Supreme Court Refuses To Cancel Suryakant Tiwari's Interim Bail In Chhattisgarh Coal Levy 'Scam' Case; Grants Interim Bail In DMF 'Scam' Case

The Supreme Court has refused to cancel the interim bail granted to businessman-Suryakant Tiwari in the Chhattisgarh Coal Levy 'Scam' case. It has further granted interim bail to the businessman in the DMF scam case on the same terms and conditions imposed earlier in May.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi granted the relief, after having heard substantial arguments yesterday....

Jharkhand Court Grants Bail To Rahul Gandhi In 2018 Defamation Case Involving Amit Shah

A Court in Jharkhand's Chaibasa district today granted bail to Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi in connection with a defamation case pertaining to his alleged remarks on Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Gandhi personally appeared before Spl. Judge, MP-MLA Court, Chaibasa, Supriya Rani Tigga and surrendered to seek bail in the case.Previously on February 27, the MP-MLA Court...

Principal City Civil And Sessions Judge Transfers Dharmasthala Burial Case To New Bench After Recusal Of Presiding Judge

The Principal City Civil and Session Judge has transferred the case concerning ex parte interim gag order in the Dharmasthala burial case to another judge, for further hearing. Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge Vijay Kumar Rai, who had earlier restrained the media and YouTube channels from publishing "defamatory content" against Harshendra Kumar D, the brother of Dharmasthala...

Punjab & Haryana Bar Council Launches Inquiry Into Alleged Bench Hunting At High Court

The Punjab & Haryana Bar Council has launched an inquiry into serious allegations of bench hunting by lawyers at the Punjab and Haryana High CourtIn an office order, the Chairman of the State Bar Council, Rakesh Gupta, stated that members of the Bar Council had pointed out that some advocates of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, in order to obtain favourable orders from a particular...

Telangana State Legal Services Authority Concludes 'Mediation For The Nation' Campaign, Settles 179 Cases In 90 Days

The Telangana State Legal Services Authority (TSLSA) successfully concluded its 90-day "Mediation for the Nation" campaign, settling 179 cases across the state. Telangana High Court judge Justice P. Sam Koshy who is also the Executive Chairman of TSLSA, led a sensitization program on August 2 at the District Legal Services Authority premises in Kushaiguda, emphasizing the critical role...

Delhi Court Accepts CBI Closure Report Against Satyendar Jain Over PWD Hiring Case; Says No Incriminating Evidence Found

A Delhi Court has accepted the closure report filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a case registered against AAP leader Satyendar Jain and others over allegations of irregular engagement of professionals in the PWD and payments made from unrelated project funds.Special judge Dig Vinay Singh of Rouse Avenue Courts observed that despite several years of investigation,...

Judiciary Always Safeguarded Free & Fair Elections : Justice Surya Kant

The judiciary has been at the forefront of safeguarding free and fair elections in India, said Justice Surya Kant, Judge of the Supreme Court. He said that the judiciary acted as a stabilising force to ensure that the "blood of democracy continues to flow unblemished."Justice Kant was speaking at the First Annual Shri HL Sibal Memorial Lecture at the Punjab and Haryana High Court, organised...

Dharmasthala Burial Case: Trial Judge Recuses Pointing Out He Studied In Law College Run By Veerendra Heggade Family

A trial court judge who passed an ex-parte interim gag order in the Dharmasthala burial case has recused stating that he studied at a law college run by Veerendra Heggade's family.Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge Vijay Kumar Rai had earlier restrained the media and YouTube channels from publishing "defamatory content" against Harshendra Kumar D–brother of Dharmasthala...

Judges & Lawyers Of Punjab & Haryana High Court Shun Cars On 'Green Commute Day'

Lawyers, employees, and judges of the Punjab & Haryana High Court on working Saturday observed 'Green Commute Day'—an initiative by a group of High Court lawyers known as the 'Feed Goal Team.'Senior advocates and other lawyers arrived at the High Court in buses especially arranged from various parts of Panchkula and Chandigarh, supporting sustainable commutation. Chief Justice Sheel...

Malegaon Blasts : Special Court Rejects Argument That ATS Wanted To Implicate RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat

The special NIA court in Mumbai while acquitting all the seven accused including Pragya Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit from the 2008 Malegaon Blasts case cited the differing theories of the Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the weak testimonies of witnesses forcibly 'obtained' by the ATS sleuths and the failure of the prosecution to bring on record...

[Liquor Policy] Accused Can't Inspect Digital Devices Resulting In Privacy Violation Of Co-Accused Or Third Party: Delhi Court

A Delhi Court today observed that an accused cannot request for inspection of digital device belonging to co accused or other individuals, containing private or third party data, without justified reasons as the same amounts to a fishing expedition and can violate their right to privacy.Special judge Dig Vinay Singh of Rouse Avenue Courts observed that before requesting such inspection which...

BREAKING | Bengaluru Court Sentences Former MP Prajwal Revanna To Life Imprisonment In Rape Case

A Special Court in Bengaluru today sentenced Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former MP Prajwal Revanna to life imprisonment after he was convicted in the first rape case registered against him at the Holenarasipura Rural Police Station of Hassan District.On Friday Additional City Civil And Session Judge Santhosh Gajanan Bhat had also convicted Revanna in the rape case for all chargesThe...