Kerala Achieves Outstanding Success In "Mediation For The Nation 2.0" Campaign

The Kerala State Mediation and Conciliation Centre emerged as one of the leading contributors to the nationwide “Mediation for the Nation 2.0” campaign, organised by the Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee of the Supreme Court of India from 2 January 2026 to 15 June 2026, by facilitating the settlement of 12,331 cases through mediation. The campaign, conducted under the aegis of...

'Issuing Passport Does Not Give Right To Travel Abroad': Srinagar Court Paves Way For Passport Renewal Of Dr. Farooq Abdullah Accused In JKCA Case

A Srinagar Court has permitted issuance of a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to facilitate renewal of the passport of former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Dr. Farooq Abdullah, who is facing trial in the alleged Jammu & Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) funds misappropriation case investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).Holding that renewal of a passport and...

Delhi High Court Bar Association Suspends Strike Call After Talks With Chief Justice, Law Minister

The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) on Thursday announced suspension, for now, of its call for abstention from work against the proposed enhancement of the pecuniary jurisdiction of Delhi's District Courts from Rs. 2 crore to Rs. 10 crore.The development comes after a meeting of the lawyers' body took place with the Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal and a meeting called by the...

Twisha Sharma Dowry Death Case: MP Court Extends Judicial Custody Of Giribala Singh, Samarth Singh Till July 28

A Bhopal Court, on Wednesday (July 15), extended the judicial custody of retired Judge Giribala Singh and her son Samarth Singh till July 28, who are booked in a case involving dowry harassment and the death of model-actress Twisha Sharma.The Bhopal court had earlier extended the custody till July 14. Twisha, a 33-year-old woman, was found dead at her matrimonial home in Bhopal on May 12. An...

NHRC Directs Probe Into Missing Girls Cases In Andhra Pradesh, Seeks Details Of Police Protocol

The National Human Rights Commission has sought information from the Andhra Pradesh police about the number of children who went missing between 2022-2025, the policies followed to trace them and steps proposed to be taken by the police for tracing girls who have not yet been rescued. The order was passed on a plea by Y Balachander Reddy who had pointed to a news report dated 24.01.2024...

Extended Welfare Measures To Blind Man, Aged Mother Living In Poverty, Odisha Govt Tells Supreme Court

The Odisha government informed the Supreme Court on July 13 that it has extended all permissible social welfare measures and allotted dwelling unit(s) to a visually impaired man, Japa Bhue, and his 80-year old mother, Radhika Bhue, after the Court's order in a suo motu case.It may be recalled that the Court had taken up a suo motu case titled “In Re: Ensuring Basic Human Dignity And...

Delhi Court Remands Two Law Students Arrested Over Ruckus In Supreme Court To Judicial Custody

A Delhi Court on Wednesday remanded to 14 days of judicial custody— two Lucknow University law students arrested in connection with disruption of proceedings before the Supreme Court last week, during which one of them hurled abuses at the Chief Justice of India, flung case papers inside the courtroom and created a commotion.Judicial Magistrate First Class Ravi at the Patiala House...

Delhi Riots: Court Allows Umar Khalid Two Weekly E-Mulakats With Family, Notes No Jail Rule Violation In Six Years

Khalid contended that ever since he was lodged in jail, he had been permitted two e-mulakats every week.

CIC Recommends Delhi University To Maintain Public Record Of Foreign Students Getting Admission Based On OCI Card

RTI applicant had sought number of foreign students seeking admission in DU between 2020-2024.

Maharashtra Govt Tables Advocates Protection Bill Proposing Upto 7-Year Jail Term For Causing Serious Injuries To Lawyers

In case of damage to chambers, offices or vehicle of a lawyer, double the market value would be recovered from the assailant.

'20 Courts Without Judges, One Lift For Seven Floors': Advocates' Association Bengaluru To Stage Protest Against Court Administration

Aggrieved by the 'intransigence' and 'overall cold response' meted out by the High Court administration and the Chief Justice to persistent demands made by members of the Bar, the Advocates' Association Bengaluru (AAB) has called for a Dharna before the High Court on July 16, 2026.The grievances range from a crippling shortage of judges in nearly 20 Bengaluru Courts to the lack of...

Savarkar Would Have Been India's First Prime Minister Had He Compromised With British: Grandnephew Tells Pune Court

Continuing his deposition before a special MP/MLA Court in Pune, Satyaki Savarkar on Tuesday said that his granduncle and right-wing ideologue Vinayak Savarkar, would have been appointed as a Prime Minister of India, had he co-operated with the then British regime. Satyaki is being cross-examined in the criminal defamation complaint that he has filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi...