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Former SC judge Justice Ashok Bhushan takes charge as NCLAT chief for 4 years

NCLAT has got a permanent head after a gap of almost 20 months following the retirement of its first Chairperson Justice SJ Mukhopadhaya.

Ansal brothers get 7 years in jail for tampering with evidence in Uphaar fire case

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 2.25 crore each on Sushil and Gopal Ansal & awarded a 7-year jail term each to three others.

Continuance of virtual court hearings will be a problem, says Supreme Court

The apex court had said it wants the courts to open for the public and justice accessible for all the citizens.

Unhappy with UP govt’s Lakhimpur Kheri probe, says SC, wants ex-HC judge to monitor it

The court suggests names of two retired judges of Punjab & Haryana HC, says not confident about the judicial commission set up by the UP govt.

SC won’t interfere with Allahabad HC order for CBI probe in alleged custodial death case in UP

The case pertains to the death of 24-year-old Krishna Yadav alias Pujari who was allegedly picked up by the police from his house on 11 Feburary and died next day.

Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh to remain in ED’s custody till 12 November

The Bombay High Court on Sunday set aside a special court order remanding Deshmukh to judicial custody. He is being investigated in a money laundering case.

CJI steps in after Class 8 girl’s SOS letter, gets bus service to Telangana village restored

P. Vaishnavi of RangaReddy wrote to CJI on 17 September, saying bus service to her village was stopped in light of Covid, and remained discontinued despite reopening of schools.

Aryan Khan, Munawar Faruqui or Pinjra Tod — why bail doesn’t mean immediate release

Delayed release is an issue that has triggered concern in judiciary. SC judge Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said delay in communicating bail orders to jail administrations is a 'very serious deficiency'.

What is a protest petition, based on which former SBI chief Pratip Chaudhuri was arrested

A Jaisalmer court had accepted a protest petition filed by former directors of a hotel, who alleged the ex-SBI chief sold their Rs 200 crore-worth property for just Rs 25 crore.

RWAs can’t bar residents from keeping pets, it is illegal, says Kerala High Court

Court tells state govt to direct State Animal Welfare Board & law enforcement agencies to ensure citizens' complaints against violation of the judgment are promptly looked into. 

On Camera

New labour codes make India’s workforce competitive with China—and build Viksit Bharat

By consolidating 29 laws into four codes, compliance is streamlined and regulations are simplified, improving “ease of doing business”. This is bound to improve investor confidence.

Vehicles, TVs, mobile phones—PM EAC report shows Rural India is catching up with urban consumers

Rural ownership of motor vehicles jumped from 19 percent in 2011-2012 to 59 percent in 2023-2024, while urban rose from 40 percent to 68 percent during the same time period, study by two members of PM-EAC says.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.