Delhi Riots: Court Denies Interim Bail To Umar Khalid, Says Grounds Raised Are 'Unreasonable'

A Delhi Court on Tuesday denied interim bail to Umar Khalid in relation to the UAPA case alleging larger conspiracy in commission of 2020 North East Delhi riots.Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma Courts dismissed Khalid's application seeking interim bail for 15 days for attending the Chehlum ritual after death of his late uncle and to attend to his mother's pre and...

Gujarat Court Recognises iCloud Data As Inheritable Property, Directs Apple To Help Daughter Recover Dead Father's Locked iPhone Contents

A Civil Court in Gandhinagar has held that "digital data" of a deceased party stored on Apple's 'iCloud account' constitutes a valuable digital asset forming part of the deceased's estate, which would fall under administration under the Indian Succession Act. The petitioners–deceased's wife and daughter had approached the court seeking that it may recognize that the digital data stored in...

WhatsApp Chats Point To Allegations Against Samarth Singh: Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Twisha Sharma's Husband In Dowry Death Case

A Sessions Court in Bhopal on Monday (May 18) denied anticipatory bail to advocate Samarth Singh in a case concerning the death of his wife, Twisha Sharma, over allegations of cruelty and dowry harassment, noting that from the FIR and the WhatsApp chats, it appeared that the main allegations were against Singh. For context, Samarth Singh is booked in an FIR for offences under IPC Sections...

TCS Nashik Case: Court Denies Bail To 6 Accused, Notes Victim Was 'Vulnerable' Employee Targeted By Superiors

A sessions court in Nashik recently denied bail to five men and a woman booked in the infamous TCS Nashik BPO Case of sexual harassment and forced religious conversion case, after considering that the victim in the case was "vulnerable" and that since the accused worked as her superiors, they could tamper the evidence. Additional Sessions Judge VV Kathare denied bail to Raza Meman, Asif...

Twisha Sharma Dowry Death Case : Bhopal Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Ex-Judge Mother-in-Law; Denies Bail To Advocate-Husband

A Bhopal Court on May 18 denied anticipatory bail to Advocate Samarth Singh, while granting the same to his mother, Retired Judge Giribala Singh, on Friday, May 15, 2026, in the case concerning the death of his wife, Twisha Sharma, due to alleged dowry harassment. Additional Sessions Judge Pallavi Dwivedi rejected Samarth's bail, who was accused of physically and mentally abusing his wife....

BCCI Not A 'Public Authority', Not Subject To RTI Act: Central Information Commission

The Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is not a “public authority” under the Right to Information Act, 2005, and therefore cannot be compelled to disclose information under the transparency law.Information Commissioner P R Ramesh passed the order while dismissing a second appeal filed by Delhi resident Geeta Rani, who had...

Umar Khalid's Release On Interim Bail May Have Implications On Public Order: Delhi Police Tells Court In Delhi Riots Case

The Delhi Police has opposed before a Delhi Court interim bail plea filed by Umar Khalid in relation to the UAPA case alleging larger conspiracy in commission of 2020 North East Delhi riots. Khalid has sought release on interim bail for 15 days commencing from May 22 to June 05, for attending the Chehlum ritual after death of his late uncle and to attend to his mother's pre and post...

Gurugram Court Sends Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora To Judicial Custody In ED Case Till June 01

A Gurugram Court today (May 18) allowed Enforcement Directorate's (ED) plea for judicial custody of Punjab sitting Minister Sanjeev Arora in money laundering case. Arora's ED custody was expiring today.The AAP leader has been booked in a Rs 100-crore GST fraud linked to a company he previously headed. He has approached the High Court challenging his arrest under the Prevention of Money...

Senior Adv Jaju Babu To Be Kerala Advocate General; T Asaf Ali Director General Prosecution

The newly elected UDF Government in Kerala has decided to appoint Senior Advocate Jaju Babu as the Advocate General.T Asaf Ali has been appointed as the Director General of Prosecutions.Chief Minister VD Satheesan announced these decisions in a press meet held after the first cabinet meeting of the newly elected...

Judiciary Needs To Function Like Hospitals 24x7 To Deliver Immediate Justice To Common Citizens: CJI Surya Kant

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh organised an event titled “Fragmentation to Fusion: Empowering Justice through Unified Digital Platform Integration” on May 16, 2026, aimed at integrating technological platforms and strengthening India's digital justice delivery ecosystem.The programme was attended by Justice Surya Kant, Chief Justice of India, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav,...

Delhi Judicial Service Association Condemns 'Clandestine Recording' Of Proceedings, Seeks Deletion Of Viral Rohini Court Video

The Delhi Judicial Service Association (DJSA) has strongly condemned the alleged illegal recording and circulation of video clips from court proceedings involving a Rohini Court judge, calling it a direct assault on the dignity and independence of the judiciary.The condemnation comes after a video showing a heated exchange between Shri Rakesh Kumar-V, District Judge-04, North-West...

Delhi Judge Shifted After Video Of Heated Exchange With Lawyer Goes Viral

The Delhi High Court on Sunday ordered the attachment of District Judge Rakesh Kumar to the Delhi Judicial Academy after a video purportedly showing him in a heated altercation with a lawyer went viral on social media.As per an order issued by the High Court Registrar General, the decision was taken by the Chief Justice and the judges of the High Court to attach Rakesh Kumar, presently serving...