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Renukaswamy Murder Trial: Key Witness Fails To Identify Darshan, Most Accused In Court
A key prosecution witness in the Renukaswamy murder trial on Wednesday failed to identify Kannada actor Darshan and most of the other accused in court. The witness, Puneeth MJ, who worked as a parking attendant at the godown where the alleged crime took place, identified only accused No. 10, Vinay, the son of the godown owner.Puneeth was deposing before the LVIII Additional City Civil...

Tiger Shroff Firing Case: After Mumbai Police Invokes MCOCA, All 11 Accused Sent To Police Custody Till November 6
A special court on Thursday (October 29) remanded all the 11 accused, including two women, arrested in connection with actor Tiger Shroff firing case, to police custody till November 6 after the Mumbai Police invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Syndicate Act (MCOCA). Special Judge Satyanarayan Navandar sent all the accused - Rehan R, Phool Singh, Ritik Kumar,...

'If Not Punished, Gau Mata Will Go Extinct': Gujarat Court Awards Life Term To 3 In Cow-Slaughter Case; Cites Manusmriti, Vedas
The court cited the Manusmriti and Vedas, noting that the Rigveda describes cows as 'Adhanya', meaning they should not be killed.

Mumbai Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To 3 Booked For Misappropriating ₹3.92 Crore During Dharma's 'Naagzilla' Film Production
A Sessions Court in Mumbai on Wednesday (October 28) denied anticipatory bail to three individuals booked for financial irregularities to the tune of Rs 3.92 crores pertaining to the production of upcoming Bollywood film - Naagzilla.Additional Sessions Judge M Mohiuddin MA denied anticipatory bail to - Shivkumar Tiwari, Kuldeep Singh Champawat and Mahipal Karan Rathore - who were engaged as...

Kochi Mercedes-Benz Crash: Victim's Wife Seeks Impleadment In Kerala Govt's Plea To Cancel Minor's Bail
The wife of late Jayabalakrishnan, the victim of the recent fatal accident that occurred in Cheranaloor (Kochi), has moved the Sessions Court to implead herself in State's plea seeking cancellation of the bail granted to the minor accused. On Monday, the Juvenile Justice Board, Ernakulam had granted bail to the 17-year-old, who had allegedly driven the Mercedes Benz car that hit the...

Mini Cooper Crash: Kerala Court Rejects Bail Pleas Of 4 Accused
A Kerala Court on Wednesday (October 28) denied regular bail to four accused in the Mini Cooper crash, including 19-year-old Suhail Sajeev, who allegedly drove the car in an intoxicated state.A detailed order is awaited.Sri. S.R. Syamlal, Second Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Ernakulam passed the order denying bail.The fatal accident was caused when the Mini Cooper car allegedly driven...

Delhi Court Gives Brij Bhushan Singh Final Opportunity To Reply To Wrestlers' Appeal Against His Acquittal In Sexual Harassment Case
A Delhi Court, on Wednesday (October 28), granted a final opportunity to BJP leader and former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Chief Brij Bhushan Singh to file his response in an appeal filed by four women wrestlers challenging his acquittal in a sexual harassment case. Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh of Rouse Avenue Courts had issued notice to Singh on September 28,...

Instagram Removes LiveLaw's Reel On ECI's Affidavit In Supreme Court
Update : The video has now been restored by Instagram.Instagram has blocked for Indian users a reel posted on LiveLaw's official account explaining the Election Commission of India's (ECI) version in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, stating that it had received a legal request to restrict the content.The platform has not provided any specific explanation as to how the reel...

Kochi Mercedes-Benz Crash: Police Books District Judge Who Owned Car Driven By Minor Son
The Kerala Police has registered a case against the District Judge, who is the registered owner of the Mercedes-Benz allegedly driven by his 17-year-old son that led to a fatal accident in Cheranaloor, Kochi on the early hours of Sunday (October 25).According to media reports, the judge has been booked under Section 199A of the Motor Vehicles Act [Offences by juveniles]. As per Section...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of 7 Advocates As Judges Of Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium, at its meeting held on October 26, 2026, approved the proposal to appoint seven advocates as judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.The advocates recommended for appointment are:Dr. Vivek SharanRajesh Kumar ShuklaKanak Gaharwar alias Kanak Lata SinghBhakti VyasShreyas PanditMrinal Elker alias Mrinal MazumdarAvinash ZargarThe recommendations were approved by...

Delhi District Court Lawyers To Abstain From Work On October 27 Over Alleged Threat By ACP
The Coordination Committee of All District Courts Bar Associations of Delhi has called upon advocates to abstain from judicial work across all district courts in the national capital on October 27. The move comes after the lawyers are protesting the alleged intimidation given to them by an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) at Shahdara Police Station.In a circular dated October 26,...

Dental Student Suicide: Kerala Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Accused College Principal, Associate Professor
A Kerala Court on Monday (October 26) refused to grant anticipatory bail to Dr. Vinod Mony and Dr. Latha Sasidharan, the 4th and 5th accused in the suicide abetment case of Kannur dental college student Nithin Raj.Dr. Mony is the Principal of the college and Dr. Latha is an Associate Professor in Bio-Chemistry at the college.Sri. Manoj M., Special Judge/Sessions Judge (Thalassery) dismissed...
