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In an unexpected turn of events, Judge Rakesh Kumar V. has left the Rohini court amidst controversy involving the president of the Rohini Court Bar Association. Lawyers raised alarms over his purported misconduct during legal proceedings, prompting the Delhi High Court to intervene and reassign him to the Judicial Academy. Dhiraj Mittal is set to take on his former responsibilities.

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The Delhi High Court has sentenced YouTuber Gulshan Pahuja to six months' simple imprisonment in criminal contempt proceedings after holding that he continued to scandalise the judiciary and showed no remorse for his conduct.

In a meeting on Monday, the collegium approved three different proposals for appointment of judges presented by the state govt to the Union law minister and forwarded to the collegium.

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal visited Bhondsi Jail to meet jailed minister Sanjeev Arora. Arora was arrested by the ED on May 9 in connection with a Rs 100 crore fake GST billing and money laundering racket. He was subsequently sent to judicial custody after ED completed his interrogation.

The two leaders met Arora for around 20 minutes and assured him of the party’s full support

An Army jawan, 38, was arrested in Ranchi for allegedly molesting a 23-year-old college student. Police identified the accused, a Haryana native posted in Ranchi, through CCTV footage after the incident occurred near a chowk on Friday. The jawan, reportedly intoxicated, was taken into judicial custody.

Lucknow Mayor Sushma Kharkwal's administrative and financial powers have been suspended by the Allahabad High Court for nearly five months of non-compliance. The court ordered the suspension until the Mayor administers the oath of office to a duly elected Samajwadi Party corporator, Lalit Kishore Tiwari, despite earlier directives.

In a significant overnight crackdown, Hazaribag police nabbed 47 suspects, four of whom were identified as thieves linked to a recent home burglary in Mandai village. The operation, which spanned 70 locations throughout the district, led to the recovery of various stolen brass items and machinery, along with the execution of 39 outstanding warrants by 30 dedicated teams.