[Arnab Goswami Case] What Is 'A Summary', 'B Summary' & 'C Summary'? Amit Desai Explains To Bombay High Court

During the hearing held by the Bombay High Court on Saturday in the petition filed by Arnab Goswami against his custody in the 2018 abetment to suicide case, Senior Advocate Amit Desai, appearing for the State of Maharashtra, explained to the bench the concepts of 'A summary', 'B summary' and 'C summary' reports filed by the police.It may be noted that the Raigad police had submitted 'A...

FIR Based On 'Cow Slaughter' Video: Allahabad High Court Directs Police To Verify Person's Identity In Video Before Taking Action Against Petitioner

"It is expected that if the petitioner is arrested, before taking further action, it would be verified whether the web post is in respect of the petitioner or some other person", directed the Allahabad High Court while hearing the Plea of one Sikandar Ali seeking quashing of the FIR lodged against him for allegedly slaughtering a cow.The Bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Saumitra...

Arnab Goswami Transferred To Taloja Jail In Navi Mumbai On Allegation Of Using Mobile Phone In Judicial Custody

Republic TV Chief Arnab Goswami who was arrested in connection to a 2018 abetment to suicide case has been shifted to Taloja Jail in Navi Mumbai on allegation of using mobile phone while in Judicial Custody at Alibaug Municipal School quarantine Centre, reports Times of India Goswami's wife, who is also the Senior Executive Editor of the channel confirmed the news. In a press note...

[Arnab Goswami Case] 'It Will Send A Wrong Signal That Though Sec 439 Is There, HC Can Be Approached', Bombay HC On Habeas Against Remand

During the course of hearing in the habeas corpus petition of Arnab Goswami against his custody in the 2018 abetment to suicide case, the Bombay High Court on Saturday made oral remarks questioning the maintainability of the writ.A division bench comprising Justices SS Shinde and MS Karnik repeatedly asked the lawyers of Goswami and the other accused why the remedy of regular bail was...

"No Reason To Change My Mind": AG Refuses To Reconsider Decision Declining Consent For Contempt Against Andhra CM For Allegations Against Justice Ramana

The Attorney General for India, K K Venugopal, has refused to reconsider his decision declining consent to initiate criminal contempt against the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy and his advisor, Ajeya Kellam IAS for making public allegations against Justice N V Ramana, judge of the Supreme Court. The AG has reiterated that the CJI is seized of the matter...

Bail To Arnab Goswami Will Harm Victims: Akshata Naik's Lawyer To Bombay High Court

Harm will be caused to the victims in the Anvay Naik suicide case if Republic TV anchor Arnab Goswami is granted bail, submitted Senior Advocate Shirish Gupte before the Bombay High Court on Saturday.Mr. Gupte was representing Ms. Akshata Naik, the informant in the FIR registered by Raigad police in 2018 with respect to the death of her husband Anvay Naik.Senior Advocate Harish Salve,...

Rajasthan Mines And Minerals Ltd. Challenges Provisions Of IBC Regarding Govt. Companies, HC Stays Proceedings Against Company

The Rajasthan High Court while hearing a plea by Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals Ltd (RSMML) challenging Sections 3(8), 2(23), 238, 7, 8 and 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 with respect to government companies incorporated under Section 617 of the Companies Act, has granted an interim stay on insolvency proceedings against the company ongoing before the National Company...

Maintenance Awarded Must Be Reasonable & Realistic; Objective Of Alimony Is Not To Punish The Other Spouse: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that the objective of granting interim / permanent alimony/maintenance is to ensure that the dependant spouse is not reduced to destitution or vagrancy on account of the failure of the marriage, and not as a punishment to the other spouse.The maintenance amount awarded must be reasonable and realistic, and avoid either of the two extremes i.e. maintenance awarded...

NLU-Delhi Hosts 17th Asian Law Institute (ASLI) Virtual Conference 2020

The National Law University, Delhi is hosting the 17th Asian Law Institute (ASLI) Conference, virtually for the first time, from 7 to 9 November 2020. The theme for this conference is "Law & Justice in Asia". The virtual conference opened with the welcome address from Prof. Srikrishna Deva Rao (Vice Chancellor of NLU-D) and Associate Prof. Kelry Loi (Co-Director, ASLI),...

'Deposit Money In U.P. Gau Sewa Ayog's Account' : Allahabad High Court Puts Condition While Granting Bail To Person Accused Of Selling Beef

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday (05th October) granted bail to a person accused of selling beef, on a condition that he will deposit Rs.35,000/- in the account of U.P. Gau Sewa Ayog within a period of four weeks from the date of his release.The Bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh was hearing an application filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking bail in FIR No.286 of 2020, under Section...

'Take Your Freedom From The Cage You Are In' : Delhi Court Pens Down Bail Order In Poetic Style [Read Order]

A Sessions Court in Delhi adopted a poetic style to record its findings, leading to grant of bail to a person accused of rioting and attempted murder during the Delhi Riots in February 2020. "Take your freedom from the cage you are in;Till the trial is over, the state is reigned in.The State proclaims; to have the cake and eat it too;The Court comes calling; before the cake is eaten,...

[Breaking] Bombay High Court To Pronounce Order On Arnab Goswami's Interim Bail Application Tomorrow

The Bombay High Court will pronounce orders on the interim bail applications of Arnab Goswami(Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV) and two other accused in the 2018 abetment to suicide case tomorrow.A division bench comprising Justices S S Shinde and M S Karnik will pronounce orders tomorrow at 3 PM. The bench had held a special sitting yesterday(Saturday) from 12 noon to 6 PM to hear the case....