PMLA | ED's Delay In Forwarding Arrest Order To Adjudicating Authority Doesn't Automatically Vitiate Arrest : Supreme Court
Ideally the forward should be simultaneous with the arrest, Court said.
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Delhi HC calls for report from jail on non-appearance of Yasin Malik in terror case
The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chief (JKLF) chairman is lodged in Tihar jail where he is serving a life term in the case
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'Stifling Other Parties Not Spirit Of Democracy': Calcutta High Court Tells State In CPM's Plea Seeking Durga Puja Book Stall
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday (October 14) observed that the State should “not stifle the voice of other parties, as that is not the spirit of democracy” while hearing a plea filed by the...
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Mahua Moitra Disputes WB Govt Statement Before Calcutta High Court Claiming She Was Given X-Category Security
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday (October 14) permitted Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra to implead the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in her plea seeking enhanced security cover, after...
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Meerut ‘blue drum’ murder case: Court sentences victim’s wife, her partner to death
The duo killed Mr Rajput, dismembered his body and concealed the remains in a blue drum before leaving for Himachal Pradesh
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Sreekrishnapuram Double Murder: Kerala High Court Directs Comparison Of Fingerprints In Aadhar Database To Trace Culprits
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (October 14) gave a direction for comparison of the fingerprints of the suspects of the Sreekrishnapuram Double Murder case with those stored in the Aadhar database....
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HP High Court Quashes LOC Against British Citizen In Property Dispute, Permits Overseas Travel Subject To Conditions
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has quashed a Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against a British citizen in connection with a property dispute, holding that there was no material to suggest that he had...
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Waqf Tribunal Can't Exercise Supervisory Powers Over Waqf Board: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has held that State Waqf Tribunal's powers are adjudicatory in nature and thus it cannot exercise supervisory powers over the State Waqf Board concerning the management of a...
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Jharkhand High Court Questions Continued Detention Of Bangladeshi National After Sentence Completion, Directs Repatriation
The Jharkhand HC has questioned the continued detention of a Bangladeshi national who had already completed his sentence under the Foreigners Act, observing that keeping him in jail in the name of...
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Operational Creditor Who Suffered 99.28% Haircut In CIRP Can Claim Set-Off In Post-CIRP Arbitration Initiated By SRA: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that an operational creditor whose claim stood extinguished under an approved resolution plan can raise a counterclaim solely for set-off against amounts found payable to the...
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Allahabad High Court Flags Concern Over MP/MLA Cases Listed Before Non-Designated Courts, Low In Cause List
Allahabad High Court flags high-priority MP/MLA cases listed before non-designated courts or low in the cause list, seeks proper listing and trial-monitoring portal upgrades.
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Magistrate Can Summon Persons Not Formally Chargesheeted By Police, But Must Pass Reasoned Order: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a Magistrate is not bound by the investigating agency's conclusion that there is no sufficient material against a suspect and can summon such a person to face...
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Trust Cannot File Consumer Complaint: Kerala State Commission Sets Aside Order Holding Devaswom Committee's Complaint Maintainable
The Kerala State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Thiruvananthapuram, has held that a trust cannot maintain a consumer complaint under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, as the Supreme ...
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Courts Must View CDs, Videos Themselves Before Convicting For Obscenity: Kerala High Court Acquits Man
The Kerala High Court recently reversed a concurrent finding of guilt of a man, who was convicted under Section 292 IPC for the sale of obscene CDs in his shop. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 578]Justice Jobin...
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“More Enthused To Write Social History Than Judgment”: Calcutta High Court Criticises District Judge For Ignoring Statute In Succession Case
The Calcutta High Court has held that the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, overrides customary law of primogeniture governing succession to a Mankiary estate, observing that the customary rule stood...
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Why can’t Tamil Nadu police grant permission for route marches by RSS, Dravidar Kazhagam, asks Madras High Court
Justice V. Lakshminarayanan asks why RSS can’t conduct route marches in Tamil Nadu when it does so even in “terrorist-infested areas such as Jammu and Kashmir”
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Allahabad High Court Imposes ₹25K Costs On Litigant For Filing Forged Documents, Disallows Withdrawal
The Allahabad High Court has held that a litigant who files a writ petition along with forged documents cannot be permitted to withdraw it in order to escape the consequences of the proceedings....
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NEET-UG 2026: Supreme Court Allows Urgent Listing Of OMR Sheet Challenge Ahead Of NTA's Deadline To Destroy Exam Records
The Supreme Court allowed urgent listing of a plea challenging an OMR Answer Sheet in the NEET-UG Exam 2026, after it was submitted that the National Testing Agency is likely to destroy the records...
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S. 4 SC/ST Act | Dissatisfaction With Police Probe Alone No Ground To Prosecute Cops For Wilful Neglect: Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court holds that dissatisfaction with a police probe or failure to add SC/ST Act provisions alone does not establish wilful neglect under Section 4.
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By rewriting textbooks, India is weakening spirit of enquiry mandated by the Constitution
As Indian students are forced to view medieval history through a polarised lens, the country’s democratic fabric faces a deep philosophical crisis.
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Response to petitions on illegal detention, clampdown is ready, but needs fine-tuning: Centre
A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant extended the time for the government to file the reply affidavit by October 15, 2026
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Goa Police defend detention of seven CJP members before High Court, cite history of protests without permission
Goa Police defend detention of seven CJP members at Azad Maidan, citing unauthorised protests and BNSS provisions before High Court.
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Give Insurance Cover To Tickets Sold Over Counter Like Online Tickets : Supreme Court Directs Railways
In a significant case, the Supreme Court has ordered Indian Railways to provide insurance coverage to tickets purchased at the railway reservation counters within two weeks, with effect from October...
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Supreme Court Registry clears, numbers Rahul Gandhi’s plea against SIR-CEC within 24 hours
The petition has sought a complete disclosure of records and decisions of Election Commission on Special Intensive Revision and an independent probe into allegations of unilateral exercise of power by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kum
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