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Deposition Of Hostile Witness Acceptable To Creditworthy Extent : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 15) held that courts cannot discard the testimony of a hostile witness in its entirety and must instead identify and rely on the “creditworthy” portions of such evidence. “…every court considering the deposition of a hostile witness has to look at the extent of the deposition, which is creditworthy to provide proof, of the case set up.”, observed...
Supreme Court Appoints Former Madras HC CJ As Administrator To Clear Jaiput Udyog Ltd Workers' Dues
In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 15) appointed former Madras High Court Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava as Court Administrator to verify and oversee the long-pending issue of unpaid dues along with PF claims of thousands of workers of Jaipur Udyog Ltd. (JUL), directing completion of the exercise by August 31, 2026. “An exercise be carried out in...
'Blacklisting Without Supplying Relied-Upon Documents Violates Natural Justice': Patna HC Sets Aside 2-Year Debarment Of Contractor
The Patna High Court has held that blacklisting a contractor without furnishing the documents forming the basis of allegations violates principles of natural justice, setting aside a two-year debarment imposed by the State authorities.A Division Bench of Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Shailendra Singh was hearing a writ petition challenging the order dated 10.12.2025 issued by...
'Profession Can't Be Tarnished': Gujarat High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Law Student Accused Of Posing As Advocate
The Gujarat High Court refused to grant anticipatory bail to a woman law student–presently in the third year of LL.B. course, who was booked for posing as an advocate in a case containing allegations of swindling Rs.80,00,000 by various accused persons.The State had alleged that not only was an identity card issued by Bar Council of Gujarat in her name was recovered, a name plate presenting...
'Tactic To Delay Trial': Gujarat High Court Rejects Rape Accused's Objection To 'Leading' Question Put To Victim
The Gujarat High Court upheld a trial court order which dismissed a rape accused's objection to a question posed by the prosecution to the victim during trial, claiming it was a leading question. In doing so the court found that the question was not a leading question after noting that the victim's answer could have been anything. It further agreed with the State's submission that the...
Karnataka High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea Challenging Transgender Persons Amendment Act 2026
The Karnataka High Court has sough the Centre's response on two pleas filed challenging the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026 which purportedly excludes persons who assert their right to 'self-identification' of gender from the legal definition of a 'transgender person'.The single-judge bench of Justice Sachin Shanker Magadum was hearing two pleas— one filed by...
"Can't Hold Him" Indefinitely: Bombay High Court Asks UK-Based Doctor Booked For Posts On PM Modi To Assure Cooperation If Allowed To Fly Back
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (April 15) ordered UK-based Doctor and YouTuber Dr Sangram Patil to file an undertaking spelling out that he will co-operate with the ongoing investigations against him for posting a 'defamatory' post on social media against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other BJP leaders. Single-judge Justice Ashwin Bhobe asked Patil to file an undertaking specifying that...
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur Hosts Two-Day National Conference On NDPS Law
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur organised a two-day national conference titled “Four Decades of the NDPS Act, 1985: Jurisprudential Evolution, Contemporary Challenges, and a Roadmap towards a Drug-Free India by 2047” on April 10 and 11, 2026. The conference brought together Senior Advocate Vikram Choudhary, Senior Advocate Tanveer Ahmed Mir, Prof. (Dr.) G.S. Bajpai, IRS Sameer Wankhede, Adv. Mayank Makhija (ED), Adv. Seema Joshi (UNODC), IRS Amit Ghawate (NCB), IPS Harsh Poddar,...
'Those Who Twisted My Speech Were At Fault, Not Me': Allahabad HC's Justice Shekhar Yadav Retires Amid Pending Impeachment Motion
Allahabad High Court judge Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, whose controversial remarks at a public event in December 2024 prompted an impeachment motion against him, RETIRED TODAY. Addressing the Full Court reference held in his honour, Justice Yadav clarified that the words of his speech at the event organised by the legal cell of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) in Prayagraj were twisted and...