4th National Lok Adalat Strengthens Access Justice With Resolution 2.59 Crore Cases

The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) successfully organised the 4th National Lok Adalat of 2025 on 13 December 2025, marking another significant milestone in strengthening access to justice through consensual dispute resolution. The National Lok Adalat was conducted across High Courts, District Courts, Tribunals, Consumer Forums, and Permanent Lok Adalats in 26 States and 8 Union Territories, reflecting its wide national footprint and coordinated implementation .The event was organised...

Prosecution Failed To Prove Conspiracy By Dileep In Actress Assault Case: Kerala Court

While acquitting actor Dileep of all charges in the 2017 actress rape and abduction case, the Ernakulam Sessions Court held that the prosecution failed to prove conspiracy by Dileep in the case.The case refers to the abduction and sexual assault of an actress in a moving vehicle in the outskirts of Cochin on February 17, 2017, wherein videos of her assault were also taken. The prime perpetrator was Sunil N.S. @ Pulsar Suni whereas actor Dileep was arrayed as the 8th accused.The prosecution case...

National Lok Adalat At Punjab & Haryana High Court Disposes Of 303 Cases, Awards Over ₹13.36 Crore

As part of the nationwide initiative of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), a National Lok Adalat was organised today at the Punjab and Haryana High Court, in coordination with the High Court Legal Services Committee (HCLSC).The Lok Adalat was held under the overall supervision of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu, Patron-in-Chief of the High Court Legal Services Committee, and Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal, Chairman, High Court Legal Services Committee.Four Lok Adalat Benches were...

President Asks Justice Nisha Banu, Who Hasn't Abided By Transfer Order, To Join Kerala High Court By Dec 20

The President has directed Justice Nisha Banu to assume charge at the Kerala High Court on or before December 20, 2025. It may be noted that the Centre had notified her transfer from the Madras High Court to the Kerala High Court on October 14, 2025. In a notification issued on December 12, the centre said"The President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to...

NGT Disposes Application In Gandhi Sagar Talab (bhilwara) Sewage Diversion Matter; Directs Timely Completion Of Ongoing Project

The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Central Zone Bench, Bhopal, has disposed of Original Application No. 220/2024(CZ) filed by Babulal Jajoo concerning the inflow of untreated sewage into Gandhi Sagar Talab, Bhilwara, Rajasthan.Background of the CaseThe Applicant alleged that untreated domestic sewage was freely entering the Gandhi Sagar Lake, causing pollution and environmental degradation....

BREAKING | Kerala Court Sentences Six Convicted In Actress Assault Case To 20 Years Imprisonment

The Principal District and Sessions Court, Ernakulam, on Friday (December 12) sentenced all six accused, including the prime accused Sunil N.S. @ Pulsar Suni, to 20 years of imprisonment in the Actress Assault case.Judge Honey M. Varghese delivered the sentence after convicting the accused in the previous hearing."This case has created a sensation but the court should bear in mind that...

J&K Court Rejects Bail Of Eight Police Personnel Accused Of Custodial Torture Of Constable

The Principal District & Sessions Judge, Kupwara has dismissed the bail applications of eight police personnel accused of illegally detaining and torturing a constable at the Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC) Kupwara. The Court held that the applicants had failed to demonstrate any legal or factual basis warranting their release and emphasised that the stage of proceedings did not...

Actress Assault Case: Sessions Judge Honey Varghese Warns Media Against Distorted Reporting Of Court Proceedings

The Principal District and Sessions Court, Ernakulam on Friday (December 12) issued a warning to all the media personnels and lawyers present not to distort the court proceedings while reporting on the high-profile actress assault case.Smt. Honey M. Varghese, Principal District and Sessions Judge made the oral remark prior to conducting the hearing on the sentencing for those convicted in...

NCLT Chennai Defreezes Karti Chidambaram's Wife's Bank Accounts After SFIO Admits PAN Error

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Chennai on Friday ordered the defreezing of all bank accounts belonging to Dr Srinidhi Karti Chidambaram after the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) confirmed through its verification exercise that her accounts had been frozen because of an error. A coram of Judicial Member Jyoti Kumar Tripathi and Technical Member Ravichandran Ramasamy...

Delhi Court Convicts Woman For Defamation Over False Rape Allegations Against Brother-In-Law

A Delhi Court has convicted a woman for defamation for levelling false allegations of rape and sexual harassment against her brother-in-law, leading to his arrest and 41 days in judicial custody. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Swati Gupta of Dwarka Courts sentenced the woman to simple imprisonment for three months and imposed fine of Rs. 5,000 on her. However, the judge allowed...

2024 RG Mishra Murder Case | 'Demonic Torture, Humanity Groaned': UP Court Awards Death Penalty To 1, Life Term To 9 Others

A Sessions court in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district today awarded death penalty to the prime accused-Sarfaraz and sentenced nine others to life imprisonment in the high-profile Ram Gopal Mishra murder case pertaining to the 2024 Bahraich-Maharajganj Communal Violence. Describing the act as "demonic torture" under which "humanity groaned", Addl. District & Sessions Judge,...

Savarkar Defamation Case: Complainant Seeks To Play Allegedly Defamatory Speech Through Pen Drive, Pune Court Seeks Rahul Gandhi's Reply

In the ongoing criminal defamation case pertaining to right-wing leader Vinayak Savarkar, a Special Pune Court on Thursday ordered Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to respond to an application filed by complainant Satyaki Savarkar, who has placed on record two pen drives, which comprise of the allegedly defamatory speech delivered by the Leader of Opposition Party (LOP) in London. Notably, a...