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...

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...