Extended Welfare Measures To Blind Man, Aged Mother Living In Poverty, Odisha Govt Tells Supreme Court

The Odisha government informed the Supreme Court on July 13 that it has extended all permissible social welfare measures and allotted dwelling unit(s) to a visually impaired man, Japa Bhue, and his 80-year old mother, Radhika Bhue, after the Court's order in a suo motu case.It may be recalled that the Court had taken up a suo motu case titled “In Re: Ensuring Basic Human Dignity And...

Delhi Court Remands Two Law Students Arrested Over Ruckus In Supreme Court To Judicial Custody

A Delhi Court on Wednesday remanded to 14 days of judicial custody— two Lucknow University law students arrested in connection with disruption of proceedings before the Supreme Court last week, during which one of them hurled abuses at the Chief Justice of India, flung case papers inside the courtroom and created a commotion.Judicial Magistrate First Class Ravi at the Patiala House...

Delhi Riots: Court Allows Umar Khalid Two Weekly E-Mulakats With Family, Notes No Jail Rule Violation In Six Years

Khalid contended that ever since he was lodged in jail, he had been permitted two e-mulakats every week.

CIC Recommends Delhi University To Maintain Public Record Of Foreign Students Getting Admission Based On OCI Card

RTI applicant had sought number of foreign students seeking admission in DU between 2020-2024.

Maharashtra Govt Tables Advocates Protection Bill Proposing Upto 7-Year Jail Term For Causing Serious Injuries To Lawyers

In case of damage to chambers, offices or vehicle of a lawyer, double the market value would be recovered from the assailant.

'20 Courts Without Judges, One Lift For Seven Floors': Advocates' Association Bengaluru To Stage Protest Against Court Administration

Aggrieved by the 'intransigence' and 'overall cold response' meted out by the High Court administration and the Chief Justice to persistent demands made by members of the Bar, the Advocates' Association Bengaluru (AAB) has called for a Dharna before the High Court on July 16, 2026.The grievances range from a crippling shortage of judges in nearly 20 Bengaluru Courts to the lack of...

Savarkar Would Have Been India's First Prime Minister Had He Compromised With British: Grandnephew Tells Pune Court

Continuing his deposition before a special MP/MLA Court in Pune, Satyaki Savarkar on Tuesday said that his granduncle and right-wing ideologue Vinayak Savarkar, would have been appointed as a Prime Minister of India, had he co-operated with the then British regime. Satyaki is being cross-examined in the criminal defamation complaint that he has filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi...

West Bengal Govt Constitutes Expert Committee To Examine Draft Uniform Civil Code Bill

The West Bengal Government has constituted a high-level expert committee to undertake a comprehensive examination and review of the draft Uniform Civil Code, West Bengal, 2026, according to a notification issued by the Judicial Department on July 10.The notification states that the committee has been constituted with immediate effect following a decision taken at the 6th meeting of the...

Thane Court Grants Bail To Shinde-Sena Corporator Ramesh Mhatre Booked For Assaulting Two Doctors

A Magistrate court in Kalyan on Tuesday (July 14) granted bail to Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) corporator Ramesh Mhatre, who was arrested after being accused of assaulting two doctors in a civic hospital in Dombivli in Thane. Judge KS Katkade granted bail to Mhatre on a surety of Rs 50,000.Advocate Mujahid Qazi appeared for the Corporator.A detailed order copy is awaited. It is alleged...

Delhi Court Rejects Advocate's Defamation Suit Against Media Over Coverage Of 2016 Patiala House Violence Involving Kanhaiya Kumar

A Delhi Court today rejected a defamation suit filed by advocate Vikram Singh Chauhan against Google, several media houses and journalists over their coverage of the 2016 Patiala House Court violence linked to the JNU controversy involving Kanhaiya Kumar.Senior Civil Judge Shruti Chaudhary of Patiala House Courts held that the plaint was ex facie barred by limitation.The Court...

Tahir Hussain Was Part Of Unlawful Assembly 'With Animus Against Hindus' That Murdered IB Staffer Ankit Sharma During Delhi Riots: Court

While convicting former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain for the murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots, the Delhi Court on Monday held that Tahir Hussain was a member of an unlawful assembly which had assembled “with animus against Hindus” and shared the common object of rioting, arson, looting and causing harm to members of the...

Delhi High Court Bar Association To Abstain From Work Against Proposal To Raise District Courts' Pecuniary Jurisdiction

The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) on Monday resolved to abstain from work on July 14 in protest against the proposed enhancement of the pecuniary jurisdiction of Delhi's District Courts from Rs. 2 crore to Rs. 10 crore.In a resolution passed today, the Association said the decision was taken in light of the view of the Full Court of the Delhi High Court regarding the...