Bengaluru Court Refuses To Discharge Actor Rajnikanth's Wife In Alleged Forgery Case, Says Prima Facie Case Made Out

A Court in Bengaluru recently rejected the discharge application filed by superstar Rajanikanth's wife, Latha Rajanikanth, accused in a criminal case involving alleged forgery in relation to the film Kochadaiiyan, by a Chennai-based advertising company.Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Jyoti Shantappa Kale, while rejecting the discharge application filed under Section 239 of the...

Days After Attack On CJI, Shoe Hurled At Judicial Officer In Gujarat; State Judicial Service Association Condemns Incident

Just days after a shoe was hurled at Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai during the Supreme Court proceedings, a similar incident occurred in Gujarat on Tuesday, when a man threw a shoe at a judicial officer inside an Ahmedabad court. According to a PTI report, the incident took place in the courtroom of the City Civil and Sessions Court in Ahmedabad when proceedings were...

NHRC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Jaipur Hospital Fire, Seeks Report From Rajasthan Govt Within 2 Weeks

National Human Rights Commission (“NHRC”) took suo motu cognizance of the fire incident at the trauma centre ICU at the Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur, Rajasthan, run by the Government.The incident that took place in the intervening night between October 5 and October 6, 2025, resulted in the death of eight patients and critically injured other three. NHRC has issued notices to the...

Saraswati Power Moves NCLAT Against Reinstatement of Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy as Shareholder; Tribunal Orders Status Quo

Saraswati Power and Industries Pvt Ltd has moved the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Chennai challenging a National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) order that reinstated former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, his wife Y S Bharathi, and Reddy's mother Y S Vijaya as shareholders in the company.A bench of Justice N Seshasayee and Technical member Jatindranath...

Sharjeel Imam Withdraws Plea Seeking Interim Bail To Contest Bihar Assembly Polls

Sharjeel Imam on Tuesday withdrew from a Delhi Court his plea seeking interim bail in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case in order to contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections as an independent candidate from Bahdaruganj constituency. Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma Courts allowed Imam to withdraw the application. Advocate Ahmad Ibrahim appeared for Imam and...

Kerala Court Rejects Complaint Against Editors Of Media One Channel For Making Alleged Derogatory Remarks About Bhagat Singh

The Judicial Magistrate of First Class-I, Ottapalam (Palakkad) has recently dismissed a private complaint made against the editors of Media One news channel for allegedly making derogatory remarks about freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.The complainant sought the Magistrate to take cognizance against the Managing Editor and other editors of Media One for allegedly saying "abusive" remark about...

NHRC Warns Telangana Govt Over Failure In Reporting On Steps To Tackle Fluoride Contamination In Groundwater, Grants Last Chance

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has warned the office of the Chief Secretary over failure in filing an action taken report on tackling fluoride contamination in groundwater.The Commission said that the complainant submitted that Groundwater in Telangana is found to contain excess fluoride levels, posing serious health risks, particularly skeletal and dental fluorosis...

Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyay Flags Off DHCBA's First Relief Truck For Adopted Punjab Village

In a significant humanitarian gesture, the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, D. K. Upadhyay, and other judges of the High Court joined the leadership of the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) today to flag off the first truckload of flood relief supplies for Village Kamirpura in the Ajnala District of Punjab.The event, held on October 13, 2025, marks a major step in the...

Delhi Riots: Sharjeel Imam Moves Court Seeking Interim Bail To Contest Bihar Assembly Polls

Sharjeel Imam has moved a Delhi Court seeking interim bail in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case in order to contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections as an independent candidate from Bahdaruganj constituency. Imam has filed an application before Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma Courts seeking his release on interim bail for 14 days from October 15 to October 29....

RSLSA Hosts Workshop On Strategizing And Monitoring Grassroots Legal Awareness

The Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority (RSLSA) successfully hosted a pivotal one-day workshop on 12th October 2025, focusing on "Strategizing and Monitoring Outreach and Awareness at Grassroots Level." The event was marked by the distinguished and gracious presence of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Judge of the Supreme Court of India.The workshop, held in the august presence of...

Cough Syrup Deaths : MP Court Denies Bail To Doctor Who Prescribed Medicine To Children

The Chhindwara Court has dismissed the bail application of a pediatrician, who was accused of knowingly prescribing Coldrif Sough syrup to children under the age of 5, who, as a result, developed kidney problems and died. Additional Sessions Judge Gautam Kumar Gujre observed that "मामले में संकंलित साक्ष्य से अभियुक्त...

Chhattisgarh Court Issues Notice On Plea Alleging Fabricated Statements Filed By EOW U/S 164 CrPC In Alleged Coal Scam

A complaint has been filed by Adv. Girish Chandra Dewangan on 10.10.2025, before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Raipur, against officers of the State Economic Offences Investigation/Anti-Corruption Bureau, alleging that they fabricated/pre-prepared statements to be recorded under Section 164 of CrPC, and subsequently used them as genuine documents in the ongoing investigations and before...