Kerala Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Congress Councillor Booked For Sexually Harassing Woman, Abetting Her Suicide

A Sessions Court in Kerala granted anticipatory bail to General Secretary of Thiruvananthapuram District Congress Committee (DCC) and councillor of Neyyattinkara municipality Jose Franklin booked in an alleged case of sexual harassment where the woman went on to commit suicide. Franklin was accused of offences under Sections 74 [Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage...

Remarks About Sikhs | 'Mere Apprehension Of Offence No Ground For FIR' : Varanasi Court Rejects Plea For FIR Against Rahul Gandhi

A Court in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi district last week dismissed an application filed under Section 173(4) BNSS seeking registration of an FIR against Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, for his alleged 'provocative' remarks about the Sikh community made during his US visit earlier this year. The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, MP/MLA Court, Varanasi noted...

Hyderabad Court Restrains Infringement Of Actor Chiranjeevi's Personality Rights; Says His Voice, Image & Titles Are His 'USP'

A Hyderabad Court in an interim order last month, restrained various media platforms, YouTube channels, clothing companies and other entities from using names and titles associated with former state minister and Telugu actor Chiranjeevi for commercial use, thereby protecting his personality rights. In doing so the court held that if the actor's reputation was damaged due to...

Delhi Court Rejects Bail Plea Saying It Was Too Bulky & Voluminous With 500 Pages

A Delhi POCSO Court on Friday dismissed a bail plea filed by an accused running approximately 500 pages saying that it was too voluminous and bulky. Special POCSO judge Ramesh Kumar of Karkardooma Courts said that adjudication of the bail plea is going to consume precious judicial time. The FIR was registered last year at Kalyanpuri police station. The matter was heard in-camera. As the bail...

'No Physical Evidence, Only Delayed Witness Statements': Umar Khalid Tells Court In Delhi Riots UAPA Case

Former JNU scholar Umar Khalid on Friday told a Delhi Court that the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case under UAPA is not a case of any physical evidence but involves only statements recorded by the Delhi Police months after the incident. Senior Advocate Trideep Pais made the submission on behalf of Khalid before Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma Courts, while...

Committee For Sensitization Of Family Court Matters, High Court Of Judicature At Allahabad Organises Gender Sensitization Workshop

A Two Days' Workshop on “Gender Sensitization” was organized by the Committee for Sensitization of Family Court Matters, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, on 11th and 12th October 2025 at the Judicial Training and Research Institute (JTRI), Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow. The workshop was attended by Judicial Officers posted on deputation at the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,...

Courts Across Jurisdictions Must Uphold 'Comity Of Courts' In Cross-Border Marital Disputes Involving Children: Justice Surya Kant

Supreme Court judge, Justice Surya Kant, on Wednesday said that Courts, across jurisdictions, must uphold the principle of “comity of Courts” in cross-border marital disputes involving children.“It becomes imperative for courts across jurisdictions, in such cases, to uphold the principle of Comity of Courts—ensuring mutual respect and cooperation in adjudication—while...

Punjab Court Directs Janta Party Chief's Arrest In Forged Signature Case, Seeks Explanation From Chandigarh SHO For Obstructing Arrest

A Punjab court has directed the arrest of the Janta Party Chief in connection with a case involving the alleged forgery of MLAs' signatures to file a nomination. The court has also sought an explanation from the Station House Officer (SHO) of Chandigarh for allegedly obstructing the execution of the arrest.Punjab Police on Monday reportedly registered multiple FIRs after several Aam Aadmi...

Bengaluru Court Refuses To Discharge Actor Rajnikanth's Wife In Alleged Forgery Case, Says Prima Facie Case Made Out

A Court in Bengaluru recently rejected the discharge application filed by superstar Rajanikanth's wife, Latha Rajanikanth, accused in a criminal case involving alleged forgery in relation to the film Kochadaiiyan, by a Chennai-based advertising company.Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Jyoti Shantappa Kale, while rejecting the discharge application filed under Section 239 of the...

Days After Attack On CJI, Shoe Hurled At Judicial Officer In Gujarat; State Judicial Service Association Condemns Incident

Just days after a shoe was hurled at Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai during the Supreme Court proceedings, a similar incident occurred in Gujarat on Tuesday, when a man threw a shoe at a judicial officer inside an Ahmedabad court. According to a PTI report, the incident took place in the courtroom of the City Civil and Sessions Court in Ahmedabad when proceedings were...

NHRC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Jaipur Hospital Fire, Seeks Report From Rajasthan Govt Within 2 Weeks

National Human Rights Commission (“NHRC”) took suo motu cognizance of the fire incident at the trauma centre ICU at the Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur, Rajasthan, run by the Government.The incident that took place in the intervening night between October 5 and October 6, 2025, resulted in the death of eight patients and critically injured other three. NHRC has issued notices to the...

Saraswati Power Moves NCLAT Against Reinstatement of Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy as Shareholder; Tribunal Orders Status Quo

Saraswati Power and Industries Pvt Ltd has moved the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Chennai challenging a National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) order that reinstated former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, his wife Y S Bharathi, and Reddy's mother Y S Vijaya as shareholders in the company.A bench of Justice N Seshasayee and Technical member Jatindranath...