WB Polls: Barasat Court Sends Three Accused In Killing Of Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari's PA To 13-Day Police Custody

A court at Barasat in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, on Monday remanded three accused arrested in connection with the murder of Chandranath Rath, close aide and personal assistant of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, to police custody for further investigation. The Session's court has ordered thirteen days of police custody for all the accused.The accused — identified as Mayank Raj Mishra, Vicky Maurya and Raj Singh — were produced before the Barasat district court after being arrested by the...

WB Polls: Justice T.S. Sivagnanam Quit Bengal SIR Tribunal After Clearing More Voter Appeals Alone Than Total Restorations By EC

Former Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, Justice T.S. Sivagnanam, has resigned from the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Appellate Tribunal constituted to hear appeals against the deletion of names from the electoral rolls in West Bengal.Justice Sivagnanam, who was among 19 retired judges appointed pursuant to directions of the Supreme Court of India, reportedly resigned citing “personal reasons”. However, according to reports, he also remarked that at the existing pace, it would take...

National Lok Adalat Restores Family Harmony Between Senior Citizens and Sons

On 9th May, 2026, National Lok Adalat was organized under the dynamic leadership and guidance of Justice Deepak Sibal, Judge, Punjab & Haryana High Court and Executive Chairman, HALSA. The Lok Adalat was successfully conducted across all 22 Districts and 38 Sub-Divisions of Haryana as a significant step towards strengthening access to affordable and speedy justice. A heartening...

2.07 Crore Cases Settled In 2nd National Lok Adalat 2026; ₹3,440 Crore Settlement Recorded

The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has announced that the 2nd National Lok Adalat of 2026, conducted across the country on May 9, facilitated the amicable settlement of 2,07,66,548 cases, including 1,87,63,883 pre-litigation matters and 20,02,665 pending cases, with an overall settlement amount of ₹3,440.81 crores.The National Lok Adalat was organised under the aegis of NALSA...

Patna High Court Bar Associations Calls For Abstention From Work, Alleges “Abusive” Conduct By Certain Judges

The Co-ordination Committee of the three Bar associations of the Patna High Court has called upon advocates to abstain from judicial work on 15.05.2026 from 10:30 AM onwards, alleging growing friction between the Bar and the Bench and objecting to a notice dated 07.05.2026 issued under the signature of the Registrar General (in-charge).In a resolution issued after an “extra...

E-Challan Issued Through Personal Mobile Phone Of Police Officer Is Procedurally Defective: Srinagar Court

A trial court in Srinagar has quashed multiple e-challans issued against a vehicle owner, holding that the challans were issued in violation of Rule 167A of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, as they were not generated through officially authenticated electronic enforcement devices and lacked the mandatory procedural safeguards.Judge Shabir Ahmad Malik while allowing the application...

Former Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam Resigns From SIR Appellate Tribunal

Former Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam has resigned from the SIR Appellate Tribunal, which had been hearing appeals by persons excluded from the electoral roll in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, which took place before the recently concluded Assembly Elections.Justice Sivagnanam was one among 19 judges who had been designated as Appellate Tribunals by the...

NHRC Closes Case Against Journalist Omar Rashid As Delhi Police Concludes No Action Needed On Anonymous Rape Allegations

Following an inquiry lasting over 300 days, the National Human Rights Commission closed its case against journalist Omar Rashid after the Delhi police found no grounds to proceed with the investigation into the anonymous social media allegations levelled against him last year.The case, initiated in May 2025 by an NHRC bench led by Priyank Kanoongo, centered on anonymous social media...

West Bengal Advocate General Kishore Datta Resigns

West Bengal Advocate General Kishore Datta, who frequently appeared for the state before the Calcutta High Court, has resigned from his position.Datta has reportedly sent his resignation in a letter addressed to West Bengal Governor RN Ravi.The Senior Advocate's appointment had been confirmed by the Governor's office on 16th December 2023, following the resignation of Sr Advocate SN...

Oudh Bar Association Hosts 'Know Your Bar, Know Your Bench' Workshop For Incoming Advocates

The Oudh Bar Association (OBA) at the High Court, Lucknow, successfully concluded its first-ever three-day "Know Your Bar and Know Your Bench" (KYB) workshop. Organised exclusively for young, incoming advocates prior to granting them official membership of the Association, the initiative aimed to instil the rich legal traditions and etiquette required to maintain the profession's...

Complaint Filed Before Kerala Court Against Film Producer Shamnas For Filing False Affidavit In His Complaint Against Actor Nivin Pauly

A criminal complaint has been registered by the Junior Superintendent of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Vaikom against film producer P.S. Shamnas for filing a false affidavit before the court for the registration of a FIR against actor Nivin Pauly.The Magistrate had earlier directed its Junior Superintendent make a complaint in accordance with S. 379(1)(b) r/w 379(3)(b) of BNSS, 2023...

SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Haryana AG & 9 Advocates As Punjab & Haryana High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on May 4, 2026, has approved the elevation of ten advocates as judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.In the first set of recommendations, the Collegium cleared the names of seven advocates: Monica Chhibber Sharma, Harmeet Singh Deol, Puja Chopra, Sunish Bindlish, Navdeep Singh, Divya Sharma, and Ravinder Malik.In a separate resolution...