MCC Violation Case | BJP MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi Sentenced To 6 Months In Jail By Lucknow Court

A Court in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow district last week sentenced Bharatiya Janata Party MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi to six months imprisonment after finding her guilty of violating the code of conduct during the 2012 UP assembly polls. Additionally, a fine ₹1,100 has also been imposed upon her. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (MP-MLA Court) Ambrish Kumar Srivastava convicted Joshi,...

UP Woman Judge 'Suicide' Case | Police Registers FIR Against Unidentified Persons For Murder On Father's Complaint

Two days after a woman judge posted in Uttar Pradesh's Badayun district was found hanging in her official residence, the police have lodged a case for murder against unidentified persons on a complaint moved by her father. Earlier it was claimed that 27-year-old Civil Judge (Junior Division) Jyotsna Rai, who hailed from Mau and was currently posted in Badayun, had died by suicide as...

Kerala High Court Introduces Continuous Page Numbering Feature For Easy Reference Of Court Documents

The Kerala High Court has introduced a continuous page numbering feature for case documents in the e-filing portal for the purposes of simplifying the process of referencing and navigating through case documents in Courts. The move comes in the wake of CJI Chandrachud's announcement of steps to solve the issue of non-tallying of pagination of copies that often occurs during the pleadings....

Liquor Policy: ED Moves Delhi Court Against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal For Not Complying With Summons

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has moved a Delhi Court against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for not complying to the summons issued to him in the money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam. A fresh complaint case has been filed by the Enforcement Directorate against CM Kejriwal for non-compliance of the summons received by him in the money laundering case. So...

The Haryana Real Estate Appellate Tribunal Dismisses The Claim Of The Builder Based On The 'Force Majeure' Clause

In its recent decision, the Haryana Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (HREAT or the Tribunal) comprising Justice Rajan Gupta (Chairman) and Anil Kumar Gupta (Technical Member) rejected the appellant's (“Promoter”) claim based on the “Force Majeure” clause. The Tribunal ruled that the COVID-19 pandemic occurred after the date by which the allottees were supposed to receive possession...

Maharashtra Bar Associations Hold Peaceful Demonstrations Following Lawyer Couple's Murder In Ahmednagar, Seek Measures For Security Of Advocates

Several Bar Associations in Maharashtra have passed resolutions for peaceful demonstrations this week in response to the double murder of lawyer couple Advocates Rajaram Jaywant Adhav and Manisha Adhav in Rahuri, Ahmednagar last week.The Bombay City Civil & Sessions Court Bar Association has condemned the double murder and resolved to abstain from work today, February 2, 2024....

Shahjahanpur Rape Case 2011 | UP Court Acquits Former Union Minister Swami Chinmayanand As 'Victim' Turned Hostile

An MP/MLA court in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district on Thursday acquitted former Union Minister and BJP leader Chinmayanand in connection with a rape case lodged against him in the year 2011. The decision came after the court noted that the victim had turned hostile.The Addl. District & Sessions Judge Judge Ahasan Husain has also directed that a case be registered against the victim...

Was World's Richest Person Overpaid? Delaware Court Says Yes, Tosses Out Elon Musk's $56b 'Unprecedented' Tesla Pay Package

In a challenge to billionaire Elon Musk's Tesla pay package of approx. $56bn, a Delaware court on Tuesday ruled in favor of plaintiff-shareholder(s) who pleaded that it was excessive.The judge, Kathaleen McCormick of Delaware's Court of Chancery, held that the compensation plan was subject to review under the "entire fairness standard" and the burden to prove that it was fair was on...

'Crimes Were Based On Hatred And Greed': Court Sentences Man To 4 Yrs In Jail In Delhi Riots Case

A Delhi Court yesterday sentenced a man to four years of rigorous imprisonment in a case concerning the 2020 North-East Delhi riots, observing that the crimes committed by him were based on “hatred and greed.”“Riotous acts were guided by hatred, while robbery and loot of the cash amount was guided by greed,” Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala of Karkardooma Courts said...

Justice PS Dinesh Kumar Appointed As Chief Justice Of Karnataka High Court

The President has appointed Justice PS Dinesh Kumar as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court.This follows the elevation of Justice Prasanna B Varale, the previous Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, as a Supreme Court judge last...

Gyanvapi-Vyas Ji Tahkhana | Make Arrangements For 'Puja/Raga-Bhoga' Of Idols Inside Mosque's Southern Cellar: Varanasi Court To DM

Today, the Varanasi District Judge directed the District Administration to make appropriate arrangements within 7 days for Hindus to conduct worshipping rituals inside one of the sealed cellars/basement/tahkhana (vyas ji ka tehkhana) inside the existing Gyanvapi mosque complex. Worship at this spot was stopped in the year 1993.The matter relates to 'Somnath Vyas' tehkhana inside Gyanvapi...

Given Electric Shocks, Tortured To Implicate Political Leaders: Parliament Security Breach Accused Tell Delhi Court

A Delhi Court has been informed that the accused persons arrested in the UAPA case registered over the security breach in Parliament in December last year, were tortured, forced to sign various blank papers and were given electric shocks to confess the alleged crime and their association with political parties.The submission has been made in an application filed before Additional Sessions...