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National Green Tribunal Orders Action In Dwarka Omaxe Project Case
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, has passed a significant order in Original Application No. 137/2025 (Renu Bala vs. MoEF&CC & Ors.), concerning alleged environmental violations in “The Omaxe State” project located in Dwarka, New Delhi.The bench comprising Justice Prakash Shrivastava (Chairperson) and Dr. A. Senthil Vel pronounced the order on April 22, 2026.Key FindingsThe Tribunal found that no Environmental Clearance (EC) has been granted to the project by...
TCS Nashik Case: Court Denies Interim Anticipatory Bail To Accused Booked For Hurting Religious Sentiments
In a development in the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Nashik BPO case of sexual harassment and forced religious conversion, a sessions court on Tuesday (April 21) refused to grant interim anticipatory bail to one Danish Ejaz Shaikh, who is named in a separate case of outraging religious sentiments.Additional Sessions Judge VV Kathare while denying interim anticipatory bail to Danish, who is already in judicial custody in the sexual harassment and forced religious conversion case (separate...
Bengaluru Court Directs Probe Against Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwar, Tumkur Deputy Commissioner In 'Illegal Betting' Case
Acting on a private complaint, a Bengaluru Court on Tuesday (April 21) directed police investigation over allegations against Karnataka Home Minister Dr G. Parameshwara and Tumkur Deputy Commissioner Subha Kalyana for "illegally betting" Rs. 500 during a Kabaddi match.After perusing newspaper reports about the incident and the complainant's representations to the police, XLII Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Bengaluru K.N.Shivakumar in his order said that it was a 'prima facie' apt...
Income Tax Dept Files Complaint Against TN Congress Chief Over 'False Claims' Of Unlawful Detention In Pretext Of Search
The Income Tax Department has lodged a complaint with the Commissioner of Police, Chennai, seeking initiation of appropriate legal proceedings against K. Selvaperunthagai, President of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee and candidate from Sriperumbudur Assembly Constituency, for his alleged social media posts claiming that the department had illegally detained him in the pretext of conducting...
Sikkim HC To Organise National Conclave On Technology And Judicial Education At Gangtok
The High Court of Sikkim is organising a two-day “National Conclave on Technology and Judicial Education” at Gangtok on May 1 and 2, 2026. The conclave will include the following conferences:National Technology Conference for Transformation of the Indian Judiciary; andConference of Commonwealth Judicial Educators in the Digital Age, organised by the Sikkim Judicial Academy under the aegis...
Divisional Judicial Seminar & Refresher Training On New Criminal Laws Held At Durg District Court
A Divisional Judicial Seminar and Refresher Training Programme on New Criminal Laws for judicial officers of the Durg Division was held at the District & Sessions Court, Durg on April 11, 2026.The seminar witnessed participation from judicial officers across Durg, Kabirdham, Rajnandgaon, Balod and Bemetara, focusing on strengthening judicial functioning and adapting to evolving...
TCS Nashik Case | Court Denies Interim Anticipatory Bail To Nida Khan
In the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Nashik BPO sexual harassment and religious coercion case, a court in Nashik on Monday (April 20) refused to grant interim relief from arrest to accused Nida Khan, who had sought pre-arrest bail plea citing her pregnancy.Her anticipatory bail application will be considered on April 27.Among several other grounds that she raised before the court...
'If Nothing To Hide, Entire CCTV Should've Been Produced': NIA Court Orders Probe Against Jail Officials Over Alleged Ill-Treatment Of Inmate
A Special Court for NIA cases in Ernakulam has issued an order directing probe into alleged ill-treatment of an accused lodged in a High Security prison in Thrissur.The order was passed by Sri. P.K. Mohandas, Judge for NIA Cases, while considering multiple petitions filed by an accused who has alleged mistreatment during custody. The applications sought judicial intervention and action...
Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva Inaugurates Court, Mediation And Housing Facilities In Madhya Pradesh
On 17 April 2026, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Chief Justice, High Court of Madhya Pradesh and Patron-in-Chief, M.P. State Legal Services Authority, Jabalpur, virtually inaugurated the District Court Building at Shahdol, the Civil Court Building at Buxwaha (Chhatarpur), mediation centres at Nainpur (Mandla), Sanawad and Badwaha (Mandleshwar), Ajaygarh and Pawai (Panna), Kolaras and...
DMK MP Moves Private Bill For Immediate Implementation Of Women's Reservation, Seeks Postponing Delimitation By 25 Years
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Rajya Sabha MP Wilson has introduced a private bill seeking immediate implementation of women's reservation in the parliament, legislative assemblies of the State, etc, without linking it to the delimitation exercise. Wilson has also sought postponement of the delimitation process for a period of 25 years, till 2051. The objects of the bill are stated to...
Delhi Court Convicts CBI Officials For Assault, Trespass During IRS Officer's Arrest In 2000; Holds Raid Malafide
A Delhi Court today convicted two Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials for offences of assault, criminal trespass and mischief during the arrest of an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer in 2000, holding that the search and arrest operation was carried out with “malafide intent” and in abuse of official powers. Judicial Magistrate First Class Shashank Nandan Bhatt of Tis...