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  Former Supreme Court judge Dinesh Maheshwari appointed chairperson of 23rd Law Commission of India

  India | April 15, 2025 22:39 IST

  Justice Dinesh Maheshwari has been appointed chairperson of the 23rd Law Commission, which will examine key legal issues including the Uniform Civil Code.

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  Yashwant Varma cash row: Delhi Police seizes mobiles of cops, sends phones for forensic examination

  Delhi | March 27, 2025 11:39 IST

  Justice Yashwant Varma cash row: Delhi High Court Judge Yashwant Varma got embroiled in a significant controversy after a fire incident at his residence on March 14 led to the discovery of a substantial amount of cash.

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  Transfer of Justice Yashwant Varma not related to alleged cash discovery incident: SC

  India | March 21, 2025 19:23 IST

  The top court said that misinformation and rumours were being spread over the incident related to Justice Varma, from whose official residence a large stash of cash was allegedly discovered after a fire.

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  Supreme Court declares visually impaired candidates eligible for appointment to district judiciary

  India | March 03, 2025 11:58 IST

  The verdict was delivered by a bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan while hearing a batch of petitions, including a suo motu case concerning the denial of reservations to such candidates in judicial services across certain states.

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  Judge rejects Trump’s bid to overturn hush money conviction | Supreme Court immunity ruling denied

  World | December 17, 2024 7:02 IST

  A Manhattan judge has denied President-elect Donald Trump’s request to dismiss his hush money conviction, rejecting claims tied to the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling. The case’s future remains uncertain as Trump prepares to return to office.

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  Judges should not use Facebook, live like hermits and work like horses: Supreme Court

  India | December 13, 2024 9:28 IST

  A two judge bench in the Supreme Court made the observations while hearing a matter pertaining to the termination of two women judicial officers by the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

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  Pakistani judge trolled for copying comedian Samay Raina's YouTube show | WATCH

  Trending | December 07, 2024 14:53 IST

  Samay Raina's YouTube show, India's Got Latent, has achieved popularity in India. A similar show in Pakistan, Talent Got Pakistan, received criticism for lacking prize money, resulting in a viral moment.

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  US: Court postpones Donald Trump's sentence in hush money case until after Presidential elections

  World | September 06, 2024 23:28 IST

  Trump’s legal team argued that proceeding with the sentencing in the midst of his presidential campaign would constitute election interference. Trump was convicted in the hush money case on May 30.

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  US: Judge again declines Trump's request to step aside from hush money case ahead of sentencing

  World | August 14, 2024 19:46 IST

  Trump's lawyers made a third attempt to request New York judge Juan Merchan to step aside from the case as his daughter worked for a political consultancy that had clients from the Democratic Party. Merchan has rebuffed these accusations of conflict of interest.

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  Delhi High Court Judge recuses from hearing plea moved by Sukesh Chandrasekhar

  Delhi | August 14, 2024 16:17 IST

  Sukesh Chandrasekhar through a plea requested permission to increase his meetings with his legal counsel to five times a week. This request sought an additional three meetings beyond the two meetings per week currently allowed.

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  Calcutta High Court Judge Abhijit Ganguly quits judiciary, set to join BJP on March 7

  March 05, 2024 14:21 IST

  Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Ganguly sent his resignation letter to President Droupadi Murmu with copies to CJI DY Chandrachud and the Chief Justice of the Calcutta HC TS Sivagnanam.

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  Supreme Court stays Calcutta High Court proceedings in reserved category certificate case | DETAILS

  India | January 27, 2024 11:55 IST

  Reserved category certificate case: The top court has taken suo moto cognisance of an order passed by a single bench of the Calcutta High Court that termed as illegal and ignored an order of the division bench in a case of alleged irregularities in the admission of MBBS candidates.

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  Centre clears Karnataka Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale's name as Supreme Court judge

  India | January 24, 2024 23:30 IST

  Justice Varale, known for his extensive legal expertise and contribution to the judicial system, will bring his wealth of experience to the highest court in the country, enhancing the diversity and strength of the Supreme Court bench.

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  Bizzare! Unsatisfied with verdict, accused furiously attacks US judge during court hearing I VIDEO

  World | January 04, 2024 18:34 IST

  The man, Deobra Redden, 30, was in court in Las Vegas for a sentencing hearing on Wednesday morning after pleading guilty to attempted battery with substantial bodily harm.

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  Justice Fathima Beevi, India’s first woman Supreme Court judge, dies: 10 facts about her

  India | November 23, 2023 16:41 IST

  Her life is an inspiration to everyone, especially women, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, adding that as a tribute to her, she has been chosen for the Kerala Prabha Award.

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  Rajasthan: Jaipur Police search for stolen shoes of judge's son worth Rs 10,000

  Rajasthan | August 27, 2023 7:28 IST

  Jaipur news: Jagendra Kumar Aggarwal, a judge in the Alwar POCSO Court No. 1, had sent a missing complaint for a pair of shoes through post which was received at the Manak Chowk police station on Friday.

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  Madras HC advocates against Gowri's elevation for judgeship | Why protest against her appointment

  India | February 02, 2023 23:31 IST

  Madras High Court advocates wrote to President Droupadi Murmu and top court collegium saying Gowri’s regressive views are completely “antithetical to foundational constitutional values and reflect her deep-rooted religious bigotry making her unfit for the post.

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  430 of 554 HC judges appointed since 2018 belong to general category: Law Minister Rijiju tells RS

  India | February 02, 2023 20:49 IST

  The minister told Rajya Sabha that 58 judges out of 554 were from OBC, 19 from SC, 6 ST and 27 from minorities. The general category judges account for over 77 per cent of the total appointment since 2018.

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  Pakistan: Arrest warrant issued against Imran Khan in Islamabad for remarks against session judge

  World | October 01, 2022 21:04 IST

  Pakistan: An arrest warrant was issued under four sections of the Pakistan Penal Code. The arrest warrant was issued within hours of Imran Khan submitting the affidavit, which stated him realising that he might have crossed a line while giving a speech at a gathering on August 20 in Islamabad.

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  Judge dismisses Donald Trump's lawsuit against Hillary Clinton

  World | September 10, 2022 10:06 IST

  On Thursday, the judge said the suit was not an effort to seek "redress for any legal harm", but was instead an attempt to use the court to air political grievances, reports Xinhua news agency.