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Actor Vijay's Wife Moves Family Court Seeking Divorce
Actor-turned-politician Vijay's wife Sangeetha has approached the Chengalpettu Family Court seeking a divorce. In her plea, Sangeetha has alleged that the actor had been in an adulterous relationship with an actress since April 2021, which has caused her emotional pain and mental suffering, and has betrayed the marital trust. She has stated that though Vijay had initially assured that he...
Mere Commercial Gain By Private Party Under Govt Policy Can't Trigger Prosecution Sans Proof Of Corruption: Delhi Court In Liquor Policy Case
While dismantling the corruption case related to the alleged liquor policy scam today, a Delhi Court said that mere financial loss to the State or commercial gain to a private party under the State policy does not furnish basis for criminal prosecution especially when evidence of corruption or unlawful enrichment is absent. “Even if a policy does not yield the desired outcome or because...
Revisit Coast Guard Rules On Different Retirement Ages : Supreme Court To Centre
The Supreme Court today asked the Union Government to form an expert panel to revisit the service rules of the Indian Coast Guard which prescribe different retirement ages for different ranks.The Court also stayed the Delhi High Court order which struck down rules mandating that Indian Coast Guard Officers of the rank of Commandant and below would retire at 57, whereas officers above the rank...
Kerala High Court Lifts Stay On Release Of 'The Kerala Story 2' Movie; Stays Single Bench Order
The Kerala High Court on Friday (February 27) paved way for release of the movie 'The Kerala Story 2 - Goes Beyond'. The Division Bench of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice P.V. Balakrishnan stayed a single judge order which had stayed its release scheduled today and posted the case after two weeks.The Court passed the order in the writ appeals preferred by producer Vipul...
CBI, ED Probes Into Election Spending Must Not Become Tools To Influence Political Outcomes: Delhi Court In Liquor Policy Case
A Delhi Court on Friday said that the investigations by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or Enforcement Directorate (ED) cannot be allowed to enter the “political arena” on mere allegations of excessive electoral spending by a political party. Special Judge Jitendra Singh of Rouse Avenue Courts said that permitting such a scenario would lead to “criminalisation of...
Farmers Protest| Supreme Court Asks High-Powered Committee To Submit Final Recommendations In Sealed Cover
The Supreme Court today(February 27) asked the High Powered Committee, constituted in the backdrop of the farmers' protests demanding minimum support price for crops, to file a final report in a sealed cover. The Court has expressed its intention to close the matter after it. It may be recalled that in early 2024, State of Haryana had blocked the Shambhu-Khanauri border in National Highway...
Pune Porsche Case | Supreme Court Grants Bail To Sassoon Hospital Doctor Accused Of Swapping Blood Samples
The Supreme Court today granted bail to Sassoon Hospital doctor Ajay Aniruddha Taware, booked for allegedly conspiring to swap blood samples of the minor occupants of the Porsche car involved in the May 19, 2024 accident in Pune that led to the death of two persons.A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan granted bail on the basis of parity with Taware's co-accused Ashish...
Supreme Court Records Satisfaction At West Bengal University VCs' Appointments, Notes Only 3 Remain
The Supreme Court was today informed on behalf of the West Bengal government and Governor CV Ananda Bose that appointments of Vice-Chancellors to only 3 West Bengal Universities remain to be settled. Appointments of VCs to the remaining universities have been made.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was informed of the development by Senior Advocate Jaideep Gupta (for State)...
Delhi Court Raps CBI For Repeatedly Using 'South Group' Phrase In Liquor Policy Case, Says Region-Based Labelling Arbitrary
A Delhi Court today took strong exception to the repeated use of the phrase “South Group” by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), while dismantling its chargesheet in the corruption case related to the alleged liquor policy scam. Special Judge Jitendra Singh of Rouse Avenue Courts said that selective adoption of a geographically defined label is plainly arbitrary and...
Centre's Undertaking To Reconsider Sedition Law Not Binding On Parliament, Says Supreme Court On BNS Challenge
The Supreme Court on Friday orally commented that the undertaking given by the Union Government to reconsider the sedition law will not preclude the Parliament from enacting a similar provision.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a petition challenging the provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita(BNS), 2023, particularly Section...
No Evidence Of Bribe Or Quid Pro Quo By Arvind Kejriwal: Delhi Court In Excise Police Case
A Delhi Court on Friday discharged Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Telangana Jagruthi founder K Kavitha and 20 others in the corruption case related to the alleged liquor policy scam case.In a strongly worded order running into 598 pages, Special Judge Jitendra Singh of Rouse Avenue Courts rapped the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for the manner of...
