Kerala Court Grants Bail To BJP Leader PC George In Hate Speech Case Citing Health Complications

A Kerala Court has granted bail to BJP leader PC George, who was remanded to 14 days custody, citing health complications. He was remanded to custody for allegedly making hate speech against the Muslim community during a channel debate.Bail was granted by Erattupetta Judicial First Class Magistrate Court in Kottayam district.A detailed order is awaited.The allegation against PC George was that...

Courts Can't Punish PMLA Accused Only Because ED Tosses Large Volume Of Documents In Complaint: Delhi Court Grants Bail

While granting bail to a man in a money laundering case, a Delhi Court has recently observed that a PMLA accused cannot be presumed to be guilty only because ED tosses large volume of documents in the complaint to magnify the alleged offence.“Nor can courts allow themselves to be a tool to punish the accused by presuming that he is guilty only because the Enforcement Directorate tossed over...

Delhi Riots: Court Acquits Sole Accused In Dilbar Negi Murder Case, Says No Substantive Evidence

A Delhi Court has recently acquitted a man in a 2020 North-East Delhi riots case alleging that a mob caused vandalism, put on fire a sweet shop as a consequence of which a 22 year old boy namely Dilbar Negi died after after sustaining burn injuries. (FIR 39/2020 PS Gokulpuri)Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala acquitted one Mohd. Shahnawaz for want of any substantive evidence...

Bar Council Of India Elections For Key Positions Including Chairman, Vice-Chairman Scheduled For March 2

The Bar Council of India has announced that the elections for Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Executive Members of the Council will be held on March 2, 2025. The nomination deadline is February 28, 2025, and the candidates can withdraw their nominations by March 1, 2025. Senior Advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Manan Kumar Mishra (from Bihar) has held the Chairman's position for six...

17 Districts Notified As Flood Plain Zones: UP Govt Files Affidavit Before NGT In Case Alleging Ravines Destruction And Mining Near Taj Mahal

he application was based on a letter petition filed by Dr. Sharad Gupta on March 10, 2022, through Advocate-on-Record Anshul Gupta and Advocates Kirti Dua, Rishabh Daria, and Aditya Tainguriya.The Uttar Pradesh Government submitted an affidavit to the National Green Tribunal (NGT), informing that it has notified 17 districts within the State as 'flood plain zones' in relation to a case alleging destruction of ravines and large-scale mining in the vicinity of Taj Mahal and restricted floodplain...

Jammu Court Restrains M/S Take One JK Media Pvt Ltd From Illegally Broadcasting Star India's Content, Including ICC Champions Trophy 2025

The Commercial Court Jammu has passed an interim order restraining M/S Take One JK Media Pvt. Ltd. from retransmitting, rebroadcasting, or communicating Star India Private Limited's content, including popular TV shows, Free-to-Air channels, and sports content such as the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025, through any medium other than the official channels of Star India.Passing an...

Rahul Gandhi's Comments Had Nothing To Do With Savarkar's Contribution To India's Freedom Struggle: Savarkar's Granddaughter Tells Pune Court

Right-wing leader Vinayak Savarkar's granddaughter Satyaki Savarkar on Tuesday told a special MP/MLA court that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's alleged defamatory speech against her grandfather holds no historic significance and thus, he cannot be allowed to divert the focus on Savarkar's contributions to India's freedom struggle.Notably, Gandhi had on February 18 filed an application...

Jharkhand Advocates' Association Urges High Court To Standardize Passover And Adjournment Practices

The General Body of the Advocates' Association, Jharkhand convened a meeting on February 21, 2025 and unanimously passed two resolutions addressing concerns related to the judicial practice of passover of cases and adjournments in the Jharkhand High Court. The resolutions, adopted after detailed deliberations, highlight difficulties faced by advocates and litigants due to inconsistent...

1984 Anti Sikh Riots: Delhi Court Awards Life Sentence To Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar In Murder Case

A Delhi Court on Tuesday awarded life sentence to former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in connection with murder of a man and his son residing in West Delhi area during the 1984 Anti Sikh riots.Special judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order. Kumar was convicted in the case on February 12. Charges in the murder case were framed against Kumar in 2021. This is the second...

BJP Leader PC George Remanded To 14-Day Custody In Hate Speech Case

A Kerala Court on Monday rejected the bail application of BJP Leader PC George for allegedly making hate speech against the Muslim community during a channel debate. Subsequently, he has been remanded to custody for 14 days. The bail plea was rejected by Erattupetta Judicial First Class Magistrate Court in Kottayam district. On Friday (February 21), the Kerala High Court had dismissed...

Advocates Amendment Bill To Be Revised Based On Feedback Received : Union Law Ministry; BCI Welcomes Move

In a recent move, the Union Ministry of Law and Justice has announced that the Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which was made available for public consultation on February 13, 2025, will now be revised based on the feedback it has received.Considering the number of suggestions and concerns received, the Ministry has now decided to conclude the consultation process and it will process the...

NGT Seeks Response From UP Government On Plea Alleging Open Defecation At Maha Kumbh Mela Site

The principal bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought response from Uttar Pradesh government (UP) on a plea filed seeking action against lack of proper toilet facility which has led to open defecation in the Maha Kumbh Mela, 2025 at Prayagraj.Chairperson Prakash Shrivastava and Dr. A. Senthi Vet said, "Issue notice to the respondents for filing their response/reply by way of...