Delhi Court Convicts 3 Men For Outraging Modesty Of Lady bouncer, Says Mere Lackadaisical Investigation Cannot Affect Prosecution Case

A Delhi Court has convicted three men for outraging the modesty of a lady bouncer in a 2016 case after observing that mere defective or lackadaisical investigation cannot be the sole ground to throw away the prosecution's case. Principal District & Sessions Judge of Tis Hazari Courts, Dharmesh Sharma also observed that the prosecution was able to prove that the three came armed with...

Delhi Court Acquits BJP MLA Om Prakash Sharma In 2016 Patiala House Court Assault Case, Says Complainant Made Material Improvement In Statements

A Delhi Court has acquitted BJP MLA Om Prakash Sharma and Delhi MLA Tarvinder Singh Marwah in the 2016 Patiala House assault case alleging that they caused simple hurt and wrongfully restrained complainant and CPI member Ameeque Jamai. Specific allegation against Sharma was that he criminally intimidated Jamai while threatening to kill him.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra...

Kerala High Court Quashes FIR Against Pakistan Nationals Who Came For Medical Treatment; Terms It 'Clear Abuse Of Law'

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday quashed an FIR registered under the Foreigners Act against two Pakistan nationals who had reached the State for medical treatment.Noting that they had followed all the procedural formalities, Justice K Haripal allowed the writ petition preferred by the Pakistan nationals: "In no stretch of imagination, the act of the respondents in registering a crime against...

'People Died Due to Police Action, Inaction, Complicity. Who Will Look At This?': Kapil Sibal Argues For Zakia Jafri In Gujarat Riots Case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday commenced the final hearing on a petition by Zakia Ahsan Jafri's plea challenging the SIT report giving clean chit to the then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and other high functionaries in the case alleging larger conspiracy behind Gujarat riots of 2002.A Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar heard detailed submissions...

Pegasus Case: What Has Transpired Till Date

The Supreme Court is set to deliver its judgment tomorrow in a batch of petitions seeking court-monitored probe by a Special Investigation Team or a judicial probe into the reports of snooping of activists, journalists, politicians and constitutional authorities using the Pegasus spyware.On September 13, a bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli had...

MP High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Man Who Allegedly Called 'RSS' As 'Taliban Terrorist Organization' On Social Media

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday denied anticipatory bail to one Atul Pastor who has been accused of making certain comments alleging Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh (RSS) as Taliban Terrorist Organization on the social media and thereafter, making it viral.The Bench of Justice Rajendra Kumar Verma refused to grant him anticipatory bail noting that there is sufficient evidence...

Can A Person Selected On Merit Claim Reservation In Promotions? Supreme Court Asks Centre [Hearing Day 5]

The bench reserved judgment after hearing the parties.

Aryan Khan Case : Intervenors Object To 'Priority' Hearing Given For Bail Applications In Bombay High Court

Two intervention applications have been filed in the Bombay High Court opposing the bail plea of Aryan Khan and against the alleged priority given to hearing of his application, even as other accused are "languishing in prison." One application is filed by an anti-drug NGO and the second is filed by a person claiming to be a social worker. While agreeing to hear the interventions Justice...

Delhi High Court Extends Time For Sending Suggestions To Draft Intellectual Property Rights Division Rules, 2021 Till November 10

The Delhi High Court has extended the time for sending comments and suggestions to the Draft Intellectual Property Rights Division Rules, 2021 from the members of the Bar till November 10. This comes after the Court had earlier this month proposed the Rules subsequent to establishment of the Intellectual Property Division (IPD) in the High Court, to deal with all matters related to...

Witness Protection- "Surprising That Despite Accepting Threat To Life, Witness' Security Was Reduced": Allahabad HC Restores Security Arrangements

Expressing surprise over the decision of a committee headed by the District Judge to reduce the security provided to a witness (in a criminal trial) despite accepting a threat to his life, the Allahabad High Court recently restored the security arrangements of the witness/petitioner till further orders. Essentially, the bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Suresh Kumar Gupta was...

Vicarious Liability As A Principle Cannot Be Applied To A Contempt Case: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that vicarious liability as a principle cannot be applied to a case of contempt.Merely because a subordinate official acted in disregard of an order passed by the Court, a liability cannot be fastened on a higher official in the absence of knowledge, the bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice MM Sundresh observed.In this case, the appellants were held...

Senior Citizens Are Entitled To Get Their Cases Decided On Preferential Basis, Observes Punjab & Haryana High Court

While dealing with a plea of a 67-year-old senior citizen who submitted that proceedings in his rent petition are moving at a slow pace, the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently observed that senior citizens are entitled to get their cases decided on a preferential basis. This assertion came from the bench of Justice H. S. Madaan dealing with a plea of a senior citizen, Gurmeet Singh who...