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Judicial Inquiry Ordered Into Mukhtar Ansari's Death
A Chief Judicial Magistrate's court in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district has ordered a judicial inquiry into the death of Gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari Mukhtar Ansari who died yesterday evening allegedly due to cardiac arrest, PTI reported.Banda Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Bhagwan Das Gupta has appointed Garima Singh, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (MP-MLA Court Banda) as the officer in charge of the inquiry and a report has been sought within a month.Ansari passed away due to a...
Gujarat Court Sentences Ex-IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt To 20 Years In Jail In 1996 Drug Planting Case
A Sessions court at Palanpur in Gujarat's Banaskantha district today sentenced former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt to 20 years in jail in the 1996 drug-planting case. He was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment under NDPS sections 21(c), 27A (punishment for financing illicit traffic and harbouring offenders). A fine of Rs 2 lakh has also been imposed upon him. Additional sessions judge JN Thakkar found him guilty yesterday under Sections 21(c), 27A (punishment for financing illicit traffic and...
Gujarat Court Convicts Ex-IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt In 1996 Drug-Planting Case
A Sessions court at Palanpur in Gujarat's Banaskantha district today CONVICTED former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in the 1996 drug-planting case. Additional sessions judge JN Thakkar found him guilty under Sections 21(c), 27A (punishment for financing illicit traffic and harbouring offenders), 29 (abetment and criminal conspiracy to commit offence under NDPS Act), 58 (1) and (2)...
All India Bar Examination (AIBE) 18 Results Declared By Bar Council Of India
The Bar Council of India (BCI) announced the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) XVIII (18) results yesterday on the official website allindiabarexamination.com. To access the results, a candidate has to enter the login details i.e. User ID and Password issued during registration for AIBE-XVIII.In a notification issued yesterday, the BCI has informed you that after the withdrawal of 7 Questions,...
Have Requested All CJs To Encourage VC In Courts: Law Minister Arjun Meghwal Responds To MP P. Wilson's Call To Mandate Virtual Courts
Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal recently requested the Chief Justices of all High Courts to encourage the use of video conferencing in court proceedings.Responding to the issue raised by MP P. Wilson in Rajya Sabha regarding "Mandatory functioning of Virtual courts along with Physical Courts across country", Meghwal said,“We are in broad agreement with the issue raised by you and it is...
Liquor Policy: Delhi Court Remands BRS Leader K Kavitha To Further ED Custody Till March 26
A Delhi Court on Saturday further remanded Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha to Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody till March 26 in the money laundering case connected with the alleged liquor policy scam.Special CBI judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order after Kavitha was produced in court on the expiry of her ED remand. The central probe agency had...
BSLSA Organizes 40-Hour Mediation Training Programme For Judicial Officers At Bihar Judicial Academy
The Bihar State Legal Services Authority (BSLSA), in collaboration with the Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC) of the Supreme Court of India and NALSA, organized a comprehensive 40-hour mediation training for Judicial Officers of the District Judiciary. The training, held from March 18th to March 22nd, 2024, took place at the Bihar Judicial Academy, Patna.Under the...
Special NIA Court Cancels Bailable Warrant Issued Against BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur In 2008 Malegaon Blast Case
The Special NIA Court on Friday cancelled the bailable warrant it issued against BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur, a prime accused in the Malegaon 2008 blast case, after she appeared before the court.Special Judge AK Lahoti had issued the warrant owing to Thakur's repeated non-appearance in the matter. The court however stayed the warrant after being informed she was admitted to the hospital in...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Mohd. Yousuf Wani As Additional Judge Of J&K High Court
The President of India has appointed Justice Mohd. Yousuf Wani as an Additional Judge of the Additional Judge of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court.The Notification issued by the Ministry of Law & Justice states, “In exercise of the power conferred by Clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Mohd. Yousuf Wani, to be an...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of 6 Additional Judges In High Court Of Kerala
The Central Government has notified the appointment of six advocates as Additional Judges in the High Court of Kerala. The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended their names for appointment as Judges on 12 March 2024. They are:1. Shri Mullapally Abdul Aziz Abdul Hakim2. Shri Syam Kumar Vadakke Mudavakkat3. Shri Harisankar Vijayan Menon4. Shri Manu Sreedharan Nair5. Shri Easwaran Subramani6....
BCI Issues Show Cause Notice Of Suspension To Ghaziabad Bar Association's President Over Attack On Sr Adv Gaurav Bhatia
The Bar Council of India has issued show cause notices to the President and General Secretary of the Ghaziabad Bar Association for the alleged attack on senior advocate Gaurav Bhatia, during lawyers strike at the Guatam Budh Nagar District & Sessions Court yesterday.Bhatia was at the said Court to appear in an urgent bail matter but was not allowed to enter due to the ongoing boycott of...
Malegaon Blast: NIA Court Stays Bailable Warrant Issued Against BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur Till Her Discharge From Hospital
The Special NIA Court on Wednesday stayed the bailable warrant it issued against BJP MP and prime accused in the Malegaon Blast Case of 2008 Pragya Singh Thakur after the court was informed that the warrant was yet to be served on her by the National Investigation Agency and that she had been admitted to the hospital.“Bailable Warrant is unserved. Considering the reasons put-forth in...