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'Being An Olympian Doesn't Change Anything, Let Police Investigate': Kerala High Court Issues Notice On Mayookha Johny's Plea To Quash FIR Against Her
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday issued notice on Olympian Mayookha Johny's plea to quash the FIR lodged against her for allegedly raising false rape allegations against C.C. Johnson who serves at the Emperor Emmanuel Church.When the counsel for the petitioner pointed out that the petitioner is an Olympian, Justice K Haripal orally remarked:"How is that related to the case? That doesn't...
Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi And State Functionaries- LIVE UPDATES
Supreme Court to continue hearing today the petition filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the SIT's clean chit to the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi & other high functionaries in the #GujaratRiots of 2002.A Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar, will take up the part-heard matter for further hearing.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta will continue his arguments...
Supreme Court Dismisses NIA's Plea Challenging Default Bail To Sudha Bharadwaj In Bhima Koregaon Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the petition filed by the National Investigation Agency challenging the default bail granted to lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj by the Bombay High Court on December 1, after over three years of her arrest in the Bhima Koregaon case.A Bench comprising Justice UU Lalit, Justice Ravindra Bhat and Justice Bela Trivedi observed that there was no reason...
First Conviction In Delhi Riots Case, Court Convicts Man For Being Part Of Unlawful Assembly, Vandalising, Putting House On Fire
In a first, a Delhi Court on Monday convicted one Dinesh Yadav in a case concerning the North East Delhi riots case that rocked the national capital last year. (FIR No.141/2020 registered at Gokalpuri Police Station)Dinesh Yadav was accused of being an active member of the riotous mob who took active participation in vandalizing and putting on fire the house of one Manori, complainant in...
Dengue Outbreak: Delhi High Court Appoints Advocate Rajat Aneja As Amicus Curiae To Closely Monitor Issue Of Mosquito Breeding
The Delhi High Court has appointed Advocate Rajat Aneja as amicus curiae for assisting it on the issue of menace of large scale breeding of mosquitoes in the city resulting in vector borne diseases such as Malaria, Chikungunya and Dengue every year. Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh passed the following order:"…in our view, it is necessary that the said issue regarding...
Delhi Court Calls For Sensitization Of Subordinate Police Officials, Expeditious Trial Of Riots Cases
A Delhi Court has recently directed the city Police to ensure sensitization of subordinate police officials and expeditious trial of cases concerning the North East Delhi riots. Principal District and Sessions Judge, Ramesh Kumar, North East district of the Karkardooma Court passed the order while setting aside an order passed by the CMM which had imposed a cost of Rs. 25,000 on Delhi Police....
Centre Notifies Appointment Of 2 Judges To Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Central government on Monday notified the appointment of one lawyer and one judicial officer as judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.They are Dr. K Manmadha Rao(lawyer) and BS Bhanumathi(judicial officer)."In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint 1) Dr. Kumbhajadala Manmadha Rao and (2)...
Madras High Court Orders Winding Up Of SpiceJet Ltd, Official Liquidator To Take Over The Company Assets
The Madras High Court has ordered that SpiceJet Limited must be wound up and the assets must be taken over by the official liquidator on the grounds of proved inability of the Airlines to repay its debts. Justice R. Subramanian was adjudicating a company petition filed by Credit Suisse AG, a Switzerland based Stock Corporation and a creditor, who alleged inability on the part of...
Dyandeo Wankhede Approaches Bombay High Court Alleging Defamatory Statements By Nawab Malik Despite Undertaking To Court
Narcotics Control Bureau's Zonal Chief Sameer Wankhede's father has sought the Bombay High Court's intervention alleging that NCP leader Nawab Malik continues to make defamatory statements against the Wankhede despite an undertaking to the court. Sameer's father -Dyandeo's- application seeks to place additional instances of defamation on record and appropriate action. The statements...