'Remained Uncooperative': Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects Ex-MLA Dharam Singh Chokker's Plea Challenging ED Arrest In PMLA Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed the petition filed by former Haryana MLA Dharam Singh Chokker, who had challenged his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.It is alleged that the Company owned by Chokker and his family, Mahira Infratech Pvt Ltd had collected Rs 363 crore from homebuyers for...

Associate Compliance Counsel Vacancy At Ather Energy [Apply Now]

Ather Energy invites application for the post of Associate Compliance Counsel.Name of the Post: Associate Compliance CounselLocation: Corporate Office, Bangalore (IBC Knowledge Park) Essential Qualification and Experience • Minimum 4 years of relevant post-qualification experience in reputed organizations. • Law Degree from a premier institution with core experience in Compliance domain. • Command over Excel and experience with Compliance Management Tools. • Understanding of contract...

Orissa High Court Flags 'Ego' Of State Functionaries In Not Executing Consent Decree Passed By Supreme Court In 1992, Imposes ₹2 Lakh Cost

“Delayed justice is egregious form of human rights violation,” the Orissa High Court recently remarked while imposing an exemplary cost of rupees two lakh on the State for its apathy in not executing a clear order passed by the highest Court of the land more than three decades back.Drawing curtains to almost five-decade-old “relentlessly fought legal battle”, the Single Bench of...

Telangana High Court Orders Police To File Action-Taken Report On Preventing Misuse Of 'Spy Cameras' To Record Women In Malls, Hotels

The Telangana High Court on Monday directed the Additional Director General of Police to file an Action Taken Report in furtherance of the Circular issued in March 2025 to curb the use of spy cameras to record women in girls' hostels, malls, hotels etc. Videos of women filmed secretly while in bathrooms, changing rooms, or private spaces through secretly placed spy cameras.Justice N V...

Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case: Umar Khalid Calls Delhi Police FIR A 'Joke', Says Evidence Fabricated To Implicate Him

Umar Khalid on Thursday told a Delhi Court that he has spent five years in custody in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, calling it a “joke of an FIR.”The submission was made by Senior Advocate Trideep Pais before Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma Courts while opposing framing of charges against Khalid. The case relates to FIR 59 of 2020 investigated by...

Kerala High Court Defers Verdict In Criminal Case As Magistrate Fails To Supply Copy Of Order Rejecting Accused's Plea To Reopen Evidence

The Kerala High Court recently directed a Magistrate Court to defer the pronouncement of judgment in a case since it was posted for judgment the very next day after dismissing the accused's plea for re-opening evidence but without issuing him a copy of the dismissal order.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan passed the judgment directing the Magistrate to defer its judgment by 2 weeks and to issue...

Telangana High Court Directs CWC To Hand Over Baby To Parents Who Were Victims Of Surrogacy Scam

The Telangana High Court has directed the Child Welfare Committee to hand over a baby, taken away from her parents, on account of violations in the surrogacy procedure.The parents of baby Hiya, contended that they had used the facilities of Dr. Namratha and Universal Srushti Fertility to have a surrogate baby, and were also under the impression that the baby was biologically theirs. However,...

S.14 SARFAESI Act | Possession Delivery Warrant Of Secured Asset Not Subject To Third Party Rights: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that once the property is said to be a secured property (secured asset), it would be subject to Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act (SARFAESI) and cannot be made subject to rights of any third parties.The court said that any person having any interest in the secured interest cannot agitate that...

Investments Are Subject To Deficiency In Service? Analysis Of Jyoti Khemka Ruling For Web3 Industry

Recently, in the landmark case of Jyoti Khemka vs Catalyst Trusteeship Limited and Ors[1] (the “Ruling”), the Chandigarh State Consumer Disputes Commission held that market intermediaries such as a credit rating agency, trustees, and security issuers can be made liable for investor losses due to deficiency in service and unfair trade practice under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (“Act”). This article analyses the implications of this Ruling for the financial sector, particularly Virtual...

Delhi Court Refuses To Order FIR Against Sonia Gandhi For Inclusion In Voter List Prior To Acquiring Indian Citizenship

A Delhi Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking FIR against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi for getting her name added in the electoral rolls of 1980, three years before getting Indian citizenship, allegedly by using forged documents.Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Vaibhav Chaurasiya of Rouse Avenue Courts pronounced the order. Detailed copy is awaited.Order was reserved by the...

Allahabad High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Man Over Alleged FB Post Saying Babri Masjid Will Be Rebuilt

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday refused to quash a criminal case against a man booked over his alleged Facebook post on Babri Masjid, which said that "Babri Masjid will one day be rebuilt, just like Turkey's Sophia Mosque". However, a bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot expedited the trial of the case against the accused (Mohd Faiyyaz Mansuri). For context, an FIR was filed on August...

Social Worker Members Vacancy At Juvenile Justice Board, Coimbatore

Department of Children Welfare and Special Services, Coimbatore invites application for the post of Social Worker Member.Name of the Post: Social Worker Member Age Limit: 35-65 Years Essential Qualification and Experience • The applicants should have been actively involved in health, education or welfare activities pertaining to children for at least seven years or a practicing professional with a degree in child psychology, psychiatry, sociology or law. How to apply? • Interested...