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Breaking-"Materials Inadequate To Attribute Any Act Of Terrorism Under UAPA": NIA Court Discharges Akhil Gogoi In Chabua Case -Read Judgment
A Special NIA Court today in Gauhati has discharged Raijor Dal Chief, Akhil Gogoi in the Chabua case involving UAPA. Special NIA Judge Pranjal Das ordered thus: "In view of the materials on record as discussed above, I am of the considered opinion that the omissions and commissions of A- 1 revealed by the materials cannot be prima-facie said to be a terrorist act done with the intention...
Centre Proposes To Amend E-Commerce Rules To Curb Flash Sales, Appoint Grievance Redressal Officers
The Central Government on Monday proposed amendments to the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020, pursuant to recommendations by a Parliamentary panel headed by Member of Parliament Partap Singh Bajwa. The new draft rules come at a time when leading e-commerce giants such as Flipkart and Amazon India are being investigated by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for...
'Prima Facie Raises Important Questions': Allahabad High Court Issues Notice On Pleas Against Demolition Of Gareeb Nawaz Mosque In UP
The Allahabad High Court has issued notice on a writ petition filed by the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board, challenging the demolition of the Gareeb Nawaz Mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Barbanki District (Ram Sanehi Ghat area).A Bench of Justices Saurabh Lavania and Rajan Roy observed that the petitions prima facie raise important questions as to the existence of a Mosque on public...
Bombay High Court Seeks Reply On Sudha Bharadwaj's Plea For Default Bail In Bhima Koregaon Case
The Bombay high Court on Tuesday directed the National Investigating Agency and State to file their replies in lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj's plea seeking default bail on the grounds that the Pune judge was not authorized to grant extension for filing the charge sheet against her in 2018 or to take cognizance of the charge sheet filed subsequently in February 2019. Bharadwaj...
Unimaginable That At Time Of Humanitarian Crisis, People Are Committing Such Frauds: Bombay HC On Fake Covid Vaccination Drives In Mumbai
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday took serious note of a series of Covid-19 vaccination frauds in Mumbai and directed the police to submit a status report on their investigation into these scams by Thursday. The court also asked the Maharashtra Government and BMC to inform the court about the "procedure to be adopted by housing societies, to ensure that such fake vaccination drives are...
"Mother Died, Rights As A Journalist Violated": Journalist Siddique Kappan Tells Mathura Court In His Bail Plea, Matter Adjourned To July 5
Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan's Bail plea, which was taken up today by the Mathura local court was adjourned to July 5. His Counsel argued before the Court that his mother had died on June 18 and he be released on Bail as he is innocent.His Counsel also argued that he is a Journalist by profession and has not done anything beyond the ambit and scope of guidelines issued by the ...
President Appoints Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari As The Acting Chief Justice Of Allahabad High Court
On Tuesday (22nd June) the Centre notified the appointment of Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari as the Acting Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court (as per Article 223 of the Constitution of India) with effect from June 26.Justice Bhandari, the senior-most Judge of the Allahabad High Court, will be performing the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of the high Court consequent upon...
Delhi High Court Issues Practice Directions To Magistrates Pursuant To Supreme Court Order On Cheque Bouncing Cases
The Delhi High Court has issued practice directions to Magistrates and Trial Courts having jurisdiction to try offences under the Negotiable Instruments Act pursuant to the directions issued by the Supreme Court (In Re Expeditious Trial Of Cases Under Section 138 of N.I Act) regarding the trial of Cheque bouncing cases The practice directions dated 21st June 2021 that came into force...
Delhi Court Adjourns Till July 9 Hearing In INX Media Case Against P Chidambaram, Karti Chidambaram And Others
A Delhi Court has adjourned en bloc hearing in the INX Media Money Laundering case till July 9 in relation to the main chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the INX Media money laundering case against Former Union Minister P Chidambaram, his son Karti P. Chidambaram and 8 others. Special CBI Judge MK Nagpal had adjourned the matter in view of the directions issued by the...
Police Officials Assaulted During Panchayat Polls- "Police Named 45 Unknown Persons In FIR": Allahabad HC Grants Anticipatory Bail To One
Noting that the Policer Officer named 45 persons in the said F.I.R., who were unknown to him, the Allahabad High Court last week granted Anticipatory Bail to a man accused of Assaulting Police Officials who were on election duty during the Panchayat Polls in Uttar Pradesh.The Bench of Justice Rajeev Singh granted Bail to one Raj Kumar observing that custodial interrogation was not necessary...
Don't Wait For Certified Copies Of Documents To Give Opinion On Filing Appeals In SC/ST Cases : Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the state government to correct the practise followed by the prosecution department of commencing the work of giving opinion for filing appeals against acquittals in cases registered under the Schedule Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, only after receiving certified copies of the order and other documents. A...