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Jaipur, February 20 – The Jaipur Bench of the Rajasthan High Court received another bomb threat on Friday, triggering a security alert and temporary disruption of court proceedings. The threatening email stated, "Cancel the CJI's visit. Clear the High Court by 12 noon. RDX bombs have been...

Mumbai, February 19 A special court for Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) in Mumbai has acquitted a 34-year-old South African woman in a case related to the seizure of 3 kg of heroin, and has recommended that action be taken against the investigating officials for their gross...

Jaipur, February 19 – The Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court received another bomb threat on Thursday, marking the ninth such incident in the last four months.As in previous cases, the High Court administration received a threatening email, following which police and security agencies...

Kollam (Kerala), February 19 A court here, while granting bail to Sabarimala Tantri (chief priest) Kandararu Rajeevaru, observed that there was "not even an iota of evidence" against him in cases related to the alleged loss of gold from temple artefacts.Rajeevaru is the 16th accused in a case...

Jaipur, February 19 The Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court received a bomb threat email on Thursday, prompting the evacuation of the premises and a thorough search by authorities, police said.However, nothing suspicious was found, they said.The bomb threat came ahead of the proposed...

New Delhi, February 18 The Supreme Court on Wednesday commenced the final hearing of a petition related to the Centre's 2023 notification, which initiated a fresh reference under the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act concerning the Krishna river water-sharing dispute between Telangana and...

New Delhi, February 18 The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought a response from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) regarding a petition alleging inaction by the authorities regarding encroachment on a water body in Savitri Nagar here.An NGT...

Jodhpur, February 18 The Rajasthan High Court has placed eight judicial officers under "Awaiting Posting Orders" status as a disciplinary measure following a surprise inspection by Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma.The inspection was conducted at the High Court Heritage Building...

Azamgarh (UP), February 18 A court here has sentenced 12 people to life imprisonment in a 27-year-old murder case linked to Shia-Sunni riots in Mubarakpur in the district, officials said on Wednesday.District and Sessions Judge Jai Prakash Pandey pronounced the sentence on Tuesday after...

Kollam (Kerala), February 18 An accused in a POCSO case escaped from the court premises just minutes before he was sentenced to a cumulative 23 years for abducting a minor girl from Assam and sexually assaulting her, police said on Wednesday.The incident occurred at the Fast Track Special...

Indore, February 17 A facility for video conferencing rooms was inaugurated at Indore Central Jail on Tuesday, which will help the government machinery to produce prisoners in courts for pending cases from the jail itself.After inaugurating the facility, Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla of the...

Islamabad, February 17 – A leading minority rights group highlighted a deeply disturbing reality in Pakistan's Punjab province on Tuesday, where hundreds of children have been sexually abused, noting that justice remains elusive despite registered cases and identified suspects.According to the...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 17 A court in Kerala on Tuesday rejected a plea by disqualified LDF MLA Antony Raju seeking a stay on his conviction in an evidence-tampering case.The Thiruvananthapuram District and Sessions Court, however, suspended his sentence during the pendency of his appeal...

Jaipur, February 17 – The Acting Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court, Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, has placed eight judicial officers under "Awaiting Posting Orders" (APO) with immediate effect. The orders were issued by the High Court Registrar General, citing administrative reasons.Although...

Sultanpur (UP), February 16 A special court with MPs and MLAs here on Monday adjourned the hearing in a 2021 election code violation case involving AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh following the death of a former Bar Association president.The court has now scheduled the next hearing for...

Jodhpur, February 16 – The nearly three-decade-old 1998 Kankani blackbuck poaching case, involving Bollywood actor Salman Khan, saw a significant development on Monday after the Rajasthan High Court announced a change in the bench hearing the case.Justice Baljinder Singh Sandhu, who had been...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 16 The Left government in Kerala said on Monday that the issue of women entering Sabarimala is one involving several constitutional complexities, and therefore, a suitable position would be taken through discussions.Clarifying the government's stance, state Law...

New Delhi, February 16 In a relief for actor Rajpal Yadav, the Delhi High Court suspended his sentence in the cheque bounce cases until March 18 and allowed him to be released from jail.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma passed the order after noting that Yadav had deposited Rs 1.5 crore in the bank...

Sydney, February 16 – Accused perpetrator of the Bondi Beach terror attack, Naveed Akram, appeared in a Sydney court on Monday after being charged with 59 offences related to the fatal mass shooting.Akram appeared via video link from a supermax prison on Monday morning, where he has been held...

Bhopal/Indore, February 16 – A crucial hearing in the decades-old dispute over the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar will be held on Monday at the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.On the very first day, the Archaeological Survey of India's detailed 98-day...