SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Haryana AG & 9 Advocates As Punjab & Haryana High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on May 4, 2026, has approved the elevation of ten advocates as judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.In the first set of recommendations, the Collegium cleared the names of seven advocates: Monica Chhibber Sharma, Harmeet Singh Deol, Puja Chopra, Sunish Bindlish, Navdeep Singh, Divya Sharma, and Ravinder Malik.In a separate resolution...

CJI Surya Kant To Preside Over Launch Of SG Tushar Mehta's Books At Bharat Mandapam On May 10

A book launch event featuring two works authored by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta is scheduled to be held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant will preside over the function. Amit Shah will attend as the Chief Guest, while R. Venkataramani will be present as the Guest of Honour. The event will mark the launch of two books titled “The Bench, the Bar and...

“Systematic Brainwashing” For Religious Conversion: Court While Denying Anticipatory Bail To Nida Khan In TCS Nashik Case

Denying anticipatory bail to Nida Khan–accused in the Tata Consultancy Service (TCS) Nashik Case containing allegations of forced religious conversion and sexual harassment, the Sessions Court said that Khan gave "burqa" to the victim, trained her for offering of "Namaz", which showed a "systematic brainwashing" of the victim. Additional Sessions Judge Kedar Joshi in his May 2 order, noted...

Delhi Court Stays Order Directing FIR Against Abhijit Iyer Mitra For Posts Against Newslaundry's Manisha Pande

A Delhi Court on Monday stayed the order directing registration of FIR against commentator Abhijit Iyer Mitra on a complaint case filed by digital news platform Newslaundry's Editorial Director Manisha Pande accusing him of abusing her and other women employees on social media.Additional Sessions Judge Purushottam Pathak of Saket Courts stayed the order passed by judicial magistrate first...

Internet Is Boundless, Judges Must Be Equipped With Knowledge To Handle Evolving Cyber-Crime Landscape: Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya

Internet has boundless borders and judges must be equipped with the knowledge to handle the evolving landscape of cyber crime threats, including digital arrests, hackling, ransomware threats, said Telangana High Court judge Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya on Saturday (May 2)Justice Bhattacharya was speaking at a session which was a part of Sikkim High Court's 'National Conclave on Technology...

Telangana School Education Dept & TSLSA Sign MoU To Promote Legal Awareness, Child Rights In Schools

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been entered into between the School Education Department, Government of Telangana and the Telangana State Legal Services Authority (TSLSA) to promote legal awareness, child rights protection, and access to justice among school students across the State.The MoU was signed by Sri E. Naveen Nicolas, IAS, Director of School Education, on behalf of...

Delhi Judge Dies By Suicide

A Delhi Judge, Aman Kumar Sharma, aged 30 years, died by suicide today, said the Delhi Police.He was serving as the Secretary of District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), North East District at Karkardooma Courts.Sharma had joined the Delhi Judicial Services on June 19, 2021, news agency PTI reported. He graduated from the Symbiosis Law School in Pune and completed his BA LLB in...

TCS Nashik Case: Sessions Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Nida Khan

In the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Nashik BPO sexual harassment and religious coercion case, a sessions court in Nashik on Saturday (May 2) refused to grant pre-arrest protection to accused Nida Khan, who had sought anticipatory bail plea citing her pregnancy.Additional Sessions Judge KG Joshi had heard the arguments put forth by Khan's legal counsel comprising advocate Baba Sayyed and...

Savarkar Filed Mercy Petitions Before British 5 Times, Treated Cow As Useful Animal Not God: Grandnephew Tells Court

A Special MP/MLA Court in Pune was recently informed that right-wing ideologue Vinayak Savarkar had filed five mercy petitions with the then British government and had also appealed recruitment in British government during the World War II.This comes in the testimony of Satyaki Savarkar, the grandnephew of Savarkar, who has lodged a criminal defamation case against Congress leader Rahul...

Jana Nayagan Movie Leak | Chennai Court Rejects Bail To Nine Accused, Says Investigation Necessary To Unearth Entire Network Of Conspiracy

The Principal Session Court in Chennai has dismissed the bail applications of nine accused in connection with the online leak of the upcoming Tamil movie “Jana Nayagan” starring Vijay. Judge S Karthikeyan dismissed the bail petitions filed by Srinath @ Sriram, Sanjay, Bala @ Balakrishnan, Manigandan, Ruthran, Rajesh, Prasanth, Selvam, and Rajini. “From the submissions of...

Delhi Court Sets Aside Order Summoning BJP MLA Karnail Singh In Defamation Case By AAP's Satyendar Jain

A Delhi Court on Thursday set aside a magistrate's order taking cognizance and summoning BJP MLA Karnail Singh in a criminal defamation case filed by Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain. Special Judge Jitendra Singh of Rouse Avenue Courts allowed Singh's challenge and clarified that no observations were made on merits of the case. The judge has remanded the matter back to the Trial Court...

'Premature': Delhi Court Rejects Moneylife's Appeal Against Ex Parte Order To Remove Reports Linking Manoj Sandesara To Sterling Biotech Case

A Delhi Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by journalist Sucheta Dalal's financial media platform Moneylife against an ex parte order directing removal of content linking Manoj Kesarichand Sandesara and his family to Sterling Biotech bank fraud case.District Judge Vinod Kumar Meena of Tis Hazari Courts allowed the application filed by Sandesara seeking to dismiss Moneylife's...