BCCI Not A 'Public Authority', Not Subject To RTI Act: Central Information Commission

The Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is not a “public authority” under the Right to Information Act, 2005, and therefore cannot be compelled to disclose information under the transparency law.Information Commissioner P R Ramesh passed the order while dismissing a second appeal filed by Delhi resident Geeta Rani, who had...

Umar Khalid's Release On Interim Bail May Have Implications On Public Order: Delhi Police Tells Court In Delhi Riots Case

The Delhi Police has opposed before a Delhi Court interim bail plea filed by Umar Khalid in relation to the UAPA case alleging larger conspiracy in commission of 2020 North East Delhi riots. Khalid has sought release on interim bail for 15 days commencing from May 22 to June 05, for attending the Chehlum ritual after death of his late uncle and to attend to his mother's pre and post...

Gurugram Court Sends Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora To Judicial Custody In ED Case Till June 01

A Gurugram Court today (May 18) allowed Enforcement Directorate's (ED) plea for judicial custody of Punjab sitting Minister Sanjeev Arora in money laundering case. Arora's ED custody was expiring today.The AAP leader has been booked in a Rs 100-crore GST fraud linked to a company he previously headed. He has approached the High Court challenging his arrest under the Prevention of Money...

Senior Adv Jaju Babu To Be Kerala Advocate General; T Asaf Ali Director General Prosecution

The newly elected UDF Government in Kerala has decided to appoint Senior Advocate Jaju Babu as the Advocate General.T Asaf Ali has been appointed as the Director General of Prosecutions.Chief Minister VD Satheesan announced these decisions in a press meet held after the first cabinet meeting of the newly elected...

Judiciary Needs To Function Like Hospitals 24x7 To Deliver Immediate Justice To Common Citizens: CJI Surya Kant

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh organised an event titled “Fragmentation to Fusion: Empowering Justice through Unified Digital Platform Integration” on May 16, 2026, aimed at integrating technological platforms and strengthening India's digital justice delivery ecosystem.The programme was attended by Justice Surya Kant, Chief Justice of India, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav,...

Delhi Judicial Service Association Condemns 'Clandestine Recording' Of Proceedings, Seeks Deletion Of Viral Rohini Court Video

The Delhi Judicial Service Association (DJSA) has strongly condemned the alleged illegal recording and circulation of video clips from court proceedings involving a Rohini Court judge, calling it a direct assault on the dignity and independence of the judiciary.The condemnation comes after a video showing a heated exchange between Shri Rakesh Kumar-V, District Judge-04, North-West...

Delhi Judge Shifted After Video Of Heated Exchange With Lawyer Goes Viral

The Delhi High Court on Sunday ordered the attachment of District Judge Rakesh Kumar to the Delhi Judicial Academy after a video purportedly showing him in a heated altercation with a lawyer went viral on social media.As per an order issued by the High Court Registrar General, the decision was taken by the Chief Justice and the judges of the High Court to attach Rakesh Kumar, presently serving...

Lawyers, Police Clash In Lucknow Over Demolition Of 'Illegal' Advocate Chambers Following High Court Directions

Tensions escalated and a clash broke out between the Lawyers and Police outside the Lucknow District Court complex on Sunday after the local authorities initiated a demolition action against over 200 'illegal' lawyers' chambers and shops in the Kaiserbagh area. According to media reports, the police had to resort to a lathi-charge and mild force after lawyers protested the...

Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Moves Civil Court Seeking Takedown Of 'Defamatory' Content Linking Him With Son's POCSO Case

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar has moved the Hyderabad city civil court seeking take down of allegedly defamatory content about him posted by various media platforms as well as unknown entities (John Doe) linking him with a POCSO case lodged against his son. The minister's son Bandi Sai Bageerath has been booked in a POCSO FIR. Bageerath has moved the high...

Delhi Court Directs OpIndia To Remove Two Articles Against Journalist Swati Chaturvedi

A Delhi Court has directed Aadhyaasi Media and Content Services Private Limited, which runs the news portal OpIndia, to remove two allegedly defamatory articles published against journalist Swati Chaturvedi.District Judge Meenu Kaushik of Patiala House Courts passed the order while allowing interim injunction plea filed by the journalist. Chaturvedi alleged that OpIndia had circulated...

J&K&L High Court Constitutes Ad-Hoc Managing Body For Registration Of Judicial Officers Association

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has constituted an ad-hoc managing body to oversee the registration and transitional functioning of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Judicial Officers Association.The order issued by the Office of the Registrar General on Thursday, follows previous High Court orders on the subject and the ad-hoc managing body comprises the following...

No Slaughter Of Cows, Buffaloes Without Certification; Only Elderly Or Permanently Incapacitated Animals Eligible: WB Govt

The West Bengal Government has issued a fresh public notice reiterating the guidelines governing animal slaughter under the West Bengal Animal Slaughter Control Act, 1950, pursuant to directions passed by the Calcutta High Court in pending proceedings concerning illegal slaughter practices in the State.The notice, issued on May 13 by the Home & Hill Affairs Department, refers to orders...