Delhi Police has filed three separate chargesheets accusing three lawyers and suspended BJP legislator OP Sharma of the violence in the Patiala House Courts complex in February.

Three months after the violence before the Patiala House court complex in the capital in which journalists were assaulted by lawyers, Delhi Police say all they have been able to do is “examine” the visual footage of the incident and having identified the assaulters.

The Delhi high court today stayed all disciplinary action, including rustication orders, against Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Student Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya and others, on the condition that they withdraw all current agitation.

The Delhi high court today declined to cancel the interim bail granted to Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student union president Kanhaiya Kumar for now. Justice Suresh Kait adjourned the hearing to 28 April after Delhi Police said it was verifying whether Kanhaiya violated interim bail conditions...

After a suspenseful countdown to delivery of order in the JNU students union leader, Kanhaiya Kumar’s bail application, Delhi high court justice Pratibha Rani, gave the key accused in the JNU sedition case conditional bail for six months in a 23 page order.

The Delhi high court said it will pass an order on Wednesday on the bail plea of JNU student union chief Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested on sedition charges. Justice Pratibha Rani on Monday reserved the order on the bail plea and asked Delhi Police about the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Students Union...

Rajya Sabha today saw disruptions as members from the opposition benches raised concerns related to the death of Rohith Vermula, a dalit student of Hyderabad University last month. While a discussion on the situation arising in the Central Institutions of higher education with specific reference to ...

Senior advocate Kamini Jaiswal has filed a fresh writ petition in the Supreme Court through advocate Prashant Bhushan, seeking to institute a Special Investigation Team to probe the incidents of attacks on 15 and 17 February at Patiala House court and also issue suo motu contempt proceeding against three advocates, accused of interfering in the administration of justice and for willfully violating the orders of the Supreme Court dated 17 February.

Three defence lawyers of Kanhaiya Kumar spoken to by *Legally Indiasaid it was nearly impossible that lawyers beat Kumar for three hours, as they had boasted in a sting recording by India Today.

The Bar Council of India (BCI) told the Supreme Court today that it unanimously agreed that advocates’ alleged assault of journalists and senior advocates outside of Patiala House district court last week was “really shameful” and a “very unfortunate… incident” that should not be tolerated, according to its affidavit published by Live Law, but that those attacks should be dealt with separately from the alleged attacks on the ‘unlawful assembly’ of JNU students who “need[ed] to be opposed strongly” and “strongly condemned”.

The Supreme Court today transferred to the Delhi high court JNU Students’ Union president Kanhaiya Kumar’s petition seeking bail and security. An apex court bench of Justice J Chelameswar and Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre, while transferring Kanhaiya’s petition, asked the high court to hear it expedit...

JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested for sedition, on Thursday moved the Supreme Court for bail as students rallied in support across the country and the opposition took the row to President Pranab Mukherjee.

Just before noon on 17 February, when the bench comprising justices J Chelameswar and AM Sapre was hearing ND Jayaprakash’s petition against the Ministry of Home Affairs and Delhi Police, seeking protection to the accused, his counsel and journalists in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) sedition case at the Metropolitan court, advocate Rajiv Yadav shouted the beginning of the “national song” vande mataram (I praise thee, mother), disturbing the court proceedings.

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...

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...

Nalsar Hyderabad and NLU Delhi have issued statements, signed by students and alumni, in solidarity with the students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Update : Another statement signed by more than 400 law school students and alumni is circulating. The list of signatories is here . Full tex...

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 ...

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