Bihar Court Sentences 85-Year-Old Man To 3 Yrs In Jail In 1992 Attempt To Murder Case; Granted Provisional Bail

A Court in Bihar's Vaishali district on Tuesday convicted an 85-year-old man in connection with a 1992 attempt to murder case. Additional District and Sessions Judge Manoj Kumar Tiwari found the octogenarian, Deep Rai, guilty under Sections 147 (rioting), 148 (rioting armed with a deadly weapon) and 307 (attempt to murder) IPC, along with Section 27 of the Arms Act. Rai was sentenced to 3 years in jail. However, since he was already on bail during the trial, the Court gave him the...

Prashanto Chandra Sen & Haripriya Padmanabhan Appointed Tamil Nadu Additional Advocate Generals For Supreme Court

The Tamil Nadu Government has appointed Senior Advocates Prashanto Chandra Sen and Haripriya Padmanabhan as Counsel for the Government of Tamil Nadu before the Supreme Court, in the rank of Additional Advocate General.According to the appointment order, the appointments have been made based on a recommendation from the Advocate General of Tamil Nadu. The two senior advocates will represent the State Government before the Supreme Court on a temporary basis until regular law officers are selected...

Delhi Riots: Court Acquits 5 In Murder Case, Finds 'Serious Contradictions' In Prosecution Evidence

A Delhi Court today acquitted five men accused of murdering one Mohd. Anwar during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots, holding that the prosecution failed to establish their guilt beyond reasonable doubt due to material inconsistencies, serious contradictions in eyewitness testimonies, identification evidence and recoveries.Additional Sessions Judge Parveen Singh of Karkardooma Courts acquitted Lakhpat, Yogesh, Lalit and two others named Kuldeep, who were facing trial for offences including murder,...

Twisha Sharma Dowry Death Case: Bhopal Court Sends Husband Samarth Singh, Mother-In-Law Giribala Singh To 14-Day Judicial Custody

A Bhopal Court on Tuesday (June 2) remanded Twisha Sharma's husband Samarth Singh and her mother-in-law Giribala Singh to 14-day judicial custody, who are booked in an alleged case of dowry death.The matter is being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). As per PTI report, the court sent the two to judicial custody today. On Friday, the court had remanded the two to CBI custody for five days. Twisha Sharma, a 33-year-old woman, was found dead at her matrimonial home...

No Vested Right To Age Relaxation Merely Because Recruitment Was Delayed: CAT Jammu Dismisses Sub-Inspector's Age Relaxation Plea

The Central Administrative Tribunal, Jammu Bench has dismissed a batch of Original Applications challenging the upper age limit of 28 years prescribed for the post of Sub-Inspector in the Jammu & Kashmir Police Advertisement Notification, holding that candidates who have crossed the notified age limit cannot claim age relaxation as a matter of right merely because recruitment was...

Chief Justice Arun Palli Accorded Full Court Reference By J&K and Ladakh High Court Ahead Of Elevation To Supreme Court

A Full Court Reference was held in the Court Room of the Chief Justice at the Srinagar Wing of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh to honour Chief Justice Arun Palli on his elevation as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India.The Reference was convened in accordance with the long-standing conventions and institutional traditions of the High Court. It was attended by Justices...

'Audience With The Gavel': Memoir On Justice Pankaj Mithal Released At Supreme Court

A memoir titled Audience With The Gavel, chronicling the life and career of Supreme Court Judge Justice Pankaj Mithal, was released at the Supreme Court of India. Authored by Kunal Vepa, Principal District Judge and Director of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), the book offers a reflective account of the distinguished jurist's personal and professional experiences.Written in...

Kerala Court Orders Investigation After Man Alleges His Mobile Number Was Displayed In Malayalam Film 'Officer On Duty'

An Ernakulam court directed the jurisdictional police authorities to initiate an investigation into a private complaint wherein complainant has alleged identity theft, privacy violation, etc., claiming that his mobile number was allegedly displayed in Kunchacko Boban-starrer Malayalam film 'Officer on Duty'. The complainant alleged that his personal mobile number, which he has been using...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Sanjeev Kumar As Acting Chief Justice Of Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court

The Central Government on Monday (June 1) notified the appointment of Justice Sanjeev Kumar as the Acting Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court consequent upon the elevation of Chief Justice Arun Palli to the Supreme Court of India.The appointment has been made by the in exercise of powers under Article 223 of the Constitution of India. The notification, issued by...

Justice Vikram Nath Inaugurates 3rd Zonal Workshop On Role Of Law Students In Advancing Social Justice

The Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA) and Karnataka State Law University, in association with M.S. Ramaiah College of Law, organised the 3rd Zonal Workshop on the theme “From Classroom to Courtroom: Law Students as Catalysts for Social Justice” on May 31, 2026, at the M.S. Ramaiah College of Law Auditorium, MSRIT Campus, Mathikere, Bengaluru.The workshop focused on the role...

Justice Vikram Nath Inaugurates Computer Lab And Tele-MANAS Facility At Bengaluru Central Prison

The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA) and the Department of Prisons and Correctional Services organized a programme on “Right of Parole, Remission and Release under Poor Prisoner's Scheme” at Central Prison, Parappana Agrahara, Bengaluru, on May 31, 2026.Justice Vikram Nath, Judge, Supreme Court of India and Executive Chairman,...

Kerala Court Denies Bail To 5 Accused Of Attacking ED Officials After Search At Former CM Pinarayi Vijayan's Residence

A Thiruvananthapuram court dismissed the bail plea of five accused arrested in connection with the alleged attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials and damage to vehicles following an ED search operation at the residence of Opposition Leader Of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter on May 27. Judicial First Class Magistrate, Tania Mariam Jose rejected the plea filed by the accused...