Bengaluru Court Convicts Former ED Officer In Bribery Case, Imposes 3 Year Sentence And ₹5 Lakh Fine

A Sessions Court in Bengaluru has sentenced a former Officer of Enforcement Directorate (ED) to three-year imprisonment and imposed fine of Rs. 5 lakh for demanding and accepting bribe from a finance firm which was under investigation by the central agency in relation to Chinese Loan Apps. Additional City Civil & Sessions Judge and Principal Special Judge for CBI Cases Manjunath...

'Protector Turns Predator': MP Court Awards Death Penalty To Man For Killing Adoptive Mother; Cites Ramcharitmanas, Quran On Filial Duty

The District and Sessions Court, Sheopur, on Wednesday (July 23), awarded capital punishment to a man for the brutal murder of his mother, driven by financial greed. While pronouncing the sentence, the court underscored the moral and ethical sanctity of the parent-child relationship by citing verses from the Ramcharitmanas, the Guru Granth Sahib, the Quran and the Bible.The court observed...

2020 Delhi Riots: Court Orders FIR Against Men Accused Of Giving Hate Speech, Chanting Provocative Slogans

A Delhi Court has directed the Delhi Police to register an FIR against various men accused of giving hate speech, chanting provocative slogans, indulging in communal violence and arson during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.Judicial Magistrate First Class Isra Zaidi of Karkardooma Courts observed that the complaint filed by one Rahees Ahmed disclosed commission of cognizable offences and that...

Bengaluru Court Rejects Fresh Bail Plea By Former MP Prajwal Revanna In Alleged Rape Case

A sessions court in Bengaluru on Friday (July 25) rejected for the second time the bail application filed by former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna accused in the alleged rape and sexual assault case.The application was made before the sessions court after the Karnataka High Court had by its order dated July 9, relegated him to the sessions court. Granted him liberty to approach the HC after...

Sr Advocate Raju Ramachandran Joins NALSAR As Distinguished Professor

National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR), Hyderabad has onboarded Sr Advocate Raju Ramachandran as it's Distinguished Professor. NALSAR posted about this development on its official 'X' Handle on July 23. Ramachandran is Sr Advocate at the Supreme Court and a former Additional Solicitor General of India. ...

Srinagar Court Orders Husband To Pay Monthly Subsistence To Wife For Illegally Pronouncing 'Triple Talaq'

A Srinagar court has ordered a man to pay a monthly subsistence of ₹7,000 to his wife and their dependent child after finding that the woman was a victim of instantaneous triple talaq (Talaq-e-Biddat), which is outlawed under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019. The order was passed by Zirgham Hamid, 1st Additional Munsiff/Judicial Magistrate 1st...

Three Plead Guilty In 2020 Bengaluru Riots Case, NIA Court Sentences Them To 7 Yrs Imprisonment

A special NIA Court on Wednesday convicted and sentenced three accused involved in the 2020 Bengaluru Riots Case, to seven years rigorous imprisonment on them pleading guilty for the offences charged with. The convicted accused are Syed Ikramuddin alias Syed Naveed (44), Syed Asif (46), and Mohammed Atif (26) who were charged under sections Sections 15, 16, 18 and 20 of...

Calcutta High Court Upholds Arbitral Award In Favour Of Sourav Ganguly Over Termination Of Player Representation Agreement

The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Ravi Kishan Kapur dismissed a Section 34 petition filed against an arbitral award passed in favour of cricket player Sourav Ganguly (“Respondent”) by his former management agency, Precept Talent Management Ltd. (“Petitioner”). While upholding the Arbitral Award, the Court observed that the award was well reasoned and the views taken by...

All PoP Idols Up To 6 Feet Will Be 'Compulsorily Immersed' In Artificial Water Tanks: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Thursday (July 24) made it clear that for the forthcoming Ganeshotsav and Durga Puja festivals, idols made of Plaster of Paris (PoP) which are till the height of 6 feet, will have to be mandatorily immersed in artificial ponds/water tanks. A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne noted that last year, the Brihanmumbai...

'Crucial To Feel The Pulse Of Litigants To Stay Connected With People': Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan Bids Farewell To HP High Court

Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan has bid farewell to the Himachal Pradesh High Court after being transferred to the Jharkhand High Court. In his farewell speech, he stated that he was not an intelligent person, but was a hardworking person and believed that "the harder you work, the luckier you get."He emphasised the need to stay connected to the people's realities, and said: “If you don't feel...

Prajwal Revanna Moves Trial Court Seeking Bail In Rape Case

Former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna has moved the Sessions Court for the second time seeking regular bail in the alleged rape and sexual assault case against him. The Karnataka High Court had by its order dated July 9, relegated him to the sessions court. The trial court was also directed to dispose of his plea within 10 days. Senior Advocate Vikram Huilgol appearing for Revanna on Tuesday...

'Authorities Made No Genuine Efforts To Contact Him': Chennai Court Grants Interim Bail To British Resident Who Was Declared Proclaimed Offender

The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Egmore, Chennai has granted interim bail to a person residing in United Kingdom who was arrested after being declared as a Proclaimed Offender by the CBI. The court noted that there was a difference between the terms “Proclaimed person” and a “Proclaimed offender”. The court said that only a person who was evading the...