26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks: Maharashtra Seeks Trial In Absentia Of 6 Pakistani Nationals Including Hafiz Saeed

The Maharashtra Government on Friday (August 21) urged a Court in Mumbai to prosecute in asbentia (in their absence) the six absconding Pakistani nationals including the handlers of banned outfit 'Lashkar-e-Taiba' - Hafiz Saeed and Zaki-Ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the main masterminds behind the deadly 26/11 terrorist attacks in the city.Sessions Judge Satyanarayan Navandar has granted time till September 17 to the State to serve formal legal notices about the prosecution to the six accused - Saeed,...

Demarcate Forest Land In Bhopal, Remove Illegal Encroachments Within 3 Months: NGT Directs MP Govt

National Green Tribunal, Central Zone Bench directed systemic removal of encroachments on central verges of roads in Bhopal using wire fencing, afforestation and geo-tagging and has further prohibited concretization in the green belt area. The tribunal further directed Bhopal's Collector and the Divisional Forest Officer to undertake a joint survey and demarcate entire recorded forest land within the district preferably through GIS(Geographic Information System)/GPS and satellite imagery,...

97 Murder, Serious Crime Cases Recalled From Muzaffarnagar Judge After 22 Death Sentences In 4 Months

As many as 97 pending cases involving murder and other serious offenses have been 'recalled' from the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar in Muzaffarnagar district, days after he awarded 22 death sentences in 10 different cases over a 4-month period.The cases were recalled through an administrative order issued by Muzaffarnagar District & Sessions Judge Virendra Kumar Singh. The cases include offences punishable with death or life imprisonment. The...

Allahabad High Court's Lucknow Bench Gets New Litigants' Waiting Room, Chief Justice Arun Bhansali Inaugurates Facility

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has got a newly constructed waiting facility for litigants. The facility was inaugurated by Chief Justice Arun Bhansali at Gate No. 8 of the court premises on August 20.The facility has seating arrangements for around 172 litigants and has been equipped with fans, drinking-water facilities and a utility block. The initiative was taken after the newly elected executive committee of the Oudh Bar Association approached the senior judges of the Lucknow...

Mithun Manhas Date Of Birth Row: Jammu Court Orders Inquiry Into Complaint Alleging Different DOBs In Cricket Records Of BCCI Prez

A Jammu Court has directed a preliminary inquiry into a complaint alleging that the incumbent BCCI President Mithun Manhas furnished different dates of birth in records connected with his cricket career and thereby obtained an advantage in participating in sub-junior and junior-level cricket tournaments.The Court has directed the Station House Officer, Police Station Nowabad, Jammu, to...

Kerala Court Halts Release Of JioHotstar Web Series 'Anali' Allegedly Based On Koodathayi Murders

An Ernakulam Court on Thursday (August 20) granted a temporary injunction restraining the release and circulation of web series “Anali” on the OTT platform JioHotstar, which is allegedly inspired by the Koodathayi murders.Third Additional Munsiff (RCC) Smt. Reeja R. Nair passed the order in a suit filed by Jollyamma Joseph @ Jolly Joseph, who is an undertrial prisoner accused of the murders. Jolly is accused of murdering six of her family members, including her first husband Roy...

Supreme Court Stays PMLA Trial Against J&K Officer

The Supreme Court has stayed the proceedings before the Special Court (Srinagar) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) against Tariq Ahmad Ganaie, after the petitioner raised the lack of prior sanction as required under Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC, now Section 218 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023). The provision mandates...

Indian Lawyer Arrested In London Over Sexual Assault Charge

Advocate Vijay Aggarwal has been arrested in London over allegations of sexual assault, the Times of India has reported. Reportedly, the criminal lawyer, who has been representing fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, was booked for four sexual assault offences against two women and was arrested from a luxury townhouse in London. Aggarwal is reportedly charged under Section 3 of the Sexual...

Court Rejects Satyendar Jain's Plea Challenging Arrest, Sends Him To Judicial Custody In Delhi Jal Board Corruption Case

A Delhi Court on Wednesday remanded Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain to judicial custody in the corruption case related to the alleged irregularities in the Delhi Jal Board.Special PC judge Dig Vinay Singh of Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order after the accused were presented in the court today. The judge also rejected Jain's application seeking to declare his arrest as...

Bombay Bar Association Calls Manan Kumar Mishra's Apology Belated, Says He Must Resign As BCI Chairman

The Bombay Bar Association, while condemning the actions of the BCI chairman on August 13 against NALSAR students, stated that Mishra's subsequent apology of August 15 was clearly belated and was just an attempt to merely assuage the situation.The Association, in its letter of August 18, stated that Mishra's apology cannot be regarded as an expression of "true remorse, since he continues to...

Patna High Court Disposes Of Over 17,000 Cases In A Month, Records 111.53% Case Clearance Rate

The Patna High Court has disposed of more than 17,000 cases in a month under the guidance of Acting Chief Justice Sudhir Singh, reflecting a significant increase in the pace of judicial disposal. Justice Singh took over the charge as the Acting Chief Justice on July 12.According to the data, between July 13 and August 18, 2026, about 17,213 cases were disposed of. The data also showed that...

Inconvenient Answer Isn't Hostility; Prosecution Can't Cross-Examine Own Witness: Karnataka High Court In Renukaswamy Murder Case

Clarifying the applicable principles regarding the cross-examination of one's own witness under Section 154 of the Indian Evidence Act, the Karnataka High Court has on August 18 [Tuesday] dismissed a petition by the State seeking to cross-examine the mother of the deceased in the high-profile Renukaswamy murder case involving actor Darshan. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 308] The single judge...