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Plea In Delhi Court Seeks FIR Against CJP Protester Nishu Azad, Her Father Over 'Communal' Posts
A plea has been filed before a Delhi Couet seeking registration of FIR against a young Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protester Nishu Azad and her father. Chief Judicial Magistrate Mridul Gupta of Patiala House Courts will be hearing the plea filed by lawyer Amita Sachdeva on September 23.Sachdeva has filed a complaint case against the father-daughter duo over allegations that the minor...

Telangana National Lok Adalat Settles Over 4.2 Lakh Cases, Resolves 1.4 Lakh Pending Cases; ₹266 Crore Compensation Awarded
The Telangana State Legal Services Authority (TSLSA) has announced that a total of 4,20,626 cases were amicably settled during the 3rd National Lok Adalat conducted across the State on September 12, 2026, including in the High Court for the State of Telangana. The Lok Adalat was held under the guidance of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, Patron-in-Chief of TSLSA, Justice P. Sam Koshy,...

Court Flags Gaps In Delhi Police Probe While Granting Interim Bail To Swatantra Bhardwaj, Bars Him From Discussing Case In Media
While granting three weeks' interim bail to Swatantra Bhardwaj, a Delhi Court has barred him from posting or sharing anything on the case on social media, including anything in his defence.Bhardwaj is accused in an alleged assault case relating to father of a teenage Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activist during Jantar Mantar protest in July.While granting interim relief to Bhardwaj,...

Delhi Court Grants 3 Weeks Interim Bail To Swatantra Bhardwaj In CJP Protester Assault Case
A Delhi Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to Swatantra Bhardwaj in an alleged assault case relating to father of a teenage Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activist during Jantar Mantar protest in July.Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Pratap Singh Laler of Patiala House Courts passed the order and granted interim bail of three weeks to Bhardwaj.A detailed order is awaited. For context,...

Delhi Court Reserves Order On Swatantra Bhardwaj's Bail Plea In CJP Protester Assault Case
A Delhi Court on Monday reserved order in the plea filed by Swatantra Bhardwaj seeking bail in an alleged assault case relating to father of a teenage Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activist during Jantar Mantar protest in July.Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Pratap Singh Laler of Patiala House Courts will pass the order tomorrow. Earlier today, the Court decided to conduct in camera...

District Courts Are Citizens' Courts; Lawyers Practising There Important Part Of Justice System : Justice Abhay Oka
Justice Oka emphasised hard work, mastery of procedural law, professional ethics and dignity in advocacy while speaking at the inauguration of the Continuing Legal Education Programme at ILS Law College, Pune

NLSIU Students' Group Postpones Screening Of Umar Khalid Documentary, Denies Bowing To Any Pressure
The ABVP had written to the NSLIU VC opposing the screening of the documentary,

NBDSA Fines Zee News ₹2 Lakh For 'Inflammatory' Coverage Of AMU Palestine Solidarity Slogans, Directs Removal
The News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has imposed a fine of Rs. 2 lakh on Zee News for its coverage of Palestine solidarity slogans raised during a student protest at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), holding that it violated the broadcasting Code of Conduct.The order has been passed by the Authority chaired by former Supreme Court judge Justice A.K. Sikri (Retd.)....

3rd National Lok Adalat 2026 Settles Over 2.10 Crore Cases, ₹13,589 Crore Disputes Resolved: NALSA
The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) on Saturday organised the 3rd National Lok Adalat of 2026 across the country, facilitating the settlement of more than 2.10 crore cases through consensual dispute resolution mechanisms. According to tentative figures available till 7:00 PM on September 12, 2026, a total of 2,10,39,112 cases were settled, involving a cumulative settlement value...

AP Liquor Scam: Supreme Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Former APSBCL Managing Director & Ex-IT Advisor To YSRCP Govt
The Supreme Court has denied anticipatory bail to former IT Advisor to the previous YSRCP government, Kessireddy Rajasekhar Reddy alias Raj Kesireddy, in connection with the alleged manipulation of the liquor transportation tender process of the Andhra Pradesh State Beverages Corporation Limited (APSBCL). The Court has also denied anticipatory bail to former APSBCL Managing Director...

Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Unveils Portrait Of Late AK Sen At High Court Bar Library Club
Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court Ravindra V Ghuge, on Friday, unveiled the portrait of former Union Law Minister and Senior Advocate Ashoke Kumar Sen at the Calcutta High Court Bar Library Club. Late Ashoke Kumar Sen served as the longest-serving Law Minister of the country, holding the post between the terms of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, and also...

Human Rights Commission Recommends FIR Against Pune Police Commissioner & Subordinates Over Illegal Detention, Public Parading Of Minor Boys
The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) on Wednesday (September 9) directed the State's Director General of Police (DGP) to register a First Information Report (FIR) against Pune Police Commissioner and several of the Pune Police officers for their failure to protect the rights of three minors, who were tied on the bonnet of the police vehicle, paraded on the streets of the city...
