Petitioner An Indian Citizen, Needs Legal Representation: J&K High Court Grants Consular Access To Kashmiri Engineer Detained In Saudi Arabia

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has admitted a writ petition filed by the wife of a detainee and directed the Indian Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to file an affidavit regarding the current status of the petitioner who has been detained there under uncertain circumstances. A bench of Justice Rahul Bharti was hearing a writ petition filed by the petitioner who was working as an...

Undermines Autonomy & Independence Of Bar: BCI Raises Objections To Draft Advocates Amendment Bill 2025

The Bar Council of India has made a representation to the Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal concerning the proposed Draft Advocates Amendment Bill 2025, raising concerns that the draft bill would have serious implications for the legal profession. The representation states that it is 'shocking' that several material changes are made in the draft bill which would undermine the autonomy...

Any Authority May Be Empowered To Register Muslim Marriages, Not Just Board: Karnataka State Waqf Board Tells HC, Cites Lack Of Legislation

The Karnataka State Waqf Board which has been authorised by the State government to issue marriage certificates to married Muslim applicants, has informed the High Court that it is only interested to see that a muslim marriage which has happened conventionally under the Personal Law, is given some sanctity.The board stated that since there was no law regarding the same at the moment,...

Kolkata Court Sentences Man To Death For Raping 7-Month-Old Infant, Calls It 'Rarest Of Rare' Case

A POCSO court in Kolkata has sentenced a 34-year-old man to death for raping a 7-month-old infant, which left the child in critical condition. The court also ordered Rs 10 lakh as compensation for the child's family.The incident, which occurred in November 2024, had been investigated by the Burtolla police in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. Upon completion of the investigation,...

Rahul Gandhi Moves Pune Court To Convert Defamation Case Into 'Summons Trial' To Bring Historical Facts About Savarkar Before Court

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has approached a special MP/MLA court in Pune seeking to convert the 'summary trial' pending against him over his allegedly defamatory statements against late right-wing leader Vinayak Savarkar, into a 'summons trial' as his statements were based on historical facts.In an application filed through advocate Milind Pawar, Gandhi has pointed out that the complainant...

Kashmir Court Convicts 'Pir Baba' For Systemic Sexual Abuse Of Minors Under Guise Of 'Spiritual Healing'

The Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Sopore, Kashmir today convicted one Aijaz Ahmad Sheikh, a self-proclaimed faith healer known as “Pir Baba”, under Section 377 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) for repeatedly sexually abusing minors over a decade.The case, which had sent shockwaves through the region, involved systematic abuse under the guise of spiritual healing, with the...

Jammu Court Grants Bail To PhD Scholar Charged Under UAPA For Allegedly Seditious Article, Says It Neither Affected Law & Order Nor Caused Militancy

A Sessions Court in Jammu has granted bail to a PhD scholar who was arrested for an article written by her on charges under the UAPA Act. The court observed that there is no causal link between the article written by the applicant and the resulting alleged violence which had broken out. The court also observed that merely being charged under the UAPA will not prevent the court from...

Senior Advocate Vivek Subba Reddy Re-Elected As President Of Advocates' Association Bengaluru

Senior Advocate Vivek Subba Reddy has been re-elected as the President of the Advocates' Association of Bengaluru. The results were declared on late Sunday evening. Reddy was declared winner securing a total of 6,820 votes while candidate Advocate A P Ranganatha received 4,518 votes. Advocate Girish Kumar C S was elected to the post of Vice President of the Association. The...

'Your Decisions Should Reinforce People's Trust In Judiciary, Not Diminish It': Chhattisgarh HC CJ To Newly Promoted District Judges

Addressing the newly promoted District Judges during the concluding session of their orientation programme, which was recently held, Chhattisgarh High Court Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha underscored the significance of judicial responsibility, integrity, and accountability in upholding justice. Addressing 42 newly promoted District Judges from the Civil Judge Senior Division cadre,...

There's An Element Of Truth In Allegation That Courts Aren't Granting Bail In Deserving Cases : Justice Abhay S Oka

Justice Abhay Oka, Judge of the Supreme Court, said that there was an element of truth in the public criticism that the Courts are not granting bail to deserving persons.Talking about the issue of granting bail, Justice Oka remarked that bail hearing was earlier simple but now the culture of "reply, rejoinder, sur-rejoinder" introduced in bail jurisprudence, is consuming time. He stated...

Since 2018, 108 Women, 161 Persons From SC/ST/OBC Categories & 37 From Minority Communities Appointed As HC Judges: Law Ministry

On Thursday, Union Minister of State (independent charge) for Law & Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal informed the Rajya Sabha that 108 of the 698 High Court judges appointed since 2018 are women. In a written reply to a question by Member of Parliament Neeraj Dangi, the Union Minister added that since 2018, 22 appointees belong to SC, 15 belong to ST, 87 belong to the OBC category, and...

Gujarat Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Journalist Mahesh Langa In Alleged Extortion Case

A Sessions Court in Ahmedabad on Tuesday (February 11) granted anticipatory bail to journalist Mahesh Langa in connection with an FIR registered by the city's Satellite Police Station for alleged extortion of Rs. 40 Lakh.Langa is at present in judicial custody in connection with a case pertaining to alleged GST fraud. Additional Sessions Judge Ahmedabad (Rural) Dipen Dilipkumar Buddhdev in...