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Sister Abhaya Case :CBI Court Says Two Police Officers Destroyed Material Objects; Asks State Police Chief To Ensure That Such Misdeeds Don't Recur
The CBI Court, which convicted Father Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy in Sister Abhaya Murder, case observed that DySP K. Samuel and the then Superintendent of Police K.T.Michael, who initially investigated the case, were involved in the activities of destruction of the material objects in this case.The Police Head of the state will take necessary steps to ensure that such misdeeds on the part...
Sister Abhaya Case : 17 Circumstances Which Led CBI Court To Convict Father Thomas Kottoor & Sister Sephy
A special CBI Court at Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment Father Thomas M Kottoor and Sister Sephy, a priest and a nun of the Catholic church respectively, for the murder of Sister Abhaya 28 years ago.Special CBI Judge K Sanilkumar found Kottoor and Sephy guilty of murder accepting the case of the Central Bureau of Investigation that Sister Abhaya was murdered...
'Clean Road Outside Police Station For A Week' : Karnataka High Court Asks Station House Officer As Punishment For Failing To Register FIR
The Karnataka High Court has directed the station house officer of the Station Bazar Police Station, Kalaburagi, to clean the road in front of his police station for one week, for failing to take note of a complaint made by a mother whose son was allegedly abducted. A division bench of Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav and Justice P Krishna Bhat while hearing a habeas corpus petition filed...
Uttarakhand High Court Suspends District Judge Who Used Audi Car Of Accused For Official Travel
The Uttarakhand High Court has suspended Prashant Joshi, District Judge, Dehradun who fixed the official board of District Judge, Dehradun on a private Audi Car and travelled in it to a camp court on December 21 and 22. Importantly, against the owner (Kewal Krishan Soin) of the Audi car, an FIR under Section 420, 467, 468, 471 & 120-B IPC is registered at Police Station...
Illegal Occupation of Govt Accommodation By Ex-Ministers, Private Persons: Jammu & Kashmir High Court Raps Govt Authorities; Seeks ATR
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday reprimanded the Government authorities of the Union Territory for allotting government accommodations to former Chief Minister, MLAs, MPs, bureaucrats and private persons, in contravention of its previous directions. A Division Bench of the J&K HC had in 2019 in Thakur Randhir Singh v. State of J&K & Ors., held that an allottee...
Physical Hearings To Commence In Subordinate Courts In Tamil Nadu from January 18, 2021
The Registrar General of Madras High Court on Monday (21st December) released an Official Memorandum informing that the Administrative Committee of the Madras High Court has resolved that subordinate courts in Tamil Nadu can proceed with physical hearings from Monday (18th January, 2021). The Hon'ble Administrative Committee of Madras High Court, in the meeting held on 12.12.2020,...
'Step Motherly Treatment By University' : Karnataka High Court Grants Relief To NLSIU Student Who Was Denied Promotion Citing Attendance Shortage
The Karnataka High Court recently allowed a petition filed by a student of National Law School of India University and directed the University to forthwith promote the student to the 4th year B.A. LL.B (Hons) for the academic year 2020-21. A single bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit while allowing the petition filed by Dayan Warsi, strongly disapproved the approach of the medical...
Delhi Riots-Facing Harassment & Regular Beatings At Hands Of Jail Inmates: Ishrat Jahan Tells Delhi Court-Read Order
Former Congress Councillor Ishrat Jahan, who is presently facing trial in an UAPA case in a case related to the northeast Delhi riots in February this year, told the Karkardooma Court (Delhi) on Tuesday (22nd December) that she was beaten today badly by other inmates and she is facing harassment and regular beatings at the hands of inmates. Before the Additional Sessions Judge...
Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Directions For Conduct Of "Free & Fair" Elections In West Bengal; Protect Opposition Party Workers & Leaders
A public interest litigation has been filed in Supreme Court seeking conduct of "free and fair" elections in the state of West Bengal.Filed of behalf of petitioner Puneet Kaur Dhanda, the plea seeks issuance of directins to the Election Commission of India to submit a detailed report regarding bogus voters in the State of West Bengal also to direct the EC to take appropriate action in removal...
BREAKING -Sister Abhaya Case : CBI Court Sentences Priest, Nun To Life Imprisonment For Murder
A special CBI Court at Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment Father Thomas M Kottoor and Sister Sephy, a priest and a nun of the Catholic church respectively, for the murder of Sister Abhaya 28 years ago.The culprits were also imposed a fine of Rupees 5 lakh each under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. Kottoor was also imposed an additional sentence of life and...