[ad_1] Stating that it is “pained by the observations” in the July 17, 2024, order of Justice Rajbir Sehrawat of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the Supreme Court on Wednesday expunged those observations. “We are of the view that the observations which were made in the order…were totally unnecessary for the ultimate order which […]
Supreme Court rejects SIT probe into electoral bonds scheme | India News
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a batch of petitions seeking a court-monitored SIT probe into alleged quid pro quo between companies and political parties in the purchase of electoral bonds. The court said, “It will be both premature and inappropriate for the court to do so.” Earlier, in February the Supreme Court struck […]
Supreme Court refuses to stay Patna HC order that set aside Bihar law raising quotas from 50 to 65% | India News
[ad_1] The Supreme Court Monday refused to stayed the Patna High Court’s order setting aside the Bihar government’s notifications to raise reservation in government jobs and educational institutions from 50 per cent to 65 per cent. The apex court was referring to the Patna HC order dated June 20. A division bench of HC Chief […]
‘Protecting married people wanting to be in live-in relationships will encourage wrongdoers’: Punjab and Haryana High Court | Chandigarh News
[ad_1] The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that granting protection to married people who want to be in live-in relationships with their partners would amount to encouraging “wrongdoers” and promoting the practice of bigamy. A bench of Justice Sandeep Moudgil also observed that such couples, who run away from their parental homes, not […]
2020 Northeast Delhi riots: High court orders CBI probe into death of man ‘forced to sing national anthem’ | Delhi News
[ad_1] Observing that the Delhi Police have done “too-little, too-late” so far, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the investigation concerning the death of a man who was seen in a purported video lying injured as security personnel allegedly forced him to sing ‘Vande Mataram’ and the […]
Mumbai court rejects bail of Kamala Mills owner in cheating case | Mumbai News
[ad_1] A court rejected the bail application of the owner of Kamala Mills, Ramesh Gowani, booked in a cheating case by the Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW). Earlier this month, the EOW arrested Gowani on the complaint of a businessman, who alleged that he was cheated of Rs 67.50 crore. It was alleged that […]
Jharkhand court convicts 5 Jamtara cyber criminals for money laundering | India News
[ad_1] A special PMLA court in Ranchi on Saturday convicted five Jamtara residents under the anti-money laundering law for running an “organised” cyber crime syndicate, official sources said. A Netflix series named “Jamtara” that streamed in 2020 is said to have been based on real-life incidents of phishing phone calls and bank accounts scamming launched […]
Kerala cricket coach ‘sexually abused minor girls for years, clicked nude photos under guise of fitness check’; parents approach High Court | Thiruvananthapuram News
[ad_1] Parents of five minor girls who were being trained by a Kerala Cricket Association coach have moved the High Court seeking a fair probe into the sexual abuse allegations against him. The coach was arrested last month on charges of sexually abusing a girl in 2019. After his arrest came to light, five other […]
Kejriwal interim bail | Court draws line on ED power to arrest: Must be ‘rigid, restrictive’ | Explained News
[ad_1] IN GRANTING interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case, the Supreme Court on Friday raised the bar for arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. “Arrest, after all, cannot be made arbitrarily and on the whims and fancies of the […]
SC collegium recommends two names for elevation as apex court judges | India News
[ad_1] The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Thursday recommended to the Centre the names of high court judges N Kotiswar Singh and R Mahadevan for elevation to the apex court. While Justice Singh is currently the Chief Justice of the High Court for Jammu and Kashmir and […]