Delhi Police De-Notifies Jantar Mantar As Designated Protest Site, Three New Venues Announced

The Delhi Police on Monday (October 12) announced the de-notification of Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site, following recommendation by a committee formed by Ministry of Home Affairs. As per a Standing Order on Guideline For Holding Protests of Demonstrations in Delhi issued by Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar, MHA had constituted a committee to examine an alternative proper...

NUJS Kolkata Students Condemn Detention Of Protesters In Delhi, Raise Concerns Over Police Action And Press Freedom

Students of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata, have condemned the detention of individuals and peaceful protesters in and around Delhi, expressing concern over what they described as unlawful curtailment of the constitutional right to peaceful protest.In a statement, the students said that the detention of lawyers, journalists, students and...

S. 218 BNSS | State's Failure To Decide Prosecution Sanction Within 120 Days Amounts To Deemed Approval: Indore PMLA Court

The Special Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act at Indore recently treated the prosecution sanction as deemed granted under Section 218(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) after the Madhya Pradesh Government failed to decide the sanction request in a PMLA Case within the prescribed 120-day period.Special Judge Rajendra Kumar Patidar observed that if the...

Delhi Riots: Court Denies Natasha Narwal Permission To Travel To UK For Academic Conference

A Delhi court has refused to permit Natasha Narwal, an accused in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, to travel to the United Kingdom for an academic conference and research work.Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of the Karkardooma Courts observed that the right to travel abroad is not absolute and that the pendency of proceedings under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act...

Advocate Amit Rana Elected As Chairperson Of Punjab & Haryana Bar Council

Advocate Amit Rana has been elected Chairperson of the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana. Rana is currently serving as Senior Deputy Advocate General of Punjab.Advocate Sharmila Sharma has been elected Vice-Chairperson, while Advocate Karanjit Singh has been elected as a Member of the Bar Council of India.The nomination process concluded on October 10. Polling was held, and the results...

NLSIU Alumni Condemn Police Action Against Protestors, Detention Of Lawyers During CEC Protest

Over 500 NLSIU alumni have issued a statement condemning the "arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutional" police action taken against peaceful protestors across the country on October 10, during the protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar including the detention and manhandling of alumni and senior advocate Shadan Farasat. They have said that the right to protest and to...

Allahabad High Court Makes 1 Lakh Judgments Available In Hindi Through AI-Assisted Translation

The Allahabad High Court has achieved a milestone in making judicial decisions accessible in Hindi, with 1,00,000 judgments translated into the language and made available free of cost on the Court's official website. Chief Justice Arun Bhansali uploaded the 1,00,000th translated judgment on October 5, 2026, in the presence of Justice Arindam Sinha, Justice Atul Sreedharan, Justice...

Delhi Court Rejects CJP Leader Ratna Singh's Plea For FIR Against Cops Over 'Illegal Detention'

A Delhi Court on Saturday (October 10) rejected Cockroach Janta Party's legal affairs head Ratna Singh's plea seeking registration of FIR against policemen alleging wrongful confinement as well as restraining her from going to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in relation to the conduct of SIR.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Abhinav Pandey, Saket Courts also...

Delhi Riots: Court Finds Sharjeel Imam Violated Interim Bail Conditions By Being Present During Brother's Media Interview

Imam's bail is due to expire today.

Delhi Riots: Court Convicts Tahir Hussain For Abetment Of Rioting, Acquits Him Of Other Charges

A Delhi Court on Saturday convicted former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain for the offence of abetment for rioting in relation to a North-East Delhi riots case.Additional Sessions Judge Parveen Singh of Karkardooma Courts however acquitted him of other charges. The judge also acquitted other accused persons namely Md. Shadab, Shah Alam, Riyasat Ali, Gulfam, Md. Rihan, Arshad Qayyum...

CEC Protest: CJP Legal Affairs Head Ratna Singh Moves Delhi Court Seeking FIR Against Cops Over 'Illegal Detention'

Cockroach Janta Party's legal affairs head Ratna Singh moved a Delhi Court on Saturday (October 10) seeking registration of FIR against policemen alleging wrongful confinement as well as restraining her from going to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in relation to the conduct of SIR. The application has been filed by Singh before Saket Court's Chief...

Delhi Court Dismisses Deputy CM Parvesh Verma's Criminal Defamation Case Against AAP Leader Saurabh Bhardwaj

A Delhi Court on Saturday dismissed the criminal defamation case filed by Deputy Chief Minister Parvesh Verma against Aam Aadmi Party leader Saurabh BhardwajAdditional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Neha Mittal of Rouse Avenue Courts rejected the plea which contended that Bharadwaj allegedly insinuated that Verma used his political influence to favor officials of a school involving a...