Artist Chintan Upadhyay, 3 Others Sentenced To Life Imprisonment In Ex-Wife And Lawyer’s Double Murder Case

Mumbai Sessions Court has sentenced acclaimed artist Chintan Upadhyay to life imprisonment for conspiring and abetting the murder of his ex-wife Hema Upadhyay and her lawyer Haresh Bhambhani.Sessions Judge SY Bhosale held three other co-accused guilty for murder and sentenced them to life imprisonment as well. On December 12, 2015, a scrap dealer alerted the Kandivali police about two suspicious...

Delhi Court Extends AAP MP Sanjay Singh's ED Custody In Money Laundering Case Till Friday

A Delhi Court has extended Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh's ED custody till Friday, October 13, in the money laundering case connected to the Delhi liquor policy.The AAP leader was arrested on October 4 by the Enforcement Directorate. This was after searches were conducted at his residence in the national capital. Singh is the third AAP leader to be arrested in the matter.Singh was...

Supreme Court Issues Notice on Surendra Gadling's Bail Plea in 2016 Gadchiroli Arson Case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on the bail plea of Dalit rights activist and advocate Surendra Gadling in the 2016 Gadchiroli Arson Case. The Nagpur-based lawyer is also among the 16 accused in the Bhima Koregaon case and is currently lodged in Navi Mumbai's Taloja prison. A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela Trivedi was hearing Gadling's special leave petition challenging...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Against Alleged Illegal Detention Of Rohingya Refugees

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 10) issued notice in a Writ Petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India seeking a direction to be issued to the Union of India for releasing Rohingya refugees who have allegedly been illegally and arbitrarily detained in jails and detention centres across the country.In the present petition, it has been asserted that the continued...

'Local Issues Best Dealt With By High Courts': Supreme Court Remarks On Plea Concerning Captive Elephants In Kerala

While dealing with an Intervention Application (IA) in a petition concerning captive elephants in the State of Kerala on Tuesday, the Supreme Court orally remarked that certain issues were best dealt with High Courts as the High Courts were more aware of local conditions of a State. Further, the Supreme Court bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra...

Breaking | Karnataka HC Allows The Liver Doctor To Access X Account On Undertaking To Hide Alleged Defamatory Tweets Against Himalaya Corp

The Karnataka High Court today modified a trial court order suspending the account of Dr Cyriac Abby Philips who operates the widely popular X handle '@theliverdr'.Justice SG Pandit paved way for Dr Philips to access his account after he undertook to hide the alleged defamatory tweets against Himalaya Wellness Corporation and its products. Himalaya had contended that Dr. Philips has been...

53-Year-Old Uniform Of Kerala Women Judicial Officers Undergoes New Changes

The Kerala High Court has officially brought into effect a change in the dress code of women Judicial Officers. The uniform that had been mandated under the Circular 22/1970 which had hitherto been followed by the judicial officers in the State, is as follows: “Judicial officers, both civil and criminal (except special magistrates) shall, while presiding on the Bench, wear the...

Liberal Approach Be Taken Regarding Delay In Appeals Filed By State : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, recently (October 9), while deciding over a discretionary order of the High Court granting the prayer for condonation of delay observed that such an exercise of discretion does, at times, call for a liberal and justice-oriented approach by the Courts, where certain leeway could be provided to the State.The Bench comprising Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Dipankar Datta...

Supreme Court To Hear Plea Challenging Section 17A Prevention Of Corruption Act & 2018 PC Act Amendments On Nov 20

The Supreme Court will hear a PIL, on November 20, challenging the constitutionality of the some of the latest amendments in the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (Act) on the ground that they violate fundamental rights guaranteed under the Article 14 (Equality before law) and 21 (Protection of life and personal liberty) of the Indian Constitution. The mentioned amendments were brought out...

Chandrababu Naidu's Case Hearing : Live Updates From Supreme Court [Day 3]

The Supreme Court will continue hearing today former Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu's petition to quash FIR in relation to skill development scam case.This is the third day of hearing before a bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose & Bela Trivedi. Report of yesterday's hearing can be read here. The first day's hearing report can be read here.The prime point raised by Naiud's lawyers...

Prenuptial Agreements Not Enforceable In India But Can Be Considered To Determine Parties’ Intent: Mumbai Court

A Family Court in Mumbai recently held that while a prenuptial agreement cannot be upheld as a binding contract India, it can still be considered to gain insight into the intentions of the parties involved.The court noted that Section 14 of the Family Court Act, 1984 empowers the court to consider documents which in its opinion, assist it to deal with a dispute, even if they are...

Hyderabad Cricket Association Elections | No Supreme Court Relief For Mohammed Azharuddin Against Removal From Voters List

Former Indian cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin filed an application in the Supreme Court challenging the removal of his name from the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) voters’ list by Single Member Committee (constituted by the Apex Court for the elections of the HCA).However, the Court did not pass any order in favour of Azharuddin today and adjourned the matter till October 31. The...