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New Delhi, April 11 Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said on Saturday that technology is no longer just a convenience for administration, but has become a constitutional instrument that strengthens equality before the law, expands access to justice, and allows the judiciary to overcome...

Guwahati, April 10 Shyamkanu Mahanta, the key accused in the Zubeen Garg death case and organizer of the North East India Festival (NEIF), applied for bail before the special fast-track court on Friday.Special public prosecutor Ziaur Kamar said Mahanta's lawyer had filed the bail petition...

Kochi, April 10 A court here on Friday granted bail to film director Ranjith, who was arrested in a case of sexual harassment.Judicial First Class Magistrate L Usha granted bail after imposing strict conditions.The court directed Ranjith to surrender his passport, not to leave the Ernakulam...

New Delhi, April 10 The Supreme Court on Friday told an advocate, who has filed 25 separate public interest litigations (PILs) on a range of issues, that he should approach the authorities instead of rushing to the court.As soon as the matter was called up for hearing, advocate Sachin Gupta...

New Delhi, April 9 – The Indian Pickleball Association (IPA) welcomed the decision of the Delhi High Court on Thursday not to issue a stay on its recognition as the National Sports Federation (NSF) for pickleball in India.This development comes after a Division Bench of the High Court took up...

Mumbai, April 9 A special court here on Thursday denied bail to a local cricket coach, accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl trainee on multiple occasions, citing the seriousness of the offense.Special Judge Surekha Sinha, while hearing cases under the Protection of Children from...

Kolkata, April 9 – A division bench of the Calcutta High Court granted fresh permission to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to further investigate Sanjay Roy, the sole convict in the R.G. Kar rape and murder case, as part of the CBI's ongoing investigation into the larger conspiracy...

Nashik, Apr 9 Jailed self-proclaimed godman and astrologer Ashok Kharat was arrested in a third case of rape and produced via video link before a court in Maharashtra's Nashik district, which on Thursday sent him to five-day police custody.In the third case, Kharat, who was first arrested in...

New Delhi, April 9 – The Delhi Secretariat received an email on Thursday reporting a bomb threat, officials stated. A search operation was promptly launched, and as of now, no suspicious items have been found.The email contained a threat regarding the presence of a bomb on the premises, which...

Mumbai, April 8 The Bombay High Court on Wednesday passed an interim order restraining filmmaker Santosh Kumar from repeating his allegation that director Aditya Dhar stole the script of his blockbuster film "Dhurandhar" from him.Dhar has moved the HC claiming that Kumar's repeated allegations...

Nashik, April 8 A court in Maharashtra's Nashik district ordered the arrest of self-proclaimed religious leader Ashok Kharat on Wednesday, keeping him in judicial custody until April 21 in a second rape case. In this case, he is accused of sexually exploiting a woman on multiple occasions since...

Sydney, April 8 – New details have emerged in the drink-driving case involving former Australian opener David Warner, with reports revealing that the veteran cricketer told police he had consumed alcohol shortly before being stopped in Sydney's eastern suburbs.Warner allegedly informed...

Azamgarh (UP), April 7 A court in the Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh has sentenced five members of a family to life imprisonment in a murder case that occurred nearly two years ago.Special Sessions Judge Jainuddin Ansari, after completing the trial in the murder of a man named Pankaj...

New Delhi, April 7 A nine-judge Supreme Court bench commenced hearings on petitions related to discrimination against women in religious places, including the Sabarimala temple of Kerala, and on the scope and extent of religious freedom practiced by multiple faiths.The Constitution bench...

Colombo, April 7 – Thirty Indian fishermen were repatriated from Sri Lanka on Tuesday and are currently on their way back home, the Indian High Commission in Colombo announced.Sharing the update on X, the Indian mission said, "Thirty Indian fishermen were repatriated from Sri Lanka today and...

Sultanpur (UP), April 6 A court here on Monday conducted cross-examination of the investigating officer in a case related to alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct involving AAP MP Sanjay Singh and fixed April 20 as the next date of hearing, lawyers said.The proceedings took place in...

Sultanpur (UP), April 6 A court here on Monday adjourned the hearing in a defamation case against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, as the complainant's counsel failed to appear.The court fixed April 17 as the next date of hearing.The case was scheduled to be heard in the...

Thane, Apr 6 Lawyers have opposed a state government's proposal to establish a separate district and sessions court and a civil court (senior division) in Mira-Bhayandar, citing concerns over its impact on the existing judicial system and the legal fraternity.A special general body meeting of...

Meerut (UP), April 5 In a remarkable departure from conventional social attitudes, a family in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut marked a divorce not with silence, but with celebration.Retired judge Gyanendra Kumar Sharma welcomed his only daughter, Pranita Vashistha, home with drums, garlands, and...

Ahmedabad, April 4 Supreme Court Judge Justice Vikram Nath said on Saturday that the justice delivery system must continuously evolve to meet changing societal needs and the growing expectations of citizens, highlighting the role of digital tools in strengthening the process.He was addressing...