A special court for elected representatives in Karnataka has sentenced former JD(S) Member of Parliament, Prajwal Revanna, to life imprisonment in a high-profile rape case involving a domestic worker. The court also imposed a fine of ₹5 lakh and directed compensation to the survivor. Fast-Track

The Madras High Court has issued an interim order preventing the Tamil Nadu government from naming welfare schemes after any living political personality or using their images, ideological leaders, or party symbols in scheme advertisements. What the Court Decided A division bench led by Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava ruled that government schemes cannot include:

A witness in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case has alleged in court that Maharashtra’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) illegally detained him and coerced him into naming Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and four other RSS leaders. Claims of Torture and False Statements Milind Joshirao, one of 39 witnesses who later retracted earlier testimony, told […]

The Supreme Court has ruled that abruptly stopping a vehicle on a highway without warning amounts to negligence. The court stated that highways are meant for fast-moving traffic, and drivers must signal before applying brakes or pulling over. The judgment emphasizes that even personal emergencies do not justify endangering others on high-speed roads. Case of […]

A Special NIA Court acquitted Pragya Singh Thakur, Lt Col Purohit and five others in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, citing lack of evidence and flawed legal procedures.

On July 29, 2025, the Supreme Court sharply criticized the Tamil Nadu government for implicating over 2,000 individuals in the alleged cash-for-jobs scam linked to former minister V. Senthil Balaji. The court described this as a deliberate attempt to delay the trial indefinitely—a “complete fraud on the judicial system.” Allegations of Deliberate Delay A bench

A 30-year-old woman named Shama Parveen was arrested on July 30 by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) from Bengaluru. She is accused of leading an operational module of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS). According to officials, Parveen allegedly coordinated the activities of radicalized individuals across multiple Indian cities through encrypted digital

The Supreme Court on July 28 criticized Justice Yashwant Varma for filing a petition challenging an internal inquiry that had already concluded with findings against him. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and A.G. Masih remarked that “this petition shouldn’t have been filed,” noting serious procedural lapses, including misnaming of respondents and failure to submit […]

The Supreme Court has sharply criticized Madhya Pradesh minister Kunwar Vijay Shah for making derogatory remarks about Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, who played a key communication role during Operation Sindoor. During a public speech, Shah had referred to her as a “sister of terrorists,” triggering widespread condemnation. A bench led by Chief Justice B.R. Gavai said

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar’s voter list has come under serious scrutiny after petitions filed in the Supreme Court alleged large-scale irregularities, including the inclusion of deceased individuals in the electoral rolls. The process, aimed at purifying the rolls ahead of upcoming elections, is now being questioned for its integrity. Deceased and