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Bangladesh has charged 15 senior army officers, including five generals, for enforced disappearances and atrocities during the 2024 uprising -- the first major civilian trial against top military figures in the country's history. A Bangladeshi court on Wednesday remanded in custody fifteen senior army officers accused of enforced disappearances and atrocities during the 2024 uprising that led to the fall of the government. This marks the first time formal charges for enforced disappearances ha ...Read More >
Durgapur (West Bengal) [India], October 23 (ANI): Durgapur Court on Wednesday rejected the bail pleas of six accused individuals in the alleged rape of an MBBS student. The accused were produced before the court after completing their police remand periods, ranging from 7 to 10 days. The accused have been sent to judicial custody until October 27, with their next court appearance scheduled for the same date. Also Read | Darjeeling Road Accident: 4 Killed, 16 Injured As Vehicle Falls Into Gorge ...Read More >
Durgapur (West Bengal) [India], October 23 (ANI): Durgapur Court on Wednesday rejected the bail pleas of six accused individuals in the alleged rape of an MBBS student. The accused were produced before the court after completing their police remand periods, ranging from 7 to 10 days. The accused have been sent to judicial custody until October 27, with their next court appearance scheduled for the same date. The court has ordered a Test Identification Parade (TI) for the accused on October 24. ...Read More >
The Bar Council of India reiterates its stance against unauthorized collaborations between Indian and foreign law firms, emphasizing adherence to the Advocates Act, 1961. The Council warns against misleading practices and potential misconduct, highlighting the need for proper registration under the amended 2023 Rules to avoid severe consequences. The Bar Council of India (BCI) has rescinded its August 5, 2025, press release, issuing a new statement after a legal submission in the Delhi High Cou ...Read More >
New Delhi, October 22: A crucial meeting between representatives of the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) with senior officials of the Union Home Ministry is underway in Delhi on Wednesday. The officials and leaders are likely to discuss key issues concerning Ladakh, including the demand for statehood, inclusion under the Sixth Schedule, and the release of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and other detained figures. The meeting, being held at Kartavya Bhawan 3, marks t ...Read More >
Berhampur: Further intensifying the probe into the murder of senior lawyer and BJP leader Pitabas Panda in Odisha's Berhampur, police have reportedly picked up former MLA Bikram Panda for questioning in connection with the sensational case. As per sources, a police team, led by Berhampur Superintendent of Police (SP) Saravana Vivek M visited the residence Bikram Panda, who is also BJD's Ganjam district president, late at night and took him into custody for interrogation. Sources said a police ...Read More >
New Delhi: The continued unhygienic state of washrooms in court complexes across the country constitutes a persistent violation of the fundamental rights and the right to dignity of all users, including judges, advocates, litigants and staff, according to status report filed on behalf of different High Courts before the Supreme Court. The apex court was informed that the poor condition of washrooms, even in High Courts in metropolitan cities, was not an isolated incident but showed a systemic a ...Read More >
If you are a Home delivery print subscriber, online access is included in your subscription. Activate your Online Access Now The CBSA spokesperson said that Shahriar's initial Canadian refugee application and appeal failed. The CBSA spokesperson said that a request for a judicial review of these decisions was also dismissed by the Federal Court. Shahriar's lawyer Washim Ahmed said he filed a new pre-removal risk assessment earlier this year to keep his client in Canada. Ahmed said this is allo ...Read More >
The Kerala High Court on Friday asked the state government to clarify its stand on a plea filed by a church-run school that is challenging an Education Department order allowing a Muslim girl student to wear a headscarf, or hijab, in class. Justice VG Arun directed the government counsel to come prepared with instructions regarding the claims made in the petition. The matter is now posted for further hearing on October 24. The case involves St Rita's Public School, a CBSE-affiliated minority i ...Read More >
The 'Toshkhana' (treasury) of the Banke Bihari temple in Mathura, which had been locked since 1971, was opened for the second consecutive day on Sunday to complete the remaining inspection work as per the directions of the Supreme Court-appointed high-powered committee. IMAGE: Devotees toss 'Gulal' on each other on the occasion of the 'Basant Panchami' festival, which marks the beginning of the 40-day-long Holi festival at Shri Banke Bihari Temple, in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, February 3, 2025. ...Read More >
SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: Union home ministry has invited representatives of Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) for talks in New Delhi on Oct 22, weeks after both Ladakhi groups withdrew from dialogue following the Sept 24 police firing that left four dead and over 70 wounded during violent protests demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule status for the Union territory.Ladakhi functionaries welcomed the outreach and confirmed joint participation. "Both LAB and KDA will participate ...Read More >
Leh: Ladakh representatives have accepted the invitation from the Ministry of Home Affairs for a meeting with its sub-committee in Delhi on October 22, Leh Apex Body co-chairman Chering Dorje Lakruk said on Sunday. This has ended the months-long deadlock over talks with the Centre. Three representatives, each of Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), along with Ladakh MP Mohd Haneefa Jan and their lawyer, will take part in the talks with a focus on their primary demand of st ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Oct 19 (UNI) The Karnataka High Court, in a special sitting today, directed the convenor of RSS in Kalaburagi Ashok Patil to submit a fresh application to hold a peaceful march in Chittapur Town on November 2. The court, however, clarified that it had not yet decided whether the march can happen. Chittapur is the constituency of state minister and senior Congress leader Priyank Kharge who had recently urged the Karnataka government to ban all RSS activities in government schools, co ...Read More >
Mathura (UP), Oct 19 (PTI) The 'Toshkhana' (treasury) of the Banke Bihari temple in Mathura, which had been locked since 1971, was opened on Saturday on the orders of a high-powered committee constituted by the Supreme Court. The 'Toshkhana' is the room located adjacent to the temple's sanctum sanctorum. The Supreme Court, in its August 2025 order, had constituted a 12-member high-powered interim committee headed by retired Allahabad High Court judge Ashok Kumar to look after the day-to-day af ...Read More >
PUNE: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the work on the proposed Indian Law Society (ILS) Hill Road in Pune, part of the Balbharati-Paud Phata Link Road project, can proceed only after obtaining necessary environmental clearance (EC). The case was heard by a bench of Chief Justice Bhushan Gavai and Justice Vinod Chandran. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, along with advocates Abhijit Kulkarni, Rahul Garg, Dhaval Malhotra, and Nisha Chavan, represented the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). "We ...Read More >
The last rites of Aakil Akhtar, 35, are scheduled to be held at his ancestral village, Harda Kheri, in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur, on Friday. Former Punjab director general of police (DGP) Mohammad Mustafa's 35-year-old son, Aakil Akhtar, died in Haryana's Panchkula on Friday. A post-mortem examination has been conducted, and further details are expected to emerge once the report is received, a police official said. Akhtar, who was practising as an advocate in the Punjab and Haryana High Court ...Read More >
Guwahati, Oct 18: The Centre has taken cognizance of a suggestion made by a Gauhati High Court lawyer on making public details of CSR fund used by companies and planning of schemes by involving the communities. In a letter to the PMO, advocate Nayan Moni Hazarika had sought amendment in the relevant section of Companies Act, 2013, so that "citizens of the country are properly benefitted by the CSR schemes." He said that though a company utilizes substantial amount of money under CSR schemes, t ...Read More >
A screengrab of the court proceeding that was live streamed ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Lawyer Mahesh Tiwari had a heated exchange with Jharkhand High Court judge Justice Rajesh Kumar * The dispute arose over relief sought for a widow whose electricity was disconnected due to dues * Tiwari challenged the judge, claiming he only prayed and asked not to humiliate advocates Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Ranchi: An acrimonious ex ...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 >
A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran took note of the submissions of lawyer Virag Gupta, appearing for the CASC, on Thursday and agreed to hear the PIL on October 17. The plea has sought a direction to union ministries of Electronics and Information Technology, Information and Broadcasting, Finance and Youth Affairs and Sports "to do a harmonious interpretation of provisions of Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 and laws made by State Legislat ...Read More >
Mumbai: In the Mithi river desilting scam, the sessions court has refused to grant bail to Ketan Kadam of Virgo Specialties Pvt Ltd, observing financial transactions traced to his shell companies. A key accused in the case, he allegedly conspired with BMC officers, compelling the contractor to hire machines at an inflated rent from his firm, with certain conditions added by him to the tender. The scam allegedly caused a loss of Rs65 crore to the BMC. Defence Terms Charges 'Assumptive' The defe ...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 >
The Supreme Court of India (File). ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * The Supreme Court questioned government opposition to allowing death row convicts to die by lethal injection * The court was hearing a petition seeking replacement of hanging with lethal injection or to offer that choice * In its counter-affidavit, the government said offering a choice is unfeasible since it involves policy issues Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode New ...Read More >
Mumbai, October 16: Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, the co-accused in a Rs 60 crore fraud involving her businessman husband Raj Kundra, has dropped plans to travel to Los Angeles and withdrawn a petition from the Bombay High Court seeking relaxation in the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against her, a lawyer said on Thursday. The High Court will now hear the couple's plea seeking the quashing of the LOC on November 17, he said. The actresses' advocates on Thursday told Chief Justice Shree Chan ...Read More >
* Lawyer Anil Mishra was stopped from holding a gathering due to prohibitory orders * He and senior officer Hina Khan chanted "Jai Shri Ram" during the face-off * Gwalior is on high alert, with 4,000 police personnel deployed amid tension over an Ambedkar statue Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Bhopal: "Jai Shri Ram, Jai Shri Ram" -- the chant rang out loud in the heart of Gwalior this evening, as a heated confrontation unfolded between a police officer and a law ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) Former Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president and senior advocate Adish C Aggarwala on Thursday condemned the "false and mischievous narrative circulating on social media" about the recent attempted attack against Chief Justice of India BR Gavai. On October 6, in an unprecedented and shocking incident, an elderly lawyer attempted to hurl a shoe towards CJI Gavai in his courtroom, prompting the Bar Council of India to suspend his license with immediate effect. In ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) The right to speech and expression cannot be exercised at the cost of others' dignity and integrity, the Supreme Court said on Thursday as it cautioned about the dangers of "unregulated" social media saying incidents like the recent hurling of shoe towards Chief Justice of India B R Gavai are nothing but "money-spinning ventures". A bench of justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi made the remarks when Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and senior advocate Vikas Singh, who i ...Read More >
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, the co-accused in a Rs 60 crore fraud involving her businessman husband Raj Kundra, has dropped plans to travel to Los Angeles and withdrawn a petition from the Bombay High Court seeking relaxation in the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against her, a lawyer said on Thursday. The High Court will now hear the couple's plea seeking the quashing of the LOC on November 17, he said. Also Read: ECI to enforce TN Seshan's 1994 guidelines on Burqa-clad women in ...Read More >
The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre, SEBI, and other stakeholders on Sahara India Commercial Corporation Ltd's plea to sell 88 prime properties to Adani Properties. The court ordered the Ministries of Finance and Cooperation to be made parties and requested the amicus curiae to collate details of the properties, including any disputes. New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the response of the Centre, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and other stakeho ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 16 (ANI): Actress Shilpa Shetty has decided to cancel her planned foreign trip after the Bombay High Court recently refused to grant her permission, amidst an ongoing investigation into an alleged Rs 60-crore fraud case. On Thursday, Shetty's lawyer informed the Bombay High Court that the actress would not proceed with her travel plans following the court's decision to deny a temporary suspension of the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against her and her hus ...Read More >
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