judicial proceedings

Kochi, March 17 The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea of former state Transport Minister Antony Raju seeking suspension of his conviction in a case of tampering with evidence, saying that it was "neither in the interest of the law nor in the public interest".Justice C...

New Delhi, March 16 A Delhi court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting and murdering a 11-year-old boy in 2019, stating that he needed to be dealt with firmly due to his criminal mindset.Additional Sessions Judge Amit Sahrawat, however, refused to award the...

New Delhi, March 16 A court here has overturned the conviction of a school van driver in a case of alleged sexual assault on a minor boy, holding that the trial court failed to follow the prescribed legal procedure.According to the prosecution, the father of a seven-year-old boy complained to...

Thane, March 16 In a major effort to clear the backlog of cases in the judicial system, the National Lok Adalat held in Thane district has resolved 83,424 cases, including both pre-litigation and ongoing trial matters, resulting in a total settlement of Rs 187.50 crore, an official said on...

New Delhi, March 14 – Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia submitted surety bonds of ₹50,000 each before a court here on Saturday, following their discharge in the corruption case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy.The leaders...

New Delhi, March 14 A nine-judge constitutional bench of the Supreme Court is scheduled to commence hearings on March 17 on the contentious issue of defining the term "industry" under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.According to the Supreme Court's cause list for March 17, the matter will be...

New Delhi, March 13 The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a nationwide policy providing menstrual leave for female students and workers, observing that no employer would hire them in such a scenario, and that such a provision would...

Hyderabad, March 12 – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) served a notice to Telangana Jagruthi leader K. Kavitha on Thursday in connection with the Delhi excise policy case hearing in the Delhi High Court.A team of CBI officials personally handed over the notice from the High Court...

New Delhi, March 11 – The Delhi High Court on Wednesday deferred the hearing on a plea filed by the Unnao rape survivor seeking to enhance the sentence awarded to expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar and other convicted individuals in the custodial death case of her father.A division bench...

Kolkata, March 10 – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said on Tuesday that the Election Commission of India (ECI) will make the final decision on the number of phases in the West Bengal Assembly elections, depending on the law and order preparedness at the ground level in the...

New Delhi, March 9 – Calling it a setback for Arvind Kejriwal and the AAP, Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood said on Monday that the Delhi High Court has granted an interim stay on a lower court order that had directed departmental action against a CBI officer involved in the investigation of...

New Delhi, March 9 – Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva welcomed the Delhi High Court's decision to hear the petition filed against the discharge of former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, and other accused by a lower CBI court in the excise...

Patna, March 9 – The administration and security agencies in Begusarai have increased security measures following a fresh bomb threat targeting the Begusarai Civil Court on Monday. In response to the alert, authorities tightened security across the court premises and surrounding areas...

Kolkata, March 9 – The full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in West Bengal, which will review the ongoing judicial proceedings on voter documents identified as having "logical discrepancies" as well as the preparedness for the upcoming crucial Assembly elections, will begin on...

Chandigarh, March 8 In many matrimonial dispute cases, the search for justice does not end within the confines of the law, as they deal more with a social problem than a legal one. Therefore, out-of-the-box thinking by lawyers and judges is required, Delhi High Court Chief Justice Devendra Kumar...

New Delhi, March 5 A Delhi court has acquitted four men accused of attempting to murder a contractor and his guards during an alleged robbery attempt near the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in 2023, noting that the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt as key witnesses...

New Delhi, March 2 Challenging the special court order discharging former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and others in the excise policy case, the CBI has submitted to the Delhi High Court that the order was based "on a selective reading of the prosecution case, disregarding the material...

Mumbai, February 28 The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Saturday termed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal's acquittal in the excise policy case as a "slap" in the face of political vendetta, demanding action against those who "fabricated" cases against the former Delhi chief minister.In a...

New Delhi, February 27 Following the Delhi court's acquittal of former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the liquor policy case, the Congress said on Friday that it was a "predictable move" from the BJP, and proceedings against its "allies," including AAP and others, will quietly disappear...

Kottayam (Kerala), February 27 A court here on Friday sentenced the former Ernakulam Additional District Magistrate (ADM) to seven years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs five lakh in a 2015 bribery case.Kottayam Vigilance Court Judge K V Rajanish sentenced B Ramachandran, a...