Delhi Court Orders FIR Against Journalist Rana Ayyub For Allegedly Insulting Hindu Deities, Spreading Anti-India Sentiment On Social Media

A Delhi Court has ordered registration of FIR against journalist Rana Ayyub after a lawyer filed a complaint accusing her of insulting Hindu deities and spreading anti-India sentiment through her posts on 'X' (formerly Twitter) platform.Chief Judicial Magistrate Himanshu Raman Singh of Saket Courts observed that "prima-facie" cognizable offences were made out against Ayyub punishable...

Uttarakhand Rolls Out Uniform Civil Code, Becomes First State To Do So

Today, the Uttarakhand State Government rolled out the Uniform Civil Code in the state, almost a year after the Uttarakhand Assembly passed the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2024. It has become the first state in the country to implement UCC. An announcement was made in this regard by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who also launched the rules manual for the UCC and...

KeLSA Launches 'Harmony Hub' To Settle Disputes Arising From Relationships

The Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KeLSA), has launched Harmony Hub at the Kerala High Court to resolve disputes arising from human relationships.This unique interventional program was inaugurated and launched by Hon'ble Justice A.Muhamed Mustaque (Executive Chairman of KeLSA) at the Kerala High Court on January 15, 2025. Harmony Hub is a 'litigant friendly' initiative offering...

Telangana State Legal Services Authority, DLSA Oragnize Legal Awareness Programme Across Jails To Improve Prisoners' Legal Literacy

The Telangana State Legal Services Authority and the District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs) conducted a comprehensive legal awareness program across the State's prisons to improve legal literacy among prison inmates. A legal awareness camp on "Rights of Prisoners" was also organized on January 25 which was inaugurated by Telangana High Court's Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul, who is also...

MP HC Bar President Expresses Regret Over Letter To CJI Seeking Probe Into Alleged Demolition Of A Temple At Chief Justice's Residence

The President of the Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association, Advocate Dhanya Kumar Jain, has written a letter to Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait expressing his regret over complaining to the CJI last month and seeking an inquiry into the alleged removal of a Hanuman temple from the official residence of the High Court Chief Justice. For context, in his letter to the CJI, Justice...

NLU Odisha Withdraws Statement One Day After Calling Students Protest On Academic Policies & Infrastructure “Illegal”

A day after issuing a press statement addressing the continuing protest of students over arbitrary academic policies and lack of basic infrastructure, the administration of the National Law University Odisha, Cuttack (NLUO) has today published a new press release withdrawing the previous one.The students had started an indefinite protest against the university authorities opposing...

Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha Inaugurates Digitization Center At Chhattisgarh High Court

In a significant step towards realizing the concept of a Paperless Court, transparent and speedy justice in the State of Chhattisgarh, Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha inaugurated a Digitization Center in the High Court of Chhattisgarh on Saturday. In this center, the documents of pending cases will be digitized, allowing the HC to realize the concept of Paperless Courts. During...

NLU Odisha Students Stage Indefinite Protest Over 'Arbitrary Academic Policies' & Lack Of Infrastructure; Uni Calls It 'Illegal Demand' To Exert Pressure

Update: The University has subsequently withdrawn the press statement a day after it was issued.The students of National Law University Odisha, Cuttack (NLUO) have started an indefinite protest against the university authorities opposing alleged introduction of arbitrary academic policies for evaluation of tutorial classes, lack of basic infrastructure and collective apathy of...

Saif Ali Khan Attack: Mumbai Court Extends Accused's Police Custody Till January 29

A Court in Mumbai's Bandra area, on Friday (January 24) extended till January 29, the custody of Shariful Islam Shehzad, an alleged Bangladeshi citizen, who is stated to have attacked and injured actor Saif Ali Khan on January 16 after he was caught trespassing the actor's Bandra residence.The Mumbai Police's team, which is investigating the case, furnished a detailed report spelling out...

Delhi Court Accepts CBI's Closure Report In Loan Conspiracy Case Involving NDTV Founders Prannoy Roy & Radhika Roy

A Delhi Court on Thursday (January 23) accepted the closure report filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a case involving allegations of criminal conspiracy against TV news channel NDTV's founders Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy with ICICI Bank officials over a loan advancement. Special Judge (PC Act), Shailender Malik of Rouse Avenue Courts accepted the CBI's report that the Roys...

Delhi Court Refuses FIR Over Exhibition Of 'Offensive' MF Husain Paintings On Hindu Deities

A Delhi Court has dismissed a plea seeking registration of FIR over exhibition of two allegedly offensive paintings of Indian painter MF Husain on Hindu deities at the Delhi Art Gallery.The dispute arose after a complaint was lodged by a lawyer Amita Sachdeva. JMFC Sahil Monga of Patiala House Courts noted that all the facts and circumstances of the case were within the knowledge of...

Mumbai Court Convicts Film Maker Ram Gopal Varma In Cheque Bounce Case, Sentences Him To Three Months Jail

A Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Mumbai recently convicted renowned film-maker Ram Gopal Varma in a cheque bounce case and sentenced him to three months simple imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 3.72 lakhs.The instant case pertains to a payment made by Varma's firm to a company called Shree, which is represented by one Maheshchandra Mishra, at least seven years ago. The filmmaker's firm...