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Woman Assaults Civil Judge, Advocates Inside Karnataka Courtroom; FIR Registered
A woman allegedly attacked a sitting civil judge on Thursday (July 30) and several advocates during ongoing proceedings at the JMFC Court in Sira in Tumakuru district of Karnataka.The accused person in the FIR allegedly entered the courtroom of Principal Senior Civil Judge during proceedings and slapped the judge, followed by attacks on multiple advocates.As per the complaint registered,...
Delhi Court Acquits Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh In Wrestlers' Sexual Harassment Case
A Delhi Court on Monday acquitted BJP leader and former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Chief Brij Bhushan Singh in a case alleging that he sexually harassed women wrestlers.Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Ashwini Panwar of the Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order of acquittal.The judge has also acquitted co accused Vinod Tomar in the case.The verdict was reserved after...
Delhi Court Discharges Ex-AAP MLA Naresh Balyan In Extortion Case, Flags Serious Lapses In Probe
A Delhi court has discharged former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Naresh Balyan in an alleged extortion case, holding that the prosecution failed to establish prima facie that he was linked to an extortion racket allegedly run by gangster Kapil Sangwan.Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Paras Dalal of Rouse Avenue Courts observed that the while the case was registered in July 2023, it reached...
Tahir Hussain, Others Get Life Imprisonment For Murder Of IB Staffer Ankit Sharma During Delhi Riots
A Delhi Court on Friday sentenced former Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain to life imprisonment in the murder case of Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Singh of Karkardooma Courts pronounced the order.The Court also sentenced other convicts, namely Javed, Anas, Nazim and Kasim, to life...
All-Women Law Officers' Team To Represent Karnataka Govt Before All-Women Judges At Dharwad Bench On August 1
In a historical development in women's representation in the judiciary, an all-women lawyer team is directed by the Advocate General to represent the State Government before the Dharwad Bench of the Karnataka High Court, which will be presided over exclusively by women judges on August 1. This initiative was taken to celebrate International Women's Day. The allotment of law officers is...
Savarkar Wrote Book Questioning God's Existence & Religious Beliefs : Grandnephew Tells Court
In a development in the ongoing criminal defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday (July 30) Satyaki Savarkar, accepted before a special court in Pune that his grandfather and right-wing ideologue Vinayak Savarkar, wrote the 'controversial' book सावरकरांचे विवज्ञानविनष्ठ विनबंध (Savarkar's Science-oriented...
IBCMantra To Be Launched At Delhi High Court On August 4; Justice Vikram Nath To Lead Inaugural Ceremony
The IBCMantra, a free online commentary platform dedicated to insolvency and bankruptcy law, will be formally launched at the Delhi High Court on August 4, 2026, in the presence of Judges of the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court, senior members of the Bar, and legal practitioners.The platform, titled "IBCMantra – The Law and Practice of Insolvency and Bankruptcy", has been authored...
Justice Ujjal Bhuyan To Deliver Keynote At Launch Of Judicial Transparency Index Report
The Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy and JALDI (Justice, Access & Lowering Delays in India) will launch the report titled 'Judicial Transparency Index: Assessing Disclosure of Information by the Supreme Court and the High Courts' on August 1, 2026, at the India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi. The event will bring together judges, senior advocates and legal researchers to deliberate...
Delhi Court Cancels Arrest Warrant Against SFI Leader Aishe Ghosh In 2021 Protest Case
A Delhi court on Thursday cancelled the non-bailable warrant issued against Students' Federation of India (SFI) leader Aishe Ghosh in connection with a 2021 case relating to a protest held outside Bangla Bhavan.Judicial Magistrate First Class Vijayshree Rathore of Patiala House Courts cancelled the NBW after she physically appeared before the Court today.The court has cancelled the...
Delhi Court Stays Arrest Warrant Against SFI Leader Aishe Ghosh In 2021 Protest Case
A Delhi court on Wednesday stayed the execution of a non-bailable warrant issued against Students' Federation of India (SFI) leader Aishe Ghosh in connection with a 2021 case relating to a protest held outside Bangla Bhavan.The FIR pertains to a demonstration organised in front of Bangla Bhavan in 2021. Ghosh has been booked for offences including alleged disobedience of an order promulgated by...
MP Court Acquits 11 Accused of Communal Violence In Khargone During Ram Navami 2022
An MP Court has acquitted 11 men accused of committing communal violence during the Ram Navami Procession on April 10, 2022, in Khargone. The Fourth Additional Session Judge Mukesh Nath noted that the prosecution failed to prove the alleged offences against the men beyond reasonable doubt. Per the prosecution, a group of Muslim men had attacked Hindu Homes with stones and petrol bombs,...