Kerala Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail To 'Marunadan Malayali' Editor Shajan Skaria In Case By MLA Under SC/ST Act

A Kerala Court on Friday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Shajan Skariah, editor and publisher of YouTube Channel Marunadan Malayali, in the case against him for allegedly broadcasting a derogatory news item against MLA Sreenijin. The Special Court Judge for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act Honey M. Varghese found the allegations levelled by...

Chennai Court Grants 8 Days Custody To ED For Interrogating Senthil Balaji

A court in Chennai on Friday granted the Enforcement Directorate 8 days custody to interrogate Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji in connection with the case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The court has asked ED to produce Balaji on June 23. Principal Sessions Judge S Alli, checked up on Balaji's health through Video Conferencing before passing the order on his custody. Balaji...

Court Sentences Former Tamil Nadu Special DGP To 3 Years Imprisonment For Sexually Harassing Woman IPS Officer

A DGP-rank officer Rajesh Das has been convicted of sexual harassment by the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court at Villupuram in Tamil Nadu. Das, who was a Special DGP in the state, had sexually harassed a woman Superintendent of Police while on duty in 2021.Villupram Chief Judicial Magistrate Pushparani on Friday sentenced Das to three-year imprisonment and fine. The court also imposed a fine...

Karnataka Govt Makes It Compulsory For Schools, Colleges To Read Preamble; Govt Offices To Display Portrait Of Preamble

The Karnataka Government on Thursday announced that it has decided to make it mandatory for schools, colleges and Universities in the state, whether government aided or private, to read daily the Preamble of the Constitution of India.It also said that the officers of the State Government have been instructed to stick a copy of the preamble of the Constitution in every office of...

CLAT 2024:Consortium Of National Law Universities Notifies Syllabus,Questions Reduced From 150 To 120 For UG Exam

The Consortium of National Law Universities has today issued a notification regarding the syllabus and format for the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2024.The syllabus and pattern for CLAT 2024 are stated as follows:For Undergraduate CLAT 2024The Undergraduate CLAT 2024, for admissions to the Undergraduate courses that commence in the Academic Year 2024-2025 at the participating NLUs shall comprise 120 questions instead of 150 questions as in previous years. Candidates will have 2 hours to...

Karnataka Court Takes Cognizance Of BJP's Criminal Defamation Complaint Against Congress Leaders Over 'Corruption Rate Card'

A Special Court in Bengaluru has taken cognizance of a private defamation complaint filed by Bharatiya Janata Party against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and Congress leadersRahul Gandhi under Sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code.The complaint is primarily against “Corruption Rate card” advertisement issued by the Karnataka Pradesh...

Delhi Police Files Cancellation Report In POCSO Case against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh, Submits Chargesheet In Sexual Harassment Case

Delhi Police on Thursday filed a cancellation report in the POCSO case against BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. However, a chargesheet has been filed against him in a sexual harassment case.Special Public Prosecutor Atul Srivastava told the media that a charge sheet before Rouse Avenue Court has been filed under Sections 354 (outraging modesty of...

Union Government Constitutes Expert Committee For Reforms In Arbitration And Conciliation Act

The Ministry of Law & Justice has constituted a sixteen-member expert committee headed by Dr. T.K. Vishwanathan, Former Secretary of the Department of Legal Affairs, for examining the working of arbitration law in India and recommending reforms in the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The committee is expected to submit its recommendations within 30 days from today. The step is...

Srinagar Court Refuses To Permit PDP Leader Waheed Para To Travel Abroad For Pursuing YALE Peace Fellowship

A Court in Srinagar has refused to permit Peoples Democratic Party Leader Waheed ur Rehman Para to travel to the United States for the YALE Peace Fellowship from September to November this year. The order is likely to be challenged before the High Court in Srinagar by Para, sources said.Special NIA Court, while rejecting Para’s application, said charges have been framed against him for...

Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji Remanded To Judicial Custody Till June 28 In Money Laundering Case

The Tamil Nadu Minister Electricity Minister Senthil Balaji has been sent to Judicial Custody for a period of two weeks till June 28 by the District & Sessions Court.The District Sessions Judge S Alli earlier visited Balaji at the hospital before deciding on his remand.Following this, an application was filed by the Minister seeking bail or in the alternative "rejection" of the remand...

Bengaluru Court Dismisses Defamation Case Against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, Says Statement By Him Not Against Entire Lingayat Community

A Special Court in Bengaluru has rejected a private complaint filed against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for his prosecution under section 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code.The complainants Shankar Shet & another said that they belong to the Lingayat community and when Siddaramaiah was in opposition, he made a derogatory and defamatory statement against it before the media during...

Kerala Court Issues Summons To Lakeshore Hospital, Its Doctors For Allegedly Transplanting Liver Of Brain Dead Patient In Violation Of Law

A Kerala Court recently issued summons to Lakeshore Hospital and some of its doctors, who were alleged to have transplanted the liver of an 18-year-old accident victim to a Malaysian national, in violation of the Transplantation of Human Organs Act (THOA), 1994. The victim's kidneys and liver were harvested in violation of the law, according to a private complaint before the court.The...