The Supreme Court has ordered security for a young woman from Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, and her widowed mother after they alleged harassment and misuse of legal process by a close family member in a property dispute. The woman, who is a practising lawyer, told the Court that her paternal uncle was pressuring them over ancestral…
A Delhi court has ordered the framing of charges against Congress leader Alka Lamba for allegedly assaulting police personnel during a protest demanding the implementation of women’s reservation in Parliament. The order was passed by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashwani Panwar of the Rouse Avenue Courts, who held that the prosecution had placed sufficient material…
A Delhi court has issued notice to Special Judge Vishal Gogne on a petition filed by former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi seeking transfer of multiple criminal cases against her and her family members to another judge. Principal District and Sessions Judge Dinesh Bhatt of the Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order earlier this week…
The Delhi High Court on Friday set aside the Union Bank of India’s decision to classify the bank account of a company owned by Jai Anmol Ambani as fraudulent, holding that the action was taken in violation of settled principles of natural justice and contrary to binding Supreme Court precedent. The order was passed by…
The Supreme Court has held that forest land cannot be leased or diverted for agricultural use without prior approval of the Central government under Section 2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, and that any lease granted in violation of the statutory mandate is void ab initio and incapable of continuation. The Bench of Justice…
The Supreme Court of India will convene a special vacation bench on December 22 to hear cases involving urgent and time-sensitive issues, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has announced. The decision has been taken to ensure that litigants with pressing concerns are not deprived of immediate judicial remedy during the court’s vacation period. According…
The Delhi High Court has set aside the sanction granted by the Lokpal that had permitted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a chargesheet against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra in connection with the alleged cash-for-query case, granting her significant procedural relief. In its ruling, the High Court held that the Lokpal’s…
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to extend protection to 12 live-in couples, who allegedly faced threats to their lives and personal safety from family members and failed to get adequate police response at the district level. The single-judge Bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Singh held on Wednesday that consenting adults…
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a petition filed by Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEIL), challenging the Telangana High Court verdict that removed an interim media restraint order granted in favour of MEIL. The Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta further directed the trial court to complete the pending defamation case…
A Delhi court has acquitted social activist Shabnam Hashmi and co-accused Seema Joshi in connection with alleged violations of Covid-19 lockdown protocols during a protest in Dwarka in October 2020. After examining the evidentiary record, Judicial Magistrate First Class Divya Yadav of Dwarka Courts concluded on December 15, 2025, that the prosecution failed to establish…