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- Andhra Pradesh
AP HC judge threatens young advocate with jail, bar council seeks CJI intervention
New Delhi: A viral video of an Andhra Pradesh High Court judge ordering a young advocate with barely two years of experience to be placed in 24-hour police custody over a procedural…
- News
Sir Ratan Tata Trust faces Maharashtra law issue over 3 life trustees: ex-SC judge
Mumbai: The Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT) is in “non-compliance” of an amended law in Maharashtra limiting the number of life trustees on a body, and should take urgent corrective steps, a…
- India
After Kejriwal, Sisodia tells Delhi HC judge he won’t appear in excise case
New Delhi: Former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday wrote to Delhi High Court Judge Swarana Kanta Sharma, stating that he could not in good conscience continue to participate in proceedings before…
- India
Unfavourable order no ground to transfer case to another judge over bias: HC
New Delhi: Unfavourable order by a judge cannot be a ground to seek transfer of a case on account of any bias, the Delhi High Court has held. Justice Saurabh Banerjee said…
- India
Delhi Police arrest man posing as judge, seize gun; Aide held
New Delhi: Two men, including one allegedly impersonating a judicial officer using forged documents, have been arrested in New Delhi with a firearm and live ammunition, police said. The accused were identified…
- Middle East
Israel ends case of Palestinian teen prisoner, despite evidence of starvation
Jerusalem: An investigation into the death of a Palestinian teenager in an Israeli prison has been closed by an Israeli judge, who said even though it’s clear the boy was starved, the…
- India
2020 riots: Delhi court refuses to order FIR against Minister Kapil Mishra
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday, March 13, dismissed a plea seeking registration of an FIR against Delhi Law and Justice Minister Kapil Mishra in connection with the 2020 North-East Delhi…
- Hyderabad
Retd district judge loses Rs 1 cr in ‘digital arrest’ scam in Telangana
Hyderabad: A retired district judge fell prey to the “digital arrest” scam and lost more than Rs one crore, police said on Monday, March 9. The cyber crooks threatened the 69-year-old retired…
- World
Austrian court convicts man whose girlfriend died
Vienna: An Austrian court has convicted a man of manslaughter caused by gross negligence after his girlfriend froze to death as the couple attempted to climb the country’s highest peak last year.…
- 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…
