Pune Porsche Car Accident Case | Father And Grandfather Of Minor Accused Sent To Judicial Custody For 14 Days

A court in Pune has sent the father and grandfather of minor accused of driving the Porche car involved in a collision which caused deaths of two persons to judicial custody for 14 days.The two are booked under sections 342 (punishment for wrongful confinement), 365 (Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person), 368 (Wrongfully concealing or keeping...

Justice KM Joseph Expresses Concerns About 'One Nation One Election' Proposal, Impending Delimitation

Former Supreme Court Justice K.M. Joseph expressed serious concerns about the proposed "One Nation, One Election" policy and impending delimitation in India. While criticising the prevalent issue of defection, he highlighted the risk of the democratic government being rooted out prematurely. In such a scenario, if simultaneous elections take place for Lok Sabha and the State...

Bengaluru Court Remands Suspended JD(S) Leader Prajwal Revanna To Police Custody Till June 6

Suspended JD (S) leader Prajwal Revanna on Friday was remanded to police custody till June 6, by a Court in Bengaluru over the obscene videos case. The 42nd Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, passed the order on the remand application filed by the SIT which is probing the case. The SIT had sought 14-days custody. However, the court granted seven days custody. The SIT had arrested...

Delhi Water Crisis: Delhi Govt Moves Supreme Court Seeking Directions For Immediate Release Of Water From Haryana

In a recent development, the Delhi government has approached the Supreme Court seeking directions to the State of Haryana for immediate release of water to the crisis-hit national capital.Referring to the severe heatwave conditions prevailing in north India, particularly Delhi, the plea states that there is extraordinary and excessive surge of water demand in the capital. It is facing...

Mumbai Court Sentences Gangster Chhota Rajan To Life Imprisonment For Murder Of Hotelier Jaya Shetty In 2001, Fines Rs 16 Lakh

A special MCOCA court in Mumbai has sentenced gangster Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, also known as Chhota Rajan, to life imprisonment for the 2001 murder of hotelier Jaya Shetty.Special Judge AM Patil under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act (MCOCA) passed the judgment. A detailed copy of the judgment is awaited.The court found Rajan, who appeared via video conferencing from Tihar...

Lok Sabha Elections : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Challenging Rejection Of Independent Candidate's Nomination

The Supreme Court (on May 31) refused to entertain the petition filed by Abhishek Dangi challenging his rejection of nomination from Jehanabad(Bihar) Constituency as an independent candidate in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Aravind Kumar was hearing a Special Leave Petition challenging the Patna High Court's order that had dismissed the Writ...

Centre Notifies Transfer Of Chhattisgarh HC Judge Justice Arvind Singh Chandel To Patna High Court

The Central government has notified the transfer of Justice Arvind Singh Chandel, Judge Chhattisgarh High Court to the Patna High Court. "In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer Shri Justice Arvind Singh Chandel, Judge, Chhattisgarh High...

8 NEET-Qualified Students Move Supreme Court Against Non-Regularization Of Provisional Admission To Unani College By Ayush Department

Eight NEET-qualified students have filed a plea before the Supreme Court for regularization of provisional admissions granted to them by a Unani College to the BUMS Course. The matter will be heard after one week.Briefly put, the petitioners/students had initially approached the Madhya Pradesh High Court with a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, seeking direction to...

'Approach High Court' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking Re-Polling In Bihar's Munger Over Alleged Rigging

The Supreme Court today (May 31) refused to entertain a writ petition alleging booth capturing and rigging of elections in the Constituency of Munger, Bihar by members of the JDU and seeking directions for re-polling and re-counting of the votes in certain booths. The Court dismissed the petition while granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the High Court. The bench of Justices...

I'm Shocked When I See Some Of The Media;They Have Duty To Raise People's Issues : Justice KM Joseph

Former Supreme Court Justice K.M. Joseph (on May 30) observed that if the government has control over the business fate of media companies, the latter will fall in line and surrender their freedom and duty. He referred to an important Supreme Court decision in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Union of India v. Cricket Assn. of Bengal, (1995) 2 SCC 161. Therein, it was held...

Election Commission Doing Greatest Disservice If It Doesn't Act In Time Against Use Of Religion For Votes : Justice KM Joseph

Justice KM Joseph, former Supreme Court judge, underscored the importance of the Election Commission of India taking timely action against the use of religion, race, language and caste to fetch votes in elections.Stating the appeal for votes on the basis of such identities is forbidden by law, Justice Joseph said that the Election Commission must come down heavily against such practices."The...

Hindu-Muslim Marriage Invalid Under Muslim Personal Law : MP HC Refuses Protection Plea Of Inter-Faith Couple

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently refused to grant protection to an inter-faith couple observing that a marriage between a Muslim man and a Hindu woman was invalid as per the Muslim Personal Law.The petitioners, stating that they were in love with each other, approached the Marriage Officer under the Special Marriage Act, however on account of objections raised by the family, they could...