NLU Odisha Students Stage Indefinite Protest Over 'Arbitrary Academic Policies' & Lack Of Infrastructure; Uni Calls It 'Illegal Demand' To Exert Pressure

Update: The University has subsequently withdrawn the press statement a day after it was issued.The students of National Law University Odisha, Cuttack (NLUO) have started an indefinite protest against the university authorities opposing alleged introduction of arbitrary academic policies for evaluation of tutorial classes, lack of basic infrastructure and collective apathy of...

Saif Ali Khan Attack: Mumbai Court Extends Accused's Police Custody Till January 29

A Court in Mumbai's Bandra area, on Friday (January 24) extended till January 29, the custody of Shariful Islam Shehzad, an alleged Bangladeshi citizen, who is stated to have attacked and injured actor Saif Ali Khan on January 16 after he was caught trespassing the actor's Bandra residence.The Mumbai Police's team, which is investigating the case, furnished a detailed report spelling out...

Delhi Court Accepts CBI's Closure Report In Loan Conspiracy Case Involving NDTV Founders Prannoy Roy & Radhika Roy

A Delhi Court on Thursday (January 23) accepted the closure report filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a case involving allegations of criminal conspiracy against TV news channel NDTV's founders Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy with ICICI Bank officials over a loan advancement. Special Judge (PC Act), Shailender Malik of Rouse Avenue Courts accepted the CBI's report that the Roys...

Delhi Court Refuses FIR Over Exhibition Of 'Offensive' MF Husain Paintings On Hindu Deities

A Delhi Court has dismissed a plea seeking registration of FIR over exhibition of two allegedly offensive paintings of Indian painter MF Husain on Hindu deities at the Delhi Art Gallery.The dispute arose after a complaint was lodged by a lawyer Amita Sachdeva. JMFC Sahil Monga of Patiala House Courts noted that all the facts and circumstances of the case were within the knowledge of...

Mumbai Court Convicts Film Maker Ram Gopal Varma In Cheque Bounce Case, Sentences Him To Three Months Jail

A Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Mumbai recently convicted renowned film-maker Ram Gopal Varma in a cheque bounce case and sentenced him to three months simple imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 3.72 lakhs.The instant case pertains to a payment made by Varma's firm to a company called Shree, which is represented by one Maheshchandra Mishra, at least seven years ago. The filmmaker's firm...

Maharashtra IT Dept Directs Axis Bank To Pay Rs. 1.76 Crore Due To Online Banking Security Lapses, Rs 50 Lakh As Compensation To Victim

In a significant order (dated January 21), Maharashtra's Department of Information Technology directed Axis Bank to reimburse Rs. 1.76 crore (with 18% interest) to Dhule Vikas Sahakari Bank Ltd for failing to ensure reasonable security practices. These lapses resulted in the violation of Section 43A, Information Technology Act, of 2000. This provision holds entities handling sensitive...

Senior Advocate Devang Vyas Resigns From Post Of Additional Solicitor General

Senior Advocate Devang Vyas on Wednesday resigned from the post of Additional Solicitor General (ASG) of both Bombay High Court as well as the Gujarat High Court.Confirming the development to Live Law, Vyas said, "I have resigned from both the seats. I have been an ASG for the last 12 years in Gujarat and nearly 2 years in Bombay. It's been a long run and thus, I have resigned as a...

Delhi Court Orders Seizure Of 'Offensive' MF Husain Paintings On Hindu Deities From Art Gallery

A Delhi Court has ordered seizure of two paintings of Indian painter MF Husain on Hindu deities from the Delhi Art Gallery after a complaint was lodged by a lawyer alleging that they were offensive in nature. JMFC Sahil Monga of Patiala House Courts allowed the application filed by complainant Amita Sachdeva under Section 94 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking a direction on...

"Court Must Not Bow To Public Pressure, Rise Above Primitive Instincts": Kolkata Court While Denying Death Penalty For RG Kar Convict

'Modern justice must rise above the primitive instinct of "an eye for an eye" or “a tooth for a tooth” or “nail for a nail" or “a life for a life," the Court said.

'Greeshma Killed Sharon Inch By Inch, Gave A Message That Lover Cannot Be Trusted': Kerala Court While Granting Death Sentence

Additional Sessions Court of Neyyattinkara while giving death penalty to Greeshma for the offence of murdering her boyfriend Sharon Raj observed that the convict is beyond reformation as she “ actively sought to prolong the victim's suffering, designed to cause extreme pain before death.”.As per the case, Greeshma to get out of the romantic relationship with her boyfriend planned to...

[RG Kar Rape-Murder] Hospital Authorities Tried To Show Death As Suicidal, Police Officers Kept Incident 'Behind Curtain': Kolkata Court

The Court sentenced sole accused Sanjoy Roy to life imprisonment for his role in the brutal rape and murder of the trainee doctor on August 9th.

Breaking | Kerala Court Awards Death Penalty To Greeshma For Murder Of Beau Sharon Raj

A Court in Kerala's Trivandrum has handed down death sentence to Greeshma, convicted last week for poisoning her beau Sharon Raj, to weasel out of their romantic relationship.The order was pronounced by Neyyattinkara Additional Sessions Court.Greeshma has also been sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment for offence of kidnapping/ abducting to murder (S. 364 IPC) and 5 years of imprisonment...