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The Bombay High Court has sought the government's response regarding the proposed entry of a new, larger offshore casino vessel into the Mandovi River. A PIL challenges the replacement of a 70-capacity vessel with a 2,000-capacity one, questioning navigation safety and licensing. The government and casino firm have been given time to file their replies.

Delhi University's law faculty team clinched the CNLU-Cyber Law National Moot Court Competition, 2026, with National Law University, Delhi, securing the runner-up position. Over 50 institutions participated in the event hosted by Chanakya National Law University.

PES University suspended an adjunct faculty member, Muralidhar Deshpande, after a video surfaced showing him allegedly insulting a minority student. The university is verifying the video's authenticity and has initiated disciplinary proceedings. While no police complaint has been filed, authorities are awaiting the university's decision after an internal inquiry.

In a shocking turn of events, a professor from PES University has been suspended following the release of a video where he repeatedly referred to a minority student as a 'terrorist' during a lecture. The incident, which took place on March 24, has prompted the police to initiate a suo motu criminal case.

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Justice Muralidhar was hearing the Delhi violence case and a notification came late in the evening on Wednesday when a bench headed by him expressed "anguish" over the Delhi Police's failure to register FIRs against alleged hate speeches by three BJP leaders.

Chief Justice of the Orissa high court S Muralidhar on Saturday said the number of women judicial officers has been rapidly increasing in the state and it was “a good sign for the Odisha judiciary and a very good sign for the country as well”.

Chief Justice of the Orissa high court, S Muralidhar, on Monday inaugurated 50 more paperless courts through virtual mode, taking the total number of such courts in the state to 100.

Justice S Muralidhar was on Monday sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the Orissa high court. Earlier, he was judge of the Punjab & Haryana high court.

Chief justice of Punjab and Haryana high court Justice Ravi Shanker Jha on Friday administered the oath of office to Justice S Muralidhar as the new judge of the high court. Swearing-in-Ceremony was organised in the High Court Auditorium.

The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit is learnt to have recommended to the Centre the transfer of Chief Justice (CJ) of Orissa High Court, Justice S Muralidhar, as the CJ of the Madras High Court, sources said on Thursday.

C Muralidhar Rao, a retired irrigation department engineer-in-chief, was arrested after the ACB discovered disproportionate assets exceeding ₹50 crore. Raids across multiple locations revealed prime real estate, luxury vehicles, gold, and a solar power project allegedly acquired through illicit means during his tenure. Dismissed in February 2024, Rao previously oversaw major irrigation projects under the BRS government.

Justice S Muralidhar, who was transferred from the Delhi High Court to the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently, has requested lawyers to avoid using terms such as "my lord" or "your lordship" while addressing him.

All eyes were on court number-38 in Delhi high court on Thursday after the news of Justice S Muralidhar’s transfer to Punjab and Haryana high court spread.

The Centre on Wednesday transferred Justice S Muralidhar of the Delhi HC to the Punjab and Haryana HC. The SC Collegium had earlier recommended his transfer. Earlier in the day, Justice Muralidhar passed a series of orders with regard to the violence in northeast Delhi and said that "another 1984-like situation cannot be allowed to happen in the city under its watch."

The central government on Thursday strongly defended notification of Justice S Muralidhar’s transfer from Delhi high court to Punjab and Haryana high court, and criticised the opposition for “politicising” a routine transfer recommended by the Supreme Court collegium.

The Telangana HC on Friday quashed the CBI case against IAS officer and former APIIC ED D Muralidhar Reddy in the Lepakshi Knowledge Hub part of quid pro quo case involving current AP CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.

Justice S Muralidhar on Thursday apprised judges and lawyers about the sequence of communication on his transfer to Punjab and Haryana HC, saying that he was informed about it on Feb 17 and had no problem with it. Controversy erupted over the timing of his transfer which was announced a day after he criticised delay in registering FIRs against three BJP leaders.