Keralam Govt Enhances Retirement Age Of District Judicial Officers From 60 Yrs To 62 Yrs

The Government of Keralam has issued an order on Thursday (September 10) enhancing the age of superannuation of the judicial officers of the District Judiciary from 60 years to 62 years.The decision comes following the Apex Court's direction on July 22 in All India Judges Association case to all States/UTs to consider enhancing the retirement age of District Judges to 61 years, after...

IRCTC Scam: Delhi Court Frames Charges Against Lalu Prasad, Rabri Devi, Tejashwi Yadav In Money Laundering Case

A Delhi Court on Thursday framed charges against former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, his son Tejashwi Yadav and wife Rabri Devi in a money laundering case connected to the alleged IRCTC scam case.Special Judge Vishal Gogne of Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order.“There exists a strong suspicion of abuse of office and proceeds of crime in the...

Dental Student Suicide: Kerala Court Grants Bail To Prime Accused College HOD Dr. Kodanda Ram In Abetment Case

The Special Judge under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Thalassery on Wednesday (September 9) granted bail to Dr. M. Kondada Ram, the prime accused in the suicide abetment case of dental college student Nithin RajSri. Manoj M, Special Judge passed the order granting regular bail to Dr. Ram on conditions after noting that he had been custody for...

NLSIU Withdraws Cancellation Of Convocation, Decides To Hold Ceremony On October 17

The National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, will hold its 34th Annual Convocation on October 17, 2026, according to an official communication dated September 9, 2026, addressed to graduating students through mail.As per the communication, the decision was taken at the 107th Meeting of the Executive Council and the 40th Meeting of the General Council held on September 9,...

Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) And International Arbitration And Mediation Centre (IAMC) Sign MoU To Promote Regional ADR Cooperation

During Singapore Convention Week 2026, the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) and the International Arbitration and Mediation Centre (IAMC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a framework for cooperation in the field of alternative dispute resolution (ADR).The MoU brings together two non-profit dispute resolution institutions and provides for collaboration in...

'Decision Against Majority' : Bar Council Member Writes To Kerala HC CJ Objecting To Co-Option Of Woman BCK Member

An elected member of the 13th Bar Council of Kerala, as well as the Bar Council of India, Advocate N. Manoj Kumar, has written to the Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court, Justice Soumen Sen, objecting to the co-option of Advocate Girija Gopal as a woman member of the Kerala Bar Council.The Chief Justice, pursuant to the directions of the Supreme Court, had nominated two names to be...

Delhi PG Collapse: Court Remands Building Owner's Son, Others To Two Days Police Custody

In relation to the Satya Niketan PG collapse case, a Delhi Court on Wednesday remanded building owner's son Mahesh Gupta and two others to two days of police custody.The order has been passed by Judicial Magistrate First Class Kautuk Bhardwaj of Patiala House Courts.The other two men remanded to police custody are PG operator Sudhanshu and building contractor Sanoj.The Delhi Police had...

NGT Seeks Delhi Govt Response On Lawyer's Plea Over Deteriorating Road Infrastructure In Burari

The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal has issued notice on an application filed by an advocate residing in Delhi's Burari, seeking urgent directions to address a "chronic, severe, and continuing environmental degradation" of the road infrastructure in the area. The bench of Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member Dr. Afroz Ahmad directed;"Issue notice to...

Prajwal Revanna Sent To 2-Day Police Custody Over Recovery Of Mobile Phone From Prison Cell

A Bengaluru Court on Tuesday (September 8) remanded former Janata Dal (Secular) MP Prajwal Revanna as well as prison inmate Prathap Rai to two-day police custody over alleged recovery of prohibited items, including a mobile phone and pocket notebook with WhatsApp, Netflix and other Apps, from their prison cell.The court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate granted police custody...

Foreign Divorce Granted Ex-Parte On Irretrievable Breakdown Of Marriage Not Operational In India: Delhi Court

A Delhi Court has held that a divorce decree passed by a foreign court on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage, in an ex-parte proceeding where the Indian spouse did not get an opportunity to present the defence, is not conclusive or operative in India.Family Court Judge Purva Sareen of Saket Courts reasoned that irretrievable breakdown is not recognized as a ground of divorce...

Delhi Riots: Court Allows Tahir Hussain To Use Electric Kettle, Wooden Takhat Inside Jail On Medical Grounds

A Delhi Court on Tuesday permitted former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain to use electric kettle and a wooden takhat inside the jail. Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai allowed the plea filed by Hussain in the UAPA case alleging larger conspiracy in the commission of 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Hussain's counsel submitted that he is suffering from various diseases which...

Jammu Court Orders FIR Against Suspended Deputy SP, Cops For Alleged Assault, Caste Abuse Of BDO On Election Duty

A court in Jammu has directed the registration of an FIR against a suspended Deputy Superintendent of Police, his PSOs and other police personnel for allegedly assaulting, abusing with caste-based slurs, and wrongfully confining a Block Development Officer who was on election duty during the Nagrota by-election.The Court also directed the Senior Superintendent of Police, Jammu, to...