Supreme Court Suspends Sentence Of Zenito Cardozo In 2009 Siridao Gang War Case

The Supreme Court on November 6 suspended the sentence of gangster Zenito Cardozo until the disposal of his criminal appeal challenging his conviction and sentencing for culpable homicide not amounting to murder in the 2009 Siridao gang war case of Goa. A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice NK Singh issued notice, while passing an order suspending his sentence pending appeal...

SEBI Imposes Rs 3 Lakh Penalty On Mediaone's Merchant Banker For Due Diligence Lapses In Open Offer

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has imposed a Rs 3 lakh penalty on merchant banker Kunvarji Finstock Private Limited for lapses in due diligence and disclosure during an open offer involving Chennai-based media company Mediaone Global Entertainment Limited.Mediaone operates across film production, distribution, theatre management, television content, and event...

Lucknow Court Acquits Samajwadi Party Leader Azam Khan In RSS-BJP Defamation Case

A Magistrate Court in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow district on Friday acquitted senior Samajwadi Party leader and former MP Azam Khan in a case related to the alleged misuse of a government letterhead and stamp to malign the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division)/ACJM Alok Verma granted relief to Khan, observing that...

Justice Ashok Bhushan Appointed As NCLAT Chairperson For Second Term

The Central Government has approved the re-appointment of Justice Ashok Bhushan, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India, as Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). The re-appointment will be effective from the date he assumes charge and will continue until he attains the age of 70 years, i.e., till July 4, 2026.Justice Bhushan was earlier appointed as the...

High Court Of Chhattisgarh Virtually Inaugurates Additional Bar Room In Balodabazar; Foundation Stones Laid For Civil Court Buildings At Bhatapara, Simga & Kasdo

The High Court of Chhattisgarh today virtually inaugurated the Newly Constructed Additional Bar Room at the District & Sessions Court, Balodabazar. The ceremony also included the Virtual Bhoomi Poojan and Laying of Foundation Stone for the upcoming Civil Court Buildings at Bhatapara, Simga, and Kasdol under District Balodabazar–Bhatapara.The virtual ceremony was graced by the...

Kerala Consumer Commission Orders IRCTC, Southern Railway To Pay ₹50K For Deficient Service, Unclean Train During Theerth Yatra Tour

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Ernakulam recently ordered the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC) and the Southern Railway to pay compensation of ₹50,000 and refund ticket fare of 20,500 to a passenger, who had participated in IRCTC's Aastha Punya Theerth Yatra.The Bench comprising D.B. Binu (President), V. Ramachandran and Sreevidhia T.N....

WhatsApp Privacy Policy Case: Overlap in Data Privacy–Competition Issues Doesn't Curb CCI's Powers, says NCLAT

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at Delhi on Tuesday reaffirmed that the overlap between privacy and competition issues does not take away the powers of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in investigating and addressing abuse of dominance by firms, even when data protection concerns are also involved. Observing that “Competition law and data protection law operate...

'Such Incident Can Happen Only In Banana Republic' : Kerala Court Slams Police For Arrest Of Man Over 10 Millilitres Liquor

The Manjeri Sessions Court on Saturday (1, November) had granted bail to a person accused of violating the Abkari Act for allegedly storing 10 milliliters of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) in his shop.The court questioned the motives of the investigating officer, calling his action “excessive and questionable.”The case was registered in Valanchery Police Station, against the accused...

Country's Richest Civic Body Failed To Protect Citizens: State Human Rights Body Fines BMC ₹12 Lakh After Sweepers Perform ECG On Patients

The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) imposed a hefty fine of Rs 12 lakhs on the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) after it learnt that the civic body had not recruited 'trained' practitioners to perform Electrocardiogram on patients in one of its hospitals.In doing so the human rights panel said that allowing a ward boy or a sweeper to carry out an Electrocardiogram...

Bengaluru Court Frames Charges Against Actors Darshan, Pavitra Gowda & Others Accused In Renukaswamy Murder Case

City Civil And Session Court in Bengaluru on Monday (November 3) framed murder charges against 17 persons including Actors Darshan and Pavitra Gowda accused in Renukaswamy Murder Case. Session Judge I P Naik framed charges against the accused who were produced in court from the prison. The accused pleaded not guilty, the court has now posted the matter for recording evidence on November 10....

NCLT Mumbai Orders BSE, CDSL To Unfreeze Future Group Company's Demat Account

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Mumbai Bench recently directed the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and Central Depository Services (India) Ltd. (CDSL) to lift the debit freeze on the demat account of Future Corporate Resources Pvt. Ltd. (FCRL), a company led by Kishore Biyani.The order came after FCRL's Interim Resolution Professional (IRP) sought the removal of the freeze, saying...

Delhi Court Discharges Former Coal Secretary, Others In Coal Block Allocation Case; Says Their Acts Weren't Against Public Interest

A Delhi Court has discharged former coal secretary and various other individuals in the case concerning allocation of the Fatehpur East Coal Block. Special Judge Dheeraj Mor of Rouse Avenue Courts discharged Harish Chandra Gupta, then Secretary of Union Ministry of Coal, as well as four other accused. Upon preliminary inquiry by CBI, the case was registered on the allegations of...