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- India
SC rejects Justice Varma’s plea against panel probing corruption charges
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, January 16, dismissed a plea by Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma challenging the Lok Sabha Speaker’s decision to admit a motion seeking his removal…
- India
SC agrees to hear Justice Yashwant Varma’s plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma’s plea challenging the constitution of an inquiry committee by Lok Sabha Speaker to probe corruption…
- World
Judge to decide degree of media access in Charlie Kirk killing case
Salt Lake City: Lawyers for the 22-year-old Utah man charged with killing Charlie Kirk are due in court Thursday as they push to further limit media access in the high-profile criminal case.…
- India
Justice Surya Kant takes oath as 53rd CJI
New Delhi: Justice Surya Kant, who has been part of several landmark verdicts, including on abrogation of Article 370 removing Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and Bihar electoral rolls revision, took oath…
- India
HC orders relief in 80-year-old widow’s 5-decade-long struggle to secure pension
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered relief for an octogenarian widow who has been fighting for nearly five decades to secure the grant of family pension and other retirement…
- India
SC may refer Talaq-e-Hasan challenge to constitution bench
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it may consider referring the challenge to the validity of Talaq-e-Hasan, a form of divorce among Muslims in India, to a larger five-judge constitution…
- India
Thane court acquits woman, paramour of her husband’s murder
Thane: A Thane court has acquitted a woman and her paramour accused of murdering her husband in 2018, noting the prosecution failed to prove the case, which was based on circumstantial evidence.…
- India
Tuition teacher gets 3-year RI for sexually assaulting three minor girls
Thane: A Thane court has sentenced a teacher to three years’ rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting three minor girl students in 2019, saying such an act deserves to be condemned and to…
- India
Palghar court acquits two in 25-year-old attempted dacoity case
Palghar: A court in Maharashtra’s Palghar district has acquitted two persons in an alleged attempted dacoity case registered over 25 years ago, citing lack of evidence. A copy of the acquittal order,…
- Delhi
Delhi court junks woman’s appeal against dismissal of her domestic-violence case
New Delhi: A Delhi court has dismissed a woman’s appeal against a magistrate’s order rejecting her complaint under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act. Additional Sessions Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan,…
- India
Centre orders probe into September 24 violence in Leh by retired SC judge
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday moved to address a key demand of the protesting Ladakh groups by announcing a judicial inquiry headed by a retired Supreme Court judge into the violent…
- Delhi
Coal block allocation letter constitutes ‘property’: Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday said that a coal block allocation letter constitutes “property” within the meaning of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), adding that “intangible property”…
- India
Lawyers, judges must ensure legal system is accessible to every citizen: CJI
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India B R Gavai on Saturday said lawyers and judges have a responsibility of strengthening the justice system and they must ensure that the legal discourse does…
- Kashmir
Custodial torture case: J-K court rejects bail plea of eight police personnel
Srinagar: A court here has rejected the bail pleas of eight police personnel arrested by the CBI for allegedly inflicting custodial torture on a police constable two years ago. The bail applications…
- World
Judge blocks Trump administration from deploying troops in Portland, Oregon
Portland: A federal judge in Oregon temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland, ruling in a lawsuit brought by the state and city. US District Judge…
