Son emerges after father’s death, secures house keys, step uncle challenges it and prevails; HC says only civil court can decide property rightsA property dispute between a deceased man's son and his stepbrother has reached the Calcutta High Court. The court has ruled that only a ci...
16 Jun, 2026, 12.38 PM IST
Cockroach Janata Party is BJP's C team: Suspended Bareilly city magistrate Alankar AgnihotriSuspended official Alankar Agnihotri labelled the Cockroach Janata Party the BJP's 'C team'. He also raised concerns about missing funds fr...
08 Jun, 2026, 07.46 PM IST
Renewal of passport legitimate right available to a person: Allahabad HCAllowing an application filed by Rampur resident Dilip, Justice Saurabh Srivastava directed the regional passport officer to renew his pass...
09 Apr, 2026, 10.39 PM IST
Italy’s justice referendum becomes a high stakes test for conservative Premier Giorgia MeloniRecent polls show the race remains too close to call, with the “No” camp gaining late momentum in a polarized climate where turnout may pro...
23 Mar, 2026, 12.38 AM IST
Supreme Court brings back 3-year practice rule for entry-level judges, experts raise questionsThe Supreme Court has reinstated a rule requiring candidates for judicial magistrate and civil judge posts to have at least three years of ...
02 Jun, 2025, 02.38 PM IST
SC reserves verdict on ex-CM Yediyurappa's plea against revival of corruption caseThe Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on B S Yediyurappa's plea against the revival of a corruption case. The Karnataka High Court had...
11 Apr, 2025, 03.31 PM IST
Pakistan court acquits Imran Khan in two vandalism cases during a protest march in 2022A Pakistani court on Monday acquitted jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and other top leaders of his party in two cases related to va...
03 Jun, 2024, 05.21 PM IST
Why can't Bihar govt vacate its buildings for special courts to try Prohibition cases? says SCThe Supreme Court on Monday expressed unhappiness over the seven-year delay in the creation of adequate infrastructure for special courts i...
23 Jan, 2023, 08.08 PM IST
Magistrate court can't permit questioning of undertrials in custody in Special Court cases: Karnataka High CourtThe case pertained to Harsha D, a first divisional clerk who was arrested in the police sub-inspector recruitment scam earlier this year. T...
22 Oct, 2022, 11.05 AM IST
Ramesh Jarkiholi CD Scandal: Woman appears before court, SITAlmost a month after the sleaze CD row broke out causing a political storm in Karnataka, the woman in the alleged scandal involving BJP MLA...
31 Mar, 2021, 06.58 AM IST
Section 144 cannot be used to prevent exercise of democratic rights, says SCOrders passed under the section have direct consequences on the fundamental rights of the public and such power, if used in a casual and ca...
10 Jan, 2020, 07.38 PM IST
Judicial magistrates can direct accused to give voice samples to probe agencies: Supreme CourtTill now, the accused were not legally bound to give their voice samples to probe agencies.
02 Aug, 2019, 12.01 PM IST
Delhi Court dismisses bail plea of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan, sends him to jailKhan was produced before the court after the expiry of his police custody and the police requested the magistrate to send him to judicial c...
26 Jul, 2016, 09.44 PM IST
Saradha case: Judicial custody of Kunal Ghosh, Sudipto Sen extendedJudicial custody of suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh, Saradha group chief Sudipto Sen and his associate Debjani Mukherjee was ex...
10 Jun, 2015, 06.56 PM IST
National Commission Women to get teeth, can probe, fine accusedThe government has decided to enable the National Commission for Women Act with almost all the provisions of the National Human Rights Comm...
30 Nov, 2014, 11.38 AM IST
- CJMS not empowered to issue orders in secured creditors' cases
They can approach Chief Metropolitan Magistrates in metropolitan areas and in non-metro areas, they can approach District Magistrates and n...
14 Sep, 2013, 08.58 PM IST
Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf arrested, presented before magistrateFormer Pak President Musharraf was on Friday arrested in a case relating to the imposition of emergency rule in 2007 .
19 Apr, 2013, 10.14 AM IST