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Telangana Assembly Passes Advocates Protection Bill 2026
The Telangana Assembly on Monday (March 30) cleared the Telangana Advocates Protection Bill 2026 which is aimed at ensuring protection for lawyers in the State. Speaking about the development, lawyer and Minister for Information Technology, Electronics & Communication, Industry & Commerce and Legislative Affairs in the Telangana Government Sridhar Babu Duddilla took to X...
Racial Discrimination | Supreme Court Urges Delhi HC CJ To Consider Policy Decision For Expeditious Trials In Sensitive Cases
While dealing with a PIL assailing racial discrimination against Northeastern people, the Supreme Court today expressed a need for expeditious trials in sensitive cases.The Court requested the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court to take up the issue on the administrative side and consider a holistic policy decision.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul...
Rajya Sabha Passes CAPF Amendment Bill To Negate Supreme Court Direction Against IPS Officers' Appointment
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Central Armed Police Force (General Administration) Bill, 2026, through a voice vote amidst the Opposition walkout. The Opposition wanted the Bill to go to the Select Committee for further deliberation.The Bill has provisions that 50% of the total posts in the rank of Inspector General and a minimum of 67% of the posts in the rank of Additional...
'Don't Go Below The Belt': Bombay High Court Tells Republic TV To Tone Down Coverage Of Cases On Anil Ambani
The Bombay High Court on Monday orally told Republic TV and its editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami, to avoid using disparaging adjectives while reporting on industrialist Anil Ambani and investigations involving Reliance group of companies.Hearing Ambani's defamation suit seeking an injunction against the channel, Justice Milind Jadhav made pointed remarks against sensational tagging and...
Delhi Court Rejects Defamation Case Filed By AAP Leader's Wife Against Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
A Delhi Court today dismissed the criminal defamation case filed by Aam Aadmi Party leader Somnath Bharti's wife against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharama.ACJM Paras Dalal of Rouse Avenue Courts refused to take cognizance of the complaint and dismissed the matter.“I don't see anything in this matter to proceed further and I am denying cognizance in this case,” the judge said....
Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Dispute: MP High Court Will Consider Objections Recorded During ASI Survey Videography, Says Supreme Court
In the Bhojshala Temple- Kamal Maula Mosque dispute, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 1) observed that it had no reason to doubt that the Madhya Pradesh High Court would consider the objections of the Mosque management, which are stated to be recorded in the videography of the survey by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant,...
Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Declare Amaravati As Andhra Pradesh Capital
The Lok Sabha today passed a Bill to declare Amaravathi as the capital of Andhra Pradesh. The Bill, the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation(Amendment) Bill, 2026, was introduced by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai. The Bill intends to amend Section 5 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, which declared Hyderabad as the joint capital for Andhra Pradesh and the then...
Goa Court Grants Bail To Luthra Brothers In Birch By Romeo Lane Nightclub Fire Tragedy Case
In a major development in the Goa nightclub fire tragedy, wherein 25 people died, a Sessions Court in Merces, Goa on Wednesday (April 1) granted bail to Sourabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra - the two owners of the Birch By Romeo Lane, a prominent nightclub in North Goa's Arpora area. Confirming the development, Advocate Tushan Rawal, said, "The sessions court has granted regular bail to the...
Supreme Court Stays Trial Against TN Minister Durai Murugan In Disproportionate Assets Case
The Supreme Court today granted interim stay on trial proceedings against Tamil Nadu Minister Durai Murugan in a disproportionate assets case. Murugan is currently the Minister for Water Resources in the state government led by Chief Minister MK Stalin.A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and issued notice on his delay condonation application and SLP against a judgment of...
West Bengal SIR | Appellate Tribunals Can Entertain Fresh Documents After Verifying Genuineness : Supreme Court
In the West Bengal SIR matter, the Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Appellate Tribunals, which are hearing appeals against exclusions from the electoral rolls, to entertain fresh documents subject to the verification of their authenticity.The Court initially ordered that the Appellate Tribunals should not entertain fresh/new documents which were not submitted before the...
Kerala Court Remands Malayalam Film Director Ranjith To Judicial Custody In Sexual Harassment Case
The Judicial First Class Magistrate-1, Ernakulam has remanded Malayalam film director Ranjith Balakrishnan to judicial custody till April 13, following his arrest in a sexual harassment case. He is currently lodged in Ernakulam Sub Jail. Ranjith was taken into custody on March 31 following a complaint by an actress who has alleged that Ranjith attempted to sexually assault her at a film...