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Panic swept through Chandigarh and parts of Punjab on Monday morning after several schools, the Punjab and Haryana secretariat, and the Ferozepur district court received bomb threats via email. The threats, purportedly sent by an outfit called Khalistan National Army, triggered evacuations and search operations by bomb disposal and dog squads. In Chandigarh, three major educational institutions -- St Stephen's School in Sector 45, Ryan International School in Sector 49, and Shivalik Public Scho ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Apr 9 (PTI) The Telangana High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing to April 10 on the anticipatory bail petition filed by Congress leader Pawan Khera in a case filed against him by the Assam government over his allegations against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife. Congress leader and senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, who virtually argued for Khera, alleged political vendetta in the case by the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government. Assam Advocate General Devajit Saikia, wh ...Read More >
The Bombay High Court at Goa on Wednesday cancelled the notification to hold the Ponda assembly bypoll on April 9 morning on a petition challenging the Election Commission of India's (ECI) move to hold the poll when the current assembly has less than a year left in its term. The term of the current Goa assembly ends on March 14, 2027. The ECI had notified voting for April 9, and counting on May 4. "Considering that the remainder of the period left for the person who might have been elected in ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): In a significant development, the Delhi High Court has upheld the trial court's order declaring UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari a "Fugitive Economic Offender" (FEO) under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna pronounced the order, dismissing Bhandari's appeal and affirming the findings of the trial court. Also Read | Assembly Elections 2026 Voting: Assam Leads With 75.91% Turnout, Puducherry at 72.40% and Kerala Recor ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): In a significant development, the Delhi High Court has upheld the trial court's order declaring UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari a "Fugitive Economic Offender" (FEO) under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna pronounced the order, dismissing Bhandari's appeal and affirming the findings of the trial court. With this ruling, the High Court has effectively endorsed the earlier order passed by Additional Sessions Judge Sa ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday granted bail to controversial preacher Rampal of Satlok Ashram in Barwala, Hisar district, in one of the cases related to the 2014 ashram violence, paving the way for his release from jail after nearly 11 years.Rampal has already been granted bail or had his sentences suspended by the high court in all other criminal cases registered against him. The FIRs were filed in Nov 2014 for sedition and several other serious charges after he chal ...Read More >
"We find no merit in the present petition. The same is accordingly dismissed," a bench of justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja said. A detailed copy of the verdict was awaited. James approached the high court against a trial court's August 7, 2025, order denying his request to be released from prison. He challenged Article 17 of the India-UAE extradition treaty, allowing prosecution for "connected offences" as well. Advocate Aljo K Joseph, who represented James, said that he had undergone ...Read More >
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and others previously accused in the excise policy case have moved a recusal application before Justice Swarn Kanta Sharma in the Delhi High Court, the party said in a statement on Sunday. According to the statement, Kejriwal will also argue the case on Monday. This comes after the Delhi High Court on March 16 granted Kejriwal and others more time to respond to the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI's) p ...Read More >
Guwahati: Congress leader Pawan Khera has levelled fresh allegations against Assam chief minister and his family. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma however has rubbished those allegations and said that Congress eco system has lost all sense of responsibility. Sarma stated in X, "Congress leaders are so desperate today that they are pushing Pawan Khera towards jail with their own actions.Once again, through him, they have released another set of completely fabricated documents -- already ...Read More >
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has fixed April 15 as the next date of hearing in the Rahul Gandhi citizenship case. The court conducted a hearing in the chamber of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi for around two hours on Monday. Two officials from the Union ministry of home affairs arrived here from New Delhi with documents related to the case. Senior advocate SB Pandey, assistant solicitor general of India, represented the Union government in court. He was assisted by government couns ...Read More >
Panaji, Apr 8 (PTI) The Bombay High Court on Wednesday quashed the Election Commission of India's notification for the byelection to Ponda assembly seat in Goa a day ahead of polling, citing violation of the Representation of the People Act as the legislature's term is set to expire in less than a year. Thursday's election was thus cancelled even though postal ballots had already been cast, as the high court also refused to stay its judgement. While the ruling BJP termed the decision as shocki ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Saradha chit fund company owner Sudipta Sen is set to be released from judicial custody on Thursday after getting bail in all corruption cases. He has been in judicial custody for 12 years and 11 months. He is currently lodged in the Presidency Correctional Home in West Bengal's Kolkata. The division bench of Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj of the Calcutta High Court announced the judgment on Wednesday and granted him bail in two cases pending with the state polic ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 8: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday passed an interim order restraining filmmaker Santosh Kumar RS from repeating allegations that the script of the Hindi film Dhurandhar was copied by its writer-director Aditya Dhar. Court grants interim protection Justice Arif Doctor granted limited ad-interim relief in a defamation suit filed by Dhar, observing that a prima facie case had been made out. The court directed that, until the next date of hearing, Kumar shall refrain from repeati ...Read More >
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (8th April) termed certain posts made by propagandist and journalist Rana Ayyub on X relating to Hindu deities and freedom fighter V D Savarkar, as "highly derogatory, inflammatory and communal". A Bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav made the remarks while hearing a plea filed by advocate Amita Sachdeva before the High Court. The High Court issued notices to Rana Ayyub, the Delhi Police and X, seeking their responses and directed the Delhi Police and X t ...Read More >
Imphal, Apr 8 (PTI) The Manipur government on Wednesday conditionally lifted the suspension of broadband services in five valley districts, while mobile data services remain suspended, according to an official statement. The statement issued by the Home Department said the decision followed a review of the prevailing situation and the hardships caused to citizens, noting that the internet ban had disrupted the functioning of important offices, the high court, and work-from-home activities. Int ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has upheld a 2022 CBI court order directing a murder trial against eight police personnel from the Wadala Government Railway Police (GRP) in connection with the 2014 custodial death of Agnelo Valdaris. A division bench comprising Justice Ajay Gadkari and Justice Kamal Khata dismissed the plea filed by the accused officers, thereby clearing the way for their prosecution under serious criminal charges. The court endorsed the findings of the Central Bureau of Investig ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed the plea moved by Christian Michel James, challenging Article 17 of the UAE-India Extradition treaty. He is an accused in the Augusta Westland Chopper deal corruption and money laundering case. Division bench of justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja dismissed the plea and said, "We find no merit in the petition." The detailed order of judgement is to be uploaded by the High Court. Also Read | EC Gives 'Ultimatum' ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition by alleged middleman Christian Michel James in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case seeking his release from jail. A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja said there was no merit in the petition by the British national, who was extradited from Dubai in December 2018. A detailed copy of the verdict is awaited. In his petition, James assailed a provision of the India-UAE extradition tr ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition by alleged middleman Christian Michel James in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case seeking his release from jail. A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja said there was no merit in the petition by the British national, who was extradited from Dubai in December 2018. A detailed copy of the verdict is awaited. In his petition, James assailed a provision of the India-UAE extradition tr ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed the plea moved by Christian Michel James, challenging Article 17 of the UAE-India Extradition treaty. He is an accused in the Augusta Westland Chopper deal corruption and money laundering case. Division bench of justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja dismissed the plea and said, "We find no merit in the petition." The detailed order of judgement is to be uploaded by the High Court. Michel had claimed that the inve ...Read More >
A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad said the remains shall be collected by the DDG Shipping in the presence of the family members. "The remains shall then be sent to the FSL in Mumbai for DNA analysis and report. The copy of the report shall be supplied to the family," the court said. Dixit Solanki was killed on March 4 after an explosive-laden drone boat struck oil tanker MT MKD Vyom off the Oman coast on March 1. He was reportedly the first Indian casualty ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 7: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday asked the special MP and MLA court to hear the discharge application filed by NCP leader Rohit Pawar and others in connection with the money laundering case linked to the alleged MSC Bank fraud case, on merits. ED submits reply on discharge plea The ED on Tuesday submitted its reply on the discharge plea filed by Pawar along with other NCP leaders, Prajakt Tanpure and Subhash Deshmukh. The agency mentioned a chronology of the litigation f ...Read More >
Jammu, Apr 07: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today chaired a high-level review meeting to assess the progress on the construction of the new High Court complexes for the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court at Srinagar and Jammu wings, underscoring the need for expeditious execution of the prestigious judicial infrastructure projects. During the meeting, the Chief Minister emphasized time-bound completion and inter-departmental coordination, directing all concerned departments and executing age ...Read More >
The Gujarat high court on Saturday issued a policy regulating the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in judicial and court administration, stating that AI cannot be used for adjudication processes, including judicial decision-making, drafting of judgments or orders and evaluation of evidence, holding judges personally responsible for all orders and judgments issued in their names. The policy titled 'Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Judicial and Court Administration', stated that ...Read More >
The Allahabad High Court has refused to dismiss a fraud case involving false promises of a PhD degree and a university job, underscoring the need for thorough investigation and ethical practices in academia. Key PointsAllahabad High Court refuses to quash FIR against woman accused of PhD and job fraud.Accused allegedly defrauded aspirant of over Rs 22 lakh with promises of a PhD and assistant professor position.Court highlights a 'chilling trend' where people believe jobs can be secured through ...Read More >
The Bombay High Court has ordered a murder trial for eight police officers in the 2014 custodial death of Agnello Valdaris, citing evidence of torture and inconsistencies in the police's account of events. Photograph: ANI on XKey PointsBombay High Court upholds murder charges against eight police personnel in the 2014 custodial death of Agnello Valdaris.The court cited inconsistencies in police records, including missing CCTV footage and failure to follow medical advice, as reasons for upholdin ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Centre on Tuesday assured the Bombay High Court that it has no objection to conducting a DNA test on the remains of Dikshit Solanki, and that the process will be carried out under its supervision at the forensic laboratory in Kalina, Mumbai. Taking note of the assurance, the High Court disposed of the petition filed by Solanki's family. Appearing for the Centre, senior advocate Rui Rodrigues informed the court that the government was willing to facilitate the DNA test and ensure tha ...Read More >
Lucknow, Apr 7 (PTI) The Allahabad High Court has expressed reluctance to examine records produced by the central government in connection with the alleged dual citizenship controversy involving Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. The matter was heard by the Lucknow bench of the high court in the chamber on Monday after the Centre submitted that the issue was sensitive. The next hearing has been scheduled for April 15. In its order uploaded on the court's websit ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court that its enquiry into alleged irregularities by its former zonal director, Sameer Wankhede, was based on "non-anonymous" complaints and not at the behest of NCP leader Nawab Malik. The NCB, in an affidavit filed by Vishal Sanap, Deputy Director General (South West Region), claimed that the enquiries against the 2008-batch IRS officer were based on two specific "non-anonymous" complaints. The agency denied any commun ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 7 (ANI): A fresh political storm has erupted in the controversy over allegations against the Acting Chief Secretary Sanjay Gupta of the Himachal Pradesh government after the Communist Party of India (Marxist) demanded registration of an FIR against Sanjay Gupta, who is already under scanner in the Chester Hills land case. This demand comes in following a Himachal Pradesh High Court stay on a key portion of his order passed despite an alleged lack of juri ...Read More >
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