Source: theweek.in The Sikkim government has opposed the broadcasting of court proceedings of a dispute over a place of worship at Gurudongmar lake, North Sikkim, citing national security as the main reason. This comes months after the Supreme Court of India allowed the live streaming of court proceedings of constitutional importance. The additional director at
Source: orissapost.com Chandigarh: Sensing the gravity of the matter, the Punjab and Haryana High Court here Wednesday decided to hear Thursday the Kathua rape victim father’s plea seeking death penalty for the heinous act and murder of his eight-year-old daughter in Jammu and Kashmir last year. The father has sought an enhancement of the life sentence
Source:indianexpress.com The Bombay High Court in the Shakti Mills case upheld the constitutionality of Section 376E of the IPC that provides for life imprisonment till the end of natural life or death sentence for the repeat offence of rape. A legacy of the criminal amendments after the 2012 Delhi gang rape, the provision brings into
Source: indiatoday.in he Jharkhand High Court has sought a report from the state government on the Tabrez Ansari lynching case and the subsequent mob violence. Tabrez Ansari was brutally thrashed to death on June 17 in Dhatkidih village in Saraikela-Kharsawan district when he was returning home. The lynch mob had allegedly accused Ansari of theft.
Source: newindianexpress.com KOCHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an accused in the sensational Abdu murder case who was hiding in Qatar for the past several years. The arrested is EA Sihar, 35, of SN Puram, Kodungalloor. The incident related to the case occurred on December 14, 2006, when Abdu, a native of Eriyad
Source: barandbench.com The Supreme Court yesterday held that when an accused in a case did not enter appearance before High Court, the High Court should not have decided the case on merits. Instead, it should have issued second notice to the accused or directed the High Court Legal Services Committee to appoint an advocate or
Source: indiatoday.in Anon-profit organization engaged in promoting financial literacy has moved the Supreme Court, alleging cheating, especially of senior citizens, by the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) through its Jeevan Saral policy, in which nearly 5 crore policy holders have “lost a big chunk on their principal investment”. The Mumbai-based Moneylife Foundation said it has received
Source: newindianexpress.com KOCHI: It seems the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is short of a breakthrough in the sensational case related to the suspicious death of actor Kalabhavan Mani in 2016. Though the CBI carried out polygraph tests on some suspects, it did not help the agency unravel the mystery behind his death. It was
Source: barandbench.com After a special court rejected their bail application last month, the three women doctors arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of Dr. Payal Tadvi have moved the Bombay High Court seeking bail. Hema Ahuja, Bhakti Mehare and Ankita Khandelwal, who were the seniors of Payal Tadvi, have challenged the special court order rejecting
Source: indiatoday.in The Supreme Court Monday issued a show cause notice to the West Bengal government on a contempt plea over the delay in releasing the BJP activist who was arrested for allegedly posting a meme on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on social media. In the petition, it has been alleged that there was a
