Kerala Court Directs Police Probe Against Lakshmi Priya Over Ansiba Hassan's Complaint Alleging Sexually Coloured Remarks

A Kerala Court today directed the police probe against actor Lakshmi Priya and two CAN Channel representatives based on a private complaint preferred by Drishyam-starrer Ansiba Hassan accusing them of making sexually coloured remarks and circulating objectionable content against her.Smt. Shana Beegam, Judicial First Class Magistrate IX (Ernakulam), ordered that the private complaint be forwarded to the police as per Section 175(3) BNSS.Section 175(3) BNSS empowers the Magistrate to order police...

Smt. Shashi Prabha Singh Memorial Awards Announced For Women Advocates Pursuing Litigation

Senior Advocate Vikas Singh has announced the Smt. Shashi Prabha Singh Memorial Awards, a financial assistance initiative for women advocates pursuing a career in litigation, in memory of Late Smt. Shashi Prabha Singh (08 February 1930 – 20 November 2017). The awards are open to women advocates with 0–3 years of post-qualification experience (PQE), with preference for first-generation lawyers. The initiative is intended to support women advocates building a career in litigation and to promote...

Delhi Court Seeks Fresh Action Taken Report On Plea Alleging Electoral Roll Irregularities By ECI Officials

A Delhi Court yesterday directed the Delhi Police to file a fresh action taken report on a plea seeking registration of FIR against officials of the Election Commission of India (ECI) over alleged irregularities in electoral rolls and misuse of public funds.Judicial Magistrate First Class Kautuk Bhardwaj of Patiala House Courts passed the order while dealing with a plea filed by lawyer...

NALSAR Students Screen Documentary On Umar Khalid To Express Solidarity

A group of students at the NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, organised a screening of a documentary on jailed activist Umar Khalid on the university campus on Wednesday evening.The documentary, "Prisoner No. 626710 is Present", directed by filmmaker Lalit Vachani, was screened as a mark of expressing solidarity with the prisoner, one of the organisers said. Students themselves sourced the projector and the stand for the screening. They hoped that the event would "evoke inspiration...

NEET-UG Paper Leak: Delhi Court Rejects Plea To Defer Arguments On Charge

A Delhi Court has recently rejected a plea seeking to defer arguments on charge in a case related to the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) paper leak being probed by CBI.Special Judge Ajay Gupta of Rouse Avenue Courts rejected the application of one of the accused seeking deferment of arguments on charge until the filing of a supplementary chargesheet. The...

Centre Notifies Reappointment Of Senior Advocates Arvind Kamath, B Narsimha Sharma As ASGs For High Courts At Karnataka & Telangana

The Central Government on Thursday (September 24) notified the re-appointment of senior advocates Kuloor Arvind Kamath and B. Narsimha Sharma as Additional Solicitors General for India for Karnataka and Telangana High Courts respectively. A notification issued by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice states: "The President is pleased to re-appoint following Additional Solicitor General for...

Gandhinagar Court Grants Regular Bail To Journalist Ravi Nair In Adani Defamation Case

A Sessions Court in Gandhinagar on Thursday (September 24) granted regular bail to journalist Ravi Nair who was arrested after a non-bailable warrant was issued against him by a sessions court earlier for non-appearance in a defamation case filed by Adani EnterpriseThe matter was listed before Principal District and Sessions Judge Ashish JS Malhotra. As per the court website, the status of...

Advocate Muraleedharan G. Nominated As Kerala Bar Council Chairperson; Santhosh Kumar P. As BCI Representative

Advocate Muraleedharan G. has been nominated as the Chairman of the 13th Bar Council of Kerala (BCK).Advocate Santhosh Kumar P. has been nominated from among BCK members as representative to the Bar Council of India (BCI).Advocate Muraleedharan secured 14 votes and defeated Advocate Nasseer K.K. by 3 votes. Advocate K.P. Jayachandran (12 votes) was defeated by Advocate Santhosh Kumar by 2...

2010 Attack Case: Bengaluru Court Acquits Congress MLA Sangamesha, Others; Orders Action Against Officials For 'Defective' Probe

A Special Court in Bengaluru on Tuesday (September 22) acquitted Congress MLA B.K. Sangamesha and four others in a 2010 case involving charges of criminal conspiracy, rioting, attempt to murder and voluntarily causing grievous hurt.While acquitting the accused, the court found several defects in the investigation and directed the State to place the case before the Acquittal Review Committee...

CJI Surya Kant To Inaugurate Victim Rights Centre On Single Window System Model At Patna On Sept 26

The Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, will inaugurate the Victim Rights Centre at the Bihar State Legal Services Authority (BSLSA), Patna, on September 26, 2026. On the same occasion, the Chief Justice will also launch a Transgender Helpline, flag off a fleet of Multi Utility Vehicles, and release a publication on the Centre.The Centre has been established as a pilot project...

'Cyber Crime Is Like An Addiction, It's All Easy Money': Supreme Court Refuses Bail

The Supreme Court has today (23 September) refused to grant bail to a man accused of cyber crime, remarking that cyber crime is like an addiction. It took note of the fact that the petitioner (accused) had three identical criminal antecedents against him. Noting that only one witness has been examined since last one year, it directed that the trial be completed within six months.A bench...

Yash Paul Bourney Sworn In As Judge Of Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court

Senior Judicial Officer Yash Paul Bourney was sworn in as a Judge of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at a ceremony held in the Chief Justice's Court at the Srinagar Wing of the High Court on Tuesday.The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati. The Warrant of Appointment was read out by M.K. Sharma, Registrar General of the High Court of J&K...