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Kerala Court Issues Bailable Warrant Against Patanjali Ayurved's Baba Ramdev And Managing Director In Misleading Advertisements Case
A Kerala Court has issued bailable warrant against Divya Pharmacy and its co-founder Baba Ramdev and its Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna in a case of publishing misleading advertisements in English and Malayalam newspapers.The bailable warrant is issued on Janauary 16 by Judicial First Class Magistrate Court II, Palakkad. The next date is February 1, 2025.Divya Pharmacy is an...
CJ Ramesh Sinha Inaugurates Workshop To Enhance Technical Skills Of Chhattisgarh HC Staff, Assistant Programmers From 23 State Districts
In a landmark step towards empowering the judiciary of Chhattisgarh with cutting-edge technology, the Chhattisgarh High Court on Sunday organized a workshop titled “A deep dive into the controls within New CIS Version 4.0 and Equipping the Technical Staff with Laptops” at the Chhattisgarh State Judicial Academy, Bilaspur for Technical Staff of the High Court and Assistant Programmers from...
Mumbai Court Remands Accused In Saif Ali Khan Attack Case To 5 Days Police Remand
A holiday court in Bandra on Sunday remanded the accused Shariful Islam Shehzad, an alleged Bangladeshi citizen, who attacked and injured Bollywood Actor Saif Ali Khan on Thursday after he was caught trespassing the actor's Bandra residence.Shehzad was arrested by the Mumbai Police on early Sunday morning from Thane's Labour Camp area, where he worked as a housekeeper in a bar and restaurant....
Kolkata Court Convicts Accused Sanjoy Roy In RG Kar Rape-Murder Case
A sessions court in Kolkata has held main accused Sanjoy Roy as guilty in the RG Kar rape-murder case. The sentencing hearing will take place on Monday.At the hearing, accused Roy claimed his innocence and stated that he was not involved in the incident. Court held Roy guilty of rape and murder of the trainee doctor.The court relied on forensic reports which pointed to the involvement of Roy...
Assam Court Returns Suit By Bisleri's Ex-Franchisee Against Termination Of Contract As Parties Had Agreed To Mumbai Court's Jurisdiction
An Assam court granted relief to Bisleri International Private Limited in its application under Order 7 Rule 10 CPC for return of plaint in a lawsuit by an ex-franchisee of Bisleri, on the ground that both the parties had agreed that a Court in Mumbai would have exclusive jurisdiction to try any action/litigation arising out of the Franchise Agreement.The Court of Civil Judge Priyanka...
Kolkata Court To Deliver Verdict On RG Kar Rape-Murder Case On January 18
A sessions court in Kolkata's Sealdah area will deliver its verdict on the gruesome RG Kar rape and murder case where a trainee doctor was raped and killed after completing her night shift at the city's RG Kar medical college and hospital.The incident, which occurred in August 2024, caused great furore across the country, with the High Court transferring the matter to the CBI, which filed...
Jurist Dr KN Chandrasekharan Pillai Passes Away
Legal Jurist, author, former director of Indian Law Institute, founder and director of National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Dr. KN Chandrasekharan Pillai passed away on Friday at the age of 81.Dr Pillai hails from Alappuzha district in Kerala. He completed his degree from the University of Kerala and received his LLB and LLM from the University of Delhi. Dr Pillai...
Sharon Murder Case: Kerala Court Finds Greeshma, Her Uncle Guilty; Mother Acquitted
A Court in Kerala's Trivandrum district has found Greeshma and her uncle Nirmalakumaran Nair guilty in the Sharon Murder case. The order was pronounced by Neyyattinkara Additional Sessions Court. The sentence will be pronounced only later after hearing both sides. Greeshma's mother, Sindhukumari was acquiited.Sharon Raj was allegedly poisoned by Greeshma to weasel out of their...
Maha Kumbh 2025: Plea Filed In NGT To Comply With Directions Pertaining To Maintaining Purity Of River Water
A plea has been filed in the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) principal bench seeking directions to Central Board of Pollution Control (CPCB) , Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) and other authorities to ensure the compliance of the guidelines issued by NGT pertaining to maintaining purity of the rivers during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj.In Kamlesh Singh v. State of UP,...
NCLT Mumbai's Contractual & Outsourced Staff Go On Strike Over Delay In Payment Of Salary
The contractual and outsourced staff of the National Company Law Tribunal (Mumbai Bench) have issued a memorandum dated 14 January 2025, declaring a strike and refraining from performing their duties until their grievances are addressed and met through proper communication channels in a timely manner.The memorandum also stated the reasons for the said strike, which are as...
Delhi Riots: Court Raps Police Over Clubbing FIRs And Implicating Accused Based On 'Manipulated Video', Asks Commissioner To Take Action
A Delhi Court has recently rapped the Delhi Police over clubbing of six FIRs in a 2020 North-East Delhi riots case, observing that the concerned IO “shrugged off” his duty to properly investigate the 6 complaints. It also slammed the Police for implicating an accused on the basis of “manipulated piece of video.”Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala of Karkardooma Courts...
Karnataka High Court Dismisses Plea Of Jayalalithaa's Legal Heirs Seeking Return Of Her Properties Confiscated In DA Case
The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed an appeal challenging a trial court filed by the legal heirs of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, seeking to release her property/assets seized by the authorities in the disproportionate assets case registered against her in 2004, in their favour. A single judge, Justice V Srishananda, dismissed the appeal filed by J Deepak and...