JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested on sedition charges, was today sent to judicial custody till 2 March. Metropolitan Magistrate Lovleen gave the ruling after Delhi Police said it did not need the president of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) any more for interrogation...

The Supreme Court today appointed a team of six senior lawyers to go to Patiala House court to observe the situation there and report back.

A lower court today issued summons to Lord Hanuman for appearance in court in connection with a roadside temple dedicated to him in Rohtas district, a government lawyer said. The Sub-Divisional Magistrate in Rohtas asked the monkey god to appear in his court after hearing a complaint of encroachment...

Two groups of lawyers on Wednesday scuffled within the Patiala House court complex here while supporting or opposing students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) who have been booked on the charge of raising anti-India slogans. The showdown took place in the court premises before JNU Students Union...

The Delhi high court today asked the app-based cab service provider Uber to apprise it of the number of the new diesel taxis it has added to its fleet after court’s order that no diesel-based cabs will be included by taxi service providers. “File an affidavit with respect to new diesel taxis you hav...

The Supreme Court will hear on Wednesday a petition by a Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) alumnus seeking safe and conducive atmosphere in the Patiala House court complex in the wake of Monday’s incident when students and journalists were beaten up by lawyers. Appearing for former student ND Jaipra...

A court here on Tuesday sent, to two days police custody, former Delhi University (DU) professor SAR Geelani, who was arrested on charges of sedition for allegedly organising an event at the Press Club of India to mark the death anniversary of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. Delhi Police told ...

Controversial Madras high court judge Justice CS Karnan, now transferred to the Calcutta high court, today met Chief Justice of India TS Thakur at his office in the Supreme Court. The meeting lasted for half an hour during the course of which all the issues surrounding him were discussed, said infor...

Former Delhi University (DU) professor SAR Geelani was arrested on Tuesday charged with sedition for allegedly organising an event at the Press Club of India (PCI) to mark the death anniversary of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, police said. “Geelani has been arrested on charges of sedition an...

India said it may seize Vodafone Group Plc’s assets in the country if the company doesn’t pay a disputed 142-billion-rupee ($2.1 billion) tax bill that’s still undergoing international arbitration proceedings, according to a copy of the notice that was sent to the company this month. Anil Sant, depu...

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the government to consider the matter of passive euthanasia and made it clear that pendency in the apex court should not come in the way of authorities to take a decision on the matter.

The Bar Council of India (BCI) would conduct an inquiry into yesterday’s alleged assaults on journalists and others by lawyers outside the Patiala House district court.

Adding to his list of failed litigations, Supreme Court of India has dismissed a public interest litigation filed by advocate Manohar Lal Sharma, in which Sharma had urged the Court to take judicial note of a statement made by actor Salman Khan’s father Salim Khan that the Khan family had spent Rs 25 crore on the litigation involving 2002-hit and run case.

The president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Dushyant Dave, has quit in disgust after his differences with SCBA secretary Gaurav Bhatia and the SCBA executive committee became unresolvable.

Four journalists, including one from IANS, and some JNU students were assaulted at a court here on Monday by a section of lawyers.

The Supreme Court has rendered Madras high court judge Justice CS Karnan judicially impotent, ordering that he should not be allocated any cases and even if he did pass any orders suo motu, those should be ignored

Lawyers across Uttar Pradesh are set to go on a strike on Monday demanding for further investigation into recent attacks. The strike follows the recent attacks and the murder of two lawyers - Shrawan Kumar Verma from Lucknow and Ashok Kumar Ahirvar from Hamirpur last week. Ajay Kumar Shukla, a membe...

Chief Justice Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela of the Orissa High Court on Monday was sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of the Bombay high court here, following the collegium’s recommendation last month. Governor CV Rao administered the oath of office to Chief Justice Waghela at Raj Bhavan. Present on the ...

The Supreme Court collegium has transferred four Delhi high court judges to other high courts.

The proceedings in Court number 3 during the hearing of item number 53 today were full of suspense.