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Mumbai Weather Alert: IMD Forecasts More Moderate to Heavy Rains, Thunderstorms for Next 4 Days. IndiGo Issues Travel Advisory Mumbai Rains:- People are in a bad condition due to the continuous heavy rains in Mumbai. Due to torrential rains in Mumbai and Thane on Tuesday, many areas in the region are waterlogged. People are facing numerous troubles due to heavy rainfall. Over the last few hours, heavy rains have caused havoc in various areas of Mumbai, including Vile Parle, Santacruz, Andheri, ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. The Central Government issued the official information on Monday. He had been serving as the Acting Chief Justice since 24 May 2025 because of the retirement of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait. Justice Sachdeva has experience in this role as he served as Acting Chief Justice from 9 July 2024 to 24 September 2024 too. He was transferred from the Delhi High Court to the ...Read More >
Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu), July 15 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Minister K R Periyakaruppan on Tuesday visited the family of Ajith Kumar, who died while in police custody, and handed over an ex-gratia payment of Rs 7.5 lakhs on behalf of the state government. Accompanied by District Collector K Porkodi, the minister offered condolences to the family. Ajith Kumar, a security guard at the Madapuram Kaliamman temple in Tiruppuvanam in Sivaganga, had been detained for questioning in connection with a theft. He l ...Read More >
The Law Ministry announced the appointment of chief justices to five high courts. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva is now the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court. Justice Vibhu Bakhru has been elevated to Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court. Justice Ashutosh Kumar is now Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court. Chief justices were appointed to five high courts on Monday, the law ministry said. According to separate law ministry notifications, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva has been appointed as ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): The government on Friday issued orders for elevation of five judges of various High Courts as Chief Justices. According to a Press Communique issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice, the appointments were made by President Droupadi Murmu. Chief Justices of four High Courts have been transferred. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, who has been serving as Acting Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, will now assume the role as Chief Justice of the same court. ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of Telangana High Court. The Union government on Monday transferred Tripura High Court Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh to the Telangana High Court. The Supreme Court Collegium had made a recommendation for the transfer on May 28. Justice Aparesh Kumar will succeed Justice Sujoy Paul, who has been transferred to the Calcutta High Court. Justice Singh was sworn-in as the Chief Justice ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, July 14 (PTI) The Gujarat High Court on Monday directed a man, facing contempt of court for attending a virtual court hearing while relieving himself on a toilet seat, to deposit Rs 1 lakh with the court's registry after observing that he was ready to tender an unconditional apology. The incident occurred on June 20 when Justice Nirzar S Desai was hearing a case. A video of the man soon went viral, prompting the high court to initiate suo motu contempt proceedings. Also Read | Donal ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Centre on Monday cleared the appointments of Chief Justices of the High Courts of Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Gauhati, Patna, and Jharkhand, following the recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium. In a post on X, Union Minister for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal announced that the President was pleased to appoint Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva as the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. Justice Sachdeva was functioning as Acting Chief J ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, July 14 (PTI) The Gujarat High Court on Monday directed a man, facing contempt of court for attending a virtual court hearing while relieving himself on a toilet seat, to deposit Rs 1 lakh with the court's registry after observing that he was ready to tender an unconditional apology. The incident occurred on June 20 when Justice Nirzar S Desai was hearing a case. A video of the man soon went viral, prompting the high court to initiate suo motu contempt proceedings. On Monday, the di ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, Chief Justice of the Tripura High Court, has been transferred to serve as Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court. On Monday, the Central Government, after receiving the President's approval, issued a notification formalising Justice Singh's transfer. The Supreme Court Collegium had, in late May, proposed his move to Telangana. Simultaneously, the Collegium recommended that Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul of the Telangana High Court be transferred to t ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Four people died in Himachal Pradesh as rain continues to wreak havoc in the state, while five were swept away in Rajasthan's Kota at a barrage after a heavy downpour caused the authorities to release water from a reservoir. In Himachal, more than 200 roads are out of bounds for vehicular traffic, a majority of them in Mandi, while a flash flood warning has been issued for 12 districts in Jharkhand. An individual each drowned in Kullu and Kangra districts, one died after being bitte ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): The government on Friday issued orders for elevation of five judges of various High Courts as Chief Justices. According to a Press Communique issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice, the appointments were made by President Droupadi Murmu. Chief Justices of four High Courts have been transferred. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, who has been serving as Acting Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, will now assume the role as Chief Justice of the same court. ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): The government on Friday issued orders for elevation of five judges of various High Courts as Chief Justices. According to a Press Communique issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice, the appointments were made by President Droupadi Murmu. Chief Justices of four High Courts have been transferred. Also Read | Maharashtra Govt To Invoke MCOCA Against Drug Dealers and Peddlers, Says CM Devendra Fadnavis. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, who has been serving as Acting ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) Nearly two months after their names were recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium, chief justices were appointed to five high courts on Monday, the law ministry said. Separately, chief justices of the Rajasthan, Tripura, Jharkhand and Madras high courts were also transferred on Monday. Besides, 19 high court judges were also transferred based on the recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium, the ministry said. According to separate law ministry notification ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 14 (MExN): Justice Ashutosh Kumar, the Acting Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, has been appointed as the next Chief Justice (CJ) of the Gauhati High Court. His appointment was among five new CJ appointments cleared for the High Courts of Gauhati, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, and Patna. This was announced in a press communiqué issued by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice on Monday regarding appointments and transfers of High Court Chief Justices. The position o ...Read More >
Jaipur, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Justice K.R. Shriram, currently serving as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, has been named as the 43rd Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court. An official notification in this regard was issued on Monday by the Rashtrapati Bhavan following the approval of the President. Justice Shriram was born in Mumbai on 28.09.1963. He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court in 2013 and became a permanent judge in 2016. He served as a mem ...Read More >
Chennai, Jul 13 (PTI) Founder-chief of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, actor-politician Vijay on Sunday slammed the DMK regime over "custodial deaths" and alleged the "empty, publicity-model DMK sarkar has now got transformed into a sorry model sarkar." Addressing TVK's protest rally here, seeking justice for the death of alleged custodial torture victim Ajith Kumar of Sivaganga district, Vijay said the victim hailed from an ordinary family and Chief Minister M K Stalin apologised to the Kumar's famil ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 13 (ANI): Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and actor Vijay on Sunday joined a protest held by its by his party demanding justice for Ajith Kumar, who allegedly died in police custody.Ajith Kumar, who allegedly died in police custody. A large number of TVK members gathered to protest and seek action in the custodial death case. Also Read | Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini Flags Off Marathon in Kaithal, Urges Youngsters To Stay Away From Drugs (Watch Video) ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC), which owes dues of Rs 276 crore user fees to operators of four toll plazas in the southern districts, has got a reprieve as the Madras High Court kept in abeyance its order blocking the buses from passing through these four toll plazas from July 10. On Thursday, Justice N Anand Venkatesh said the order passed on Tuesday to stop the TNSTC buses from plying through Kappalur, Etturavattam, Salaipudhur, and Nanguneri toll plazas, would be ...Read More >
Chennai: The Madras High Court has withdrawn the Rs 1 lakh fine imposed on Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner J Kumaragurubaran after he appeared in person and apologized in a contempt of court case. Rukmangathan, a lawyer and former councilor of Chennai Municipal Corporation had filed a case in the Madras High Court seeking an order to file a report on the steps taken against illegal constructions in the fifth zone of the city. The High Court which heard the case ordered action to be tak ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 10 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Secretary SG Suryah on Thursday lashed out at the MK Stalin government in the state over an alleged custodial death, and said that the 'injustice continues under the DMK rule'. 'Another Lock Up death? Injustice continues under DMK rule,' Suryah posted on X. Referring to the recent custodial death of Ajith Kumar, the BJP leader said that another 'atrocity' has occurred in the Kolathur assembly constituency, fro ...Read More >
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 10 (ANI): Tailor Raja, a key accused in the 1998 Coimbatore bomb blast case and multiple communal murder cases, was remanded to judicial custody till July 24, according to an official on Thursday. The Police was able to arrest the accused after he reamained on the run for nearly 29 years. The arrested accused was then identified as Sadiq alias Raja alias Tailor Raja alias Valarntha Raja alias Shahjahan Abdul Majid Makandar alias Shahjahan Shaik. The accuse ...Read More >
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 10 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Police have arrested one of the key accused in the 1998 Coimbatore serial bomb blasts case and communal murder cases across the state, officials said on Thursday. , they said. Also Read | Satara Shocker: 21-Year-Old Girl Dies by Suicide in Lakshmi Tekdi After Being Scolded by Brother Over Going Out and Sharing Photos on WhatsApp Status. According to a release, acting on specific and credible intelligence, the accused was arrested by a ...Read More >
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 10 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Police have arrested one of the key accused in the 1998 Coimbatore serial bomb blasts case and communal murder cases across the state, officials said on Thursday. , they said. According to a release, acting on specific and credible intelligence, the accused was arrested by a special team from the Anti-Terrorism Squad and Coimbatore City Police in the Vijayapura district of Karnataka. The arrested accused is involved in several terror ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The special crime branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from New Delhi will probe the Tiruppuvanam custodial death case, in which a private security guard, B Ajith Kumar, 27, was tortured to death by police personnel, sources confirmed. As the Madras High Court's Madurai bench directed the CBI to submit the final report in the case before August 20, a team from Delhi is expected to formally take over the investigation by registering an FIR after receiving the report of the ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Wednesday set an ultimatum of 48 hours for the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology "to detect and remove" the surreptitiously recorded non-consensual intimate videos and images of a lawyer uploaded, downloaded and shared multiple times on the digital platform, social media and porn sites. Justice N Anand Venkatesh, while issuing the orders to the Union government, also directed the counsel for the government to submit "written instructions" ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea by the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation seeking modification of its July 8 order that prohibitedTNSTC buses from using four toll plazas in the state's southern part over unpaid dues amounting to Rs 276 crore. Justice N Anand Venkatesh allowed the urgent listing of the case for Thursday after Additional Advocate General (AAG) J Ravindran made an urgent mention. The AAG informed the court that discussions would be held with ...Read More >
Chennai, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Madras High Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea by the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation seeking modification of its July 8 order that prohibited TNSTC buses from using four toll plazas in the state's southern part over unpaid dues amounting to Rs 276 crore. Justice N. Anand Venkatesh allowed the urgent listing of the case for Thursday after Additional Advocate General (AAG) J. Ravindran made an urgent mention. The AAG informed the court that disc ...Read More >
MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to complete investigation into the custodial death of temple guard B Ajithkumar (29) of Madapuram near Thirupuvanam and submit the report on or before August 20 at the jurisdictional court. The CBI director has been directed to appoint an investigating officer (IO) and required staff within one week. Further, based on petitioner's plea, the division bench comprising Justices SM Subraman ...Read More >
MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the CBI to complete its probe into the custodial death of a temple security guard and submit the final report on August 20. The guard B Ajithkumar (29) was allegedly killed during a police interrogation the day after a theft complaint was lodged with the Thiruppuvanam police. The IV additional district judge, Madurai, S John Sundarlal Suresh, who completed the inquiry into the case, as per court's directive, submitted a de ...Read More >
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