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Gujarat Police Arrests Conman On Allegations Of Running Fake Arbitration Tribunal Since 2019
On Monday, the Gujarat Police arrested 37-year-old Morice Samuel Christian on the allegations of running a fake arbitration tribunal and passing several 'awards' between 2019 and 2024 by posing himself as its presiding officer. According to a report by PTI, Christian, who is now facing an FIR under Sections 170 (Personating a public servant) and 419 (Punishment for cheating by personation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), allegedly cheated people by posing as a presiding officer...
Active Member Of Lawrence Bishnoi Gang, Shot Bullets At Gallery Often Used By Salman Khan: Mumbai Court Denies Bail
A Mumbai Sessions Court last week while denying bail to Vicky Gupta, one of the accused, arrested in the 'firing' case outside the residence of Bollywood actor Salman Khan, said that the accused shot the bullets at the first floor of his lavished house in Bandra, where he often spends time every morning.Special Judge BD Shelke took into account the statements of Salman Khan, who has told...
Calcutta High Court Becomes India's Third HC With Specialised Division To Hear Intellectual Property Cases
The Calcutta High Court has become only the third court in India to house a dedicated bench of judges for hearing Intellectual Property (IP) matters. Other High Courts that have a dedicated roster for IP matters include Madras High Court and Delhi High Court.While the draft IP rules had been notified by the High Court in 2023, after much deliberation and discussion among stakeholders, the...
Kerala Court Directs Police To Submit Case Diary In Anticipatory Bail Plea Of CPM Leader Accused Of Abetting ADM's Suicide
The Principal Sessions Court, Thalassery on Monday (October 21) directed the police to submit the case diary for hearing the anticipatory bail plea moved by CPM Member and former Kannur district Panchayath President PP Divya who is accused of abetting the suicide of Additional District Magistrate Naveen Babu.During the hearing, the Sessions court directed the police to submit the case diary...
Trust Deficit In Judiciary Might Push People To Vigilantism & Mob Justice, Which Will Erode Rule Of Law : Justice BR Gavai
"A trust deficit in the judiciary threatens the very foundation of our institution," emphasized Supreme Court Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai while addressing a gathering on Saturday (October 19) at the Annual Conference for Judicial Officers in Gujarat on the theme of 'Institutional Perspective-Self Evaluation and Self Evolution'.Emphasizing that Courts need to continuously nurture...
Delhi Court Grants Bail To AAP Leader Satyendar Jain In Money Laundering Case, Says He's Incarcerated Since 18 Months
A Delhi Court on Friday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case.Special Judge Vishal Gogne of Rouse Avenue Courts granted the relief citing delay in trial and long incarceration of Jain. “Considering the delay in trial and long incarceration of 18 months, and the fact that trail will take long to start, let alone conclude, accused is...
Private Law Universities Not Authorised To Use 'Indian', 'Bharatiya', 'National' For Moot Courts, Other Competitions: BCI
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has issued a directive prohibiting private law universities from using prefixes such as "Bharatiya", "National", "Indian", etc. for conducting moot courts or other competitions.The directive however clarified that these restrictions shall not be binding on National Law Universities (NLUs) or central or state universities which are affiliated to the...
Bengaluru Court Grants Bail To Congress' B Nagendra In Money Laundering Case Linked To Valmiki Corporation
A special court in Bengaluru on Monday (October 14) granted bail to Congress leader B Nagendra who was arrested in a money laundering case in connection with the alleged "scam" relating to Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd. The Special court allowed the bail application filed by the former Minister, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED)...
Notaries Should Not Execute Marriage Or Divorce Deeds : Ministry Of Law & Justice
The Union Ministry of Law & Justice has asked all Notaries to desist from executing marriage and divorce deeds as they are not appointed as Marriage Officers.In an Office Memorandum issued by the Department of the Legal Affairs, the Notaries have been cautioned that executing marriage and divorce deeds are against the law."It is brought to the notice of all concerned that the...
Bengaluru Court Declines Bail Plea By Actor Darshan In Renukaswamy's Murder Case
A city civil and sessions court in Bengaluru on Monday refused to grant bail to Kannada actor Darshan Thoogdeep Srinivas who has been arrested in connection to the Renukaswamy murder case. The Session court rejected the bail application filed by Darshan and co-accused Pavitra Gowda. However, the court granted bail to co-accused Ravishankar and Deepak. Detailed order is yet to be made...
Kerala High Court Constitutes Committee For Welfare, Happiness And Grievances Of Judicial Officers
The Kerala High Court has constituted a Committee for the Welfare, Happiness and Grievances of Judicial Officers of the District Judiciary. The committee was constituted following the orders made by Justice A. M. Mustaque while he was serving as Acting Chief Justice of the High Court.An email id has been created exclusively for redressing the grievances of the judicial officers. A...
Sessions Court Grants Bail To 8 Accused In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case; 16 Out Of 18 Accused Get Bail
A Sessions Court in Bengaluru has granted bail to eight accused involved in the alleged murder case of journalist Gauri Lankesh.The court granted bail to accused Amol Kale, Rajesh D Bangera, Vasudev Suryawanshi, Rushikesh Devadekar, Parshuram Waghmore, Ganesh Miskin, Amith Ramachandra Baddi and Manohar Dundeepa Yadave. The bail was granted by the special court on October 9. The detailed order...