Law

News about judgements of the courts and articles regarding specific laws of the land that matter.

News Reports

Supreme Court rejects bail plea of UAPA accused ex-PFI chief E Abubacker after NIA says ‘medical grounds’ is mere excuse

ANI - 17 January, 2025

A bench of Justices Sundresh and Rajesh Bindal said it was not inclined to grant bail on medical grounds at this stage and granted liberty to him to approach the trial court.

News Reports

Orissa HC commutes death sentence of a mob that brutally tortured a woman and her parents to death over ‘witchcraft’ allegations

OpIndia Staff - 16 January, 2025

Asina Sabar, Amabaya Sabar and their daughter Ashamani Sabar was brutally murdered by the convicts in 2016.

News Reports

Madhya Pradesh High Court judge raises concern over misuse of SC/ST Act, says brokers get involved in such cases for compensation

OpIndia Staff - 15 January, 2025

During a division-bench workshop on the SC/ST Act and its implementation held in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh High Court judge Vivek Agarwal raised concerns over the rampant misuse of this Act.

News Reports

Delhi Riots: Hindu man acquitted, was jailed based on a manipulated video given by brother of Muslim man he was trying to help. Details

Shraddha Pandey - 14 January, 2025

Sandeep Bhati was trying to help a Muslim man, whose brother gave a manipulated video to implicate him in Delhi anti-Hindu riots

News Reports

Delhi HC rejects plea against refusal of bail to terrorist Mohammad Heydaitullah who took ISIS oath to establish Sharia law in India

ANI - 12 January, 2025

The Delhi High Court has rejected a plea against the refusal of bail to Mohammad Heydaitullah, an alleged ISIS operative

News Reports

How the Madras High Court thwarted the plan of Tamil Nadu govt to build shopping complex with temple funds

Dibakar Dutta - 11 January, 2025

"Constructing the shopping complex using the funds of the temple certainly does not indicate any propagation of the religious tenets of the institution, i.e., the temple," the Madras High Court ruled.

News Reports

President-elect Donald Trump sentenced to unconditional discharge in the hush money case: Read what does it mean

OpIndia Staff - 10 January, 2025

Donald J. Trump, the President-elect of the United States, has been sentenced to an "unconditional discharge" in the New York hush money case

Government and Policy

MEA lays down procedure to re-issue passport after sex-change surgery abroad

OpIndia Staff - 10 January, 2025

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed the Delhi High Court on 7th January about the procedure through which Indian citizens who undergo sex-change surgery abroad, can change details in their passport

Law