Kerala Court Holds In-Camera Hearing In MLA Rahul Mamkootathil's Pre-Arrest Bail Plea In Rape Case

The Principle District and Sessions Court in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday (December 3) held in-camera the anticipatory bail plea moved by Rahul Mamkootathil, Member of Legislative Assembly from Palakkad constituency, in a rape and miscarriage case.Smt. Nazeera S., Principal District and Sessions Judge, conducted the proceedings in-camera, after an application in this regard was preferred...

Delhi Court Frames Charges Against Uphaar Cinema Tragedy Accused For Wrongfully Securing Passport

A Delhi Court has framed charges against real estate baron Sushil Ansal for securing passport by supplying false information and suppressing his criminal antecedents, including his conviction in the Uphaar cinema fire tragedy case.Chief Judicial Magistrate Shriya Agrawal of Patiala House Courts framed charges against Ansal for the offences under Sections 420 (cheating), 177 (furnishing...

160 Criminal Appeals Being Listed Daily : Allahabad High Court To Supreme Court On Steps To Reduce Backlog

The Supreme Court was recently informed that the Allahabad High Court is listing a substantial number of pending criminal appeals each day in an effort to address its backlog. At the High Court's Prayagraj bench, at least 100 criminal appeals are being listed daily from a pending stock of 2,036 cases. At the Lucknow bench, a minimum of 60 criminal appeals are being taken up every day from the...

NCLAT Reserves Orders On CCI's Plea To Extend Privacy Consent Safeguards To WhatsApp Advertising Data

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Tuesday reserved orders on the Competition Commission of India's plea seeking clarification of its November 4 judgment that struck down the five-year bar on WhatsApp sharing user data with Meta for advertising, after the CCI argued that the tribunal's own reasoning mandated a uniform consent framework covering both advertising...

Kerala Court Denies Bail To Rahul Easwar Booked For Making Sexually-Colored Remarks, Disclosing Identity Of Rape Victim

The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Thiruvananthapuram has denied bail to commentator Rahul Easwar in a case launched against him for allegedly disclosing the identity of a rape survivor and sexually harassing her.The prosecution allegation is that Easwar procured the photos and details of the complainant, who has accused Palakkad Constituency MLA Rahul Mamkootathil of rape and...

Centre Revamps Patent Penalty Rules; Appeal Period Now Begins On Receipt Of Order Instead of Date Of Order

The Centre government has overhauled the penalty adjudication mechanism under the Patents Rules, 2003 after notifying the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2025, which came into force on November 25, 2025. The amendment substitutes the entire Chapter XIV A -Adjudictaion Of Penalties and Appeals, that had been introduced in 2024 and introduces several procedural changes while retaining the structure...

Finance Ministry Tables Bill To Hike Excise On Tobacco, Introduces New Cess On Pan Masala

On December 1, 2025, the finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and the Health Security and National Security Cess Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha, which will replace the existing Compensation Cess. The Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025, seeks “to give the government the fiscal space to increase the rate of central excise duty...

'Serving Elderly Is Like Serving God': Jharkhand High Court's Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad Inaugurates Clinic For Senior Citizens In Ranchi

Jharkhand High Court judge Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad on Saturday (November 29) inaugurated Mother Teresa Clinic at the Bihar Samaj Kalyan Sansthan in Piska Nagdi, Ranchi, which aims to provide necessary medical assistance and timely medical care to the residents of old-age homes.In his keynote address, Justice Prasad who is also the Execute Chairman of Jharkhand State Legal Services...

Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice Inspects Home For Minor Girls To Review Living Conditions, Directs Formation Of Female Officer Team

Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan recently conducted a surprise inspection of 'Premashray', a Home for minor girls in Ranchi, to review the living conditions, interact with the children, and assess the overall functioning of the institution.During his visit, the Chief Justice personally met and interacted with the children and listened to their concerns and...

Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil Moves Kerala Court For Pre-Arrest Bail In Rape, Miscarriage Case

Rahul Mamkootathil, Member of Legislative Assembly from Palakkad constituency, has moved the Sessions Court in Thiruvananthapuram district seeking anticipatory bail in a rape and miscarriage case.The former Youth Congress president is arrayed as the sole accused in the crime registered by the Nemom Police and is accused of the offences under the Sections 64(2)(f), 64(2)(h), 64(2)(m) [Rape],...

NSEL Gets NCLT Nod For ₹1,950-Crore Settlement With 5,682 Traders Affected In 2013 Scam

The National Company Law Tribunal at Mumbai on Friday approved a Rs 1,950-crore one-time settlement for 5,682 traders affected by the 2013 National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) scam, holding that the proposal met statutory requirements and did not violate public policy.A bench of Judicial Member Sushil Mahadeorao Kochey and Technical Member Prabhat Kumar noted that the settlement had received...

'Right To Be Forgotten': Delhi Court Directs Indian Kanoon, Media To Remove Articles On PMLA Accused After His Exoneration

In a john doe order, a Delhi Court has recently directed legal search engine Indian Kanoon, various media outlets and Google LLC to remove articles and URLs related to a money laundering accused after his complete exoneration in the case, citing his right to be forgotten. Principal District & Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna said that the man has a right to live with dignity and the...