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Delhi Court Acquits Social Activist Shabnam Hashmi In COVID Lockdown Protest Case
A Delhi court has acquitted social activist Shabnam Hashmi and another woman, Seema Joshi, in a case alleging violation of COVID-19 lockdown norms during a protest in Dwarka in October 2020. JMFC Divya Yadav of Dwarka Courts said that the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt.The FIR was registered at Dwarka South police station for the offences under Sections 269,...
Air Pollution: Supreme Court Asks NHAI, MCD To Consider Shifting Or Closing 9 Toll Plazas At Delhi borders
Taking serious note of the worsening air pollution levels in Delhi NCR, the Supreme Court on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, issued a series of directions asking the National Highways Authority of India and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to urgently consider either temporarily closing or relocating toll plazas situated at the borders of the national capital to ease chronic traffic...
Supreme Court Allows Ban Of 10-Year-Old Diesel & 15-Year-Old Petrol Vehicles Below BS-IV In Delhi NCR
Modifying its August 12 order -which barred coercive action against diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years in the National Capital Region - the Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 17) clarified that action can be taken against such vehicles that meet emission standards below BS-IV.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya...
CCI Approves Coinbase Deal To Buy Minority Stake In CoinDCX Parent
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Tuesday approved Coinbase Global Inc.'s proposal to acquire a minority stake in DCX Global Limited, the holding company behind the CoinDCX cryptocurrency exchange in India. Coinbase, a US-based cryptocurrency exchange operating in over 100 countries, has recently entered the Indian market. DCX Global Limited, incorporated in Mauritius, owns...
SCBA, Union To Submit Joint Suggestions To Supreme Court On Preventing Attacks On Judges
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it proposes to submit joint suggestions along with the Union Government on framing guidelines to prevent incidents such as the shoe-throwing bid at the former CJI and to regulate media reporting of comments glorifying such incidents.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya...
Supreme Court Transfers Suo Motu Proceedings On RG Kar Doctor Rape-Murder Case To Calcutta High Court
The Supreme Court today transferred to the Calcutta High Court the suo motu case it had initiated in connection with the rape and murder of a woman doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, for monitoring the implementation of the orders passed by it in the case.A bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma directed that the High Court would henceforth...
Remembering M. Hidayatullah On His 120th Birth Anniversary
Mohammed Hidayatullah is one of those rare persons- distinguished and versatile and who adorned everything that he touched. Youngest Advocate General, High Court Judge and Chief Justice, Judge of the Supreme Court and Chief Justice of India, Vice President and Acting President twice, he was all this and more. On his 120th birth anniversary it is but appropriate that we remember him and...
Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 16, 2025
TAX Centre Projects ₹47,700 Crore Revenue Loss Amid GST Rate-RationalisationCustoms Act | Penalty U/S 112 Cannot be Imposed Solely On Co-Accused's Statement Without Corroborative Evidence: CESTAT KolkataDelhi High Court Directs To Re-Assess Bills Of Entry, Allows Infra Cess Exemption On E-Golf Carts Owing To Technical GlitchDelhi High Court Upholds GST Adjudication Despite SCN Being Signed...
Supreme Court Seeks Response Of MP, Union On Alleged Discriminatory Prison & Police Provisions
The Supreme Court on December 15 considered an interlocutory application seeking to strike down allegedly discriminatory provisions in the Madhya Pradesh prison law and police regulations, in an ongoing suo motu case concerning discrimination inside prisons across India.A Bench comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K.V. Viswanathan was hearing Interlocutory Application filed by...
SC Collegium Recommends Elevation Of Two Judicial Officers To Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium on December 16, 2025 approved the proposal for appointment of two judicial officers as Judges of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana.As per the decision taken in the Collegium meeting, Shri Ramesh Chander Dimri and Ms. Neerja Kulwant Kalson have been cleared for elevation to the High Court. The statement can be read...
CLAT 2026 Results Out
The results of this year's Common Law Admission Test (CLAT 2026) have been released on the website of the Consortium of National Law Universities.Candidates of CLAT Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate(PG) can view their scores by logging in with their admit card on the consortium website here or the mirror site here....