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Lucknow Court Summons Rahul Gandhi As Accused In Complaint Case Over 'Derogatory' Remark On Savarkar
A CJM Court in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow district has summoned Congress MP and LoP in Loksabha, Rahul Gandhi, as an accused in a complaint case filed over his alleged 'derogatory' remark against Vinayak Damodar Savarkar made during his Bharat Jodo Yatra in November 2022 in Maharashtra's Akola.#BREAKING |A CJM Court in #Lucknow has summoned Congress MP and LoP in Loksabha, Rahul...
Punjab & Haryana HC Allows Diljit's Concert In Chandigarh Tomorrow But Warns Of Penal Action If 75-Decibel Noise Limit Breached
The Punjab & Haryana High Court today permitted Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh to hold a concert in Chandigarh tomorrow (December 14). However, the court directed that the event must adhere to noise limits, maintaining ambient air quality standards with a maximum noise level of 75 decibels otherwise penal action can be taken against the organizers"No hesitation in allowing the event to...
Delhi Court Acquits Former Coal Secretary, 4 Others In 2012 Coal Block Allocation Corruption Case
A Delhi Court on Wednesday (December 11) acquitted former Coal Secretary Harish Chandra Gupta along with two other former officials of the Union Ministry of Coal (MoC)–KS Kropha and KC Samria of all charges in connection with the 2012 coal block allocation corruption case. The Court also acquitted the Managing Director of M/s Navabharat Power Pvt. Ltd (NPPL) Y. Harish Chandra Prasad and...
Our Ancestors Made Sacrifices To Free Ram Lalla, Witness Temple Being Built; Don't Consider Hindus As Cowards: Justice Shekhar Yadav
Speaking at an event organized by the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) legal cell in Prayagraj, Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, a sitting Judge of the Allahabad High Court, said that many of our ancestors made sacrifices to see Ram Lalla freed and witness the construction of a grand temple. “Did you imagine seeing the Ram Mandir with your own eyes? Many of our ancestors made sacrifices in...
Practice Of Having Multiple Wives Unacceptable; How Your Kids Would Be Kind When You Slaughter Animals In Front Of Them? : Justice Shekhar K. Yadav
Speaking at an event organised by the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) legal cell in Prayagraj, the sitting Judge of the Allahabad High Court, Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, said that a man having four wives is unacceptable. He added that the right to perform halala, pronounce triple talaq or not give maintenance to their wives can not be claimed by anyone."If you say that our personal law...
BCI Suspends Bar Council Of Delhi Vice Chairman Over Alleged Fake LL.B. Degree, Resolves To Refer Probe To CBI
The Bar Council of India (BCI) on Saturday (December 7) resolved to refer alleged irregularities in the LL.B. (Hons.) degree of Sanjeev Nasiar, Vice-Chairman of the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD), to the CBI for investigation.BCI also removed Nasiar from the position of Vice-Chairman of the BCD pending the outcome of the investigation, calling the degree “highly questionable”.“The report...
1997 Custodial Torture Case | Gujarat Court Acquits Ex-IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt
A court in Gujarat's Porbandar District last week acquitted former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in connection with a 1997 custodial torture case. Acquitting Bhatt, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Mukesh Pandya observed that the prosecution could not "prove the case beyond reasonable doubt" and that appropriate sanction to prosecuted Bhatt, the then superintendent of police (SP)...
Lucknow Court Directs FIR Registration On Ex-IPS Officer Amitabh Thakur's Plea Against 'Hateful' Social Media Posts
A Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Uttar Pradesh Lucknow district has directed the registration of an FIR under appropriate sections against alleged social media posts, accused of posting hateful content with the intent to disturb communal harmony. The direction was issued by Court of Special CJM, Lucknow Kuwar Mitresh Singh Kushwaha, an application filed by former IPS officer...
Muzaffarnagar POCSO Court Grants Regular Bail To Teacher Accused Of Instructing Students To Slap Muslim Classmate
A Special POCSO Court in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar District on Thursday granted Regular Bail to a 60-year-old teacher and principal of Muzaffarnagar's Neha Public School (Tripta Tyagi), who has been accused of asking her students to slap a Muslim student and uttering communal slurs against him.Last month, the Allahabad High Court refused her anticipatory bail and directed her to...
Jaynagar Rape Case: Bengal Court Sentences POCSO Accused To Death For Rape & Murder Of Minor
A POCSO Court in West Bengal has sentenced a man accused of raping and murdering a nine-year old minor girl in Jaynagar, to death.Earlier the High Court had directed AIIMS Kalyani to conduct the post-mortem of the minor after allegations were raised about the conduct of the process.The news of accused Mostakin Sardar being sentenced to death was shared by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and...
'Constitution Does Not Mention Cooling-Off Period For Judges Before Post-Retirement Appointments': Union Law And Justice Minister In Rajya Sabha
Responding to suggestions by Member of Parliament (MP) Raghav Chadha on the 'cooling off period' for judges post-retirement, the Union Law and Justice Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal told the Rajya Sabha that the Indian Constitution does not mention anything about the cooling off period for judges.On Thursday (December 05), Chadha expressed that in recent years, the Supreme Court and High Court...
Common People Shouldn't Be Frightened By Complex Court Procedures, No Place For Fear In Independent India: President Droupadi Murmu
The President of India Droupadi Murmu said that there is no place of fear in independent India and the system must ensure that common people are not scared of approaching Court and resorting to Court procedures.The President was speaking at Bhubaneswar on Thursday where she inaugurated the new Judicial Court Complex for the judgeship of Khordha district. The event was attended by Raghubar...