'Honour Killing Not Rarest Of Rare, Happening In Society': Odisha Court Sentences Parents To Life Who Murdered & Burnt Minor Daughter

A Sessions Court in Odisha has convicted and sentenced parents of a minor girl to imprisonment for life for committing her murder, burning her dead body and disposing the ashes emanating therefrom in a river in order to screen the evidence.The Ad-hoc Additional Sessions Judge (FTSC-II), Jajpur Bijaya Kumar Jena further found this to be a 'honour killing' but stopped short of dubbing it as...

Delhi Court Issues Non Bailable Warrants Against Medha Patkar In Defamation Case By LG VK Saxena

A Delhi Court on Wednesday issued non bailable warrants against Narmada Bachao Andolan leader and activist Medha Patkar after her conviction in the criminal defamation case lodged against her by Vinai Kumar Saxena in 2001.VK Saxena is presently Delhi's Lieutenant Governor. Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Singh of Saket Courts observed that instead of appearing before the Court, Patkar was...

Delhi Govt Announces Deletion Of Arbitration Clauses From All Future PWD Contracts

The PWD of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi by notification dated April 21st, 2025, has announced the deletion of Arbitration clause from future contracts. The notification stated that the Arbitration Clause (Clause 25: Settlement of Disputes & Arbitration), which deals with the settlement of disputes by way of arbitration, shall not be a part of the GCC in...

Businessman Raj Kundra Moves Bombay High Court For Quashing Of LOC In Pornographic Film Racket Case

Celebrity and Businessman Raj Kundra has approached the Bombay High Court seeking to quash the "Look Out Circular" issued against him for his alleged role in the pornographic film racket case. A division bench of Justices Sarang Kotwal and Shriram Modak today ordered the Registry to list the matter before appropriate bench as per roster. Kundra has moved the Court with a prayer...

Three Kerala High Court Judges Narrowly Escape Pahalagam Terror Attack

Judges Anil K. Narendran, G. Girish and P. G. Ajithkumar had a narrow escape from the terror attacks that happened in Pahalgam on 22nd April.As per the Hindu, the Judges and their families were on vacation at Jammu and Kashmir. They reached Pahalgam on 21st April, stayed there and left the place on April 22nd morning. They had reached Srinagar when the attacks took place in Pahalgham.At least...

EPF Act Gives Lifetime Security To Construction Workers, More Adaptable In Dynamic Labour Markets Like Kerala: Regional PF Commissioner

Emphasizing on the benefits offered by the Employees' Provident Fund Act, the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner Kochi (Kerala) ruled that EPF Act is far more resilient than the Building and Construction Workers Act, as the former can adapt to evolving nature of employment and can provide better and lifetime protection to workers. The authority was hearing a construction company's plea...

Supreme Court Opines That Salaries Of State & District Consumer Commission Members Should Be Uniform Across Country

The Supreme Court has observed that the salaries and allowances of Presidents and Members of District Consumer Commissions and members of and State Consumer Commissions across the country must, prima facie, be in line with the Consumer Protection (Salary, Allowances, and Conditions of Service of President and Members of the State Commission and District Commission) Model Rules,...

Delhi Court Refers Lawyer's Conduct To Delhi HC, Bar Council For Asking Judge Whether He Was 'Settling Score'

A Delhi Court has referred a lawyer to the Delhi High Court and Bar Council of Delhi for making unwarranted remarks, where he questioned whether the judge was “settling score” after the judge asked him why he was unprepared for cross-examination.Taking strong exception to the lawyer's conduct, Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala in his order noted, “Such kind of response from...

Centre Imposes 12% Temporary Tariff On Certain Steel Imports, Duty Valid For 200 Days

The Government has imposed a temporary 12% safeguard duty on the import of certain non-alloy and alloy steel flat products. The safeguard duty covers products such as cold-rolled coils sheets; metallic coated steel coils and sheets; hot-rolled coils and sheets; hot rolled plate mill plates; and colour-coated coils and sheets, whether or not profiled. The duty will not be imposed on...

Protesting Against Proposed Transfer Of 4 Karnataka HC Judges, Bengaluru Advocates' Association Resolves To Abstain From Work Today

Continuing its protest against the proposed transfer of four Karnataka High Court judges recommended by the Supreme Court collegium, the Advocates' Association Bengaluru (AAB) in its General Body meeting held on Tuesday (April 22), has decided to abstain from work on Wednesday (April 23). The communication issued by the bar body to all advocates states, “In protest the general body...

Bar Associations Of Jammu & Srinagar To Observe Bandh In Protest Against Pahalgam Terror Attack

In a response to the heinous terrorist attack that rocked the Baisaran Valley of Pahalgam in Anantnag district on April 22, 2025, the Jammu & Kashmir High Court Bar Association (JKHCBA), Srinagar, has issued a powerful condemnation, describing the incident as a "cowardly and barbaric assault" on innocent civilians and tourists.The attack, which has claimed several lives and left many...

Lucknow Court Dismisses Defamation Complaint Filed Against CM Yogi Adityanath Over 'Kathmullapan' Remark

A special MP/MLA court in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow district has dismissed a defamation complaint filed against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over his 'Kathmullapan' remark while addressing the Legislative Council in February this year. A video of the remark was shared on his official 'X' (formerly Twitter) account. Addl. Civil Judge (Sr. Div.)/ACJM Alok Verma observed that since...