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Supreme Court declares right to walk on safe footpaths a fundamental right, seeks law
June 20, 2026 6:14 am
The Supreme Court judgment came in a motor accident claim case related to the death of a five-year-old boy, who met with an accident while walking to school.
Karnataka High Court bins 12-year-old accident payout claim, stresses ‘duty' to curb false pleas
June 17, 2026 3:41 pm
The Karnataka High Court rejected the appellant’s explanations for the three-month delay in filing the police complaint and the mismatch in the alleged accident's location.
Supreme Court’s stern warning to lawyers: Can’t overlook judgments that hurt your case
May 18, 2026 10:40 am
Advocates carry an obligation not merely towards clients but also towards the justice delivery system, which includes disclosing judgments that may not support their arguments, the Supreme Court said.
PCA finds ‘grave misconduct’ by ASI, directs SSP to register FIR, probe by officer above rank of ASI
May 14, 2026 9:49 am
PCA says ASI Daljit Singh drove Brezza car in uniform 'under the heavy influence of liquor' and hit several vehicles; pulls up Chandigarh Police over delay in registering FIR
Ola and Uber operations will now be regulated in Uttar Pradesh. What does it mean?
March 11, 2026 12:57 am
The Cabinet passed a decision mandating that all ride-hailing apps will have to obtain official registration before operating in the state. Check details
E-auction of fancy registration numbers from Oct 29
October 21, 2025 9:22 pm
The Chandigarh Administration will conduct an e-auction for fancy vehicle registration numbers of the new series “CH01DB” and leftover numbers from previous series between October 29 and 31.
Karnataka withdraws permit exemption for electric, methanol, ethanol vehicles; free passes to be issued for continued ops
July 03, 2025 12:03 pm
The order clears the way for registering battery-operated vehicles as transport vehicles in Karnataka. Until now, EVs have been mainly registered only as personal vehicles.
No bike taxis in Karnataka from Monday as HC refuses to stay single-judge bench order suspending their operations
June 13, 2025 10:25 pm
Earlier, it was argued before the Karnataka High Court that a blanket ban on bike taxi operations would directly impact the livelihoods of over 6 lakh people across the state.
Three challans for driving dangerously or drunk? Traffic police wants your licence to be cancelled
March 11, 2025 11:40 am
In 2021, as many as 1,239 people were killed in 1,206 accidents in the city. In 2024, up to December 15, this number went up to 1,431 people in 1,398 accidents
Gujarat: Over 3,000 govt staff challaned in 3 hours for driving without helmet, `15.96L fine collected
February 12, 2025 1:09 am
The action was part of a statewide drive ordered by DGP Vikas Sahay against the erring government officials
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