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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicJudicial penalties

Topic: judicial penalties

Cash at judge’s door case: 17 years on, special CBI court acquits Justice Nirmal Yadav

Now retired, Nirmal Yadav was sitting judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court at the time. Verdict comes at a time when the spotlight is on the Justice Yashwant Varma controversy.

‘Cash-filled’ jute sacks & a fire. Why Justice Yashwant Varma is being accused of a ‘cover-up’

On the night of the fire on 14 March, no official record or seizure of cash was made after officials were told by Varma's staff that the sacks contained 'stationery & court papers'.

SC collegium to transfer Justice Yashwant Varma after ‘cash found’ at his home, stricter action likely

Cash was reported to have been found at Justice Yashwant Varma's official bungalow by team of police & firefighters after a fire broke out there. Judge to be sent back to Allahabad HC.

Rs 95 lakh to Rs 9 crore: SC fines got its legal aid agency 10 times more cash in 2018-19

SC and high courts fine litigants and advocates for frivolous petitions and contempt of court, apart from the penalties handed out as part of judgments.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.