Aviation Firm Files Defamation Suit Against Actress Nora Fatehi Over 'Toy Plane', 'Lego Airplane' Remarks

An Aviation Firm, Dunes Aviation has moved a Gujarat Court in a defamation suit against actress Nora Fatehi for allegedly making "reckless remarks" against the firm's chartered aircraft calling "toy plane", "Lego airplane" thereby damaging its reputation, PTI has reported. As per PTI report, the plaintiff firm has claimed that the actress recorded videos inside a Cessna Citation CJ2...

Delhi Court Denies Bail To Nasir Gang 'Kingpin', Say Long Incarceration Alone Not Enough For Relief Under MCOCA

A Delhi Court has rejected the bail plea of Abdul Nasir, alleged kingpin of the “Nasir Gang”, observing that long incarceration cannot be a stand-alone consideration while granting relief under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).Special Judge Gaurav Rao of Rouse Avenue Courts observed that long incarceration has to be weighed with the nature of offence and the...

Representation Before Kerala Legislative Assembly Speaker To Disqualify Pala MLA Mani C Kappan After Conviction In Cheque Bounce Case

Businessman Dinesh Menon has moved a representation before the Kerala State Legislative Assembly Speaker seeking to disqualify Pala MLA Mani C. Kappan following his recent conviction in 4 cheque bounce cases.Menon has prayed for issuance of a formal notification declaring Kappan's disqualification with effect from the date of conviction and for a declaration that the Pala Constituency seat...

Kerala High Court Chief Justice Nominates Sr Adv Sumathi Dandapani, Adv Girija K. Gopal To Be Co-Opted To State Bar Council

The Kerala High Court Chief Justice has nominated Senior Advocate Sumathi Dandapani and Advocate Girija K. Gopal to be co-opted to the Bar Council of Keralam (BCK).The decision was made after considering the suggestions given by the elected members in a meeting convened to discuss the nomination of co-opted women members following recent Apex Court directions. Last month, the Supreme Court...

UP Govt's Policy On Encounters, NSA Detention & Property Seizure Has Brought Down Crime: UP Judge Agrees With State Claim

Posted in Muzaffarnagar, Additional District and Sessions Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar has agreed with the State's claim that its policy of taking stringent action against criminals, including encounters, seizure of criminals' property and detention under the National Security Act (NSA), has brought down crime. The observation came in a 38-page Judgment passed by Judge Diwakar on Monday,...

'I'd Rather Die Than Be Called A Coward Judge': UP Judge Claims Serious Cases Recalled From His Court To Benefit Mafia, Criminals

In a striking set of observations, UP Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar on Monday (September 7) claimed that serious cases were recalled from his court to benefit mafia and criminals, as he said that he was "deeply hurt and saddened" by the conduct. He added that he would rather die than be called a "coward judge".The observations came in a judgment in which Judge Diwakar, Additional District and...

Satya Niketan PG Collapse: Delhi Court Sends Owner, Wife To Judicial Custody; Son Remanded To 2-Day Police Custody

A Delhi Court on Monday evening remanded building owner Hariram Gupta and his wife to judicial custody in a case registered in relation to the Satya Niketan PG collapse case yesterday.Their son, also arrested in the case, has been remanded to two days of police custody.The order has been passed by Judicial Magistrate First Class Bhavaya Karhail of Patiala House Courts. The three accused...

HALSA Launches 'Nyay Mitra' Mobile Legal Clinics, SOP For Protection Of Persons With Disabilities

The Haryana State Legal Services Authority (HALSA) has launched two initiatives aimed at strengthening access to justice and facilitating grievance redressal for persons with disabilities.Justice Deepak Sibal, Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and Executive Chairman of HALSA, launched “Nyay Mitra – Justice at Your Doorstep” and a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for...

Delhi Court Remands Swatantra Bhardwaj To 14 Days Judicial Custody In CJP Protester Assault Case

A Delhi Court on Monday remanded Swatantra Bhardwaj to 14 days of judicial custody in an alleged assault case relating to father of a teenage Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activist during Jantar Mantar protest in July.Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Pratap Singh Laler of Patiala House Courts passed the order after Bhardwaj was produced in Court on expiry of his one day of police custody.He...

Delhi Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To YouTuber Ajeet Bharti In SC/ST Act Case

A Delhi Court on Monday denied anticipatory bail to YouTuber Ajeet Bharti in a case under Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Pratap Singh Laler of Patiala House Courts rejected the anticipatory bail application filed by Bharti. Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai appearing for Bharti said that the police has filed a status report...

Karnataka Administrative Tribunal Stays Suspension Of Govt Teacher For Attending RSS Event, Says No Prohibition In State Rules

The Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal has stayed the suspension of a government teacher who attended a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) function, ruling that the organisation is non-political and that no state rules prohibit officials from participating in its events.“In the instant case, the alleged act of the applicant was that he was participated in an event organized by...

Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Krishna Murari Joins Vantara's New Governing Council

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Krishna Murari has joined the newly constituted Governing Council of Vantara, the animal welfare and conservation initiative launched by Reliance Industries and Reliance Foundation.Justice Murari, who served on the Supreme Court from 2019 until his retirement in 2023, was earlier Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and a judge of the Allahabad...