Former Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam Resigns From SIR Appellate Tribunal

Former Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam has resigned from the SIR Appellate Tribunal, which had been hearing appeals by persons excluded from the electoral roll in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, which took place before the recently concluded Assembly Elections.Justice Sivagnanam was one among 19 judges who had been designated as Appellate Tribunals by the...

NHRC Closes Case Against Journalist Omar Rashid As Delhi Police Concludes No Action Needed On Anonymous Rape Allegations

Following an inquiry lasting over 300 days, the National Human Rights Commission closed its case against journalist Omar Rashid after the Delhi police found no grounds to proceed with the investigation into the anonymous social media allegations levelled against him last year.The case, initiated in May 2025 by an NHRC bench led by Priyank Kanoongo, centered on anonymous social media...

West Bengal Advocate General Kishore Datta Resigns

West Bengal Advocate General Kishore Datta, who frequently appeared for the state before the Calcutta High Court, has resigned from his position.Datta has reportedly sent his resignation in a letter addressed to West Bengal Governor RN Ravi.The Senior Advocate's appointment had been confirmed by the Governor's office on 16th December 2023, following the resignation of Sr Advocate SN...

Oudh Bar Association Hosts 'Know Your Bar, Know Your Bench' Workshop For Incoming Advocates

The Oudh Bar Association (OBA) at the High Court, Lucknow, successfully concluded its first-ever three-day "Know Your Bar and Know Your Bench" (KYB) workshop. Organised exclusively for young, incoming advocates prior to granting them official membership of the Association, the initiative aimed to instil the rich legal traditions and etiquette required to maintain the profession's...

Complaint Filed Before Kerala Court Against Film Producer Shamnas For Filing False Affidavit In His Complaint Against Actor Nivin Pauly

A criminal complaint has been registered by the Junior Superintendent of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Vaikom against film producer P.S. Shamnas for filing a false affidavit before the court for the registration of a FIR against actor Nivin Pauly.The Magistrate had earlier directed its Junior Superintendent make a complaint in accordance with S. 379(1)(b) r/w 379(3)(b) of BNSS, 2023...

SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Haryana AG & 9 Advocates As Punjab & Haryana High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on May 4, 2026, has approved the elevation of ten advocates as judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.In the first set of recommendations, the Collegium cleared the names of seven advocates: Monica Chhibber Sharma, Harmeet Singh Deol, Puja Chopra, Sunish Bindlish, Navdeep Singh, Divya Sharma, and Ravinder Malik.In a separate resolution...

CJI Surya Kant To Preside Over Launch Of SG Tushar Mehta's Books At Bharat Mandapam On May 10

A book launch event featuring two works authored by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta is scheduled to be held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant will preside over the function. Amit Shah will attend as the Chief Guest, while R. Venkataramani will be present as the Guest of Honour. The event will mark the launch of two books titled “The Bench, the Bar and...

“Systematic Brainwashing” For Religious Conversion: Court While Denying Anticipatory Bail To Nida Khan In TCS Nashik Case

Denying anticipatory bail to Nida Khan–accused in the Tata Consultancy Service (TCS) Nashik Case containing allegations of forced religious conversion and sexual harassment, the Sessions Court said that Khan gave "burqa" to the victim, trained her for offering of "Namaz", which showed a "systematic brainwashing" of the victim. Additional Sessions Judge Kedar Joshi in his May 2 order, noted...

Delhi Court Stays Order Directing FIR Against Abhijit Iyer Mitra For Posts Against Newslaundry's Manisha Pande

A Delhi Court on Monday stayed the order directing registration of FIR against commentator Abhijit Iyer Mitra on a complaint case filed by digital news platform Newslaundry's Editorial Director Manisha Pande accusing him of abusing her and other women employees on social media.Additional Sessions Judge Purushottam Pathak of Saket Courts stayed the order passed by judicial magistrate first...

Internet Is Boundless, Judges Must Be Equipped With Knowledge To Handle Evolving Cyber-Crime Landscape: Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya

Internet has boundless borders and judges must be equipped with the knowledge to handle the evolving landscape of cyber crime threats, including digital arrests, hackling, ransomware threats, said Telangana High Court judge Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya on Saturday (May 2)Justice Bhattacharya was speaking at a session which was a part of Sikkim High Court's 'National Conclave on Technology...

Telangana School Education Dept & TSLSA Sign MoU To Promote Legal Awareness, Child Rights In Schools

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been entered into between the School Education Department, Government of Telangana and the Telangana State Legal Services Authority (TSLSA) to promote legal awareness, child rights protection, and access to justice among school students across the State.The MoU was signed by Sri E. Naveen Nicolas, IAS, Director of School Education, on behalf of...

Delhi Judge Dies By Suicide

A Delhi Judge, Aman Kumar Sharma, aged 30 years, died by suicide today, said the Delhi Police.He was serving as the Secretary of District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), North East District at Karkardooma Courts.Sharma had joined the Delhi Judicial Services on June 19, 2021, news agency PTI reported. He graduated from the Symbiosis Law School in Pune and completed his BA LLB in...