Tag: Rajasthan

Source- ndtv.com A man, who was on death row after being convicted by a high court of raping and murdering an eight-year-old girl in Rajasthan over five years ago, has got a reduced sentence of life term from the Supreme Court which acquitted him of the charge of sexually assaulting the minor. The court observed that

Source- india.com New Delhi: The Supreme Court would be hearing next week a plea seeking a court-monitored probe in the Alwar lynching case. The plea has been filed by the victim’s family, said ANI. The plea has also sought for transfer of the trial out of Rajasthan. The Supreme Court had earlier sought a detailed affidavit from the Rajasthan government

Source – theprint.in Former CJI R.M. Lodha and ex-judges G.S. Singhvi and Dalveer Bhandari all belong to the Oswal Jain community that comprises less than 0.5% of Rajasthan’s population. New Delhi: The Oswal Jains are a minuscule community in Rajasthan, comprising less than 0.5 per cent of the state’s population, but their prominence in the country’s judiciary is something

Source:- hindustantimes.com When Shayara Bano from Uttarakhand moved the Supreme Court last year to declare triple talaq invalid, she was supported by women groups and individuals to get the “regressive practice” banned. In contrast, it has been a silent struggle for 65-year-old Nargis Begum. She has been enduring a 30-year-old litigation against her husband’s claim

Source:- indiatoday.intoday.in JAIPUR: Former Rajasthan minister Babu Lal Nagar was acquitted of rape charges by the district and sessions court in Jaipur on Monday. The court of additional district judge (Jaipur district) Prahlad Rai Sharma pronounced the judgment in a courtroom packed by Nagar supporters. “The court acquitted Nagar giving him benefit of doubt. We