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Mumbai Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Two TISS Students For Raising Slogans To Release Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid
A sessions court in Mumbai on August 7 denied anticipatory bail to two students, who in an event held at TISS campus, for paying homage to GN Saibaba, raised slogans for freeing Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid, who are facing trial in a UAPA case.Additional Sessions Judge VB Bohra said that the Supreme Court had denied bail to Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid and thus students must respect the law...
Failure To Provide Public Prosecutor Will Invite Contempt Proceedings: Jammu NDPS Court Warns Authorities
A Special NDPS Court at Jammu has directed the Director General (Prosecution) and Director (Prosecution) to ensure the availability of a Public Prosecutor after no prosecutor appeared before the Court owing to the sanctioned leave of the Special Public Prosecutor without any alternate arrangement.Observing that criminal courts cannot be rendered non-functional because of administrative...
Durg District Court Holds Workshop On Mediation 3.0, Nyaya Shruti & ICJS To Advance Digital Justice Delivery
The Principal District & Sessions Court, Durg, organised a comprehensive joint workshop on 'Mediation 3.0', 'Nyaya Shruti' and the Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) on Thursday, bringing together Judicial Officers, Public Prosecutors and court staff to deliberate on digital justice initiatives, electronic evidence management and mediation as part of efforts to...
Tamil Nadu CM Joseph Vijay's Wife Withdraws Divorce Petition
The divorce petition filed by the wife of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay, which was pending before the Family Court in Chengalpattu, has been withdrawn.Judge D Sujatha allowed an application filed by Vijay's wife, Sangeetha, seeking to withdraw the divorce case. On Friday (August 7th) Sangeetha appeared before the court via video conferencing and confirmed that she did not wish to...
Chennai Court Recalls Non-Bailable Warrant Against Former Minister Ponmudi After He Voluntarily Surrenders
The Metropolitan Magistrate's Court in George Town, Chennai, has recalled the Non-Bailable warrant issued against former Minister Ponmudi in a hate speech case registered against him for making allegedly derogatory remarks against Saivism, Vaishnavism, and women. Judge C Sundarapandian has recalled the warrant issued by him yesterday after the former Minister voluntarily surrendered before...
Justice B.V. Nagarathna To Inaugurate First-Ever South Zone Conference On 'Justice For Women' In Bengaluru
Supreme Court Judge Justice B.V. Nagarathna will inaugurate the first-ever South Zone Regional Conference on "Justice for Women" on August 8 at the Karnataka Judicial Academy, Bengaluru. The two-day conference, jointly organised by the National Commission for Women (NCW), the High Court of Karnataka and the Karnataka Judicial Academy, aims to deliberate on key issues concerning women's access...
Chandigarh Court Issues Notice To Salman Khan's Being Human Foundation In Jewellery Franchise Complaint
A Chandigarh district court has issued pre-cognisance notice to Bollywood actor Salman Khan's company Being Human, his sister Alvira Khan Agnihotri, and the directors of Style Quotient Jewellery Pvt Ltd in a cheating complaint related to a Being Human jewellery showroom in Chandigarh. Judicial Magistrate Dr Ambika Sharma said, “this court deems it appropriate to issue notice to accused...
IBC Has Reshaped India's Commercial Law In A Decade: Justice Vikram Nath At Book Launch
Justice Vikram Nath of the Supreme Court on Tuesday praised the authors of IBC Mantra: The Law and Practice of Insolvency and Bankruptcy for making the book available free of cost to the legal fraternity, observing that legal knowledge acquires greater value when it is shared and that such contributions strengthen both the Bar and the Bench.Delivering the Chief Guest address at the book...
