Delhi Court Fines Accused For Halting Proceedings By Throwing Rice On Floor, Lawyers Suspect Black Magic

A Delhi Court recently sentenced a Doctor accused in a case to pay Rs. 2000 fine for halting court proceedings by throwing rice on the floor, suspected by lawyers in the courtroom to be black magic.Additional Sessions Judge Shefali Barnala Tandon of Tis Hazari Courts said that the accused interrupted the judicial proceeding by 15-20 minutes due to his over act, adding that the act done, if...

'Baawla' Song Payment Row | Haryana Court Orders Badshah To Deposit Additional ₹50 Lakh, Raising Total Security To ₹2.2 Crore

A Court in Haryana's Karnal District recently directed rapper, singer and producer Aditya Prateek Singh alias Badshah to deposit an additional Fixed Deposit Receipt (FDR) of ₹50 lakh as security in an ongoing payment dispute with Unisys Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd. over the Hindi-Haryanvi audio-video track 'Baawla'. With this latest direction of the court (dated July 22), the total...

Savarkar Defamation case: Lawyer Withdraws Plea Claiming 'Threat' To Rahul Gandhi, Says He Filed Without Consulting RG

A day after filing a Pursis highlighting the apprehension to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's safety, especially after he "exposed" the alleged "vote theft", his lawyer on Thursday withdrew the said Pursis, which was taken on record by the Special MP/MLA Court presently seized with the criminal defamation case filed against him over his comments against right-wing leader Vinayak Savarkar.The...

Bar Council Of India Announces Three-Year Moratorium On Establishment Of New Centers Of Legal Education In India

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has framed the Rules of Legal Education, Moratorium (Three-Year Moratorium) with respect to Centers of Legal Education, 2025, which effectively puts a bar on establishment or granting of approval to any new Center of Legal Education in India.The Regulation, which is prescribed to remain in force for three years, further bars introduction of any new section,...

Delhi Court Acquits Ex-DCW Head Swati Maliwal, Another In 2016 Case For Allegedly Revealing Identity Of Minor Rape Victim

A Delhi Court on Wednesday (August 13) acquitted former Delhi Commission For Women Chairperson Swati Maliwal in a 2016 FIR for allegedly revealing identity of a minor rape victim. Maliwal was booked along with Bhupendra Singh (PRO of DCW) under Section 74 of Juvenile Justice Act. It was alleged that as the then DCW Chairperson Maliwal had issued a notice to concerned SHO mentioning victim's...

Rahul Gandhi Files Application Apprehending 'Personal Harm, Political Influence' In Savarkar Defamation Case

In a development in the ongoing criminal defamation case filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his comments on right-wing leader Vinayak Savarkar, a Special MP/MLA Court in Pune on Wednesday took on record a pursis filed by his advocate, highlighting the apprehension to Gandhi's safety, especially after he "exposed" the alleged "vote theft".The lawyer Milind Pawar, has in the...

J&K Court Orders SIT Probe Into Alleged Illegal Sale Of Drugs, Pulls Up Police For 6-Month Delay In Filing FIR

The Principal Sessions Judge (Special Judge under NDPS Act), Udhampur, Virinder Singh Bhou, directed the SSP Udhampur and the SHO of Police Station Udhampur for constituting a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe serious allegations of illegal sale of psychotropic substances and tampering of patient records.The directions came after the complaint sought an investigation into...

ANI Moves Delhi Court Against YouTuber Thugesh Alleging Copyright Infringement

News agency Asian News International (ANI) has moved a Delhi Court alleging copyright infringement by a YouTuber “Thugesh Unfiltered Channel”. ANI has sought permanent and mandatory injunction and damages for “copyright infringement, piracy, plagiarism, unjust enrichment and other wrongs” against Thugesh, whose real name is Mahesh Rajesh Keshwala. The suit seeks an injunction...

Supreme Court Refuses To Cancel Suryakant Tiwari's Interim Bail In Chhattisgarh Coal Levy 'Scam' Case; Grants Interim Bail In DMF 'Scam' Case

The Supreme Court has refused to cancel the interim bail granted to businessman-Suryakant Tiwari in the Chhattisgarh Coal Levy 'Scam' case. It has further granted interim bail to the businessman in the DMF scam case on the same terms and conditions imposed earlier in May.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi granted the relief, after having heard substantial arguments yesterday....

Jharkhand Court Grants Bail To Rahul Gandhi In 2018 Defamation Case Involving Amit Shah

A Court in Jharkhand's Chaibasa district today granted bail to Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi in connection with a defamation case pertaining to his alleged remarks on Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Gandhi personally appeared before Spl. Judge, MP-MLA Court, Chaibasa, Supriya Rani Tigga and surrendered to seek bail in the case.Previously on February 27, the MP-MLA Court...

Principal City Civil And Sessions Judge Transfers Dharmasthala Burial Case To New Bench After Recusal Of Presiding Judge

The Principal City Civil and Session Judge has transferred the case concerning ex parte interim gag order in the Dharmasthala burial case to another judge, for further hearing. Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge Vijay Kumar Rai, who had earlier restrained the media and YouTube channels from publishing "defamatory content" against Harshendra Kumar D, the brother of Dharmasthala...

Punjab & Haryana Bar Council Launches Inquiry Into Alleged Bench Hunting At High Court

The Punjab & Haryana Bar Council has launched an inquiry into serious allegations of bench hunting by lawyers at the Punjab and Haryana High CourtIn an office order, the Chairman of the State Bar Council, Rakesh Gupta, stated that members of the Bar Council had pointed out that some advocates of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, in order to obtain favourable orders from a particular...