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Delhi Court Acquits Medha Patkar In Defamation Case Filed By LG VK Saxena
A Delhi Court has acquitted Narmada Bachao Andolan leader and activist Medha Patkar in a criminal defamation case lodged against her by Vinai Kumar Saxena in 2006.VK Saxena is presently Delhi's Lieutenant Governor. JMFC Raghav Sharma of Saket Courts acquitted Patkar for the offence of defamation, observing that Saxena failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt against her.Saxena,...
SARFAESI Act: All India Annual Digest 2025
Supreme CourtOrder VII Rule 11 CPC | Plaint With Multiple Reliefs Cannot Be Rejected Just Because Some Reliefs Are Barred : Supreme CourtCase Title: CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA & ANR. VERSUS SMT. PRABHA JAIN & ORS.Citation : 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 96The Supreme Court observed that when a Plaint includes multiple reliefs, it cannot be rejected solely because one of the reliefs is barred by law,...
Kerala Court Reserves Verdict In MLA Rahul Mamkootathil's Bail Plea In Third Rape Case, Order Likely On January 28
The District and Sessions Court, Pathanamthitta on Saturday (January 24) reserved its verdict in the bail plea of Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in the third rape case alleged against him.Sri. N. Harikumar, Sessions Judge, posted the case to Wednesday (January 28) for orders. When the matter came up for consideration, the prosecution zealously opposed the bail plea. He submitted that the...
POSH Act: All India Annual Digest 2025
Supreme CourtSupreme Court Holds NUJS Faculty's Sexual Harassment Complaint Against VC Time-Barred; But Directs VC To Mention Judgment In His ResumeCase Title: VANEETA PATNAIK v NIRMAL KANTI CHAKRABARTI & ORS.| Special Leave Petition (C) No. 17936 of 2025Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 902Supreme Court ruled that the sexual harassment alleged by a faculty member of the West Bengal...
Supreme Court Requests Jharkhand High Court To Sympathetically Consider Apology Of Advocate In Contempt Case
The Supreme Court on Friday requested the Jharkhand High Court to sympathetically consider the apology tendered by a lawyer who is facing the High Court's suo motu contemp proceedings over a heated exchange with a judge.The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing the plea by advocate Mahesh Tiwari challenging suo-motu criminal contempt against him who was seen in a...
Supreme Court Declines To Order Reduction Of NEET UG Cutoff For BAMS Admissions 2025–26
The Supreme Court today refused to order reduction of the NEET UG qualifying cutoff for admission to BAMS courses for the academic year 2025–26, observing that the academic year is about to end. A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe refused to grant interim relief to ayurvedic colleges seeking reduction in cutoff in order to ensure no seat remains vacant. “We...
Senior Citizen Who Lost Rs 22.92 Crores In Digital Arrest Scam Moves Supreme Court Seeking Preventive Guidelines & Restitution
The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Union Government, Reserve Bank of India, CBI and seven private banks in a writ petition by 82 year old man who was defrauded of ₹22.92 crores in a digital arrest scam. This is possibly the largest individual digital scam in the country.The bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notice in the matter. Sr Adv...
Mumbai Special Court Discharges Former State PWD Minister Chhagan Bhujbal In ED's Maharashtra Sadan Scam Case
A special court in Mumbai designated to hear cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Friday discharged senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal, his son Pankaj and nephew Sameer in the Maharashtra Sadan Scam case lodged against him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).Special Judge Satyanarayan Navander presiding over the case pronounced the order discharging the Bhujbals,...
WB DGP Appointment | CAT Directs State Govt To Resubmit Proposal; Orders UPSC To Convene Empanelment Meeting By Jan 28
The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Principal Bench, has directed the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to immediately constitute an Empanelment Committee for the appointment of the West Bengal Director General of Police (DGP).It may be noted that West Bengal has not had a full-time DGP since December 2023. Acting DGP Rajeev Kumar is due to retire on 31 January. It also directed...
Violence By Both State & Non-State Actors In Israel & Palestine Will Be Key Focus : UN Inquiry Commission
The newly appointed members of the Human Rights Council-mandated Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, held their first press conference at the United Nations Office at Geneva, setting out their priorities and responding to questions on accountability, cooperation and recent political...