Ayush Malik Conversion Case: UP Police Book 6 Over 'Misleading' Posts Claiming Allahabad HC Rebuked Shamli Cops

Shamli Police have registered an FIR against six social-media users, including an advocate, for allegedly circulating "misleading and factless" information claiming that the Allahabad High Court had rebuked Shamli Police during proceedings concerning Ayush Malik, who is at the center of a religious conversion-related case.It may be noted that on September 16, the Allahabad HC set at liberty...

Retiring MP High Court Judge Avanindra Kumar Singh To Donate ₹1.1 Crore Retirement Benefits To PM CARES Fund

Justice Avanindra Kumar Singh of the Madhya Pradesh High Court announced at his retirement that he will donate his entire General Provident Fund payout of about Rs. 1 Crore to the PM Cares Fund. Speaking at his farewell reference on Thursday (September 17), Justice Singh announced two major decisions. First, he announced that he will donate his entire GPF Payout of about Rs. 1 Crore to the Prime...

Kerala Court Denies Bail To Reporter TV's Anto Augustine Booked For Illegal Possession Of Alcohol

A court in Keralam on Friday (September 18) has denied bail to Anto Augustine, the Managing Director of Reporter TV, who is booked under the Akbari Act for illegal possession of alcohol.Smt. Adheena Biju, Judicial First Class Magistrate 1, Sulthan Bathery passed the order. Augustine is arrayed as the accused in a crime registered by the Excise Station, Kalpetta for the offences under...

Supreme Court Grants 5-Day Parole To PMLA Accused Al-Falah Chairman To Be With Wife Suffering From Cancer

The Supreme Court recently granted five days' parole to Al-Falah Group chairman Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui, who is in custody in two money laundering cases linked to the Enforcement Directorate's probe into the Al-Falah group. The relief was granted to enable him to be with his wife, who is suffering from Stage-IV cancer.A bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Prasanna B Varale directed that Siddiqui...

'Where Does A Judge Go For Justice?': UP Judge Ravi Diwakar Questions Recall Of 97 Part-Heard Cases From His Court

Judge Ravi Diwakar says 97 serious part-heard murder cases were transferred from his court without reasons being recorded, just 13 days before the District Judge's retirement.

Delhi Court Orders FIR Against X User Karishma Aziz Over 'Derogatory' Posts Targeting Hinduism, PM Modi, Savarkar

A Delhi Court today directed registration of an FIR against Karishma Aziz, a user of X Corp (formerly Twitter), over a series of alleged derogatory posts concerning Hinduism, Hindu religious figures, historical personalities and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Chief Judicial Magistrate Mridul Gupta of the Patiala House Courts allowed an application filed by lawyer Amita Sachdeva under Section...

Kerala Court Finds Former DGP Tomin J Thachankary Guilty In Disproportionate Assets Case

A Kerala Vigilance court on Thursday (September 17) found former Director General of Police Tomin J. Thachankary guilty in a disproportionate assets case.The Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge (Vigilance), Kottayam Sri. K.V. Rejanish pronounced the verdict today.Thachankary has been sentenced to 4 years' imprisonment and ₹30.8 lakhs fine. The allegation against Thachankary was that,...

Delhi Court Allows Natasha Narwal To Obtain 10-Year Passport, But Says She Can't Travel Abroad Without Fresh Permission

A Delhi Court has permitted Natasha Narwal, an accused in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, to depart from India as a formality for the limited purpose of obtaining a passport for 10 years.Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma Courts made it clear that Narwal cannot travel abroad after obtaining the passport, without obtaining a fresh permission from the court.The...

Delhi Riots UAPA Case: Court Allows Tasleem Ahmad To Travel To West Bengal For Son's Shooting Competition

A Delhi Court has permitted Tasleem Ahmad, an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, to travel to Asansol, West Bengal, to accompany his son for a shooting competition scheduled later this month.Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma Courts allowed Ahmad's application seeking permission to travel from September 22 to September 26.For context, Ahmed was granted...

"Judicial Proceeding Without Order Sheet Is Oxymoron": J&K Food Safety Tribunal Sets Aside Rs 3 Lakh Penalty, Flags "Hotchpotch" Proceedings

The J&K Food Safety Appellate Tribunal, Kashmir, has set aside a penalty of Rs 3 lakh imposed on a food business operator for "misbranding", holding that the adjudication was conducted in a casual and careless manner without maintaining any order sheet, in violation of the statutory mandate under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.The Tribunal observed that a judicial proceeding...

Allahabad High Court's 'Payment Setu Portal' Facilitates Digital Settlement Of 18,661 Traffic Challans During National Lok Adalat

The Allahabad High Court's newly developed "Payment Setu Portal" facilitated the digital settlement of 18,661 traffic challans and collection of ₹83,38,525 during the National Lok Adalat held across Uttar Pradesh on September 12, 2026.Developed in-house by the High Court, the portal was operationalised simultaneously in district courts across 74 districts of the State. The platform...

Gurugram Hit & Run Case: Court Remands Man Accused Of Hitting Woman Biker To Two Days Police Custody

A Gurugram court on Wednesday remanded Kalyan Bainsla, the driver accused of hitting a woman biker in Gurugram, to police custody for two days.The accused was produced before Judicial Magistrate Ist Class (JMIC) Nidhi Beniwal.A suo moto case was registered by the Sector 55/56 Police Station under Sections 109 (attempt to murder), 281 (rash driving) and 125 (act endangering life or personal...