UP Court Sentences Woman To 1653 Days In Jail For Making False Rape Allegations, Imposes Over ₹5.8 Lakh Fine

A court in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district recently convicted a woman under Section 195 IPC (Giving or fabricating false evidence) for making false accusations in court against one Ajay Kumar of rape charges in the year 2018. Additional District Judge Gyanendra Tripathi sentenced the woman to 4 years, 6 months, and 8 days (1,653 days) in prison, matching the duration for which...

Breaking: Delhi Court Extends CM Arvind Kejriwal's Judicial Custody In ED's Liquor Policy Case Till May 20

A Delhi Court on Tuesday extended till May 20 the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case connected to the liquor policy scam.Special judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order on the expiry of his judicial custody in the ED case.Meanwhile, hearing in Supreme Court on the issue of granting interim bail to Kejriwal is...

Delhi Court Sentences Five Persons For Carrying Out Anti-National Activities In India, Links With ISIS Affiliate

A Delhi Court on Monday granted different jail terms to five individuals, including a Kashmiri couple, convicted for carrying out anti-national activities in India and for their affiliation with Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), a part of banned terror organization ISIS. Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh of Patiala House Courts sentenced the prime accused, Jahanzaib Sami,...

[Prajwal Revanna Case] Bengaluru Court Restrains Media Outlets From Publishing Allegedly False News Against HD Deve Gowda & HD Kumaraswamy

A city civil and sessions court in Bengaluru has passed an ex-parte interim order restraining the media from publishing false news items against Former Prime Minister of India HD Devegowda and former Chief Minister of Karnataka H D Kumaraswamy in regards to the Prajwal Revanna alleged sexual assault case.The order passed on May 4 restrains 89 media outlets. The court said “At this stage,...

Government Employee Can't Be Denied Notional Increment Merely Because They Retired On Last Day of June And Not On 1st July: Allahabad Central Administrative Tribunal

The Central Administrative Tribunal, Allahabad bench of Justice Om Prakash held that the employees are entitled to one annual increment earned on the last day of their service. The bench held that since the applicants retired on the last of June, they were entitled one notional increment due and cannot be denied increment merely because they retired the next day of...

Delhi Court Denies Bail To BRS Leader K Kavitha In CBI, ED Cases Over Alleged Liquor Policy Scam

A Delhi Court on Thursday denied bail to BRS leader K Kavitha in the corruption and money laundering cases registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) related to the now scrapped liquor policy.Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order and rejected Kavitha's regular bail pleas in CBI and ED case. Kavitha was arrested on...

Management Can't Initiate Recovery Of Overpayment Unless Fraud/Misrepresentation Can Be Proven On Workman's Part: Central Administrative Tribunal, Allahabad

The Central Administrative Tribunal (Allahabad) single bench of Justice Om Prakash (Judicial Member) held that recovery of overpayment cannot be initiated by the Management unless fraud or misrepresentation can be proven on the part of the Workman. The matter pertained to a Workman who mistakenly entered the wrong date in his promotion form. Thereafter, the Management initiated...

Departmental Proceedings And Proceedings In Criminal Case Can Proceed Simultaneously: CAT Jabalpur

The Central Administrative Tribunal, Jabalpur bench of Justice Akhil Kumar Srivastava (Judicial Member) and Kumar Rajesh Chandra (Administrative Member) held that departmental proceedings and proceedings in criminal case can proceed simultaneously, as there is no bar in their being conducted simultaneously, though separately. It held that the purpose of departmental enquiry and...

Bengaluru Court Denies Interim Anticipatory Bail To JDS Leader HD Revanna In Woman's Kidnapping Case

A special court on Saturday refused to grant anticipatory interim bail on arrest to Janta Dal (Secular) leader H D Revanna accused of kidnapping a woman.Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge Santhosh Gajanan Bhat rejected the application filed by Revanna seeking interim bail in a case registered against him under section 364 (A), 365, 34 of the Indian penal code. The court said,...

Delhi Court Transfers PMLA Case After Accused Alleges Judge Commented 'ED Matters Me Kaunsi Bail Hoti Hain'

A Delhi Court has transferred proceedings in the Bhushan Steel money laundering case from one judge to another, after one of the accused alleged that the judge passed a comment expressing "ED matters me kaun si bail hoti hai?)”Principal District & Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna of Rouse Avenue Courts observed that the perception and view point of the accused stating that he did...

Competition Commission Of India Approves Sanyo Special Steel Co. Ltd.'S Acquisition Of Stake In Sanyo Special Steel Manufacturing India Private Limited

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has given approval for the acquisition of a 15.43% shareholding in Sanyo Special Steel Manufacturing India Private Limited by Sanyo Special Steel Co. Ltd. from Mitsui & Co. Ltd. This transaction, also known as Proposed Combination, entails Sanyo Special Steel Co. Ltd. (Sanyo or Acquirer) acquiring the mentioned shareholding...

Congress Candidate Against Former Haryana CM ML Khattar Granted Bail By Panchkula Court In Defacement Of Property Case

A Panchkula Court has granted bail to Youth Congress leader Divyanshu Budhiraja, who is contesting from Haryana's Karnal Lok Sabha seat against former Chief Minister ML Khattar, in 2018 FIR pertaining to the Haryana Prevention of Defacement of Property Act.Budhiraja has also moved the High Court seeking quashing of a case registered against him for his alleged failure to appear before the...