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Kannada Actress Ranya Rao Released After 1-Year Detention Under COFEPOSA Act In Gold Smuggling Case
Kannada actress Harshavardhini Ranya Rao was released from Central Prison, Mysuru on Wednesday (April 22) after completing her 1-year detention under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities (COFEPOSA) Act in a case pertaining to alleged gold smuggling. For context, the actress was granted bail by the Special Court in a case booked for gold smuggling in May 2025. However, the bail order couldn't be enforced due to the continuing one-year detention under...
'Sexually Coloured Remarks' : Delhi Court Orders FIR Against Abhijit Iyer Mitra For Posts Against Newslaundry's Manisha Pande
A Delhi Court on Wednesday (April 22) directed registration of FIR against commentator Abhijit Iyer Mitra on a complaint case filed by digital news platform Newslaundry's Editorial Director Manisha Pande accusing him of abusing her and other women employees on social media. Judicial Magistrate First Class Bhanu Pratap Singh of Saket Courts passed the order on the plea filed by Pande seeking registration of FIR against Mitra.The court said that Mitra's tweets qualify as ...
National Green Tribunal Orders Action In Dwarka Omaxe Project Case
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, has passed a significant order in Original Application No. 137/2025 (Renu Bala vs. MoEF&CC & Ors.), concerning alleged environmental violations in “The Omaxe State” project located in Dwarka, New Delhi.The bench comprising Justice Prakash Shrivastava (Chairperson) and Dr. A. Senthil Vel pronounced the order on April...
TCS Nashik Case: Court Denies Interim Anticipatory Bail To Accused Booked For Hurting Religious Sentiments
In a development in the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Nashik BPO case of sexual harassment and forced religious conversion, a sessions court on Tuesday (April 21) refused to grant interim anticipatory bail to one Danish Ejaz Shaikh, who is named in a separate case of outraging religious sentiments.Additional Sessions Judge VV Kathare while denying interim anticipatory bail to Danish, who...
Bengaluru Court Directs Probe Against Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwar, Tumkur Deputy Commissioner In 'Illegal Betting' Case
Acting on a private complaint, a Bengaluru Court on Tuesday (April 21) directed police investigation over allegations against Karnataka Home Minister Dr G. Parameshwara and Tumkur Deputy Commissioner Subha Kalyana for "illegally betting" Rs. 500 during a Kabaddi match.After perusing newspaper reports about the incident and the complainant's representations to the police, XLII Additional...
Income Tax Dept Files Complaint Against TN Congress Chief Over 'False Claims' Of Unlawful Detention In Pretext Of Search
The Income Tax Department has lodged a complaint with the Commissioner of Police, Chennai, seeking initiation of appropriate legal proceedings against K. Selvaperunthagai, President of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee and candidate from Sriperumbudur Assembly Constituency, for his alleged social media posts claiming that the department had illegally detained him in the pretext of conducting...
Sikkim HC To Organise National Conclave On Technology And Judicial Education At Gangtok
The High Court of Sikkim is organising a two-day “National Conclave on Technology and Judicial Education” at Gangtok on May 1 and 2, 2026. The conclave will include the following conferences:National Technology Conference for Transformation of the Indian Judiciary; andConference of Commonwealth Judicial Educators in the Digital Age, organised by the Sikkim Judicial Academy under the aegis...
Divisional Judicial Seminar & Refresher Training On New Criminal Laws Held At Durg District Court
A Divisional Judicial Seminar and Refresher Training Programme on New Criminal Laws for judicial officers of the Durg Division was held at the District & Sessions Court, Durg on April 11, 2026.The seminar witnessed participation from judicial officers across Durg, Kabirdham, Rajnandgaon, Balod and Bemetara, focusing on strengthening judicial functioning and adapting to evolving...
TCS Nashik Case | Court Denies Interim Anticipatory Bail To Nida Khan
In the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Nashik BPO sexual harassment and religious coercion case, a court in Nashik on Monday (April 20) refused to grant interim relief from arrest to accused Nida Khan, who had sought pre-arrest bail plea citing her pregnancy.Her anticipatory bail application will be considered on April 27.Among several other grounds that she raised before the court...
'If Nothing To Hide, Entire CCTV Should've Been Produced': NIA Court Orders Probe Against Jail Officials Over Alleged Ill-Treatment Of Inmate
A Special Court for NIA cases in Ernakulam has issued an order directing probe into alleged ill-treatment of an accused lodged in a High Security prison in Thrissur.The order was passed by Sri. P.K. Mohandas, Judge for NIA Cases, while considering multiple petitions filed by an accused who has alleged mistreatment during custody. The applications sought judicial intervention and action...
Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva Inaugurates Court, Mediation And Housing Facilities In Madhya Pradesh
On 17 April 2026, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Chief Justice, High Court of Madhya Pradesh and Patron-in-Chief, M.P. State Legal Services Authority, Jabalpur, virtually inaugurated the District Court Building at Shahdol, the Civil Court Building at Buxwaha (Chhatarpur), mediation centres at Nainpur (Mandla), Sanawad and Badwaha (Mandleshwar), Ajaygarh and Pawai (Panna), Kolaras and...