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Delhi Court Grants 3 Weeks Interim Bail To Swatantra Bhardwaj In CJP Protester Assault Case
A Delhi Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to Swatantra Bhardwaj in an alleged assault case relating to father of a teenage Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activist during Jantar Mantar protest in July.Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Pratap Singh Laler of Patiala House Courts passed the order and granted interim bail of three weeks to Bhardwaj.A detailed order is awaited. For context,...

Delhi Court Reserves Order On Swatantra Bhardwaj's Bail Plea In CJP Protester Assault Case
A Delhi Court on Monday reserved order in the plea filed by Swatantra Bhardwaj seeking bail in an alleged assault case relating to father of a teenage Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activist during Jantar Mantar protest in July.Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Pratap Singh Laler of Patiala House Courts will pass the order tomorrow. Earlier today, the Court decided to conduct in camera...

District Courts Are Citizens' Courts; Lawyers Practising There Important Part Of Justice System : Justice Abhay Oka
Justice Oka emphasised hard work, mastery of procedural law, professional ethics and dignity in advocacy while speaking at the inauguration of the Continuing Legal Education Programme at ILS Law College, Pune

NLSIU Students' Group Postpones Screening Of Umar Khalid Documentary, Denies Bowing To Any Pressure
The ABVP had written to the NSLIU VC opposing the screening of the documentary,

NBDSA Fines Zee News ₹2 Lakh For 'Inflammatory' Coverage Of AMU Palestine Solidarity Slogans, Directs Removal
The News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has imposed a fine of Rs. 2 lakh on Zee News for its coverage of Palestine solidarity slogans raised during a student protest at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), holding that it violated the broadcasting Code of Conduct.The order has been passed by the Authority chaired by former Supreme Court judge Justice A.K. Sikri (Retd.)....

3rd National Lok Adalat 2026 Settles Over 2.10 Crore Cases, ₹13,589 Crore Disputes Resolved: NALSA
The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) on Saturday organised the 3rd National Lok Adalat of 2026 across the country, facilitating the settlement of more than 2.10 crore cases through consensual dispute resolution mechanisms. According to tentative figures available till 7:00 PM on September 12, 2026, a total of 2,10,39,112 cases were settled, involving a cumulative settlement value...

AP Liquor Scam: Supreme Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Former APSBCL Managing Director & Ex-IT Advisor To YSRCP Govt
The Supreme Court has denied anticipatory bail to former IT Advisor to the previous YSRCP government, Kessireddy Rajasekhar Reddy alias Raj Kesireddy, in connection with the alleged manipulation of the liquor transportation tender process of the Andhra Pradesh State Beverages Corporation Limited (APSBCL). The Court has also denied anticipatory bail to former APSBCL Managing Director...

Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Unveils Portrait Of Late AK Sen At High Court Bar Library Club
Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court Ravindra V Ghuge, on Friday, unveiled the portrait of former Union Law Minister and Senior Advocate Ashoke Kumar Sen at the Calcutta High Court Bar Library Club. Late Ashoke Kumar Sen served as the longest-serving Law Minister of the country, holding the post between the terms of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, and also...

Human Rights Commission Recommends FIR Against Pune Police Commissioner & Subordinates Over Illegal Detention, Public Parading Of Minor Boys
The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) on Wednesday (September 9) directed the State's Director General of Police (DGP) to register a First Information Report (FIR) against Pune Police Commissioner and several of the Pune Police officers for their failure to protect the rights of three minors, who were tied on the bonnet of the police vehicle, paraded on the streets of the city...

Keralam Govt Enhances Retirement Age Of District Judicial Officers From 60 Yrs To 62 Yrs
The Government of Keralam has issued an order on Thursday (September 10) enhancing the age of superannuation of the judicial officers of the District Judiciary from 60 years to 62 years.The decision comes following the Apex Court's direction on July 22 in All India Judges Association case to all States/UTs to consider enhancing the retirement age of District Judges to 61 years, after...

IRCTC Scam: Delhi Court Frames Charges Against Lalu Prasad, Rabri Devi, Tejashwi Yadav In Money Laundering Case
A Delhi Court on Thursday framed charges against former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, his son Tejashwi Yadav and wife Rabri Devi in a money laundering case connected to the alleged IRCTC scam case.Special Judge Vishal Gogne of Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order.“There exists a strong suspicion of abuse of office and proceeds of crime in the...

Dental Student Suicide: Kerala Court Grants Bail To Prime Accused College HOD Dr. Kodanda Ram In Abetment Case
The Special Judge under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Thalassery on Wednesday (September 9) granted bail to Dr. M. Kondada Ram, the prime accused in the suicide abetment case of dental college student Nithin RajSri. Manoj M, Special Judge passed the order granting regular bail to Dr. Ram on conditions after noting that he had been custody for...
