Anna University Sexual Harassment Case: Chennai Court Finds Accused Gnanasekaran Guilty, Sentence On June 02

A Chennai Court has found Gnanasekaran, sole accused in Anna University sexual assault case, guilty.Sessions Judge M Rajalakshmi will pass an order on sentence on June 02. When questioned about his sentence, Gnanasekaran requested the court to give him minimum sentence since he had an elderly mother and a daughter studying in Class VIII.On 23rd December 2024, when the girl and her male...

CAT Issues Contempt Notices To Cabinet Secretary, 2 Other Officials On IFS Officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi's Plea

In a significant order passed last week, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Principal Bench [Circuit Nainital] has issued contempt notices to Cabinet Secretary TV Somanathan, Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Apurva Chandra, and Secretary, Central Vigilance Commission P Daniel in connection with a case concerning the downgraded appraisal report of Indian...

Varanasi Court Rejects Complaint Against LoP Rahul Gandhi Over Alleged 'Lord Rama A Mythological Figure' Remark

A Court in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi District today rejected a criminal complaint filed against Congress Leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over his alleged remark on Lord Rama, referring to him as a 'mythological' figure during an interactive session in the US last month. The complaint, rejected for being non-maintainable, was moved by Advocate...

Lawyer Moves NHRC Against Alleged Re-Arrest & Detention By Assam Police Of Indians Earlier Declared As Foreigners

An advocate practising in the Gauhati High Court has written an "urgent complaint" to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) asking it to take suo-motu cognizance of the "arbitrary re-arrest and detention of Indian citizens and previously released declared foreigners" in Assam by the police as of May 23. The letter further seeks "immediate intervention" by the Commission to prevent...

Spying Case | Haryana Court Sends YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra To Judicial Custody

Haryana-based YouTuber and travel vlogger Jyoti Malhotra, who was arrested on May 16 for allegedly spying for Pakistani intelligence agencies, has been sent to 14-day judicial custody by a Court in Haryana's Hisar District. Malhotra's police remand ended today. On May 22, her police custody was extended by four days. Since the police did not seek her further remand today, she was sent...

Delhi Court Accepts Police's Cancellation Report In POCSO Case Against Former WFI President Brij Bhushan Singh

A Delhi Court on Monday accepted Delhi Police's cancellation report in the POCSO case registered by a minor wrestler against former BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.The matter was before Additional Sessions Judge Gomati Manocha of Patiala House Courts. The case status of the matter reads “cancelled” and “case disposed.” The Delhi...

Calling Hardworking Woman's Earning 'Haraam Ka Maal' Insults Her Modesty: Delhi Court Convicts Man U/S 509 IPC

A Delhi Court has recently observed that the word “haram” means something is earned through ill-gotten or bastardised means and is bound is insult modesty of any hardworking woman.“The word Haram is not a word which is used simply to insult a person. The word Haram means something which is forbidden and earned with ill-gotten/bastardised means. The word is bound to insult the modesty of...

Delhi Court Issues Notice To Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman In Defamation Case By AAP Leader's Wife

A Delhi Court yesterday issued notice to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in a criminal defamation case filed by Aam Aadmi Party leader Somnath Bharti's wife.ACJM Paras Dalal of Rouse Avenue Courts issued notice to Sitharaman for June 12, at 12:30 PM. “Matter is at the stage of cognizance and in compliance of first proviso to section 223 BNSS, the proposed accused is to be...

No Legal Or Contractual Obligation On Restaurant To Provide Gravy With Porotta & Beef Fry: CDRC Ernakulam

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DCDRC), Ernakulam recently passed an order dismissing a complaint filed by a journalist against a restaurant (Persian Table) for not providing gravy when he ordered porotta and beef fry.Factual backgroundThe complainant stated that the food was dry and uncomfortable to eat since there was no gravy provided by the restaurant even upon...

Delhi Court Upholds Right To Privacy, Rejects Husband's Plea For Hotel CCTV Footage Over Allegations Of Wife's Affair

A Delhi Court has rejected a plea filed by a husband, Major in the Indian Army, seeking CCTV footage of a hotel over the allegations that his wife was having an affair with a man, also a Major, and was with him there. Civil Judge Vaibhav Pratap Singh of Patiala House Courts upheld the right to privacy of the wife and her alleged lover, observing thus:“…. the right to privacy and to be...

Court Acquits 30 Men In Four Delhi Riots Cases In A Week For Lack Of Proof

A Delhi Court recently acquitted 30 men in four different FIRs registered in relation to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots, dealing with murder of three men and loot and arson in a medical shop, for lack of proof.Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala passed four acquittal orders in a week on May 13, May 14, May 16 and May 17. The accused persons have been acquitted in FIRs 37/2020,...

J&K High Court Notifies Vacation Benches, Dates For 2025 Summer Vacations

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has issued an official notification regarding the Summer Vacation 2025, which will be observed from June 9 to June 28, 2025 (both days inclusive). The period from June 9 to June 14 has been declared as a 'No Work Period' for the High Court.In accordance with Rule 12 of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Rules, 1999, the Chief Justice has nominated...