Malviya Nagar Fire: Delhi Court Remands Hotel Owner To 4-Days Police Custody

A Delhi Court on Thursday remanded Lavkesh Bajaj, owner of the hotel building in Malviya Nagar where a devastating fire killed 21 people yesterday, to four days of Police custody. Judicial Magistrate First Class Bhanu Pratap Singh of Saket Courts passed the order and allowed Delhi Police's request for four days of police custody.The Court orally remarked that the arrest was legal.The...

Telangana Advocates Protection Act 2026 Comes Into Force

The Telangana Advocates Protection Act came into force on Tuesday (June 2) two months after it was cleared by the legislative assembly. The notification issued by the government states:"In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 1 of the Telangana Advocates Protection Act, 2026 (Telangana Act No.16 of 2026), Government hereby appoint the 2nd day of June, 2026, as the...

J&K Court Acquits Man Accused Of Raping Niece, Orders Action Against Complainant, Cops & NGO Workers For False Prosecution

A Fast Track Court in Jammu has acquitted a man accused of raping his niece, holding that the prosecution case was patently absurd and palpably improbable, and that the accused suffered incarceration for one year, seven months and eleven days in an occurrence which never took place.The Court directed a departmental enquiry against the Investigating Officer and his supervisory officer, and...

Patna High Court Disposes Over 1000 Long Pending Criminal Appeals

A division bench of the Patna High Court led by Chief Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo has disposed of over 1000 long pending criminal appeals some of which date back to 1994.Notably, Justice Sahoo was sworn-in as the Chief Justice of Patna High Court in January this year. The judge is set to demit office on Thursday (June 4). The court passed various directions while dealing with pending 1994...

Court Staff Injured In Attempted Attack On Kerala Munsiff-Magistrate

On Wednesday (June 3), a man reportedly attempted to attack the Munsiff-Magistrate in a Kerala court in her chambers.The incident reportedly happened at around 10 am in the chamber of Smt. Amala Lawrence, the judicial officer of the Munsiff Court, Chengannur. According to reports, the attacker was wearing a helmet and raincoat, and was also carrying a piece of glass. It is further reported...

Bihar Court Sentences 85-Year-Old Man To 3 Yrs In Jail In 1992 Attempt To Murder Case; Granted Provisional Bail

A Court in Bihar's Vaishali district on Tuesday convicted an 85-year-old man in connection with a 1992 attempt to murder case. Additional District and Sessions Judge Manoj Kumar Tiwari found the octogenarian, Deep Rai, guilty under Sections 147 (rioting), 148 (rioting armed with a deadly weapon) and 307 (attempt to murder) IPC, along with Section 27 of the Arms Act. Rai...

Prashanto Chandra Sen & Haripriya Padmanabhan Appointed Tamil Nadu Additional Advocate Generals For Supreme Court

The Tamil Nadu Government has appointed Senior Advocates Prashanto Chandra Sen and Haripriya Padmanabhan as Counsel for the Government of Tamil Nadu before the Supreme Court, in the rank of Additional Advocate General.According to the appointment order, the appointments have been made based on a recommendation from the Advocate General of Tamil Nadu. The two senior advocates will represent...

Delhi Riots: Court Acquits 5 In Murder Case, Finds 'Serious Contradictions' In Prosecution Evidence

A Delhi Court today acquitted five men accused of murdering one Mohd. Anwar during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots, holding that the prosecution failed to establish their guilt beyond reasonable doubt due to material inconsistencies, serious contradictions in eyewitness testimonies, identification evidence and recoveries.Additional Sessions Judge Parveen Singh of Karkardooma Courts...

Twisha Sharma Dowry Death Case: Bhopal Court Sends Husband Samarth Singh, Mother-In-Law Giribala Singh To 14-Day Judicial Custody

A Bhopal Court on Tuesday (June 2) remanded Twisha Sharma's husband Samarth Singh and her mother-in-law Giribala Singh to 14-day judicial custody, who are booked in an alleged case of dowry death.The matter is being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). As per PTI report, the court sent the two to judicial custody today. On Friday, the court had remanded the two to...

No Vested Right To Age Relaxation Merely Because Recruitment Was Delayed: CAT Jammu Dismisses Sub-Inspector's Age Relaxation Plea

The Central Administrative Tribunal, Jammu Bench has dismissed a batch of Original Applications challenging the upper age limit of 28 years prescribed for the post of Sub-Inspector in the Jammu & Kashmir Police Advertisement Notification, holding that candidates who have crossed the notified age limit cannot claim age relaxation as a matter of right merely because recruitment was...

Chief Justice Arun Palli Accorded Full Court Reference By J&K and Ladakh High Court Ahead Of Elevation To Supreme Court

A Full Court Reference was held in the Court Room of the Chief Justice at the Srinagar Wing of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh to honour Chief Justice Arun Palli on his elevation as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India.The Reference was convened in accordance with the long-standing conventions and institutional traditions of the High Court. It was attended by Justices...

'Audience With The Gavel': Memoir On Justice Pankaj Mithal Released At Supreme Court

A memoir titled Audience With The Gavel, chronicling the life and career of Supreme Court Judge Justice Pankaj Mithal, was released at the Supreme Court of India. Authored by Kunal Vepa, Principal District Judge and Director of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), the book offers a reflective account of the distinguished jurist's personal and professional experiences.Written in...