A Delhi court on Monday convicted Congress leader Alka Lamba for assaulting a police officer during a protest at Jantar Mantar seeking implementation of women’s reservation in Parliament ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Ashwani Panwar of the Rouse Avenue Court held Lamba guilty under Sections 132 (assault or…
The News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has issued a caution to NDTV over its use of the expression “thook jihad” while reporting on an alleged food contamination incident, observing that the terminology carried communal overtones and unfairly linked an isolated act to the Muslim community. The proceedings arose from a complaint concerning a…
A suit has been instituted before the Delhi High Court challenging the Central government’s directive requiring the Delhi Gymkhana Club to vacate its 27.3-acre premises situated in Lutyens’ Delhi by June 5. The matter was mentioned before Justice Avneesh Jhingan, who agreed to list the case for hearing on May 26. The suit has been…
The Delhi High Court has deferred the hearing on the CBI’s plea challenging the discharge of former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other accused in the alleged Delhi excise policy scam case till July 16. The matter was taken up by Justice Manoj Jain following its transfer from the Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta…
The Delhi High Court on May 25 granted time to the Central government to respond to an affidavit filed by Siddharth Varadarajan concerning the alleged non-disclosure of bail conditions imposed on him by the Allahabad High Court in his plea seeking an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card. When the matter was taken up before…
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the National Testing Agency (NTA) in a batch of petitions arising out of the alleged question paper leak in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Undergraduate 2026 (NEET-UG 2026), one of the country’s largest and most competitive medical entrance examinations. A Bench comprising Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe expressed…
The Delhi High Court questioned the decision of the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) to abstain from work, observing that such strikes ultimately inconvenience litigants. The DHCBA has called for a boycott of court proceedings in protest against a proposal to enhance the pecuniary jurisdiction of district courts from Rs 2 crore to Rs…
The Supreme Court has declined to accord urgent listing to a petition seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the activities allegedly associated with the online movement popularly referred to as the “Cockroach Janta Party.” The matter was mentioned before a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant along with Justices…
The Supreme Court has observed that the probe into the alleged dowry death of former model and actor Twisha Sharma would be entrusted to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), while urging the media to exercise restraint in reporting statements and allegations connected with the case. The matter came up before a Bench headed by…
The Supreme Court has declined to entertain an application filed by an animal welfare NGO seeking clarification of its earlier order concerning euthanasia of stray dogs, holding that the directions previously issued by the Court were explicit and required no further interpretation. The plea was moved by the organisation “Animals Are People Too” in connection…