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Twisha Sharma Dowry Death Case: MP Court Denies Bail To Former Judge Giribala Singh
A Bhopal Court, on Saturday (July 25), denied the bail application filed by the retired Judge Giribala Singh, who is booked in a case involving dowry harassment and the death of model-actress Twisha Sharma, her daughter-in-law. First Additional Sessions Judge Ram Pratap Mishra, noting that the case diary contained sufficient material to indicate her involvement in the alleged offence and that...
Telangana State Legal Services Authority Holds Sensitisation Programme For Teachers Appointed As Child Protection Officers
The Telangana State Legal Services Authority (TSLSA) on Friday conducted one-day sensitisation programmes for 608 teachers nominated as Child Protection Officers in Government High Schools across Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Sangareddy, Ranga Reddy and Mahabubnagar districts under "Mission Bal Suraksha, Shiksha and Nyay, 2026".The programmes were organised as part of the implementation of the...
Delhi Riots: Police Seek Death Penalty For Tahir Hussain, Others In IB Staffer Ankit Sharma Murder Case
The Delhi Police on Monday told a Delhi Court that it is seeking death penalty for former Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain and other men in the murder case of Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.The submission was made before Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Singh of Karkardooma Courts, who was hearing arguments on the quantum of...
DLSA Durg Begins Community Mediation Training Programme Under NALSA's Litigation-Free Rural India Initiative
The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Durg, on Saturday inaugurated a five-day Community Mediation Training Programme under the National Legal Services Authority's (NALSA) Community Mediation Towards a Litigation-Free Rural India Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), 2026. The programme, being held from 25 to 29 July 2026 at the District & Sessions Court, Durg, aims to...
Bengaluru Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To KPSC Chairperson's Daughter In 'Fake' Family Income Certificate Case
A Session Court in Bengaluru granted anticipatory bail to Suma S Sahukar, daughter of Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) Ex-Chairman Shivashankarappa S. Sahukar, for allegedly creating fake income certificate to claim reservation benefits. LXII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge Raghavendra S. Channabasappa, on Friday made absolute an earlier interim anticipatory bail granted...
"Advocates' Protection Bill Ready": Chief Minister VD Satheesan Announces At KHCAA Felicitation Programme
The Chief Minister of Kerala V.D. Satheesan has assured that adequate protection would be given to lawyers in the State and announced that the Advocates' Protection Bill is ready to be introduced in the Assembly soon."We will protect the interest of the lawyers also...the Advocate Protection Bill is also ready. I think it will be passed, don't worry. We will give sufficient protection to...
NTA Has 24 Of 39 Permanent Posts Filled, Relies On 73 Contractual & 124 Outsourced Staff: Centre Tells Rajya Sabha
The Union Government has informed Parliament that the National Testing Agency (NTA) has only 24 of its 39 sanctioned permanent posts filled, with the remaining 15 lying vacant, even as the agency continues to conduct large-scale national entrance examinations across the country.In a written reply to an unstarred question in the Rajya Sabha on July 22, 2026, Minister of State for Education...
AILET 2027 To Be Held On December 13, NLU-Delhi Opens Applications From August 7
The National Law University (NLU), Delhi has announced that the All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) 2027 for admission to its Five-Year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) and LL.M. programmes for the academic session 2027–28 will be conducted on December 13, 2026 (Sunday).As per the notification, the entrance examination will be held from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM at centres across India.The university has...
Delhi Court Seeks Police Response Over NH-24 Robbery Of Young Lawyer, Directs SHO To Personally Supervise Probe
A Delhi court today directed the Delhi Police to file a detailed status report in relation to incident of robbery of a young practising advocate on NH-24 near city's Akshardham.Noting that the complainant was an advocate, Judicial Magistrate First Class Amit Rana of Karkardooma Courts ordered the Station House Officer (SHO) concerned to personally supervise the investigation. The Court...
Bombay Bar Association Condemns Use Of Force On Students Protesting At Jantar Mantar, Calls For "Meaningful Dialogue"
The Bombay Bar Association (BBA) on Wednesday (July 22) condemned the "use of force" by police authorities against students protesting exam paper leaks, and also the damage caused to public property by a 'section' of protestors.The BBA in a statement has urged the protesting students and also the Government to engage in a meaningful dialogue instead of confrontation. In a statement issued by...
Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association Convenes Meeting To Discuss 'Excessive Force' By Delhi Police Against Protestors At Jantar Mantar
The Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association has convened a meeting on Thursday (July 23) to discuss the reported excessive use of force by Delhi police on students and young persons during the ongoing protest at Jantar Mantar over their demand for education reforms. After a requisition was recieved by 174 advocates, the President of GHCAA, senior advocate Yatin Oza announce to convene a...