Court Denies Bail To Tahir Hussain In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case, Says His Acts May Fall In Definition Of Terrorist Act Under UAPA

A Delhi Court on Saturday denied bail to former Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain in the UAPA case alleging a larger conspiracy into the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma Courts dismissed the bail plea of Tahir Hussain yesterday, observing that his acts may fall in the definition of terrorist act under UAPA. “In the case in hand,...

Kerala Court Acquits 3 RSS Workers In Madrasa Teacher Riyas Moulavi Murder Case

A Kerala Court in Kasargod acquitted three RSS workers, Nitinkumar, Ajesh and Akhilesh in the murder of thirty-four-year-old Madrasa teacher Mohammed Riyas.The District and Sessions judge, Kasargod K K Balakrishnan passed the verdict. Riyas Moulavi was murdered in Old Choori inside Old Juma Masjid allegedly by RSS workers on March 20, 2017Police had arrested 19-year-old Nitin, 20-year-old...

Bar Council Of Delhi's Vice Chairman, Secretary, Members Urge Union Home Minister Not To Implement Three Criminal Laws

The Vice Chairman, Secretary and two members of the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) have written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah urging him not to implement the three criminal laws- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya. The new laws will be enforced with effect from July 01, replacing the existing Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and...

Judicial Inquiry Ordered Into Mukhtar Ansari's Death

A Chief Judicial Magistrate's court in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district has ordered a judicial inquiry into the death of Gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari Mukhtar Ansari who died yesterday evening allegedly due to cardiac arrest, PTI reported.Banda Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Bhagwan Das Gupta has appointed Garima Singh, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (MP-MLA Court Banda) as the...

Gujarat Court Sentences Ex-IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt To 20 Years In Jail In 1996 Drug Planting Case

A Sessions court at Palanpur in Gujarat's Banaskantha district today sentenced former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt to 20 years in jail in the 1996 drug-planting case. He was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment under NDPS sections 21(c), 27A (punishment for financing illicit traffic and harbouring offenders). A fine of Rs 2 lakh has also been imposed upon him. Additional sessions judge JN Thakkar...

Gujarat Court Convicts Ex-IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt In 1996 Drug-Planting Case

A Sessions court at Palanpur in Gujarat's Banaskantha district today CONVICTED former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in the 1996 drug-planting case. Additional sessions judge JN Thakkar found him guilty under Sections 21(c), 27A (punishment for financing illicit traffic and harbouring offenders), 29 (abetment and criminal conspiracy to commit offence under NDPS Act), 58 (1) and (2)...

All India Bar Examination (AIBE) 18 Results Declared By Bar Council Of India

The Bar Council of India (BCI) announced the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) XVIII (18) results yesterday on the official website allindiabarexamination.com. To access the results, a candidate has to enter the login details i.e. User ID and Password issued during registration for AIBE-XVIII.In a notification issued yesterday, the BCI has informed you that after the withdrawal of 7 Questions,...

Have Requested All CJs To Encourage VC In Courts: Law Minister Arjun Meghwal Responds To MP P. Wilson's Call To Mandate Virtual Courts

Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal recently requested the Chief Justices of all High Courts to encourage the use of video conferencing in court proceedings.Responding to the issue raised by MP P. Wilson in Rajya Sabha regarding "Mandatory functioning of Virtual courts along with Physical Courts across country", Meghwal said,“We are in broad agreement with the issue raised by you and it is...

Liquor Policy: Delhi Court Remands BRS Leader K Kavitha To Further ED Custody Till March 26

A Delhi Court on Saturday further remanded Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha to Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody till March 26 in the money laundering case connected with the alleged liquor policy scam.Special CBI judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order after Kavitha was produced in court on the expiry of her ED remand. The central probe agency had...

BSLSA Organizes 40-Hour Mediation Training Programme For Judicial Officers At Bihar Judicial Academy

The Bihar State Legal Services Authority (BSLSA), in collaboration with the Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC) of the Supreme Court of India and NALSA, organized a comprehensive 40-hour mediation training for Judicial Officers of the District Judiciary. The training, held from March 18th to March 22nd, 2024, took place at the Bihar Judicial Academy, Patna.Under the...

Special NIA Court Cancels Bailable Warrant Issued Against BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur In 2008 Malegaon Blast Case

The Special NIA Court on Friday cancelled the bailable warrant it issued against BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur, a prime accused in the Malegaon 2008 blast case, after she appeared before the court.Special Judge AK Lahoti had issued the warrant owing to Thakur's repeated non-appearance in the matter. The court however stayed the warrant after being informed she was admitted to the hospital in...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Mohd. Yousuf Wani As Additional Judge Of J&K High Court

The President of India has appointed Justice Mohd. Yousuf Wani as an Additional Judge of the Additional Judge of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court.The Notification issued by the Ministry of Law & Justice states, “In exercise of the power conferred by Clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Mohd. Yousuf Wani, to be an...