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- India
Delhi HC transfers fast-track court special judge in paper leak cases
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has transferred the special judge of the designated fast-track court dealing with paper leak cases, Anu Grover Baliga, along with 137 other judges. Special judge Baliga…
- World
Indian national sentenced in US visa fraud, faces deportation
Washington: A US federal court sentenced an Indian national to one day in prison, a USD 1,000 fine and ordered his removal from the country after he pleaded guilty to visa fraud…
- India
Elgar Parishad: SC judge recuses from hearing Gadling’s bail plea
New Delhi: Supreme Court Justice Shree Chandrashekhar on Tuesday, July 20, recused himself from hearing the bail plea of advocate Surendra Gadling, accused in the 2018 Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. Gadling’s petition…
- India
MP HC orders protection for Judge Tabassum in lynching case
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of news reports about communal threats issued against an Additional District and Sessions Judge who had sentenced a group of cow vigilantes…
- 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…
