'Mastermind Behind Fraudulent Scheme' : SEBI Imposes Rs 25 Crore Penalty On Anil Ambani & 5-Year Ban For RHFL Fund Diversion

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has banned industrialist Anil Ambani from the securities market for five year and imposed a hefty penalty of Rs 25 crores for the diversion of funds of Reliance Home Finance Ltd.The SEBI has also barred Reliance Home Finance Ltd and some of its connected entities and former officials form the capital markets for five years. Altogether,...

2017 Haryana Judicial Paper Leak Case: Delhi Court Convicts Former High Court Registrar, Two Others

A Delhi Court has convicted former Registrar (Recruitment) of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Dr. Balwinder Kumar Sharma, and two women in the case concerning the paper leak of Haryana Civil Services (Judicial Branch) Preliminary Examination, 2017.Principal District & Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna of Rouse Avenue Courts held that the prosecution was able to prove its case...

All Critical Decisions On New Excise Policy Taken At Kejriwal's Behest : CBI To Supreme Court

In a counter-affidavit filed before the Supreme Court opposing Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's pleas challenging arrest and seeking bail in the Delhi Liquor Policy case, the Central Bureau of Investigation has stated that all critical decisions in the formulation of the excise policy were taken at Kejriwal's behest and there is substantial evidence pointing to his involvement."The Petitioner does...

Supreme Court Allows Benefit Of Section 479 BNSS To Undertrials In Cases Registered Before July 1, 2024

In a significant development, the Supreme Court today (on August 23) held that Section 479 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) - the replacement of the Code of Criminal Procedure- would apply retrospectively to the undertrials across the country. It means that the provision will apply to all undertrials in cases was registered before July 1, 2024.As per Section 479 BNSS,...

Delhi Coaching Centre Deaths: Court Denies Bail To Four Co-Owners Of Basement

A Delhi Court on Friday denied bail to four co-owners of basement of a coaching centre in city's Old Rajinder Nagar area where three civil services aspirants died by drowning. Principal District and Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna of Rouse Avenue Courts denied bail to Parvinder Singh, Harvinder Singh, Sarabjit Singh and Tajinder Singh. Recently, bail was granted by the trial court to...

University Can't Act Arbitrarily, Must Explain Denial Of Legitimate Expectation : Supreme Court In Law Professor's Plea For Regularisation

While directing the Tripura University to decide the plea for regularization of an Assistant Professor (Law) engaged by it on "lien vacancy", the Supreme Court recently observed that a statutory body such as a University cannot act unfairly and arbitrarily in matters of regularization. The decision to regularize should not be based "on the whims of the decision-making authority"; rather,...

Pune Porsche Accident Case: Trial Court Denies Bail To Accused, Says He 'Tampered With Evidence Even Before Victims' Blood Splashes Could Dry'

Observing that the accused tampered with vital evidence even before the splashes of blood of the victim dried from the accident spot, a Pune court on Wednesday (August 22) dismissed the bail applications of the all the accused in the infamous Pune Porsche hit-and-run case.District Judge UM Mudholkar noted that the applicants - Shivani and Vishal, the parents of the child in conflict with the...

Supreme Court Adjourns Arvind Kejriwal's Bail Plea In CBI Case Till September 5

The Supreme Court on Friday (August 23) adjourned the hearing of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's pleas challenging his arrest and seeking bail in the case registered by the CBI over the alleged Delhi Liquor Policy scam, after the CBI sought time to file a counter-affidavit in the matter.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan posted the matter on September 5 for hearing.At...

Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Malayali YouTuber Shajan Skariah In SC/ST Act Case On Kerala MLA's Complaint

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed anticipatory bail to the editor of the Malayalam YouTube News Channel 'Marunadan Malayalee' Shajan Skaria in a criminal case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 over making alleged derogatory remarks against MLA PV Sreenijin.A bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra pronounced the verdict...

Karnataka Judicial Academy To Host 'Bengaluru ADR Week 2024' On Theme Of "Expanding Of Horizon: Marching Towards World Class Arbitral Institutions”

The Bengaluru ADR Week 2024 will be held from 24.08.2024 to 26.08.2024 at Karnataka Judicial Academy, Bengaluru, on the theme of "Expanding of Horizon Marching Towards World Class Arbitral Institutions.”The program is devised to enhance the quality of the Arbitration process, which is one of the best ADR Mechanisms.It would be spread over a period of 3 days and would witness 6 panel...

Arvind Kejriwal's Bail Plea In CBI Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will hear today Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's plea for bail in the CBI case over the liquor policy.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan will hear the matter.Earlier, on July 12, the Court had granted him interim bail in the ED case related to liquor policy. However, Kejriwal continued to be in custody due to his arrest in the CBI case.Follow this page for live...

Women Wrestlers Move Court After Delhi Police Withdraws Security In Sexual Harassment Case Against Brij Bhushan Singh

A Delhi Court on Thursday directed the Delhi Police to make immediate and appropriate arrangements for security of a women wrestler who is to testify tomorrow in the sexual harassment case against BJP leader and former WFI Chief Brij Bhushan Singh. ACJM Priyanka Rajpoot of Rouse Avenue Courts passed the interim order after three women wrestlers filed an application alleging that the Delhi...