Varanasi Court Directs Fresh Hearing On Plea Seeking FIR Against Rahul Gandhi Over Remarks On Sikhs, Sets Aside Magistrate's Order

An Addl. District & Sessions Court in Varanasi on Monday set aside a Magistrate Court's order that had dismissed a plea seeking registration of FIR against Congress leader and LoP in LokSabha Rahul Gandhi over his alleged remarks on Sikhs made during his US trip in September 2024. Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Yajuvendra Vikram Singh, while hearing a revision plea,...

Delhi Court Convicts Former NALCO MD AK Srivastava & 3 Others For Money Laundering

A Delhi Court on Monday convicted Abhay Kumar Srivastava, former Chairman cum Managing Director of the National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO), a Public Sector Undertaking, for the offence of money laundering under Sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.Apart from Srivastava, the Special PMLA Court in Delhi convicted three other individuals, Bhushan Lal Bajaj, Smt....

Dharmasthala Burial Case: Karnataka Court Gags Media From Circulating 'Defamatory' Content Against Temple, Dharmadhikari's Brother

A Bengaluru court has in an ex-parte interim order restrained various media houses and YouTube channels from publishing, circulating and telecasting any "defamatory content" and information against Harshendra Kumar D–brother of Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Veerendra Heggade, his family members, institutions run by the family and Sri Manjunathaswamy temple, Dharmasthala. The court in its...

No Review Jurisdiction : Lokpal Refuses To Revisit Order Dismissing Complaints Against Ex-SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch

The Lokpal has refused to revisit its earlier decision dismissing multiple complaints filed against former SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch, holding that no express review jurisdiction has been bestowed on the Lokpal under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013. A bench of Justice AM Khanwilkar (Chairperson), Justice L Narayana Swamy, Justice Sanjay Yadav, Sushil Chandra, Justice Ritu...

Delhi Court Judge Writes Poetry 'Jang-e-Milkiyat', Grants Bail To Accused In Property Dispute Case

While granting bail to a man accused in a property dispute case, a Delhi Court judge yesterday wrote his own poetry in the order titled “Jang-Milkiyat.”Judicial Magistrate First Class Rohit Kumar of Rohini Courts granted bail to one Nitin Soni in a case alleging that he and his wife had taken illegal possession of a property of the complainant after breaking the lock and attacking her with...

Wife's Right To Reclaim Assets Entrusted With Husband Not Hit By Limitation, Survives Even After Divorce: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court held that the matrimonial entrustment of property creates a trust which is not extinguished by the dissolution of marriage unless specific conditions under section 77 of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882, are met.The bench comprising Justice Satish Ninan and Justice P Krishna Kumar was delivering judgment on a matrimonial appeal. Relying on Sheela K.K. v. Suresh N.G [ ILR 2020...

'Speculative; Highly Irresponsible': 'Federation Of Indian Pilots' Sends Legal Notices To Reuters, WSJ Over Air India 171 Crash Coverage

The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP), a registered society representing over 5,000 professional pilots and aviation personnel in India, has sent a strongly worded legal notice to 'Reuters' and 'The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)' over what it terms a "highly irresponsible" and "speculative" news reports attributing unverified fault to the pilots of Air India Flight 171, which crashed...

Delhi Court Asks Accused To Stand With Hands In Air As Punishment For Wasting Its Time

While dealing with a case alleging criminal trespass, a Delhi Court has asked four accused persons to “stand in the court with their hands straight in the air till its rising” as a punishment for wasting judicial time and failing to furnish their bail bonds in time. Judicial Magistrate First Class Saurabh Goyal of Dwarka Courts held the accused persons guilty for contempt of court...

Word 'R***i' Bound To Insult Modesty Of Any Woman: Delhi Court Convicts Man

A Delhi Court has observed that the word 'randi' is not a word which is used simply to insult a person and is bound to insult the modesty of any hardworking woman.Judicial Magistrate First Class Harjot Singh Aujla of Dwarka Courts convicted a man for offence punishable under Section 506 (criminal intimidation) and 509 (insulting modesty of woman) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The FIR...

Delhi Court Imposes Costs On AAP Leader's Wife Over Non-Appearance In Defamation Case Against Nirmala Sitharaman

A Delhi Court today imposed costs of Rs. 5,000 on Aam Aadmi Party leader Somnath Bharti's wife for failing to appear in a criminal defamation case filed by her against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.ACJM Paras Dalal of Rouse Avenue Courts noted that none appeared on behalf of the complainant- Lipika Mitra, despite repeated calls and passed over the matter at 2:30 PM. In the post...

J&K CAT Stays Rule Mandating Knowledge Of Urdu For Naib Tehsildar Post, Calls It Prima Facie 'Discriminatory'

The Jammu and Kashmir Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has stayed the operation of a provision in the Jammu and Kashmir Revenue (Subordinate) Service Recruitment Rules, 2009, which mandated Graduation with knowledge of Urdu as the minimum qualification for the post of Naib Tehsildar.The Bench comprising of Members Ram Mohan Johri and Rajinder Singh Dogra observed that the...

Delhi Court Restrains Unacademy From Using ANI's Content, Orders Take Down Of YouTube Videos

A Delhi Court has restrained educational technology company Unacademy from publishing, uploading or using the original videos or any copyrighted work or content of news agency Asia News International (ANI), including on its YouTube channel. District Judge Hemani Malhotra of Patiala House Courts further directed Unacademy to remove and take down the videos or any other content infringing...