Judge
- India
Delhi riots: Court acquits 12 men of murder, convicts one for promoting enmity
New Delhi: A Delhi court has acquitted 12 men of the murder charge in a 2020 northeast riots case, observing inconclusive “fragments and pieces” in the name of circumstantial evidence. Additional Sessions…
- India
Cash discovery row: Resignation only option before Justice Varma to avoid impeachment
New Delhi: Resignation is the only option before Justice Yashwant Varma to avoid impeachment by Parliament as the government pushes for bringing a motion to remove the Allahabad High Court judge over…
- World
Judge refuses to toss states’ lawsuit against Elon Musk, DOGE
Washington: A federal judge has refused to throw out a lawsuit that accuses billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency of illegally accessing government data systems, cancelling government contracts and…
- India
Fresh law graduates cannot appear in judicial services exam: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that fresh law graduates cannot appear in judicial services examination, mandating minimum three years of legal practice for candidates applying to entry-level posts. The…
- India
Photos: Justice B R Gavai sworn in as next CJI
New Delhi: Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai was on Wednesday sworn in as the 52nd Chief Justice of India. He was administered oath by President Droupadi Murmu at a brief ceremony at Rashtrapati…
- India
SC discloses asset details of judges on official website
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has decided to place assets of the apex court judges in the public domain by uploading these on its official website. “The Full Court of the Supreme…
- India
SC to hear plea on burnt cash at Delhi HC judge’s residence
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Friday a plea seeking direction to the Delhi Police to register an FIR and cause an effective and meaningful investigation into the…
- Bangalore
After Pakistan remarks, Karnataka judge in soup for misogynist comments on women
Justice V Srishananda of the Karnataka High Court is in the middle of controversy again after a video went viral showing him making insensitive remarks involving women and a certain community of…
- India
Court orders joint trial for Adani’s USD 265 mn bribery allegations
New York: A New York court has ordered that the criminal and civil cases filed against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and others in a bribery scheme are “related” and will be assigned…
- Bangalore
Video: Judge faces backlash for referring Bengaluru locality as ‘Pakistan’
While hearing a case at the Karnataka High Court, a judge referred to a Muslim-dominated locality Gori Playa in Bengaluru as ‘Pakistan’ sparking widespread controversy. A video of the judge’s statement surfaced…
- India
SC attains full strength as 2 judges take oath
New Delhi: Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Justice N Kotiswar Singh on Thursday took oath of office and became the first judge to have been elevated to the Supreme…
- World
US judge dismisses ‘classified documents’ case against Trump
The criminal case accusing former US President Donald Trump of mishandling classified information was dismissed on Monday, July 5, after the appointment of Special Counsel Jack Smith was reportedly found unconstitutional. A…
- Pakistan
Judge abducted in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
Peshawar: A district and sessions judge was abducted on Saturday by armed men in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said. Shakirullah Marwat was kidnapped near Tank and Dera Ismail (DI) Khan…
- Telangana
Telangana HC recruitment for 150 civil judge posts announced: Check details
Hyderabad: Telangana High Court has announced a recruitment notification for 150 permanent positions of civil judge (junior division) through its official website. The online application portal for civil judge (junior division) is…
- Kashmir
Justice Mohd Yusuf Wani sworn in as judge in J&K, Ladakh HC
Srinagar: The Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Justice N. Kotiswar Singh administered the oath of office to Justice Mohd Yousuf Wani as Additional Judge of…
