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Supreme Court Relaxes S.45 PMLA Conditions, Grants Bail Citing Long Custody & Time Needed To Complete Trial
The Supreme Court today granted bail to Ramkripal Meena, who is accused of leaking and distributing question papers of the Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teachers, 2021 (REET), for a payment of Rs.1.20 crores. The relief was granted in a case registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in relation to the paper leak.The bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan...
Delhi Court To Hear Tomorrow Anticipatory Bail Plea Of IAS Trainee Puja Khedkar Booked For False UPSC Application
A Delhi Court will hear tomorrow the anticipatory bail plea moved by probationer Puja Khedkar accused of “misrepresenting and falsifying facts" in her application for Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Examination, 2022.Additional Sessions Judge Devender Kumar Jangala of Patiala House Courts adjourned the matter today after the APP sought adjournment on the ground that...
AAP Punjab MLA Jaswant Singh Withdraws Plea In Supreme Court Challenging ED Arrest
Today, the Supreme Court bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma allowed an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member of the legislative assembly from Punjab, Jaswant Singh, to withdraw his plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for allegedly being a director and guarantor of a company M/s TCL, which had obtained loan and credit facilities of over Rs.46...
Supreme Court Grants Bail To TMC Leader Anubrata Mondal, Says Trial Unlikely To Commence Soon; Will Remain In Jail In ED Case
The Supreme Court bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma today granted bail to Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Anubrata Mondal in the case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in relation to an alleged India-Bangladesh border cattle smuggling scam stating that the "trial is unlikely to commence soon".However, Mondal will remain in jail as he was arrested...
'Our Responsibility Is To Be Kind To Animals': Delhi Court Sentences Man To One Year In Jail For Throwing Acid At Dog
A Delhi Court has recently sentenced a man to one year of simple imprisonment for throwing acid on a dog resulting in the loss of one eye in 2020. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Richa Sharma had convicted the man for the offences under Section 429 (Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc.) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 11 (1) (treating animals with cruelty)...
Supreme Court Asks Uttarakhand Govt To Finalize Decision On Suspension Of 14 Patanjali Products In Two Weeks
During the hearing of the Patanjali misleading ads case, the Supreme Court today was informed that the sale of 14 Ayurvedic products by Patanjali and Divya Pharmacy, for which licenses were earlier suspended by the Uttarakhand government, is continuing as the suspension order has been cancelled and a fresh decision on the issue is pending with the state government.Considering the submission,...
Supreme Court To Hear Shiv Sena (UBT) & Sharad Pawar -NCP Pleas Against Maharashtra Speaker's Decisions On August 7
The Supreme Court has scheduled the hearing of the election disqualification petition filed by the Shiv Sena- UBT(Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) faction against the MLAs of the faction led by Eknath Shinde for August 7. The Special Leave Petition under Article 136 has been filed by UBT member Sunil Prabhu challenging the order dated 10.01.2024 passed by the Speaker, Maharashtra Legislative...
RoC Imposes Rs. 21.46 Lakh Penalty On Indus Biotech Limited And Its Officers For Failure To File Form BEN-2
The Registrar of Companies Pune has imposed a penalty of Rs. 21.46 Lakh on Indus Biotech Limited and its officers for failure to file Form BEN-2 within the stipulated period of time. Form BEN-2 is a form prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Significant Beneficial Owners) Rules, 2018. It is used by companies to file a return of significant beneficial owners with...
RBI Imposes Penalties on Ola Financial Services, Manappuram Finance, Visa Worldwide for KYC Norm Violations And Unauthorized Payment Methods
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed penalties on Ola Financial Services Pvt. Ltd., Manappuram Finance Limited, and Visa Worldwide Pte. Ltd. for various infractions related to Know Your Customer (KYC) norms and unauthorized payment methods. Ola Financial Services has been subject to two significant fines from the RBI. The first fine, amounting to ₹33.40 lakh, was imposed due...
SEBI Imposes ₹5 Lakh Penalty On HSBC Asset Management For Inadequate Investment Decision Documentation
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has imposed a penalty of ₹5 lakh on HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Limited (HSBC AMC). This penalty was levied after an earlier order that exonerated HSBC AMC was found to be flawed and contrary to the interests of the securities market. The scrutiny began with the examination of HSBC AMC's investment decisions focusing...
WB Teacher Recruitment Case: Supreme Court Posts Petitions Filed By Unqualified Candidates With Main Petitions; Hearing On Aug 6
The Supreme Court was informed yesterday (July 29) that a fresh batch of petitions has been filed by non-qualified candidates in the pending challenge to the Calcutta High Court's Order which had set aside appointments of 25,0000 school teachers by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WB SSC). The Counsel for the petitioners submitted that the present plea is filed by those who were...