The Latest Breaking News from the High Court

Achamma alias Reji, a murder convict held after 27 years on the run, was “remanded” to the Women’s Prison and Correctional Home, Attakulangara in Thiruvananthapuram

Educational institutions have to recognise the malady of harsh discipline and remedy the wrong in a different manner so that the lives of young souls would be saved, the High Court of Karnataka has said.

The Madras High Court Registrar General (in-charge) M. Jothiraman has instructed judicial officers in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to stop forthwith the practice of presenting shawls, mementos, bouquets, garlands, fruits and gifts to the judges of the High Court.

Political violence relating to the panchayat election continued in West Bengal even as Central forces started arriving in the State on Friday as per the directions of the Calcutta High Court.

The Supreme Court has held that the refusal of a fugitive co-accused to surrender will not affect the right of another person accused in the same case to get bail. “The fact that the co-accused who was released on bail has not surrendered cannot be a germane factor to decline…

The state government reconstituted a delimitation commission to carry out fresh ward delimitation exercise for Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Friday. This came after the High Court gave 12 weeks for the state to redraw ward boundaries. The notification was issued by the Urban Development Department.

The High Court of Karnataka has upheld the decision of the special court for CBI cases, which had granted pardon to an accused in a case of illegal export of iron ore after the accused offered to become an approver and disclose all information on the alleged commission of offences…

Andrew Lingard denied the historic sex offences, claiming he suffered from 'sexsomnia' - a condition which makes sufferers unaware of what they do while asleep.

Yasmin Javed spoke of her torment over Kashif Anwar’s plans for appeal – two months after he was convicted of murdering her only child Fawziyah Javed, 31, at the ­Edinburgh landmark.