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Madras High Court in a significant ruling, has held that cryptocurrency now qualifies as "property" under Indian law, an asset capable of being owned, enjoyed, and held in trust. "There can be no doubt that cryptocurrency is a property. It is not a tangible property, nor is it a currency. However, it is a property which is capable of being enjoyed and possessed (in a beneficial form). It is capable of being held in trust," observed a single-judge bench of Justice N. Anand Venkatesh. Also Read ...Read More >
The Supreme Court will hear bail pleas on Monday for activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, and others in a UAPA case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots. This follows the Delhi High Court's denial of bail, which stated that "conspiratorial" violence under the guise of protests cannot be permitted. The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima and Meeran Haider in the UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the February 20 ...Read More >
Chennai, Oct 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Madras High Court will on Monday take up a crucial batch of cases linked to actor-politician C. Joseph Vijay's TVK, the Karur rally stampede that claimed 41 lives on September 27, and the need for a uniform Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to govern all future political events in Tamil Nadu. The first Division Bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G. Arul Murugan is scheduled to hear the matters, beginning with the second anticipato ...Read More >
Every rupee spent on judicial infrastructure by the Centre as well as the State governments may not give them monetary returns but it would certainly help in strengthening public confidence on the judiciary, said Justice Surya Kant in Chennai on Sunday (October 26, 2025). He is the most senior judge of the Supreme Court and next in line to be the 53rd Chief Justice of India. He inaugurated a renovated 126-year-old heritage building which once housed the prestigious Madras Law College but had no ...Read More >
Bhopal: A man allegedly angered by the rejection of his bail plea vandalised the official residence of a judicial magistrate in Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh late Saturday, damaging property and threatening to kill the officer, police said Sunday.Police registered an FIR and launched an investigation. The accused -- Priyanshu alias Jaguar Singh, 25, Devendra Kevat alias Sonu, 23, and Manikesh Singh alias Puttan, 19 -- were traced and arrested. Police also seized the motorcycle allegedly use ...Read More >
Jamshedpur: Six children suffering from thalassemia have contracted HIV after they were allegedly administered infected blood during transfusions at a hospital in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, prompting the state government to order a high-level investigation and suspend the civil surgeon and other officials concerned, officials aware of the matter said on Sunday. The Jharkhand high court has taken suo motu cognisance of the incident and sought a detailed report from the health secretary. ...Read More >
The petition has also sought directions to the Centre to "reimburse reasonable travel and accommodation for one family member per month to meet under-trial (prisoners) in out-of-state prisons". People's Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti has moved the J&K High Court, seeking a direction to the Union Home Ministry for all undertrial prisoners from the UT, who are lodged in prisons in other states, to be moved back to J&K. The petition has also sought directions to the Centre to "re ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Police and the Telangana High Court have taken decisive action against a group of YouTubers and individuals accused of spreading false information and defamatory content against HK Group, which operates HK Permanent Makeup Clinic and HK Hospitals in Hyderabad. The case, registered under FIR No. 692/2025 at KPHB Police Station in June 2025, led to a detailed investigation that exposed a coordinated digital conspiracy designed to malign the reputation of the medical insti ...Read More >
Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) Chairperson Ahmed Isaack Hassan, High Court Judge Chacha Mwita, and lawyer Katwa Kigen are among those shortlisted for appointment as Judges of the Court of Appeal. The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has published a list of 35 candidates, including 19 serving High Court judges and 15 advocates drawn from the Bar and academia, who will compete for 15 available positions. Renowned law lecturer Professor Migai Oketch, Environment and Land Court P ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 25 (PTI) The BJP has intensified its agitation against the alleged irregularities in gold-plating of 'Dwarapalaka' idols in Sabarimala temple by starting a day-night protest outside the Kerala state secretariat. BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar, other leaders and cadres of the party protested by sitting on the road in front of secretariat and shouting slogans against the government on Friday night. Chandrasekhar, in a Facebook post, said that the party's day and ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate Hyderabad zonal office on Friday attached movable and immovable properties worth ₹12.6 crore belonging to Sahiti Infratec Ventures India Private Limited (SIVIPL), its former director Sandu Purnachandra Rao, his family members, and associated entities under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.The action follows investigations triggered by multiple FIRs filed by Telangana police against SIVIPL and its promoters, based on complaints from investors alleging ...Read More >
Sabarimala temple's former administrative officer B Murari Babu has been taken into custody by the Special Investigation Team probing missing gold. Babu, suspended by the Travancore Devaswom Board, is accused in cases involving the disappearance of gold from temple idols and door frames. He allegedly forwarded proposals for electroplating, claiming the gold-clad plates were copper. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the missing gold from the Sabarimala temple has taken former administ ...Read More >
Additional Commissioner of Police, Ajay Pal Sharma, said on Friday that evidence from the crime scene and statements of the eyewitnesses revealed that the attack on Singh was carried out by Vishal along with a few others. The main accused in the murder of journalist Lakshmi Narayan Singh alias Pappu was arrested late on Thursday night after a police encounter in Prayagraj, officials said on Friday (October 24, 2025). Singh (54), a journalist by profession and nephew of former High Court Bar As ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Taking a serious view of the alleged custodial torture of a farmer at the Kollapur police station, Telangana high court has ordered the Nagarkurnool superintendent of police (SP) to conduct a detailed inquiry into the incident. Apart from the inquiry report, the court also directed police to submit CCTV footage of the police station for the day.Justice NV Shravan Kumar, while issuing directions, also issued notices to the principal secretary, home department, the director general of p ...Read More >
Kochi: The Kerala high court on Tuesday, hearing the suo motu issue of pilferage of gold from the 'Dwarapalaka' sculptures at the Sabarimala temple, directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to extend its investigation to uncover the 'larger conspiracy' involving officials of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) in suppressing the theft of gold assets since 2019. The division bench of Justices Raja Vijayaraghavan V and KV Jayakumar conducted the hearing in-camera, restricting the attendance ...Read More >
The high court directed Google and Sadhguru to have a mutual meeting, where he can specifically identify the contents that fall within the exception of the Google Ads policy under which they cannot be removed, after the counsel for the company submitted that it was willing to have a collaborative approach with him to address concerns. "...thereafter, defendant no. 45 must make an endeavour to ensure that the identical or similar content is removed through its technology so as to obviate the pla ...Read More >
Husband, an advocate, and wife, railway officer, had been previously divorced before marrying in 2010 The Delhi High Court has ruled that alimony cannot be awarded to a spouse who is financially self-sufficient and independent, observing that permanent alimony is a measure of social justice and not a tool for enrichment or financial equalisation between capable individuals. A Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar said the law requires the person seeking ali ...Read More >
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday informed the high court that necessary arrangements had been made to ensure that detained AAP MLA from Doda, Mehraj Malik, was able to cast his vote in the Rajya Sabha elections.A bench of Justice Rajesh Sekhri was told that the government had already dispatched the postal ballot to the competent authority to facilitate Malik's participation in the election, scheduled for Oct 24.Earlier, hearing Malik's application seeking permission to vote in ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court recently observed that alimony cannot be granted to a spouse who is financially self-sufficient.Observing that permanent alimony is a measure of social justice, not a tool for enrichment or equalising the financial status of two capable individuals, a division bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar said the law requires the person seeking alimony to demonstrate genuine financial need.The bench made the observation while upholding a family co ...Read More >
Uttarakhand UCC: The Uttarakhand government has submitted a 78-page affidavit in the High Court, stating that certain provisions related to live-in relationships under the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) are being amended. The affidavit submitted by Advocate General SN Babulkar on October 15 specifies that the changes relate to Rule 380 of the Registrar's Office, which outlines the conditions under which a live-in relationship cannot be registered, news agency PTI reported. The affidavit was submitted ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Normal life was disrupted across Telangana as the statewide bandh, called by BC organisations and supported by political parties cutting across party lines, saw large-scale participation -- including ministers -- and protests in major towns and cities. The bandh was called after the High Court recently issued an interim order staying the Government Order that provided 42 per cent BC reservations in local bodies. The Supreme Court refused to interfere in the stay issued by the High Cou ...Read More >
* The Andhra Pradesh CID chief has reached Tirumala to probe the 2023 temple theft case * A special CID team has started seizing crucial records related to the Tirumala currency misappropriation * The High Court had ordered the CID to take charge and secure all documents Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Hyderabad: The chief of Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department, Dr Ravi Shankar Ayyanar, arrived in Tirumala today to probe the sensational Tirumala Tirupa ...Read More >
The court dismissed a writ petition filed by the MLA's wife, challenging the arrest as illegal, arbitrary, and violative of fundamental rights In a significant development, the Karnataka High Court has upheld the arrest of Chitradurga district legislator KC Veerendra, also known as Puppy, by the Enforcement Directorate's Bengaluru zonal office, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The court dismissed a writ petition filed by the Congress MLA's wife, RD Chaitra, challenging ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Kolhapur bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to three prime accused in the 2015 murder of communist leader Govind Pansare. The single judge bench of justice Shivkumar Dige emphasised that prolonged incarceration without trial could not be justified indefinitely, and said the three arrested accused - Dr Vinrendrasinh Tawade, Sharad Kalaskar and Amol Kale - would have to furnish new sureties for availing bail. Kalaskar, however, will not come out of jail, as he has ...Read More >
Kochi/T'puram: St Rita's Public School, Palluruthy, on Wednesday rejected the report submitted by the deputy director of education (DDE) Ernakulam which found "serious lapses" by the school in allegedly denying an eighth-standard student entry to class because of wearing a hijab.The school, which opened after remaining closed for two days, termed the report "false and misleading" and said it had sufficient evidence to prove its position. Education minister V Sivankutty, who had directed the scho ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 17 (UNI) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has formally launched an investigation into the tragic stampede in Karur, Tamil Nadu, which claimed 41 lives during a rally organized by actor-politician Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party on September 27. A CBI team arrived in Tamil Nadu this morning and is expected to visit the site of the incident in Karur. As part of the probe, officials will meet with survivors and the families of the victims to record their statem ...Read More >
Shilpa Shetty has withdrawn her application to travel abroad, citing non-materialization of plans, with her lawyer stating a fresh application will be filed if future travel is desired. The actress and her husband Raj Kundra are involved in a Rs 60-crore cheating case. Actor Shilpa Shetty, embroiled in a Rs 60-crore cheating case with her businessman husband Raj Kundra, on Thursday told the Bombay High Court she was withdrawing her application seeking permission to travel abroad as the plans di ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Actor Shilpa Shetty on Thursday withdrew her application before the Bombay High Court seeking permission to travel abroad, after the bench expressed its unwillingness to grant her relief. Shetty and her businessman husband Raj Kundra have approached the court challenging Look Out Circulars (LOCs) issued against them by the Mumbai police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in connection with a ₹60.48-crore cheating case. Appearing before a division bench of chief justice Shree Chandrashekhar ...Read More >
The Bombay High Court has approved anticipatory bail for Dilip Khedkar, entangled in accusations of abducting a truck cleaner after a tumultuous road rage clash last month. Alongside the bail, Khedkar is required to compensate the victim with Rs 4 lakh and contribute Rs 1 lakh to the police welfare fund. The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar's father, Dilip Khedkar, accused of abducting a truck cleaner after a road rage incident last ...Read More >
Lucknow: Allahabad high court's Lucknow bench has pulled up Uttar Pradesh govt over what it called a "flood" of false cases under the law against cow slaughter, stressing that transporting cattle within the state does not amount to a crime.Citing earlier rulings, court said even preparing to slaughter cattle is not punishable under the UP Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955. The bench also sought a govt response on measures to curb mob violence and vigilantism linked to cow protection.The judg ...Read More >
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