Remarks Against PM Modi: Court Reserves Order On Complaint Seeking FIR Against Rahul Gandhi

A Delhi court Wednesday reserved for June 7 order on a complaint seeking lodging of an FIR against Rahul Gandhi for his alleged 'Khoon ki Dalali' remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal reserved order on the complaint, filed by advocate Joginder Tuli, which has sought direction to the police to register an FIR against Gandhi for...

ECI Rejects Opposition Parties' Demand For VVPAT Verification Before Counting

The Election Commission of India has rejected the demand made by opposition parties for verifying the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trails(VVPAT) with EVMS before counting the votes, reports News18.Yesterday, leaders from twenty two opposition parties had met the poll panel raising the demand that tallying of VVPAT slips be done prior to the counting of votes.If any discrepancy is found anywhere...

Limitation U/s 468 CrPC To Be Calculated From The Alleged Date Of Commission Of The Offence: HP HC Quashes Sexual Harassment Case Against Actor Jeetendra [Read Judgment]

"No Court can probably proceed with the trial of the case in the present matter, as admittedly, in the year 1971, when the offence was alleged to have been committed."

'Cosmetic' Or 'Drug': Bombay HC Allows Sale Of Sensodyne Toothpaste Put On Hold By State FDA [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has granted relief to GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd, which owns the Sensodyne toothpaste brand, and allowed the company to release its stock in the market after its sale was put on hold last year by the State Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A division bench of Justice RV More and Justice BH Dangre was hearing a writ petition filed...

Shipra Dhankar From JGLS Tops Delhi Judicial Services Examination, 2018

Shipra Dhankar, alumnus of Jindal Global Law School, has topped the Delhi Judicial Services (DJS) Examination, 2018. Shipra finished her law graduation from Jindal in 2016. Delhi Judicial Service Examination Results were announced today. DJS is considered to be the most competitive and prestigious judicial service exam in the country. Statement from JGLS applauding their...

PIL In Delhi HC Seeks EC Probe On Rajeev Chandrasekhar MP's Election Affidavit

A PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court today to investigate into the affidavit filed by the Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, member of parliament and businessman. The PIL alleges that Mr. Rajeev Chandrasekhar has not disclosed full information in his election affidavit regarding his assets, while contesting to Rajya Sabha in March 2018. The PIL has been filed by...

Failure To Secure Presence Of Accused Not A Reason To Invoke Section 258 CrPC To Stop Criminal Proceedings: Kerala HC [Read Order]

"For the reason that the accused had absconded or that despite the initiation of coercive proceedings, his presence could not be secured is no reason to invoke Section 258 of the Cr.P.C."

Kerala HC To Hear PIL Seeking Action Against Mohanlal In Ivory Possession Case On July 11 [Read Petition]

High Court of Kerala on Monday considered for admission a public interest litigation for taking action against actor Mohanlal in a case relating to possession of ivory tusks. The PIL was filed by one Paulose A.A, who had earlier filed a criminal complaint before the Vigilance Court in 2012 after Income Tax authorities seized four elephant tusks from Mohanlal's residence in 2012. Following...

Maintenance Awarded To A Wife Is Not A Bounty: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court has held in Vikas Bhutani v. State & Anr that maintenance awarded to a wife is not a bounty and it is awarded to her for her survival. Bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva was considering the question whether maintenance should be awarded from the date of the application or that of the order. Court answered in light of the objective of "maintenance" provision...

'Not Prudent To Decide When SC Is Testing Validity Of Act' : Patna HC (FB) On Bar To Anticipatory Bail Under Bihar Prohibition Act [Read Judgment]

It would be a judicial overreach to decide an issue which is pending adjudication before the Supreme Court, observed the Court.

Lawyers, Litigants At Rohini Court Rue Canteen Closure

Lawyers and litigants at the Rohini court in Delhi are having a tough time with all the canteens in the court building and the chamber block being shut for almost four months now. The lawyers are now dependent on food from nearby restaurants or eat street food which many are finding hard on the palate. The canteen on the second floor of the court complex has been shut...

Odisha Court Awards Life Imprisonment To Maoist Leader Sabyasachi Panda For 'Conspiring To Wage War Against GoI' [Read Judgment]

A District and Sessions Court in Odisha has convicted and sentenced Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda to life imprisonment. Panda was found guilty of 'making conspiracy to wage war against the Government and also abetting others to wage war against the Govt. of India by using criminal force and by showing criminal force.'The Maoist leader was arrested by police on July 18, 2014 by a team...