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Centre Notifies Appointment Of Adv AK Preeta As Kerala High Court Judge
The Central Government has notified the appointment of Advocate AK Preeta as an Additional Judge of the Kerala High Court.Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced it in a social media post.Although the Supreme Court Collegium, on April 14, had recommended Senior Advocate Liz Mathew along with Adv AK Preeta for Kerala High Court, the Centre has notified only one...
Supreme Court Lauds 92% Voter Turnout & Lack Of Violence In West Bengal Elections
During the hearing of the West Bengal SIR matter, the Supreme Court today voiced appreciation for the 92 percent voter turnout and the lack of violent incidents in the State's Assembly elections."As a citizen of India, I was very happy to see the percentage of voting. In this country, people need to participate in elections. If people realize their power in a democracy, power of vote, and...
Supreme Court Forms SIT To Probe 4-Yr Old's Rape-Murder In Ghaziabad; 2nd SIT In A Month To Investigate Minor's Rape
The Supreme Court today directed constitution of a Special Investigation Team to probe the rape and murder case of a 4-year-old girl in Ghaziabad.This is the case where the Court had earlier flagged failure of UP authorities to invoke sexual assault provisions and refusal of two private hospitals to treat the child when she was still alive.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi...
West Bengal SIR | Appellate Tribunals May Give Out-of-Turn Hearing If Urgency Shown : Supreme Court
For any grievances remaining with regard to West Bengal electoral roll inclusion/exclusion, the Supreme Court today granted liberty to aggrieved persons to approach the Calcutta High Court and/or the Appellate Tribunals constituted in the state for appropriate redressal.The Court further said that if persons who have filed appeals against exclusion from the electoral roll make out a case...
10 Indians In Russia Died Fighting Ukraine War, Many Went Voluntarily : Centre Tells Supreme Court
The Central Government on Friday told the Supreme Court that 10 Indian citizens, who went to Russia, have died while fighting the war against Ukraine. The Centre also told the Court that most of them fought the Ukraine war as part of the Russian forces on the basis of voluntary contracts.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi...
West Bengal SIR : Supreme Court Asks Election Duty Officers Excluded From Voter Roll To Approach Appellate Tribunal
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain writ petitions filed by persons aggreived by the deletion of their names from the electoral roll in the West Bengal after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), although they are enlisted as electoral officers in the ongoing assembly elections.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul...
Gauhati High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Congress Leader Pawan Khera In FIR By Assam CM's Wife
The Gauhati High Court today REJECTED an anticipatory bail plea filed by Congress leader Pawan Khera in connection with an FIR filed by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, amid allegations related to her holding multiple passports.A bench of Justice Parthivjyoti Saikia had reserved the final order after hearing both sides extensively on April 21. A detailed order...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : April 23, 2026
Links to reports of today :'Vital Issue For Nation': Supreme Court Questions NIA's Power To Register Suo Motu CaseSupreme Court Show Cause Notice To Korba SP For Not Complying With Direction To Produce AccusedSupreme Court Identifies 45K Cases As Suitable For Settlement Under 'Samadhan Samaroh' Initiative; Seeks Lawyers' CooperationCan't Take Information From 'WhatsApp University':...
Delhi Court Directs Aam Aadmi Party, Saurabh Bhardwaj To Take Down Defamatory Content Against BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj
A Delhi court has restrained the Aam Aadmi Party and its politician Saurabh Bharwaj from publishing any defamatory content against BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj concerning her detention during a recent political protest.Principal District & Sessions Judge Gurvinder Pal Singh of Saket Courts directed the party and Bhardwaj to take down and refrain from disseminating a video dated April 19...
CBI Arrests Tis Hazari Courts Reader for Allegedly Demanding ₹30,000 Bribe To Facilitate Bail
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Reader attached to the court of Additional Sessions Judge-02 at Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi, in connection with a bribery case involving an alleged demand for money to facilitate the grant of bail.According to a press release issued by the CBI on April 23, 2026, the agency registered a case against the accused based on a complaint...
Kannada Actress Ranya Rao Released After 1-Year Detention Under COFEPOSA Act In Gold Smuggling Case
Kannada actress Harshavardhini Ranya Rao was released from Central Prison, Mysuru on Wednesday (April 22) after completing her 1-year detention under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities (COFEPOSA) Act in a case pertaining to alleged gold smuggling. For context, the actress was granted bail by the Special Court in a case booked for gold smuggling in...