Delhi High Court asks Delhi Police to conduct "crime-mapping" of offences against women

Expressing concern over the issue of safety of women in the capital, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Delhi Police to conduct "crime-mapping" of offences against women."Delhi Police shall provide the court with crime mapping, particularly of crimes against women, before the next date of hearing," a Bench comprised of Acting Chief Justice B D Ahmed and Justice S Mridul directed...

SC declines Sahara chief's plea to release him from detention

Sahara group chief Subrata Roy will stay in Tihar jail for some more time as the Supreme Court on Thursday declined his plea for release on a personal bond with an assurance that he will not leave the country.A Bench comprised of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice J.S. Khehar reiterated their earlier order as they asked senior counsel Ram Jethmalani if there was any proposal by the...

Death Sentence of four convicts in Delhi Gang Rape Case upheld by the Delhi High Court [Read Judgment]

High Court of Delhi on Thursday, confirmed the death sentence awarded to the accused in the Delhi Gang Rape Case by upholding the decision of a Delhi fast-track court awarding death penalty to four convicts in the December 16 gang rape-cum-murder of a physiotherapy student. A Bench of Justice Reva Khetrapal and Justice Pratibha Rani upheld the judgment of the Trial Court after hearing the...

Charges against Indian diplomat, Devyani Khobragade dismissed by U.S Court

An Indian diplomat who was subjected to arrest and strip search by the U.S. authorities had charges against her dismissed by a federal judge on Wednesday.Khobragade was arrested on the charges that she lied on a visa application about how much she paid her housekeeper, an Indian national. Prosecutors said the maid received less than $3 per hour for her work.A U.S. Court hearing the matter...

Advocate moves Delhi HC challenging Standing Order issued by DG (Prisons) related to inmate-lawyer meetings in Delhi jails

Nearly two weeks after Tihar Jail inmates went on a strike protesting against the rule propounding once-a-week meeting with their families, an advocate on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of a standing order by which an undertrial inmate could meet his lawyer only once a week.A Bench of the Delhi High Court headed by Acting Chief Justice B.D. Ahmed issued notices to...

Bombay High Court reserves order in Tehelka co-founder Tarun Tejpal’s bail application; order to be pronounced on Friday

The Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court will pronounce its order on Friday morning on Tehelka Co-founder Tarun Tejpal's bail application.Justice U.V. Bakre who heard the arguments on Wednesday, reserved orders in Tejpal’s bail application and will pronounce his order on Friday.Tejpal, accused in a female junior journalist sexual assault case, who is presently lodged in Judicial custody at...

Apex Court to hear Subrata Roy’s petition challenging his detention in judicial custody on Thursday

The Supreme Court will hear the plea by Sahara group chief Subrata Roy challenging the court's March 4 order sending him to judicial custody, which he described as illegal, on Thursday.The Bench comprised of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar said they would hear the matter on Thursday as they have to go through the pleadings.Seeking his release forthwith, Roy in...

Supreme Court dismisses centre's petition seeking review of decision in Shatrughan Chauhan [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by the Union Government seeking review of its January 21 judgment in Shatrughan Chauhan wherein the Apex Court had held that the unexplained and inordinate delay in deciding the mercy petition is a ground for commutation of death sentence to life imprisonment.A Bench of the Apex Court headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam on January...

Delhi High Court stays nursery admission process in Delhi

The Delhi High Court today stayed the fresh draw of lots being conducted for admission in nursery classes and asked the government to furnish all requisite data and details on the issue relating to unaided recognised private schools in New Delhi.A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Acting Chief Justice B D Ahmed and Justice Siddharth Mridul said that the fresh draw of lots to...

Supreme Court Bar Association permits Ram Jethmalani to campaign for Narendra Modi.

Lawyers in the Supreme Court are highly critical about Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) for their proactive action of permitting Ram Jethmalani to use its notice board for Narendra Modi campaign. Lawyers say that it is unheard and unprecedented. The controversial letter issued by Ram Jethmalani, on his letter head as Rajyasabha Member has already invited much criticism from the...

Former Supreme Court judge Srikrishna appointed as FPSB chairman

Justice B N Srikrishna, former Supreme Court judge has appointed as its chairman of The Financial Planning Standards Board India (FPSB), the professional standards setting body for financial planners.The appointment is effective for this fiscal year. He takes over from Dhirendra Swarup, who is presently the chairman of FPSB.As per the report on his appointment, Srikrishna said, “As...

Madras HC dismisses petition seeking CBI probe against Anil Ambani

The Madras High Court yesterday, dismissed a petition seeking direction to the CBI to register a case against Anil Ambani and others in connection with an alleged "large scale financial scam".Dismissing the petition, Justice R S Ramanathan of the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court said the complaint filed by A Kesavan, an advocate and an investor in Reliance Natural Resource Ltd...