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Rajasthan High Court Quashes SC/ST Act Case Against Actress Shilpa Shetty For Using Word "Bhangi" In 2013 Interview
The Rajasthan High Court has quashed a complaint against the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act) against actress Shilpa Shetty for using the word "Bhangi" in a 2013 Television interview.Justice Arun Monga held: "In light of the absence of essential ingredients for offenses under Section 153A IPC, the failure to adhere to mandatory procedural requirements under Section 196 Cr.P.C., and the...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Arvind Kejriwal's Plea Against Cognizance Of ED Chargesheet, No Stay Granted Today
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice on the plea filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Chief Arvind Kejriwal challenging a trial court order which took cognizance of ED's chargesheet against him in the money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam.Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri granted time to ED to respond to the plea. However, the Court did not pass any order in the...
Gautam Adani Devised Bribery Scheme To Make Indian Govt Entity Buy Solar Power From His Company: US Dept Of Justice
According to the charges filed by the United States Department of Justice in a U.S. court, Gautam Adani, along with others, orchestrated a million-dollar bribery scheme in the USA to bribe Indian government officials. This bribery scheme was executed to secure contracts for an Adani company to sell solar power to Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI), a Public Sector Undertaking owned...
State Govt Can Take Action Against IPS Officers Serving In Their Territory: Centre Tells Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday was told by Additional Solicitor General Ashok Kr Chakrabarti appearing for the central government, that the Department of Personnel and Training was not the competent authority to take action against IPS officers deployed in various states.The ASG submitted a circular dated 24th October by the Ministry of Home Affairs, to a division bench of Chief Justice...
Third-Party Can File SLP Under Article 136 Against Quashing Of Criminal Proceedings : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently reiterated that a third party can file a Special Leave Petition under Article 136 of the Constitution against the quashing of criminal proceedings.An appeal by a private individual can be entertained, both sparingly and after due vigilance, said the Court relying on the precedents in National Commission for Women v. State of Delhi & Anr. (2010) 12 SCC 599...
Supreme Court Gives Time To Manipur Govt For Filing Response To Plea Challenging Inner Line Permit System
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 21) granted time to the Manipur State Government to file its response in a plea challenging the constitutionality of Manipur's Inner Line Permit System which restricts movement of non-permanent residents in the state. The petitioner, an organization named 'Amra Bangalee', said that due to the ILP system in the State of Manipur, no person who is not...
'In Our Country, Even Ajmal Kasab Was Given Fair Trial' : Supreme Court To CBI In Yasin Malik's Case
Even terrorist Ajmal Kasab was given a fair trial, orally observed the Supreme Court, while hearing an appeal filed by the CBI against an order for the physical production of Kashmiri separatist Yasin Malik to a Jammu court for the trial in the case related to the killing of 4 IAF personnel in 1989.Citing security concerns, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken exception to...
"Humanity Is Above All": Calcutta High Court Frowns Upon Fatal Clashes Between Worshippers Outside Mosque, Orders Police To 'Take Control'
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday expressed concern over clashes between two groups of worshippers over prayer timings outside a mosque, leading to one death and several injuries.Justice Tirthankar Ghosh took exception to the outbreak of violence, and directed the local police to "Take over" and regulate entry and exit to the mosque."Humanity is above all...which religion says that you have...
NCLAT Judge Records In Order His Brother's Message For Favour, Recuses From Matter
A judicial member of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has recused from hearing a matter after his brother messaged him requesting favourable orders in the case.Interestingly, in the recusal order, the judge extracted the entire message verbatim.The extraordinary event took place before the bench presided by Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma at the NCLAT Chennai Bench. Justice Sharma...
Principles Relating To Section 195 CrPC : Supreme Court Summarises
In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court summarised the principles relating to Section 195 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.This provision lays down the conditions for taking cognizance for contempt of lawful authority of public servants, for offences against public justice and for offences relating to documents given in evidenceA bench comprising Justices CT Ravikumar and Sanjay Karol culled...
Can CBI & SFIO Hold Simultaneous Investigations Into Offences Arising Out Of Same FIR? Supreme Court To Consider
The Supreme Court is scheduled to consider the issue whether both Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Serious Fraud Investigating Officer (SFIO) can hold parallel investigations into offences arising out of the same FIR. The issue arose before the bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar which was hearing the challenge by CBI against the order of the Karnataka High Court...