Op Sindoor Post : Haryana Court Sends Ashoka University Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad To Judicial Custody

Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, who was arrested by the Haryana Police last week over a Facebook post on 'Operation Sindoor', has been sent to judicial custody by a local court in Sonepat, Haryana.The Court rejected State Police's request for his 7-day custody. On May 18, the Magistrate had remanded the Professor to police custody for two days. Mahmudabad has already moved...

Political Protest Not An Unlawful Act, Embarrassing Govt Not Terror Offence: Safoora Zargar Tells Court In Delhi Riots UAPA Case

Safoora Zargar, accused in the 2020 Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, on Tuesday made submissions before a Delhi Court seeking discharge in the UAPA case probed by Delhi Police's Special Cell.Zargar is presently out on bail in the case. Advocate Shahrukh Alam submitted before Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma Courts that embarrassing the government us neither a...

Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal of Self-Style Faith-Healer Gulzar Peer In Budgam Rape Case

The Supreme Court has upheld the acquittal of Gulzar Ahmad Bhat, also known as Gulzar Peer, in a rape case dating back to 2013.The case originated from FIR dated 2013 registered at Budgam district, alleging offences under Section 376 and 109 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC). The trial had drawn public and media attention due to the sensitive nature of the allegations and the profile of...

Kerala Court Grants Bail To Lawyer Accused Of Assaulting Junior Lady Advocate

A Court in Kerala on Monday (May 19) granted bail to Advocate Beyline Das, accused of assaulting his female junior.Judicial First Class Magistrate Court XII, Smt. Susan Sonnet passed the order observing that no custody application is filed by the police and no recovery is needed in the case. The learned Magistrate observed that the accused did not have any antecedents and that only one of...

1,157 Lawyers In Kerala Have Not Passed AIBE, Unfit To Practice: State Bar Council's Preliminary List Reveals

Kerala Bar Council has recently published the list of advocates enrolled between 2010 and 2015 who have not passed All India Bar Examination. 1157 advocates are named in the list.As per the All-India Bar Examination Rules, 2010, all advocates who have passed LLB after 2010 are required to pass the AIBE within 2 years of enrollment to continue their practice. The BCI has directed all the State...

J&K Legal Services Authority Reschedules 2nd National Lok Adalat Over Prevailing Tensions In Area

The Jammu and Kashmir Legal Services Authority (JKLSA) has announced that the 2nd National Lok Adalat of 2025, which was earlier postponed due to the prevailing situation in the Union Territory, will now be held on Saturday, May 31, 2025.The development comes following an improvement in the overall situation across the UT, which is now deemed conducive for organizing the Lok Adalat....

NLU Consortium Declares CLAT UG 2025 Revised Results

A day after the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) informed the Supreme Court that it would be publishing the revised results of the CLAT-UG 2025, the same was declared today. Following the approval of the Governing Body of the Consortium, the results and counselling schedule for CLAT 2025 (Undergraduate) have been published on its official website (check...

11 Saplings For Every Girl Born In 36 Panchayats, Unique ID Card: Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority Launches Eco-Feminism Scheme

Claiming it to be the “first ever kind of initiative” Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority (RSLSA) has launched a scheme for Eco-Feminism, named “Srajan Ki Suraksha”, recognizing the link between well-being of nature and women, and the disadvantaged position faced by both in contemporary society.The scheme was launched on April 5 by the then Executive Chairman of NALSA and the...

Delhi Court Restrains Law Firm Fox Mandal & Associates From Using 'FoxMandal' Trademark And Website Domain Name

A Delhi Court on Thursday (May 15) restrained Shuvabrata Mandal and Shouryabrata Mandal from offering their legal services under trademark 'FoxMandal', which is owned by their brother Som Mandal.District Judge Vidya Prakash sitting at Patiala House Courts also restrained the duo from using FoxMandal for their website domain name.The interim injunction comes in a suit filed by Som Mandal, who...

Kerala Court Sends Lawyer Accused Of Assaulting Lady Advocate To 14 Days Judicial Custody

A court in Kerala on Friday (May 16) has remanded advocate Beyline Das, who is accused of physically assaulting his female junior advocate and who was arrested today, to 14-day judicial custody till May 30. The accused was remanded by Judicial First Class Magistrate, Thiruvananthapuram Revitha K.G.Advocate Dileep Sathyan, who is representing the accused, confirmed that the bail application...

Jharkhand High Court Distributes Tablet Devices To 496 Judicial Officers To Boost Digital Efficiency

In a significant move aimed strengthening the digital infrastructure of the judiciary, the Jharkhand High Court has distributed Samsung Galaxy Tablet devices to 496 judicial officers serving in various civil courts across the state of JharkhandThis initiative was undertaken on the recommendation of the Computer and Digitization Committee of the High Court of Jharkhand and approved by the...

Maharashtra Court Acquits Actor Vijay Raaz From Sexual Harassment & Stalking Case

In a breather for popular actor Vijay Raaz, a Magistrate court in Maharashtra's Gondia district has acquitted him from sexual harassment and stalking case lodged against him in 2020 by an assistant director of the Vidya Balan-starrer film 'Sherni.'Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Mahendra Sorte noted that the victim in the case died and thus could not be examined by the prosecution and...