Savarkar Defamation Case: Rahul Gandhi Moves Pune Court Seeking Contempt Action Against Complainant For Not Providing Electronic Evidence

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has approached a special MP/MLA Court in Pune seeking contempt of court proceedings against the complainant Satyaki Savarkar in the ongoing defamation case against him for his allegedly defamatory statements about right-wing leader Vinayak Savarkar.Gandhi, through his lawyer Milind Pawar has contended that Satyaki, the grand nephew of Savarkar, has failed to abide...

'Nepotism Also Form Of Corruption': Delhi Court Frames Charges Against Amanatullah Khan In Waqf Board Appointments Case

A Delhi Court has framed corruption charges against Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan and 10 others in a case registered by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe into the alleged illegal appointments in Delhi Waqf Board recruitment during his chairmanship.“Promoting the interest of near & dear ones, nepotism, as revealed from the facts of this case, is also a form...

'Restricts Access To Info, Favours Potentially Corrupt Officials': Justice AP Shah Writes To AG Urging Roll Back Of Amendments To RTI Act

Former Delhi High Court judge Justice Ajit Prakash Shah has written an open letter to the Attorney General of India R. Venkataramani, expressing "concern" over the legislative changes made to RTI Act through the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023, remarking that these changes threaten to dismantle the Act's purpose of democratic accountability and citizen empowerment. "It has come to...

Bengaluru Court Convicts Former ED Officer In Bribery Case, Imposes 3 Year Sentence And ₹5 Lakh Fine

A Sessions Court in Bengaluru has sentenced a former Officer of Enforcement Directorate (ED) to three-year imprisonment and imposed fine of Rs. 5 lakh for demanding and accepting bribe from a finance firm which was under investigation by the central agency in relation to Chinese Loan Apps. Additional City Civil & Sessions Judge and Principal Special Judge for CBI Cases Manjunath...

'Protector Turns Predator': MP Court Awards Death Penalty To Man For Killing Adoptive Mother; Cites Ramcharitmanas, Quran On Filial Duty

The District and Sessions Court, Sheopur, on Wednesday (July 23), awarded capital punishment to a man for the brutal murder of his mother, driven by financial greed. While pronouncing the sentence, the court underscored the moral and ethical sanctity of the parent-child relationship by citing verses from the Ramcharitmanas, the Guru Granth Sahib, the Quran and the Bible.The court observed...

2020 Delhi Riots: Court Orders FIR Against Men Accused Of Giving Hate Speech, Chanting Provocative Slogans

A Delhi Court has directed the Delhi Police to register an FIR against various men accused of giving hate speech, chanting provocative slogans, indulging in communal violence and arson during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.Judicial Magistrate First Class Isra Zaidi of Karkardooma Courts observed that the complaint filed by one Rahees Ahmed disclosed commission of cognizable offences and that...

Bengaluru Court Rejects Fresh Bail Plea By Former MP Prajwal Revanna In Alleged Rape Case

A sessions court in Bengaluru on Friday (July 25) rejected for the second time the bail application filed by former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna accused in the alleged rape and sexual assault case.The application was made before the sessions court after the Karnataka High Court had by its order dated July 9, relegated him to the sessions court. Granted him liberty to approach the HC after...

Sr Advocate Raju Ramachandran Joins NALSAR As Distinguished Professor

National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR), Hyderabad has onboarded Sr Advocate Raju Ramachandran as it's Distinguished Professor. NALSAR posted about this development on its official 'X' Handle on July 23. Ramachandran is Sr Advocate at the Supreme Court and a former Additional Solicitor General of India. ...

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...