalior Under NALSA Scheme

A one-day workshop titled “Udaan – Adolescent Empowerment Programme” was organized at the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Bench at Gwalior, under the NALSA (Child Friendly Legal Services for Children) Scheme, 2024. The programme was conducted under the leadership of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Patron-in-Chief of the Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (MPSLSA), and under the guidance of Justice Vivek Rusia, Administrative Judge and Executive Chairman, MPSLSA, in collaboration with the...

Kupwara Custodial Torture Case: J&K Court Discharges DSP, Orders Trial Of 7 Cops For Illegal Detention & Assault

The Principal Sessions Court, Kupwara has discharged a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) from a custodial torture case arising out of the alleged illegal detention and brutal assault of a police constable at the Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC), Kupwara in February 2023, while ordering seven other police personnel to face trial for offences including criminal conspiracy, wrongful...

NGT Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Risks From Hanging Glaciers In Central Himalaya

The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), New Delhi, has taken suo motu cognizance of a news report highlighting the environmental risks posed by unstable hanging glaciers in the Central Himalaya.The Bench comprising Mr. Justice Prakash Shrivastava (Chairperson) and Dr. Afroz Ahmad (Expert Member) registered Original Application No. 258/2026 based on a news item titled “Study Flags Overlooked Danger Posed By Hanging Glaciers On Mountain Slopes in Central Himalaya” published in...

Delhi Court Directs Aam Aadmi Party, Saurabh Bhardwaj To Take Down Defamatory Content Against BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj

A Delhi court has restrained the Aam Aadmi Party and its politician Saurabh Bharwaj from publishing any defamatory content against BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj concerning her detention during a recent political protest.Principal District & Sessions Judge Gurvinder Pal Singh of Saket Courts directed the party and Bhardwaj to take down and refrain from disseminating a video dated April 19...

CBI Arrests Tis Hazari Courts Reader for Allegedly Demanding ₹30,000 Bribe To Facilitate Bail

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Reader attached to the court of Additional Sessions Judge-02 at Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi, in connection with a bribery case involving an alleged demand for money to facilitate the grant of bail.According to a press release issued by the CBI on April 23, 2026, the agency registered a case against the accused based on a complaint...

Kannada Actress Ranya Rao Released After 1-Year Detention Under COFEPOSA Act In Gold Smuggling Case

Kannada actress Harshavardhini Ranya Rao was released from Central Prison, Mysuru on Wednesday (April 22) after completing her 1-year detention under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities (COFEPOSA) Act in a case pertaining to alleged gold smuggling. For context, the actress was granted bail by the Special Court in a case booked for gold smuggling in...

'Sexually Coloured Remarks' : Delhi Court Orders FIR Against Abhijit Iyer Mitra For Posts Against Newslaundry's Manisha Pande

A Delhi Court on Wednesday (April 22) directed registration of FIR against commentator Abhijit Iyer Mitra on a complaint case filed by digital news platform Newslaundry's Editorial Director Manisha Pande accusing him of abusing her and other women employees on social media. Judicial Magistrate First Class Bhanu Pratap Singh of Saket Courts passed the order on the plea filed by Pande...

National Green Tribunal Orders Action In Dwarka Omaxe Project Case

The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, has passed a significant order in Original Application No. 137/2025 (Renu Bala vs. MoEF&CC & Ors.), concerning alleged environmental violations in “The Omaxe State” project located in Dwarka, New Delhi.The bench comprising Justice Prakash Shrivastava (Chairperson) and Dr. A. Senthil Vel pronounced the order on April...

TCS Nashik Case: Court Denies Interim Anticipatory Bail To Accused Booked For Hurting Religious Sentiments

In a development in the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Nashik BPO case of sexual harassment and forced religious conversion, a sessions court on Tuesday (April 21) refused to grant interim anticipatory bail to one Danish Ejaz Shaikh, who is named in a separate case of outraging religious sentiments.Additional Sessions Judge VV Kathare while denying interim anticipatory bail to Danish, who...

Bengaluru Court Directs Probe Against Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwar, Tumkur Deputy Commissioner In 'Illegal Betting' Case

Acting on a private complaint, a Bengaluru Court on Tuesday (April 21) directed police investigation over allegations against Karnataka Home Minister Dr G. Parameshwara and Tumkur Deputy Commissioner Subha Kalyana for "illegally betting" Rs. 500 during a Kabaddi match.After perusing newspaper reports about the incident and the complainant's representations to the police, XLII Additional...

Income Tax Dept Files Complaint Against TN Congress Chief Over 'False Claims' Of Unlawful Detention In Pretext Of Search

The Income Tax Department has lodged a complaint with the Commissioner of Police, Chennai, seeking initiation of appropriate legal proceedings against K. Selvaperunthagai, President of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee and candidate from Sriperumbudur Assembly Constituency, for his alleged social media posts claiming that the department had illegally detained him in the pretext of conducting...

Sikkim HC To Organise National Conclave On Technology And Judicial Education At Gangtok

The High Court of Sikkim is organising a two-day “National Conclave on Technology and Judicial Education” at Gangtok on May 1 and 2, 2026. The conclave will include the following conferences:National Technology Conference for Transformation of the Indian Judiciary; andConference of Commonwealth Judicial Educators in the Digital Age, organised by the Sikkim Judicial Academy under the aegis...