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Bemina Murder Case: Srinagar Court Sentences Husband, Mother-In-Law & Brother-In-Law To Life Imprisonment

A Srinagar court has sentenced a man, his mother and his brother to life imprisonment for conspiring to murder his wife, Tasleema, by smothering her at their matrimonial home in Bemina in June 2022.Additional Sessions Judge Farooq Ahmad Bhat awarded life imprisonment and a fine of ₹50,000 each to Shahnawaz Ahmad Dar, his mother Mst. Hafeeza Begum and his brother Parveez Ahmad Dar alias Bilal for offences under Sections 302 and 120-B of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC).The sentence was pronounced...

Bengaluru Court Restrains Defamatory Content Against Vijay Deverakonda, Rashmika Mandanna-Starrer Ranabaali

Prior to the worldwide theatrical release of the Telugu film 'Ranabaali' today, a Bengaluru Court granted an ex parte interim relief against defamatory and false content against the film across social media and other platforms.The order restrains X Corp, YouTube, Google India, BookMyShow, IMDb, Facebook India, Meta Platforms and unidentified John Doe defendants from hosting or circulating...

Fail To Understand Why Police Officer Didn’t Call PCR/Made DD Entry Despite Having Good Understanding Of Law

A Delhi Court has acquitted seven men forming part of a mob of Hindu community in the murder case of one Babbu, an auto driver during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots, while convicting them for disobeying a prohibitory order under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).Additional Sessions Judge Parveen Singh of Karkardooma Courts held that the Delhi Police had failed to establish beyond reasonable doubt that the seven accused had participated in the fatal assault on Babbu, who died on...

No Offence Made Out Against Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Over Remarks On Lord Hanuman: Police Tells Court

The Delhi Police has told a Delhi court that no cognizable offence is made out against Chief Minister Rekha Gupta over her alleged remarks invoking Lord Hanuman during a government programme.The police has said that the speech, when viewed in its entirety, reflected appreciation for government employees and respect for the deity.The submission has been made by the police an action taken report filed before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashwani Panwar of Rouse Avenue Courts. The police has...

Lawyers Body To Hold Consultative Meeting On Karnataka High Court Bench At Mangaluru

Lawyers' Body To Hold Consultative Meeting On Karnataka High Court Bench At Mangaluru Ahead Of Three-Judge Committee's Feasibility Study. The meeting will be held on October 16 in Mangaluru. It comes after Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru set up a committee of Justices Anu Sivaraman, S.G. Pandit and Mohammad Nawaz to examine circuit or permanent benches in the coastal and Malnad regions.The United Legal Research and Justice Trust, a body of advocates in Dakshina Kannada, has called a...

Contemptuous Conduct: Calcutta High Court Warns Ex-Judicial Officer Of Aggravated Contempt For Remarks Against Judge

The Calcutta High Court has warned a discharged judicial officer that any future use of “unconscionable” and inappropriate language against a judicial officer or a court could be treated as an act of aggravated contempt if contempt proceedings are initiated against him.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge and Justice Om Narayan Rai made the observation while...

Kolkata Court Restrains Mahua Moitra From Repeating “Vote Chor” Remark Against West Bengal Chief Secretary

A Civil Court in Alipore, has restrained Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra from newly publishing, reposting, sharing or repeating allegedly defamatory statements against Manoj Agarwal, including remarks accusing him of being a “Vote Chor” and of being responsible for illegally disenfranchising voters in connection with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.The Civil...

Bar Council Of Delhi Condemns Personal Attacks On Judges, Asks Bar Members To Exercise Restraint

The Bar Council of Delhi has written to the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant condemning personal attacks on judges and asking bar members to exercise restraint and desist from amplifying unsubstantiated narratives that erode institutional integrity.This comes in the wake of statements circulated on social media seeking resignation of the CJI. A letter issued by the BCD addressed to the...

District Bar Association Chandigarh Calls No Work Day On October 15 Over Mistreatment Of Advocates During Delhi Protests

The District Bar Association (DBA), Chandigarh has called on its members to abstain from work on October 15, 2026. The Association cited the proposed “Punjab Bandh” and the reported humiliation and mistreatment of advocates at the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi during a recent protest.The decision was taken unanimously at an emergency meeting of the DBA's Executive Body on October...

Savarkar Defamation Case: Satyaki Savarkar Alleges Surveillance, Objects To Rahul Gandhis Counsel Asking About Personal Life

Satyaki Savarkar, the grand nephew of right-wing ideologue Vinayak Savarkar has objected to his ongoing 'cross-examination' in the criminal defamation case filed by him against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and has apprehended that he is being continuously followed or kept under surveillance. Satyaki had filed a criminal defamation case against Gandhi for allegedly defaming Savarkar by...

National Green Tribunal Forms Panel To Assess Allegations Of Illegal Sand Mining At Betwa River

The National Green Tribunal, Central Zone at Bhopal directed the constitution of a three-member Joint Committee to assess allegations of illegal sand mining activities at the River Betwa located in District Vidisha. Noting that "a substantial issue of environment has been raised", the bench of Judicial Member Justice Sheo Kumar Singh, and Expert Member Sudhir Kumar Chaturvedi, issued notice...