Gyanvapi | Restrain Media From Publishing 'False News' About ASI Survey: Mosque Committee's Application In Varanasi Court

An application has been filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, which manages the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi, in the District Court to restrain the electronic and print media from publishing 'false news' about the ongoing ASI Survey of the Gyanvapi premises. The application has been moved in the pending Shringar Gauri Worshipping suit of 2022 filed by 4 Hindu Women Worshippers...

Gujarat Court Rejects Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's Plea For Interim Stay On Proceedings In PM Modi Degree Defamation Case

An Ahmedabad Court has rejected a plea filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh for an interim stay on proceedings in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Gujarat University for their (Kejriwal & Singh) alleged derogatory statements made in connection with the controversy regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s academic degree....

Mental Health: Delhi High Court Issues Directions To Authorities For Protecting 'Mental Integrity, Soundness Of Mind' Of Prisoners

The Delhi High Court has issued a slew of directions to the authorities for ensuring protection of mental and emotional health of the prisoners, observing that while imprisonment restricts the right to liberty, it does not restrict the human rights of convicts. “It is time to ensure that a convict who leaves the correction home/prison is restored to the society as a law abiding citizen who...

To Reduce Burden On Bombay HC, Maha Legislative Council Clears Bill To Raise Pecuniary Jurisdiction Of City Civil Court Upto ₹10 Crore

In order to reduce the burden of cases on the Bombay High Court, soon all suits valued up to Rs. 10 crore will be heard by the Bombay City Civil Court. This is a jump from its current pecuniary jurisdiction to handle cases up to Rs. 1 crore. The Maharashtra Legislative Council has passed an amendment to the Bombay City Civil Court Act, 1948 to try and dispose of suits and proceedings of a...

Supreme Court Stays Kerala HC Order That Quashed FIR Against Former DGP Jacob Thomas In The Dredger Scam Case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the 2021 Kerala High Court Judgment that had quashed the First Information Report (FIR) against Dr. Jacob Thomas, Former Director General of Police of Kerala in the dredger scam case in which he has been accused of engaging in tender rigging.The FIR was stayed by a division bench of Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Sanjay Karol. In February 2022, the...

Train Firing Case: Police Adds 'Hate Speech' Offence Against Accused RPF Constable, Says Couldn't Obtain CCTV Footage From Many Coaches

Railway Protection Force Constable - Chetan Singh (33) who is accused of shooting his senior and three Muslims passengers onboard the Jaipur Mumbai Super-Fast Express has been additionally charged with Section 153A of the IPC related to hate speech.On Monday, Borivali Magistrate Shivdatta Patil extended Singh’s police custody till August 11. The media was once again not permitted to witness...

Karnataka High Court Directs Integration Of Police IT System With Road Accident Database, FSL, Insurance Depts

The Karnataka High Court reiterated that Motor Vehicles Act being a beneficial legislation, the provisions thereof have to be given beneficial meaning and effect. It held that benefit under the Act cannot be taken away on a technical aspect that too of limitation under Section 166(3) of the Act, which mandates that no claim petition can be entertained unless it is made within six months of...

Kerala Court Convicts Man For Making More Than 300 Phone Calls To Police Station To Harass Woman Police Officer

A Kerala Court recently convicted a man for making more than 300 phone calls to the official phone of Vanitha police station, Kochi city, in order to harass a woman Civil Police Officer.The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ernakulam, Sajini B.S. sentenced the accused to rigorous imprisonment for a period of 3 years and imposed with a fine of Rs. 15,000. The prosecution case against...

Kerala Court Prevents ‘Marunadan Malayali’ From Publishing Defamatory Content Against Commerce Coaching Institute 'Lakshya'

The Subordinate Judges Court at Ernakulam today passed an ad interim ex-parte injunction against the Malayalam news portal ‘Marunadan Malayali’, restraining it from publishing defamatory content against Lakshya (Learnfluence Education Private Limited). Lakshya is a commerce coaching institute known for delivering high results in courses like CA, ACCA, CMA USA, CAM INDIA, CAT, CS...

Bill Discounting Facility Could Be Offered Not Only By Banking Company But Also By A Body Corporate: CESTAT

The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has observed that bill discounting facilities could be offered not only by a banking company or a financial institution but also by a body corporate.The bench of P. Dinesha (Judicial Member) and M. Ajit Kumar (Technical Member) has observed that service tax is payable on ‘bill discounting’ under banking...

Rioting Case | Agra Court Stays Conviction Of BJP MP Ram Shankar Katheria, Lok Sabha Membership No More In Peril

Two days after an MP/MLA Court in Uttar Pradesh's Agra District convicted BJP MP (representing Etawah) Dr Ram Shankar Katheria in a 2011 case lodged against him under Sections 147 (Rioting), 323 (Voluntary Causing Hurt) IPC, a Sessions Court has STAYED the conviction and has granted him regular bail.The stay on conviction means that MP Katheria will not be disqualified from Lok Sabha.Earlier,...

Parliament Passes Mediation Bill

The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Mediation Bill, 2023, it was already approved by Rajya Sabha last week. The Bill has the provision to volunteer for trying to settle civil or commercial disputes through mediation first, before approaching any court or tribunal. The Bill seeks to, “to promote and facilitate mediation, especially institutional mediation, for resolution of disputes,...