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'Not Guilty But Won't Contest Trial In Sarla Bhat Killing Case': Yasin Malik To TADA Court, Seeks Capital Punishment
Jailed Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik has denied any involvement in the 1990 abduction and killing of Kashmiri Pandit nurse Sarla Bhat, while telling the Special TADA/POTA Court in Srinagar that he has decided not to contest the trial proceedings further and has instead requested that the court award him capital punishment.Malik has maintained that his decision not to contest the proceedings should not be treated as an admission of guilt or acceptance of any prosecution...
Odisha Court Upholds Dismissal Of Complaint Against Ex-CM Naveen Patnaik & Former Secretary Over 'Misuse Of Public Funds' For Helicopter Trips
An Odisha Court upheld a magistrate's order dismissing a case against former CM and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Supremo Naveen Patnaik and his then Private Secretary as well as '5T' Secretary V. Karthikeyan Pandian over alleged 300+ helicopter trips to different districts for meetings and campaigns, without sanction of funds from the government exchequer.While deciding the revision petition,...
CJI Surya Kant To Flag Off Mobile E-Sewa Vans Tomorrow To Bring E-Courts Closer To People
The eCommittee of the Supreme Court of India, in collaboration with the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and the Department of Justice, Government of India, is organising a “Flag-Off Ceremony” of Mobile eSewa Vans on September 4, 2026, at 2:00 PM at the AB Lobby, Administrative Buildings Complex, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi. The Mobile eSewa Van initiative is conceived as...
AAP Leader Satyendar Jain Granted Bail In Delhi Jal Board Corruption Case
A Delhi Court on Thursday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain in the corruption case related to the alleged irregularities in the Delhi Jal Board.Special PC judge Dig Vinay Singh of Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order and allowed Jain's bail plea. Advocate Vivek Jain appeared for Jain.Jain, former Minister of Water of the earlier Delhi Government of AAP, was arrested last...
Bar Council Of Maharashtra & Goa Warns Platform Against Giving Legal Advice Without Advocate Enrolment
The Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa (BCMG) has issued notice to a 'legal and advisory' platform called 'Society First' for breaching the provisions of the Advocates Act and providing legal advice to citizens in matters of housing societies, deemed conveyance etc. The notice issued by BCMG Secretary Sharad Bagul seeks a response from the platform within a period of seven days on whether it...
No 'Reels' On HC Premises: Oudh Bar Association Appeals To Lawyers, Clerks & Law Interns To Maintain Dignity
The Oudh Bar Association (Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench) has appealed to advocates, junior advocates, advocate clerks and law interns to refrain from making reels or similar videos on the High Court premises and uploading them on social media.In an appeal issued on September 2, the Association said that some young advocates, advocate clerks and law interns have been coming to the...
Jurists, Activists Appeal To End Manual Scavenging; Harrowing Testimonies Shared
On 1 September 2026, the Press Club of India in New Delhi witnessed a gathering of nearly 200 people in solidarity with the Safai Karmachari Andolan's (SKA) End Manual Scavenging movement, 80 years after India's independence.The gathering brought together activists, legal practitioners, former judges, and, most importantly, women from four Indian states who continue to be forced into...
Kerala High Court Constitutes 12-Member Gender Sensitisation & Internal Complaints Committee Chaired By Justice J. Nisha Banu
The Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court has constituted a 12-member Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee (GSICC) chaired by Justice J. Nisha Banu to address sexual harassment complaints.The Committee, which also includes Justice Sobha Annamma Eapen as a member, was constituted pursuant to Regulation 4 of the Gender Sensitisation & Sexual Harassment of Women at the...
IAMC Hyderabad Participates In Singapore Convention Week 2026, Discusses AI, Mediation Ethics, Infrastructure Disputes And Cross-Border ADR
The International Arbitration and Mediation Centre (IAMC), Hyderabad, participated in a series of discussions and events during Singapore Convention Week 2026, engaging with practitioners, institutions, policymakers, and industry stakeholders on developments in alternative dispute resolution (ADR), mediation, arbitration, and cross-border commercial disputes.The week commenced with a...
University Can't Levy Internal Fee For Answer Scripts Sought By Student Under RTI Act: CIC
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that a University cannot impose internal fee for proving copies of answer script, when the information was sought by the student under the Right to Information Act, 2005.Information Commissioner Sudha Rani Relangi was dealing with the appeal preferred by a student of Patharkandi College affiliated with Assam University.The student had...