Srinagar Court Orders Husband To Pay Monthly Subsistence To Wife For Illegally Pronouncing 'Triple Talaq'

A Srinagar court has ordered a man to pay a monthly subsistence of ₹7,000 to his wife and their dependent child after finding that the woman was a victim of instantaneous triple talaq (Talaq-e-Biddat), which is outlawed under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019. The order was passed by Zirgham Hamid, 1st Additional Munsiff/Judicial Magistrate 1st...

Three Plead Guilty In 2020 Bengaluru Riots Case, NIA Court Sentences Them To 7 Yrs Imprisonment

A special NIA Court on Wednesday convicted and sentenced three accused involved in the 2020 Bengaluru Riots Case, to seven years rigorous imprisonment on them pleading guilty for the offences charged with. The convicted accused are Syed Ikramuddin alias Syed Naveed (44), Syed Asif (46), and Mohammed Atif (26) who were charged under sections Sections 15, 16, 18 and 20 of...

Calcutta High Court Upholds Arbitral Award In Favour Of Sourav Ganguly Over Termination Of Player Representation Agreement

The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Ravi Kishan Kapur dismissed a Section 34 petition filed against an arbitral award passed in favour of cricket player Sourav Ganguly (“Respondent”) by his former management agency, Precept Talent Management Ltd. (“Petitioner”). While upholding the Arbitral Award, the Court observed that the award was well reasoned and the views taken by...

All PoP Idols Up To 6 Feet Will Be 'Compulsorily Immersed' In Artificial Water Tanks: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Thursday (July 24) made it clear that for the forthcoming Ganeshotsav and Durga Puja festivals, idols made of Plaster of Paris (PoP) which are till the height of 6 feet, will have to be mandatorily immersed in artificial ponds/water tanks. A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne noted that last year, the Brihanmumbai...

'Crucial To Feel The Pulse Of Litigants To Stay Connected With People': Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan Bids Farewell To HP High Court

Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan has bid farewell to the Himachal Pradesh High Court after being transferred to the Jharkhand High Court. In his farewell speech, he stated that he was not an intelligent person, but was a hardworking person and believed that "the harder you work, the luckier you get."He emphasised the need to stay connected to the people's realities, and said: “If you don't feel...

Prajwal Revanna Moves Trial Court Seeking Bail In Rape Case

Former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna has moved the Sessions Court for the second time seeking regular bail in the alleged rape and sexual assault case against him. The Karnataka High Court had by its order dated July 9, relegated him to the sessions court. The trial court was also directed to dispose of his plea within 10 days. Senior Advocate Vikram Huilgol appearing for Revanna on Tuesday...

'Authorities Made No Genuine Efforts To Contact Him': Chennai Court Grants Interim Bail To British Resident Who Was Declared Proclaimed Offender

The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Egmore, Chennai has granted interim bail to a person residing in United Kingdom who was arrested after being declared as a Proclaimed Offender by the CBI. The court noted that there was a difference between the terms “Proclaimed person” and a “Proclaimed offender”. The court said that only a person who was evading the...

Varanasi Court Directs Fresh Hearing On Plea Seeking FIR Against Rahul Gandhi Over Remarks On Sikhs, Sets Aside Magistrate's Order

An Addl. District & Sessions Court in Varanasi on Monday set aside a Magistrate Court's order that had dismissed a plea seeking registration of FIR against Congress leader and LoP in LokSabha Rahul Gandhi over his alleged remarks on Sikhs made during his US trip in September 2024. Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Yajuvendra Vikram Singh, while hearing a revision plea,...

Delhi Court Convicts Former NALCO MD AK Srivastava & 3 Others For Money Laundering

A Delhi Court on Monday convicted Abhay Kumar Srivastava, former Chairman cum Managing Director of the National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO), a Public Sector Undertaking, for the offence of money laundering under Sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.Apart from Srivastava, the Special PMLA Court in Delhi convicted three other individuals, Bhushan Lal Bajaj, Smt....

Dharmasthala Burial Case: Karnataka Court Gags Media From Circulating 'Defamatory' Content Against Temple, Dharmadhikari's Brother

A Bengaluru court has in an ex-parte interim order restrained various media houses and YouTube channels from publishing, circulating and telecasting any "defamatory content" and information against Harshendra Kumar D–brother of Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Veerendra Heggade, his family members, institutions run by the family and Sri Manjunathaswamy temple, Dharmasthala. The court in its...

No Review Jurisdiction : Lokpal Refuses To Revisit Order Dismissing Complaints Against Ex-SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch

The Lokpal has refused to revisit its earlier decision dismissing multiple complaints filed against former SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch, holding that no express review jurisdiction has been bestowed on the Lokpal under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013. A bench of Justice AM Khanwilkar (Chairperson), Justice L Narayana Swamy, Justice Sanjay Yadav, Sushil Chandra, Justice Ritu...

Delhi Court Judge Writes Poetry 'Jang-e-Milkiyat', Grants Bail To Accused In Property Dispute Case

While granting bail to a man accused in a property dispute case, a Delhi Court judge yesterday wrote his own poetry in the order titled “Jang-Milkiyat.”Judicial Magistrate First Class Rohit Kumar of Rohini Courts granted bail to one Nitin Soni in a case alleging that he and his wife had taken illegal possession of a property of the complainant after breaking the lock and attacking her with...