Can't Encroach Upon ECI Jurisdiction To Determine A Person's Eligibility For Inclusion In Voter List: Delhi Court In Sonia Gandhi Case

A Delhi Court on Thursday said that it cannot encroach upon the jurisdiction of the Election Commission of India by entertaining plea seeking FIR against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi for purportedly getting her name added in the electoral rolls of 1980, three years before getting Indian citizenship. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Vaibhav Chaurasiya of Rouse Avenue Courts dismissed in...

Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case: Umar Khalid Calls Delhi Police FIR A 'Joke', Says Evidence Fabricated To Implicate Him

Umar Khalid on Thursday told a Delhi Court that he has spent five years in custody in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, calling it a “joke of an FIR.”The submission was made by Senior Advocate Trideep Pais before Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma Courts while opposing framing of charges against Khalid. The case relates to FIR 59 of 2020 investigated by...

Delhi Court Refuses To Order FIR Against Sonia Gandhi For Inclusion In Voter List Prior To Acquiring Indian Citizenship

A Delhi Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking FIR against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi for getting her name added in the electoral rolls of 1980, three years before getting Indian citizenship, allegedly by using forged documents.Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Vaibhav Chaurasiya of Rouse Avenue Courts pronounced the order. Detailed copy is awaited.Order was reserved by the...

Rahul Gandhi Opposes Plea Seeking Directive On Pune Police To Submit Fresh Report In Defamation Case Over Remarks Against Savarkar

In the ongoing defamation case over his remarks against right-wing ideologue Vinayak Savarkar, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday (September 10) opposed an application that sought a directive to the Pune Police to furnish a report, it initially awaited from YouTube USA with regards to the allegedly defamatory speech the Leader of Opposition Party (LOP) delivered against Savarkar....

Delhi Court Reserves Verdict On Plea Seeking FIR Against Sonia Gandhi For Inclusion In Voter List Prior To Acquiring Indian Citizenship

A Delhi Court on Wednesday reserved order on a plea seeking FIR against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi for getting her name added in the electoral rolls of 1980, three years before getting Indian citizenship, allegedly by using forged documents.Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Vaibhav Chaurasiya of Rouse Avenue Courts reserved the verdict in the plea filed by Vikas Tripathi seeking...

Delhi Court Orders NDTV Journalist Gargi Rawat To Pay ₹10K As Damages To Abhijit Iyer Mitra In Defamation Case

A Delhi Court on Monday directed NDTV journalist and news anchor Gargi Rawat to pay Rs. 10,000 as damages to commentator Abhijit Iyer Mitra in a defamation suit filed by him in 2019. While Mitra sought Rs. 20 lakh as damages for loss of his reputation, District Judge Satyabrata Panda awarded only Rs. 10,000 damages to him noting that he was "no stranger" to the controversy and had himself,...

Bengaluru Court Directs Prison Authorities To Provide Basic Amenities To Actor Darshan Accused In Murder Case

A session court on Tuesday directed jail authority to provide basic minimum amenities as prescribed by the Karnataka State Government in the Karnataka prisons and Correctional Services Manual-2021, to actor Darshan who has been arrested in the Renukaswamy Murder Case. Additional Session Judge Irappanna Pavadi Naik said “Jail Authorities are directed to treat Accused No.2, 6, 7, 11 and...

J&K&L High Court Donates ₹54.40 Lakh To CM's Relief Fund To Aid Those In Flood-Ravaged Areas

In the wake of the recent devastating cloudbursts and flash floods in Jammu and Kashmir, the High Court of J&K and Ladakh has contributed Rs 54,40,500 to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF) to support rehabilitation and welfare efforts for affected families affected by the recent floods in the region.The contribution follows an order issued on 29 August 2025 by the Office of the...

Delhi Court Refuses To Order FIR Against Maulana Over 'Derogatory' Remark Against Hindu Deity During Panel Discussion

A Delhi Court has recently refused to order FIR against Maulana Sajid Rashidi, Chairman of All India Imam Organization, over allegedly inflammatory and derogatory remark made by him against a Hindu Deity during a panel discussion on Times Now news channel in October last year. Additional Sessions Judge Navjeet Budhiraja of Saket Courts upheld rejection of a plea filed by lawyer Amita...

'Ethical Courage Not Liability But Greatest Asset A Lawyer Can Possess': Justice Surya Kant At NLSIU Convocation

While speaking at National Law School of India University's 33rd annual convocation on Sunday (September 7), Supreme Court Justice Surya Kant emphasized that standing by one's conscience does not end paths but defines them and ethical courage is not a liability but the greatest asset a lawyer can possess. The judge, while delivering the presidential address to an audience including the...

Allahabad HC & UNICEF Host Statewide Consultation On Effective Implementation Of JJ & POCSO Acts With Focus On Safeguarding Girl Child

Allahabad High Court Juvenile Justice Committee, in collaboration with UNICEF, Lucknow, hosted a state-level stakeholder consultation on "Effective Implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 and the POCSO Act, 2012 with Specific Focus on Safeguarding the Girl Child: Towards a Safer and Enabling Environment for Her in Uttar Pradesh" on September 7.The event, organised at JTRI, UP,...

Delhi Bar Associations Withdraw Strike After Police Says Its Officials Shall Physically Appear Before Courts For Evidence

The district court bar associations of Delhi have decided to withdraw their strike after a clarification was issued today (September 8) by the Delhi Police that its officials shall appear physically in the Courts before the national capital for deposition or recording of their evidence.A circular issued today by the Coordination Committee of all district court bar associations of...