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Delhi Riots: Court Sets Aside Order Directing Further Investigation Against BJP Leader Kapil Mishra
A Delhi Court on Monday set aside a lower court order directing the Delhi Police to conduct further investigation against BJP leader and Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra over his alleged involvement in the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.Special judge Dig Vinay Singh of Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order. In April, the order was stayed by the Court. Notice was issued on the revision petition filed...
'Insurance Is A Safety Net, Not Hurdle': Kerala Consumer Forum Raps Insurer For Denying Valid Claim, Imposes Cost
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Ernakulam recently ordered Future Generali India Insurance Company Ltd. and Future General Health (FGH) to pay the balance hospital bill and a compensation of Rs. 30,000 to a policy holder for denying a valid health insurance claim.The Bench of D.B. Binu (President), V. Ramachandran and Sreevidhia T.N. ordered that the opposite parties would...
Jailed ₹3700-Crore Scam Accused Booked For Threat Mail To Allahabad High Court Judge Using Cop's Mobile
A prisoner lodged in Lucknow Jail in connection with a massive ₹3,700-crore cyber fraud case has been accused of sending a threatening email to an Allahabad High Court judge using a police constable's phone, PTI has reported. An FIR has been lodged against Jailed accused Anubhav Mittal who is facing charges of duping nearly seven lakh investors through a fake online Ponzi scheme....
Supreme Court Suspends Sentence Of Zenito Cardozo In 2009 Siridao Gang War Case
The Supreme Court on November 6 suspended the sentence of gangster Zenito Cardozo until the disposal of his criminal appeal challenging his conviction and sentencing for culpable homicide not amounting to murder in the 2009 Siridao gang war case of Goa. A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice NK Singh issued notice, while passing an order suspending his sentence pending appeal...
SEBI Imposes Rs 3 Lakh Penalty On Mediaone's Merchant Banker For Due Diligence Lapses In Open Offer
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has imposed a Rs 3 lakh penalty on merchant banker Kunvarji Finstock Private Limited for lapses in due diligence and disclosure during an open offer involving Chennai-based media company Mediaone Global Entertainment Limited.Mediaone operates across film production, distribution, theatre management, television content, and event...
Lucknow Court Acquits Samajwadi Party Leader Azam Khan In RSS-BJP Defamation Case
A Magistrate Court in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow district on Friday acquitted senior Samajwadi Party leader and former MP Azam Khan in a case related to the alleged misuse of a government letterhead and stamp to malign the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division)/ACJM Alok Verma granted relief to Khan, observing that...
Justice Ashok Bhushan Appointed As NCLAT Chairperson For Second Term
The Central Government has approved the re-appointment of Justice Ashok Bhushan, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India, as Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). The re-appointment will be effective from the date he assumes charge and will continue until he attains the age of 70 years, i.e., till July 4, 2026.Justice Bhushan was earlier appointed as the...
High Court Of Chhattisgarh Virtually Inaugurates Additional Bar Room In Balodabazar; Foundation Stones Laid For Civil Court Buildings At Bhatapara, Simga & Kasdo
The High Court of Chhattisgarh today virtually inaugurated the Newly Constructed Additional Bar Room at the District & Sessions Court, Balodabazar. The ceremony also included the Virtual Bhoomi Poojan and Laying of Foundation Stone for the upcoming Civil Court Buildings at Bhatapara, Simga, and Kasdol under District Balodabazar–Bhatapara.The virtual ceremony was graced by the...
Kerala Consumer Commission Orders IRCTC, Southern Railway To Pay ₹50K For Deficient Service, Unclean Train During Theerth Yatra Tour
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Ernakulam recently ordered the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC) and the Southern Railway to pay compensation of ₹50,000 and refund ticket fare of 20,500 to a passenger, who had participated in IRCTC's Aastha Punya Theerth Yatra.The Bench comprising D.B. Binu (President), V. Ramachandran and Sreevidhia T.N....
WhatsApp Privacy Policy Case: Overlap in Data Privacy–Competition Issues Doesn't Curb CCI's Powers, says NCLAT
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at Delhi on Tuesday reaffirmed that the overlap between privacy and competition issues does not take away the powers of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in investigating and addressing abuse of dominance by firms, even when data protection concerns are also involved. Observing that “Competition law and data protection law operate...
'Such Incident Can Happen Only In Banana Republic' : Kerala Court Slams Police For Arrest Of Man Over 10 Millilitres Liquor
The Manjeri Sessions Court on Saturday (1, November) had granted bail to a person accused of violating the Abkari Act for allegedly storing 10 milliliters of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) in his shop.The court questioned the motives of the investigating officer, calling his action “excessive and questionable.”The case was registered in Valanchery Police Station, against the accused...
Country's Richest Civic Body Failed To Protect Citizens: State Human Rights Body Fines BMC ₹12 Lakh After Sweepers Perform ECG On Patients
The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) imposed a hefty fine of Rs 12 lakhs on the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) after it learnt that the civic body had not recruited 'trained' practitioners to perform Electrocardiogram on patients in one of its hospitals.In doing so the human rights panel said that allowing a ward boy or a sweeper to carry out an Electrocardiogram...