The Gujarat High Court on Thursday extended the temporary bail of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu until August 21, allowing him more time outside prison on medical grounds. Asaram, who is serving a life sentence for the rape of a minor in 2013, had approached the court for an extension despite previously stating he would not…
By Prabhleen Kaur These days, crime is not limited to robbers breaking into houses or pickpocketing. A new form of crime has emerged which takes place online and affects people from different parts of the world. Cybercriminals are on the rise and their primary modus operand is stealing through the internet be it money, personal…
The Supreme Court recently summarised the principles governing arbitrability in cases involving allegations of serious fraud, stating that such disputes needed more clarity regarding the availability of the remedy. The Bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Manoj Misra passed the order on a batch of civil appeals challenging the Patna High Court verdict, which…
The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the Uttar Pradesh police for not registering an FIR into a complaint made by a person regarding threat/inducement to not depose in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case involving former Union Minister’s son Ashish Mishra. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice N Kotiswar Singh rejected…
In a significant development for press freedom and public interest, the blanket media gag order on the Dharmasthala mass burial allegations has been lifted. A Bengaluru court on Wednesday rejected the Dharmasthala temple administration’s plea to continue the interim injunction that restrained news outlets and social media from reporting on the case. Additional City Civil…
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the writ petition filed by Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, challenging the in-house inquiry report that indicted him over the alleged recovery of a huge amount of unaccounted cash from his official residence in Delhi. The Bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice AG Masih framed six…
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur has expressed serious concerns over the rising interference of Executive in the judges’ selection process. Speaking during a lecture event organised by ‘The Global Jurist’ in Delhi on Wednesday, Justice Lokur said the appointment process must remain with the Collegium. It it went into the hands of the…
The Allahabad High Court will hear on Thursday, a writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of The Uttar Pradesh Shri Bankey Bihari Ji Temple Trust Ordinance, 2025, promulgated by the Governor on May 26, 2025. The matter will be heard by the Division Bench of Justice Arindam Sinha and Justice Manjive Shukla. The plea has…
The Supreme Court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for repeatedly raping his 10-year-old daughter. The Bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Sandeep Mehta pulled up the petitioner for arguing that he had been falsely implicated because he had disapproved of his daughters’ romantic alliances. Terming the claim as completely ‘hollow,’ the top…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the criminal proceedings against YouTuber Elvish Yadav alias Siddharth, who was accused of organising rave parties where foreigners were invited and snake venom was used as a recreational drug. The Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice NK Singh further sought response from the State of Uttar Pradesh on…