Supreme Court Rejects Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Trust's Plea To Exempt It From Special Audit Of 25 Years

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an application filed by the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Trust (which is created by the erstwhile Travancore Royal Family) to exempt it from the special audit of 25 years ordered by theCourt last year for the iconic Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple at Thiruvananthapuram.The Court said that the special audit was intended not to be confined to the Temple...

'Element Of Inducement Which Is Vital To Prove Cheating Absent' : Mumbai Court In Raj Kundra's Bail Order

The element of inducement, which is vital to prove cheating, is missing from the Mumbai Crime Branch's case against businessman Raj Kundra, the court has observed in his bail order. Metropolitan Magistrate SB Bhajipale, who granted bail to Kundra and his associate yesterday, said that the accused couldn't be kept behind bars till the end of the trial merely for further...

Educational Qualification A Valid Ground For Classification Between Persons Of Same Class In Matters Of Promotion : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that educational qualification is a valid ground for classification between persons of the same class in matters of promotion.In the judgment delivered in the case Chandan Banerjee & Ors v. Krishna Prosad Ghosh & Ors, a bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and Hima Kohli held that such classification on the basis of educational...

Prosecution Delaying Trial In Custodial Death Case Against Sachin Waze, Says Sessions Court

A Sessions Court at Mumbai took strong exception to the prosecution dragging its feet in the trial against dismissed police officer Sachin Waze and three others for a software engineer's custodial death in 2003. Additional Sessions Judge Dr UJ More said that the trial in Khwaja Yunus's custodial death is stuck for over 12 years without any fault on the victim's part. The...

Burden Of Proof In Departmental Proceedings Is Of 'Probabilities Of Misconduct': Supreme Court

The burden of proof in the departmental proceedings is of probabilities of the misconduct, the Supreme Court observed while upholding dismissal of a CRPF Constable.The bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian observed that the departmental inquiry is to maintain discipline in the service and efficiency of public service.Dalbir Singh was a General Duty Constable in the Central...

Lucknow Court Dismisses UP Police Plea To Cancel Bail Granted To Congress Leader Sadaf Jafar In CAA/NRC Protest Case

A Lucknow court last week dismissed an application filed for cancellation of bail granted to Activist Sadaf Zafar (presently holding the post of National Coordinator, All India Women Congress) in a case registered against her regarding her involvement in CAA/NRC protest.The Court of Additional Sessions Judge rejected the application filed by the State of Uttar Pradesh as it noted that the...

Trend Of Political Parties Welcoming Gangsters, Giving Them Election Tickets Needs To Be Stopped: Allahabad High Court

Expressing concerns over the trend of welcoming, giving election tickets to the Gangsters/Criminal by the Political parties, the Allahabad High Court yesterday observed that if this practice isn't stopped, such criminals and gangsters would become "Bhasmasur" and will give a serious dent to the country and democratic setup. The Bench of Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava...

Special NIA Court Rejects Professor Shoma Sen's Interim Medical Bail Plea In Bhima Koregaon - Elgar Parishad Case

A special NIA court on Tuesday refused interim medical bail to Shoma Sen, a former professor at Nagpur University, who was arrested in the Bhima Koregaon - Elgaar Parishad caste violence case in 2018. Special Judge DE Kothalikar said, "The prison authority shall observe medical protocol and provide appropriate medical aid to the applicant (Sen) if required." In an application...

Attempt To Murder: "Offence Against Society, Can't Quash Proceedings Only On Ground Of Compromise": Delhi High Court

Observing that an offence of Attempt To Murder will fall under the category of heinous offence, and therefore, has to be treated as a crime against society, the Delhi High Court on Monday refused to quash an FIR registered for an offence under 307/34 IPC. The Bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad opined that the attempt to murder is a heinous offence that cannot be quashed on...

Minor Girl Kidnapped From Gorakhpur: Supreme Court Directs UP & NCT Delhi To Submit Action Taken Report On Centre's SOP For Cases Of Missing Children

While hearing a case pertaining to the kidnapping of a 13-year-old girl from Gorakhpur found by Delhi Police after having been untraceable for two months, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the State of UP and NCT of Delhi to submit their response with regard to action taken report with reference to Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) published by Ministry of Women and...

'Personal Interest Litigation' In The Form Of A PIL: Karnataka High Court Imposes Rs 10 Lakh Cost On Petition Filed Over Business Feud

The Karnataka High Court on Monday imposed an exemplary cost of Rs 10 lakh on a PIL petitioner, a fish supplying agent, for filing a petition against a fishmeal and oil manufacturing company, due to his personal dispute with the company over a business deal. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum while dismissing the plea filed...

Gauri Lankesh Murder Case: Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Sister's Plea Challenging Quashing Of KCOCA Charges Against Accused

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order in a plea filed by filmmaker Kavita Lankesh challenging Karnataka High Court judgement which quashed charges under Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act (KCOCA) against accused Mohan Nayak in the Gauri Lankesh murder case.Kavita Lankesh is the sister of Gauri Lankesh, who was shot dead in Bengaluru in 2017.A Bench comprising Justice...