Special NIA Court Paves Way For Sudha Bharadwaj's Release in Bhima Koregaon Case, Sets Bail Conditions

She has been allowed provisional cash bail for a period of one month, disallowed from speaking to the media.

IT Dept Not Obliged To Furnish Documents Seized Pursuant To Authorized Search To Any Public Servant: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that once search and seizure proceedings are undertaken by officials of the Income Tax Department under authorisation, they are not obliged to furnish any document to any public servant in respect of such matters relating to the assessee. Justice M Nagaprasanna said that, "On a conjoint reading of Sections 132 and 138(2) of the Income Tax Act,...

Filing Of Fake Claim Pleas By Advocates Won't Be Tolerated At All; Probe Must Be Conducted From All Angles: Supreme Court

Stressing that the cases related to the malpractices of filing of fake claim pleas by the advocates won't be tolerated at all, the Supreme Court today came down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh State Bar Council for not taking action against the erring advocates who are involved in the filing of fake claim pleas."This is a very serious matter. Filing of fake claim cases of thousands of crores and...

Delhi High Court Stays Trial Court Proceedings Summoning Four BJP Leaders In Criminal Defamation Case By Delhi Jal Board

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday stayed the trial court proceedings as well as the order which had summoned four BJP leaders including its Delhi Unit President Adesh Gupta in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Delhi Jal Board and its Vice Chairman Raghav Chadha. The case pertains to allegations levelled against the Board over scam of Rs. 26,000 crores.Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri passed...

Will Depict Only A Truncated Picture: Plea Assails Sample Survey To Classify EWS Among Forward Communities, Kerala High Court Issues Notice

The Kerala High Court has admitted a plea filed by the Nair Service Society (NSS) contesting the sample survey designed by the State Commission for Economical Backward Classes Among Forward Communities to ascertain backwardness by collecting details from five economically backward families from each locality.After admitting the plea, Justice N. Nagaresh issued notice to the State and...

"Not An Ordinary Case Of Individuals Committing An Unlawful Act": Court Frames Charges Against Shahrukh Pathan, Who Pointed Gun At Cop During Delhi Riots

A Delhi Court on Tuesday framed charges against Shahrukh Pathan, the man who pointed a gun at a policeman during the North East Delhi riots observing that it was not an ordinary case of individuals or groups committing an unlawful act. The FIR related to an incident wherein Pathan was captured pointing a gun on a policeman, pictures of which had gone viral on the Social Media...

'This Is A Pan India Issue. It Would Be A Future Arrangement For All Cases' - SC Suggests Centre To Formulate Policy For Rehabilitation Of Evicted Slum Dwellers In Gujarat And Haryana

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to take a firm stand on the issue of encroachment in the railway property by the slum dwellers in Gujarat and Haryana and take a decision with respect to their rehabilitation. In this regard, the Apex Court suggested the Centre to evolve a policy, with timelines, that can act as a future arrangement for all cases. While hearing two...

"Will Set A Bad Precedent" – NIA Opposes House Arrest For Gautam Navlakha

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has opposed Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad accused Gautam Navlakha's plea for house arrest on the grounds that there is no "substantive procedure of law in any statute" for such relief, and that it would set a bad precedent. Navlakha approached the court earlier this year for house arrest. He cited the lack of medical facilities at Taloja...

Extension In BSF Territorial Jurisdiction Will Help Fend Off Anti National Forces, Curb Cattle Smuggling Menace: Centre In Lok Sabha

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday defended its decision to extend the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force ('BSF) in the states of West Bengal, Assam, and Punjab by informing the parliament that the move is aimed at dealing with emerging threats of drones and cattle smuggling.It may be noted that Home Ministery's 2021 notification [October 11, 2021] amends the 2014...

IT Rules 2021: Madras High Court Restrains Coercive Action Against Digital Media Platforms Under IBDF

The Madras High Court has restrained the Central Government from taking any coercive action under the IT Rules 2021, against digital media platforms that are members of the Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation, including Sun TV Network.The development comes in a writ petition preferred by the Foundation challenging the Code of Ethics in relation to digital media platforms under Part III...

[Breaking] Tripura Violence: Supreme Court Stays Further Proceedings In FIRs Registered Against HW Networks Journalists

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice on a writ petition challenging the FIRs registered by the Tripura police over the reports on communal violence in the state.The plea has been filed by media company Theos Connect (which operates the digital news portal HW News Network), two of its journalists Samridhi Sakunia and Swarna Jha, and its Associate Editor Arti Ghargi.The bench headed...

Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi- LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court

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 Maheswari and CT Ravikumar will hear the matter today.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal will continue his arguments today on behalf of Zakia...