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Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority Organises 'Anugoonj', Statewide Legal Literacy Programme For Hearing And Speech-Impaired Community
The Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (MPSLSA), under the guidance of Justice Vivek Rusia, Acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh and Patron-in-Chief, MPSLSA, organised a one-day statewide legal literacy and outreach programme titled "Anugoonj" for the hearing and speech-impaired community at the MPSLSA Auditorium, Jabalpur on June 13, 2026.According to...
Karnataka Govt Notifies Appointments For New Law Officers Including 13 Additional Advocate Generals
The Karnataka government has announced key appointments to the office of the Advocate General, appointing two State Public Prosecutors, two Additional State Public Prosecutors, and 13 Additional Advocate Generals to represent the government. Advocate B.N. Jagadeesh has been appointed as State Public Prosecutor-I, while Advocate Vijayakumar Majage has been appointed as State Public...
Patna Court Grants Bail To Rival Educator Raushan Anand Booked Over Vandalism Of Khan Sir's Coaching Institute
A Patna Court on Monday granted bail to Gyan Bindu GS Academy director Raushan Anand, booked in a case concerning vandalism of educator Khan Sir's coaching institute earlier this month where allegedly stones were pelted. As per PTI report, Anand got bail today. Previously on June 9, a Patna Court granted granted interim protection from arrest to Khan Sir in the matter. In the case three...
Delay In Forming Apartment Associations Weaken Buyers' Rights; Occupying Flats Without OC Compounds Risks: Retd Justice Ashok Hinchigeri
Observing that delay in the formation of apartment owners' association takes away from the purchasers their bargaining strength against builders and civic authorities, former Karnataka High Court Judge Dr. Justice Ashok B. Hinchigeri has called for greater legal awareness among apartment dwellers while flagging critical issues ranging from taking possession without Occupancy Certificate to...
'Extreme Brutality': MP Court Gives Life Sentence To 7 Cow Vigilantes In 2022 Mob Lynching Case
A Sessions Court of Narmadapuram in Madhya Pradesh has convicted seven men to life imprisonment in connection with a 2022 mob lynching incident over suspicions of cow smuggling, resulting in the death of one man named Najir Ahmed and serious injuries to others. Additional Sessions Judge in Narmadapuram district, held Deepak alias Baba Kevat, Ajay alias Ajju Rathore, Prakash Kaushal, Pawan...
Woman Occupies District Judge's Chair In Varanasi Court, Attempts To Conduct Hearings; Removed By Police
Dramatic scenes unfolded in the Varanasi District Court on Friday after a middle-aged woman created panic by storming a courtroom, occupying the District Judge's chair and declaring herself as the Judge. An alleged video of the incident has gone viral on social media, in which the woman can be seen seated on the Judge's chairAs per various media reports, which cite the statements of...
Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam Move Court Seeking Bail In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case
Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam have moved a Delhi Court seeking bail in the case alleging larger conspiracy into the commission of 2020 North East Delhi riots registered under UAPA.Vacation Judge Dr. Sumedh Kumar Sethiof Karkardooma Courts issued notice in the bail pleas and sought response of the Delhi Police. The matter is listed for hearing on July 04. Imam and Khalid have filed regular...
Telangana Court Returns Complaint Which Led To Rejection Of Meenakshi Natarajan's Rajya Sabha Candidature
A Court in Hyderabad returned the complaint against Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan, which led to the rejection of her Rajya Sabha candidature.As per a report of the New Indian Express, the IV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally, returned the complaint on the ground of jurisidiction, since the persons arrayed in the complaint as accused are former or present...
Delhi Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Duping Judge Of ₹52 Lakh Through Tinder, Slams Investigating Officer For Lapses In Probe
A Delhi Court has denied bail to a man accused of cheating a Haryana Judicial Officer of over Rs. 52 Lakh through a relationship allegedly initiated on the dating application Tinder, observing that he had received substantial funds, withheld material electronic evidence, and failed to cooperate with the investigation.Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Partap Singh Laler of Patiala House...
'Misleading Ad' Case: NCDRC Stays District Commission Proceedings Over Forensic Examination Of Actor Salman Khan's Signatures
In temporary respite for Bollywood actor Salman Khan, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) on Wednesday (June 10) stayed the proceedings initiated against him in a case related to "misleading" Pan Masala advertisement, regarding genuineness of his signatures. The NCDRC coram comprising of Justice (retd) AP Sahi, President and Member Bharatkumar Pandya stayed the...
'Brazen Violation Of Article 21': MP Court Directs FIR Against 4 Cops For Allegedly Trespassing Complainant's Home, Assaulting Women & Minor
A Magistrate Court in Datia, Madhya Pradesh has directed registration of an FIR against four police officers for allegedly trespassing into a residence and assaulting family members–including a woman and a minor child, observing that their actions bore no rational or reasonable nexus with the discharge of official duties and were rather a brazen violation of law.The order was passed by...