Maharashtra Bar Associations Hold Peaceful Demonstrations Following Lawyer Couple's Murder In Ahmednagar, Seek Measures For Security Of Advocates

Several Bar Associations in Maharashtra have passed resolutions for peaceful demonstrations this week in response to the double murder of lawyer couple Advocates Rajaram Jaywant Adhav and Manisha Adhav in Rahuri, Ahmednagar last week.The Bombay City Civil & Sessions Court Bar Association has condemned the double murder and resolved to abstain from work today, February 2, 2024....

Shahjahanpur Rape Case 2011 | UP Court Acquits Former Union Minister Swami Chinmayanand As 'Victim' Turned Hostile

An MP/MLA court in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district on Thursday acquitted former Union Minister and BJP leader Chinmayanand in connection with a rape case lodged against him in the year 2011. The decision came after the court noted that the victim had turned hostile.The Addl. District & Sessions Judge Judge Ahasan Husain has also directed that a case be registered against the victim...

Was World's Richest Person Overpaid? Delaware Court Says Yes, Tosses Out Elon Musk's $56b 'Unprecedented' Tesla Pay Package

In a challenge to billionaire Elon Musk's Tesla pay package of approx. $56bn, a Delaware court on Tuesday ruled in favor of plaintiff-shareholder(s) who pleaded that it was excessive.The judge, Kathaleen McCormick of Delaware's Court of Chancery, held that the compensation plan was subject to review under the "entire fairness standard" and the burden to prove that it was fair was on...

'Crimes Were Based On Hatred And Greed': Court Sentences Man To 4 Yrs In Jail In Delhi Riots Case

A Delhi Court yesterday sentenced a man to four years of rigorous imprisonment in a case concerning the 2020 North-East Delhi riots, observing that the crimes committed by him were based on “hatred and greed.”“Riotous acts were guided by hatred, while robbery and loot of the cash amount was guided by greed,” Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala of Karkardooma Courts said...

Justice PS Dinesh Kumar Appointed As Chief Justice Of Karnataka High Court

The President has appointed Justice PS Dinesh Kumar as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court.This follows the elevation of Justice Prasanna B Varale, the previous Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, as a Supreme Court judge last...

Gyanvapi-Vyas Ji Tahkhana | Make Arrangements For 'Puja/Raga-Bhoga' Of Idols Inside Mosque's Southern Cellar: Varanasi Court To DM

Today, the Varanasi District Judge directed the District Administration to make appropriate arrangements within 7 days for Hindus to conduct worshipping rituals inside one of the sealed cellars/basement/tahkhana (vyas ji ka tehkhana) inside the existing Gyanvapi mosque complex. Worship at this spot was stopped in the year 1993.The matter relates to 'Somnath Vyas' tehkhana inside Gyanvapi...

Given Electric Shocks, Tortured To Implicate Political Leaders: Parliament Security Breach Accused Tell Delhi Court

A Delhi Court has been informed that the accused persons arrested in the UAPA case registered over the security breach in Parliament in December last year, were tortured, forced to sign various blank papers and were given electric shocks to confess the alleged crime and their association with political parties.The submission has been made in an application filed before Additional Sessions...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 7 Additional Judges As Permanent Judges In Calcutta, P&H, Kerala & Jharkhand High Courts

The Law Ministry on Tuesday notified the elevation of 7 additional judges as permanent judges in the Calcutta, Punjab Haryana, Kerala and Jharkhand High Courts.They are:Calcutta High Court Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay,Justice Rai Chattopadhyay, Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul), andJustice Raja Basu ChowdhuryThe Supreme Court collegium had recommended their names on January 18. Additionally,...

BJP Leader Ranjith Sreenivasan Murder : Kerala Court Gives Death Sentence To 14 PFI Members

A Court in Kerala awarded death sentence to 14 persons who were found guilty for the murder of BJP leader and lawyer Ranjith Sreenivasan in December 2021. It is for the first time in Kerala that so many persons have been sentenced to death in a single case.On January 20, Additional Sessions Court Mavelikara had found 15 persons, who are members of the Popular Front of India(PFI), guilty in...

AFT Bar Association Writes To Law Ministry Alleging Defence Ministry Is 'Clogging Courts' By Litigating Against Disability Benefits To Soldiers

The Armed Forces Tribunal Chandigarh Bench Bar Association has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Law Ministry, raising concerns about the Ministry of Defence (MoD) "clogging the courts" and "bringing judicial work to a standstill" through litigations against disabled soldiers, widows of defence personnel, and their family members.While endorsing the letter written by the AFT...

Bihar Federation Of Women Lawyers Hosts Workshop On Court Crafts And Etiquettes

The Bihar Federation of Women Lawyers successfully organized a workshop on Court Crafts and Etiquettes on January 19, 2024. The esteemed event was graced by the presence of Justice Nilu Agarwal, Former Judge of the Patna High Court; Mr. K.N. Singh, Additional Solicitor General; and Mrs. Nivedita Nirvikar, Senior Advocate at the Patna High Court.Mr. K.N. Singh, conducting the workshop,...

'Vision 2047': Madhya Pradesh HC Vows To Ensure No Case In State Remains Pending For Beyond A Year From Its Institution By 2047

On the auspicious occasion of the 75th Republic Day, the Madhya Pradesh High Court announced the launch of the 'Vision 2047', an initiative to celebrate 2047, the 100th year of Independence in a "contributory way" by ensuring that no case remains pending for beyond a year from its institution at Madhya Pradesh.Releasing a special note on this occasion, Chief Justice Ravi Malimath India sent out...