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Patnagarh Parcel Bomb Case: Odisha Court Convicts Prime Accused Punjilal Meher, Sentences Him To Life Imprisonment
More than seven years after a deadly parcel bomb blast took the lives of two in Odisha's Patnagarh sending chills down the spine of the entire nation, a Sessions Court on Wednesday convicted its prime accused Punjilal Meher and has sentenced him to imprisonment for life.Ms. Sonali Pattanaik, Additional Sessions Judge, Patnagarh has drawn the curtains in the contentious case after days of...
'Have You Responded?' : Supreme Court Questions Haryana Govt About NHRC's Cognizance Of Manner Of FIR Registration In Mahmudabad's Case
During the hearing of Ali Khan Mahmudabad's case, the Supreme Court today questioned Haryana government about the National Human Rights Commission taking cognizance of the manner of registration of FIR against the Ashoka University Professor."Have you responded to the Human Rights Commission? We read...Human Rights Commission has probably taken cognizance of the manner in which FIR...
Vijay Shah Remarks On Colonel Qureshi: Supreme Court Continues Stay On Arrest; Closes Proceedings Before MP High Court
The Supreme Court today continued its interim directions staying arrest of BJP Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah in the case lodged by Madhya Pradesh police over his "sister of terrorists" remark against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi.Insofar as it has itself taken cognizance of the case, the Court further asked the MP High Court to close the proceedings pending before it.During the brief hearing,...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Transfer Of 4 High Court Chief Justices
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of four Chief Justices of High Courts. In its meeting held on 26th May, 2025, the Supreme Court collegium recommended the transfer of Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava to Madras High Court, Tripura High Court Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh to Telangana High Court, Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice...
Supreme Court Asks Assam Human Rights Commission To Enquire Into Alleged Fake Encounters In State
The Supreme Court today directed the Assam Human Rights Commission (Assam HRC) to conduct an independent and expeditious enquiry into allegations of fake police encounters in the State of Assam.The directions were passed in a petition alleging rampant "fake" encounters in the State as well as non-compliance by state authorities with the directions issued in PUCL v. State of Maharashtra...
Malayalam Actor Unni Mukundan Accused Of Assaulting Manager Moves Kerala Court For Anticipatory Bail
Malayalam film actor Unni Krishnan Mukundan @ Unni Mukundan has moved the District Court, Ernakulam after an FIR was registered against him at the Infopark Police Station by Vipin Kumar.The allegation against the actor was that he assaulted the de facto complainant, who claimed to be the Professional Manager of the actor, in the basement of a DLF flat in Kakkanad. It is stated in the FIR that...
Anna University Sexual Harassment Case: Chennai Court Finds Accused Gnanasekaran Guilty, Sentence On June 02
A Chennai Court has found Gnanasekaran, sole accused in Anna University sexual assault case, guilty.Sessions Judge M Rajalakshmi will pass an order on sentence on June 02. When questioned about his sentence, Gnanasekaran requested the court to give him minimum sentence since he had an elderly mother and a daughter studying in Class VIII.On 23rd December 2024, when the girl and her male...
Can't Give Less Than 20 Years Sentence For Aggravated Penetrative Sexual Assault Under POCSO Act : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on May 26 dismissed a Special Leave Petition seeking a reduction of a 20-year rigorous imprisonment granted to 23-year-old under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) on grounds of "extraordinary circumstances".A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma dismissed the SLP on the grounds that the convict was granted 20 years...
Circular Clarifying Previous Notifications On Fiscal Duty Has Retrospective Effect : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that a circular/notification issued by the revenue department, clarifying or explaining a fiscal regulation, has to be given retrospective effect.In the facts of the case at hand, the Court held that a Circular dated 17.09.2010 issued by the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) had to be given retrospective effect as it clarified certain...
Supreme Court Asks Karnataka Govt To Not Remove Head Priest Of Sri Anjaneya Temple At Koppal
The Supreme Court today ordered the Karnataka government to allow Sri Anjaneya Temple head priest-Vidyadas Babaji to continue religious duties as well as reside in a single room situated at the site in terms of a 2023 interim order passed by the Karnataka High Court.If there is any defiance or non-compliance with the order, the same shall be viewed seriously, the Court warned."Issue...