State of Indian Judiciary

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12 years in jail, only 68 witnesses examined: Supreme Court grants bail to 2 UAPA accused

Supreme Court grants bail to two UAPA accused after 12 years in jail with only 68 of 197 witnesses examined. Delhi riots case sees slow trial progress, court cites Article 21 rights.

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Supreme Court pulls up Uttarakhand High Court judge for hearing former client’s case

The Supreme Court recently criticised a judge of the Uttarakhand High Court for hearing and passing orders in a case involving a company he had earlier represen

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Election Commissioners' Appointment | Can't Presume Prime Minister Will Act Against Democracy : Union Tells Supreme Court

The Union said that the Court cannot begin with an assumption that the PM will act in bad faith.

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Bail can't be denied just to "teach a lesson" or satisfy society's conscience: Jammu and Kashmir High Court

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Friday observed that courts cannot deny bail to a person accused of a crime only to “teach him a lesson” or to

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2023 Jaipur-Mumbai train shooting case: Absence of judge halts hearings for 4 months

However, his trial, which began in the Dindoshi Sessions Court in November 2024, has been at a standstill for the last four months for lack of a judge in courtroom number 11. The last hearing took place on March 25; the judge hearing the matter was transferred on that very evening, and no one...

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‘Not an iota of evidence’: Court discharges ex-AAP MLA Naresh Balyan in extortion case

A Delhi court on Friday discharged former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Naresh Balyan in an extortion case linked to absconding UK-based gangster Kapil Sangwan, observing that in the absence of any direct evidence, police probe was conducted on the assumption that “suspects were the culprits” |...

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Media can report court proceedings but audio/video clips of hearings can't be circulated: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently clarified that its earlier interim order regulating the use of audio and video recordings of court proceedings does not prohibit reco

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Karnataka HC quashes cruelty case filed by woman against mother-in-law over denial of Ragi balls, nutritious food

Vague allegations by a woman that her mother-in-law denied her nutritious food and made Ragi balls only for her husband will not be sufficient to attract the of

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You are in politics and fear eggs? Freedom fighters took bullets: Supreme Court refuses relief to Mahua Moitra

The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra's petition seeking directions to appear virtually before police in a case a

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