The City Civil Court in Mumbai restrained filmmaker Abhinav Kashyap and YouTube hosts of Bollywood Thikana from making or circulating defamatory statements about Salman Khan and his family. The court barred all ‘derogatory’ remarks amid the defamation row.
A deceased man’s photograph created chaos in a Bhopal court after it was allegedly used to secure bail for members of the notorious Irani Dera gang. JMFC ordered an FIR against the lawyers, notaries and all fake witnesses.
The Calcutta High Court directed the West Bengal School Service Commission and the state government to file affidavits on a petition alleging violation of the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act in the SLST 2025 school recruitment process.
Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani has withdrawn his defamation suit against Cobrapost, The Economic Times and others, with liberty to refile, after his counsel informed the Delhi court that he had received instructions to withdraw from the plaintiff himself.
Today, On 17th December, Supreme Court said such quorum shopping is unacceptable, as CJI Surya Kant reacted to allegations against trial court judges. Senior Advocate Indira Jaising flagged last-minute complaints made to High Courts, leaving cases stranded when orders are due imminent.
Kerala High Court has ruled that accused persons cannot file bail applications in multiple courts at the same time. The Court also directed its registry to verify every bail plea to ensure no other bail application is pending elsewhere.
A Mumbai court refused to discharge Nawab Malik’s family-run company in a money laundering case tied to Dawood Ibrahim, citing “sufficient material on record” to frame charges. The court said rent collected through the firms constituted “proceeds of crime.”
The Karnataka High Court has relaxed travel restrictions on RCB Marketing Head Nikhil Sosale, allowing him to travel within India for work. However, his passport remains surrendered, and he cannot go abroad.
A Hathras court has directed CO Sadabad to conduct a preliminary inquiry into a defamation case filed against Rahul Gandhi over his social media post on the Bulgarhi case. The matter will now be heard on December 4.
The Delhi High Court ordered police to urgently decide on NSUI leader Ronak Khatri’s request for security after he received death and extortion threats from gangster Rohit Godara. The Court said it’s the State’s duty to protect every citizen’s life.
