Delhi Riots: Court Allows Tahir Hussain To Use Electric Kettle, Wooden Takhat Inside Jail On Medical Grounds

A Delhi Court on Tuesday permitted former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain to use electric kettle and a wooden takhat inside the jail. Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai allowed the plea filed by Hussain in the UAPA case alleging larger conspiracy in the commission of 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Hussain's counsel submitted that he is suffering from various diseases which requires use of hot water on regular basis for smooth incarceration for which he need an Electric Kettle and...

Jammu Court Orders FIR Against Suspended Deputy SP, Cops For Alleged Assault, Caste Abuse Of BDO On Election Duty

A court in Jammu has directed the registration of an FIR against a suspended Deputy Superintendent of Police, his PSOs and other police personnel for allegedly assaulting, abusing with caste-based slurs, and wrongfully confining a Block Development Officer who was on election duty during the Nagrota by-election.The Court also directed the Senior Superintendent of Police, Jammu, to take appropriate action against the then In-Charge of Police Station Gandhi Nagar for failing to register the FIR...

Aviation Firm Files Defamation Suit Against Actress Nora Fatehi Over 'Toy Plane', 'Lego Airplane' Remarks

An Aviation Firm, Dunes Aviation has moved a Gujarat Court in a defamation suit against actress Nora Fatehi for allegedly making "reckless remarks" against the firm's chartered aircraft calling "toy plane", "Lego airplane" thereby damaging its reputation, PTI has reported. As per PTI report, the plaintiff firm has claimed that the actress recorded videos inside a Cessna Citation CJ2 aircraft during a Mumbai-Jaipur flight in December last year, describing the aircraft as a "miniature", a...

Delhi Court Denies Bail To Nasir Gang 'Kingpin', Say Long Incarceration Alone Not Enough For Relief Under MCOCA

A Delhi Court has rejected the bail plea of Abdul Nasir, alleged kingpin of the “Nasir Gang”, observing that long incarceration cannot be a stand-alone consideration while granting relief under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).Special Judge Gaurav Rao of Rouse Avenue Courts observed that long incarceration has to be weighed with the nature of offence and the material against the accused.The Court was dealing with Nasir's bail plea in an FIR registered by the Crime Branch...

Representation Before Kerala Legislative Assembly Speaker To Disqualify Pala MLA Mani C Kappan After Conviction In Cheque Bounce Case

Businessman Dinesh Menon has moved a representation before the Kerala State Legislative Assembly Speaker seeking to disqualify Pala MLA Mani C. Kappan following his recent conviction in 4 cheque bounce cases.Menon has prayed for issuance of a formal notification declaring Kappan's disqualification with effect from the date of conviction and for a declaration that the Pala Constituency seat is vacant so that the Election Commission of India can initiate the process for a by-election.On September...

Kerala High Court Chief Justice Nominates Sr Adv Sumathi Dandapani, Adv Girija K. Gopal To Be Co-Opted To State Bar Council

The Kerala High Court Chief Justice has nominated Senior Advocate Sumathi Dandapani and Advocate Girija K. Gopal to be co-opted to the Bar Council of Keralam (BCK).The decision was made after considering the suggestions given by the elected members in a meeting convened to discuss the nomination of co-opted women members following recent Apex Court directions. Last month, the Supreme Court had directed that the two women members to be co-opted to State Bar Councils shall be nominated by the HC...

UP Govt's Policy On Encounters, NSA Detention & Property Seizure Has Brought Down Crime: UP Judge Agrees With State Claim

Posted in Muzaffarnagar, Additional District and Sessions Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar has agreed with the State's claim that its policy of taking stringent action against criminals, including encounters, seizure of criminals' property and detention under the National Security Act (NSA), has brought down crime. The observation came in a 38-page Judgment passed by Judge Diwakar on Monday, awarding the death penalty to Nadeem for deliberately pouring kerosene on his wife, Shahzadi, and burning her...

'I'd Rather Die Than Be Called A Coward Judge': UP Judge Claims Serious Cases Recalled From His Court To Benefit Mafia, Criminals

In a striking set of observations, UP Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar on Monday (September 7) claimed that serious cases were recalled from his court to benefit mafia and criminals, as he said that he was "deeply hurt and saddened" by the conduct. He added that he would rather die than be called a "coward judge".The observations came in a judgment in which Judge Diwakar, Additional District and Sessions Judge, Muzaffarnagar, awarded the death penalty to one Nadeem for deliberately burning his wife...

Satya Niketan PG Collapse: Delhi Court Sends Owner, Wife To Judicial Custody; Son Remanded To 2-Day Police Custody

A Delhi Court on Monday evening remanded building owner Hariram Gupta and his wife to judicial custody in a case registered in relation to the Satya Niketan PG collapse case yesterday.Their son, also arrested in the case, has been remanded to two days of police custody.The order has been passed by Judicial Magistrate First Class Bhavaya Karhail of Patiala House Courts. The three accused...

HALSA Launches 'Nyay Mitra' Mobile Legal Clinics, SOP For Protection Of Persons With Disabilities

The Haryana State Legal Services Authority (HALSA) has launched two initiatives aimed at strengthening access to justice and facilitating grievance redressal for persons with disabilities.Justice Deepak Sibal, Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and Executive Chairman of HALSA, launched “Nyay Mitra – Justice at Your Doorstep” and a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for...

Delhi Court Remands Swatantra Bhardwaj To 14 Days Judicial Custody In CJP Protester Assault Case

A Delhi Court on Monday remanded Swatantra Bhardwaj to 14 days of judicial custody in an alleged assault case relating to father of a teenage Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activist during Jantar Mantar protest in July.Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Pratap Singh Laler of Patiala House Courts passed the order after Bhardwaj was produced in Court on expiry of his one day of police custody.He...

Delhi Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To YouTuber Ajeet Bharti In SC/ST Act Case

A Delhi Court on Monday denied anticipatory bail to YouTuber Ajeet Bharti in a case under Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Pratap Singh Laler of Patiala House Courts rejected the anticipatory bail application filed by Bharti. Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai appearing for Bharti said that the police has filed a status report...