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Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority Launches Legal Aid Initiatives Focusing On Pregnant Inmates And Senior Citizens
Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (JHALSA) unveiled two crucial initiatives on Sunday during the inaugural State Level Meet of Legal Aid Defence Counsels at Nyaya Sadan.The event, graced by esteemed high court judges including JHALSA executive chairman Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad, spotlighted the provision of legal aid to pregnant women inmates and the launch of a six-week campaign...
Yes Bank's Rana Kapoor Not Solely Responsible For Sanctioning Loan: Mumbai Court While Granting Bail In ₹400 Crore Loan Fraud Case
A Special PMLA Court in Mumbai, while granting bail to Yes Bank co-founder Rana Kapoor in a 400-Crore loan fraud case, questioned the selective targeting of Rana Kapoor by the CBI, noting the omission of other officials who sanctioned the loan from the chargesheet.Special Judge MG Deshpande observed that there is a common thread linking individuals involved in the criminal activity and...
System Didn't Bring In People Like Justice Kureshi; If You're Too Good & Independent, You're Out : Former SC Judge RF Nariman
Speaking on the appointment of judges, former Judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Rohinton Nariman said that while the entire system that exists today was not per se bad, it was not being followed properly or working how it should be.Nariman said that the inefficiency of the system was brought out when the government sat on appointments of some judges. He also added that the system had failed...
Never Mutilate The Idea Of India Where Unity In Diversity Is As Important As Unity : Former Judge Akil Kureshi
Emphasizing the importance of preserving the concept of unity in diversity of the country, former Chief Justice of Rajasthan and Tripura High Court, Justice Akil Kureshi said that the idea of India as a diverse nation should never be mutilated."Now an idea of India has emerged where there is a modern, liberal scientific outlook, where social, and economic justice is a continuous march,...
[Malegaon Blast Case] Mumbai Court Grants Exemption To Pragya Thakur From Appearance As “Last Chance”, Directs Her To Appear On April 25
A Special NIA Court in Mumbai on Saturday granted exemption “as a last chance” to BJP MP Pragya Thakur, the prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon Blast case, from appearing in court due to ill health.Special Judge AK Lahoti however, ordered her to appear without fail from April 25, 2024, onwards to record her statement in the ongoing trial with a warning that failure to comply would result...
Liquor Policy: Delhi Court Reserves Order On Manish Sisodia's Bail Pleas In CBI, ED Cases
A Delhi Court on Saturday reserved an order on the second regular bail plea filed by Former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi and Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia in the money laundering and corruption cases connected to the liquor policy case.Sisodia is presently in judicial custody in both cases.Special judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Courts reserved the verdict after hearing...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of MB Snehalatha As Additional Judge Of Kerala High Court
The Central Government has notified the appointment of Smt. Marakkaparambil Bhargavan Snehalatha as Additional Judge at the High Court of Kerala. The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended their name for appointment as Judge on 10 October 2023.A notification was issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice on the 19th of April 2024. The appointment is made for two years with effect from the date...
Had Mangoes Only Thrice, Says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal; Was It As Per Approved Diet Chart? Asks Court
A Delhi Court on Friday (April 19) said that it will examine if Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal followed the Court-approved diet chart while accepting home-cooked food in judicial custody. The Court made the oral observation while reserving order on an application filed by Kejriwal for administering insulin to him in jail and allowing consultation with his doctors through VC. Kejriwal...
Calcutta High Court Exempts Lawyers From Wearing 'Advocate Gowns' Till End Of Summer Vacations
In light of the ongoing heatwave in the city of Kolkata with temperatures soaring up to above 42 degrees celsius, the Calcutta High Court has passed a notification stating that lawyers appearing before the Court would be exempt from wearing an advocate gown during the summer months.Earlier, other High Courts such as the Karnataka HC had also passed similar orders while accounting for the...
'Rarest Of Rare Case': Punjab Court Awards Death Penalty To Woman For Burying Neighbour's 2-Yr-Old Daughter Alive
A Punjab Court has awarded the death penalty to a 32-year-old woman for burying her neighbour's 2-year-old daughter alive over jealousy and an inferiority complex with the child's family.The convict Neelam stuffed sand in the mouth of the child and buried her alive in a pit already dug in a deserted place, without there being any fault of the child or any provocation from her side and...
One-Time Judicial Restraint Not License For Continuing Breach Of Fundamental Rights: Jaipur Court Orders Release Of Accused In SI Paper Leak Scam
Citing a blatant violation of Section 57 Cr. P.C., the court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Jaipur has ordered the immediate release of the accused, including 11 trainee Sub-Inspectors, allegedly involved in the 2021 Sub Inspector/Platoon Commander Recruitment Paper Leak Scam.The CMM Poona Ram Godara opined that the Special Operations Group (SOG) didn't give due consideration to the...
BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh Seeks Further Probe In Sexual Harassment Case, Delhi Court Defers Order On Framing Of Charges
A Delhi Court on Thursday deferred order on framing of charges against BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Singh in the sexual harassment case filed by the women wrestlers.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Priyanka Rajpoot of Rouse Avenue Courts deferred the order after Singh moved an application for making further submissions on framing of...