SC slaps Rs 10 lakh fine on Reliance Industries for delaying NTPC gas supply suitThe Supreme Court fined Reliance Industries ten lakh rupees for delaying a suit. NTPC filed the natural gas supply contract case against Re...
14 Aug, 2026, 11.58 PM IST
Around 158 CBI cases related to examination irregularities awaiting trial in courtsOver 150 recruitment exam irregularity cases await trial, some registered over two decades ago. The CBI will approach high courts to transf...
02 Aug, 2026, 04.05 PM IST
Fast-track courts dispose more cases, so why do delays persist?Fast-track courts were established to clear case backlogs and address public outrage. These courts have disposed of millions of cases over ...
29 Jul, 2026, 12.43 PM IST
Inside the legal campaign that freed Gautam Adani from US prosecutionUS prosecutors dropped bribery and fraud charges against billionaire Gautam Adani. A 10-week defense campaign presented nearly 600 pages of...
19 Jul, 2026, 12.20 PM IST
Serum Institute partners with Gates MRI to make experimental TB vaccineSerum Institute will manufacture an experimental tuberculosis vaccine. This novel vaccine candidate is currently in late-stage clinical tri...
16 Jul, 2026, 10.13 PM IST
Forged Will row: Buyer should not face criminal case for purchasing land on the basis of Will which police found to be forged; rules SCThe Supreme Court has shielded an innocent land buyer from criminal charges in a forged Will case. The buyer, unaware of the forgery, purch...
26 Jun, 2026, 10.43 AM IST
Delhi HC agrees to examine Sir Sobha Singh & Sons' appeal in ambassador hotel matter; records centre's assurance on eviction proceedingsThe Delhi High Court will hear an appeal from Sir Sobha Singh & Sons Private Limited. The case involves a long-running property dispute wit...
19 Jun, 2026, 01.54 PM IST
Almost all Kerala MPs and nearly half of Lok Sabha members face criminal chargesData presented to the Supreme Court reveals that out of 543 Lok Sabha MPs, 251 face criminal charges, with 170 charged with serious offense...
11 Feb, 2025, 02.28 PM IST
Direction sought from SC for speedy disposal of nearly 5,000 cases against lawmakersThe Supreme Court is urged to expedite nearly 5,000 pending criminal cases against lawmakers. An affidavit highlights the undue influence o...
09 Feb, 2025, 05.19 PM IST
Delayed justice is no justice at all, says Par panel on pending CBI probeThe committee, therefore, recommends the government to undertake cadre restructuring of the CBI at the earliest, said the report by the dep...
24 Mar, 2022, 06.15 PM IST
Lock them up, don't throw the key awayA democratic system in which the judicial pillar is failing in dispensing justice does not augur well. Unfortunately, in India, the wheels ...
15 Feb, 2022, 11.06 PM IST
Over 4,000 criminal cases pending against present and former MPs, MLAs: SCA bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi will Tuesday take up the issue relating to the criminal cases against the present and former l...
04 Dec, 2018, 03.30 PM IST
2555 CBI cases pending trial for over a decade: GovtGovernment cites a number of reasons for the delay in disposal of cases.
08 Dec, 2016, 05.47 PM IST
Tiger, leopard poaching cases pending for 40 years in MP courtsThe highest number of 58 tigers was found dead in 2009, followed by 56 in 2011, 36 in 2008 and 28 each in 2007 and 2002.
12 Jan, 2014, 01.49 PM IST
Over 6800 corruption cases pending in CBI courtsOver 6,800 corruption cases are pending in various special CBI courts across the country.
13 Mar, 2013, 04.04 PM IST
- RTI shows cases pending for decades in Delhi High Court
An RTI query has exposed the extent of systemic ills plaguing the appellate system that leads to pendency in Delhi HC.
09 Jan, 2013, 11.48 AM IST
- 10 yrs more before Kasab is hanged?
Ajmal Kasab is a step closer to the gallows. But it could take a decade for him to be hanged - that is if he moves Supreme Court against th...
22 Feb, 2011, 04.43 AM IST