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Kolkata Court Extends Police Custody Of Three Accused Of Raping Law Student On College Grounds
A sessions court in Kolkata has extended the police custody of three persons including law students Jaib Ahmed and Pramit Mukhopadhyay; and ex-student, practising lawyer and contractual staff at the South Kolkata Law college Manojit Mishra till July 7th over the alleged rape of a student within the college premises.According to the complaint, the victim had come to the college to complete...
ACJM Recuses From Hearing IFS Officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi's Defamation Case Against CAT Member
The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM), Nainital, Neha Kushwaha, recently recused herself from hearing a criminal defamation complaint filed by Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi against Manish Garg, a Member (Judicial) of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Principal Bench, New Delhi. In a letter addressed to the Chief Judicial Magistrate,...
'Fabricated & Baseless': Gujarat Court Acquits Hearing & Speech Impaired Murder Accused, Engages Experts To Aid In Trial
In a significant decision, a sessions court in Ahmedabad, Gujarat recently acquitted a hearing and verbally impaired man accused of a woman's murder while taking help of special needs and language experts in the field in order to explain the court proceedings to the accused. Shivchandra Tamil, working as a labourer at Ahmedabad railway station–who originally belongs to Tamil Nadu–was...
Bengaluru Stampede: CAT Quashes Suspension Of IPS Officer Vikash Kumar Vikash, Says Prima Facie RCB Responsible For Mishap
The Central Administrative Tribunal (Bangalore Bench) on Tuesday allowed an application filed by IPS Officer Vikash Kumar Vikash and quashed his suspension over the stampede near Chinnaswamy stadium ahead of the RCB team's 2025 IPL victory celebration.The bench consisting of Judicial Member Justice B K Shrivastava and Member Santosh Mehra observed that the Police did not get time to...
MS Dhoni's Application To Trademark "Captain Cool" Accepted
Former Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has filed an application to officially register the trademark "Captain Cool", a moniker he attained due to his calm demeanour during stressful moments of cricket matches The trademark application filed in June 2023 was "accepted and advertised" by the Trademarks Registry, Kolkata Office, in June this year. The trademark was published in...
Delhi Court Accepts CBI Closure Report In Disappearance Of JNU Student Najeeb Ahmed Missing Since 2016
A Delhi Court today accepted the closure report filed by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the disappearance of JNU student Najeeb Ahmed, missing since 2016.Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Jyoti Maheshwari of Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order. The Court however granted liberty to the CBI to re-open the investigation on receipt of any credible information regarding his...
J&K Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Raping 70-Year-Old Tourist In Pahalgam, Calls It A 'Moral Collapse'
In a strongly worded order, The Principal Sessions Judge, Anantnag has rejected the bail plea of a man accused of raping the 70 year tourist, noting that the severity of allegations, ongoing investigation, and the collective impact of evidence do not support granting bail at this stage.The court also delivered a scathing commentary on the moral fabric of society, decrying the incident as...
Kolkata Court Sends Three, Including Lawyer, To Police Custody Over Alleged Rape Of Law Student On College Campus
A sessions court in Kolkata has remanded three persons including law students Zaib Ahmed and Pramit Mukhopadhyay; and ex-student, practising lawyer and contractual staff at the South Kolkata Law college Manojit Mishra to four days in police custody for the alleged rape of a student studying within the college premises. It has been alleged in the complaint that while one of the three committed...
FIR Registered Alleging Gold Theft From Residence Of Kerala High Court Judge
A first information report (FIR) has been registered on Thursday (June 26) as Crime No. 843/2025 of the Kalamassery Police Station following an incident of theft from the private residence of sitting Kerala High Court judge Justice A. Badharudeen. Crime was registered under Section 305 [Theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship, etc.] of the Bharatiya...
Karnataka Govt Proposes Crowd Control Bill To Manage Mass Gatherings In Aftermath Of Chinnaswamy Stadium Stampede
The Karnataka Government has proposed the Karnataka Crowd Control (Managing Crowd At Events And Venues Of Mass Gathering) Bill, 2025, to effectively manage and control crowds at sponsored events and venues of mass gathering pertaining to political rally, jatra, conference, etc, in the State. .The proposed bill is likely to be discussed in the next cabinet meeting. The Bill is proposed in...
Special NIA Court Dismisses Gautam Navlakha's Plea To Reside In Delhi
A special NIA court in Mumbai on Thursday (June 19) rejected an application filed by human rights' activist Gautam Navlakha, who sought permission of the court to leave Mumbai and reside in Delhi permanently till the culmination of the trial in the Bhima Koregaon-Elgar Parishad case. Special Judge Chakor Baviskar said traveling beyond the jurisdiction of the Court is one thing and...