Report on Conviction of Asharam Self-styled Godman Asaram Bapu was today sentenced to life-long jail term by a special SC/ST court here for raping a minor nearly five years ago. This is the second case of a powerful spiritual leader being convicted of a sexual offence in less than a year after Gurmeet Ram
Citing ‘no proof of misconduct’ by him as alleged by the opposition parties, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu has rejected the ‘impeachment motion’ against the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra. The Congress and six other opposition parties on Friday moved a notice for the impeachment of CJI, accusing him of five counts of “misbehaviour” and “misusing”
Actor Salman Khan convicted in a 19-year-old blackbuck poaching case by a court in Jodhpur. He was sentenced to five years in jail. While announcing the sentence, Chief Judicial Magistrate (Jodhpur Rural) also imposed a fine of RS. 10,000 on Khan. Khan was taken to the Central Jail in Jodhpur from the court. The co-accused,
When two adults marry out of their volition, they choose their path; they consummate their relationship; they feel that it is their goal and they have the right to do so. Any kind of torture or torment or ill-treatment in the name of honour that tantamount to atrophy of choice of an individual relating to love
Parliamentary Panel Recommends: Increase retirement age of SC, HC judges A parliamentary committee has urged the government to hike the retirement age of Supreme Court and high court judges to tide over their shortage in higher judiciary. The parliamentary standing committee on law and personnel said that to reduce the pendency of cases, the existing
In a landmark judgement judgement by the Apex Court, Right to Die has been recognised in India. The Bench held that passive euthanasia and a living will also legally valid.
Dignity in death is a facet of Right to Live, rules five-judge bench In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court has allowed ‘living will’ but with strict guidelines. The top court has said the guidelines will remain effective till a law is in place. A ‘living will’ is made by a person, in his normal
J-K police restrained from acting against Army major named in Shopian firing FIR by SC The Supreme Court today put an interim stay on any criminal proceedings against Major Aditya Kumar, who has been named in an FIR filed by the Jammu and Kashmir Police for killing civilians during an army firing in Shopian .
SC: Ayodhya Hearing Scheduled on 14 March The Supreme Court Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Mishra, Justice Abdul Nazeer and Justice Ashok Bhushan, scheduled the hearing of appeals arising out of the 2010 Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid Dispute for 14 March. Tushar Mehta, Additional Solicitor General, submitted before the bench that 504 exhibits, including books and
Rs 135.86-cr Penalty on Google India for Creating Search Bias In Favour Of Its Own Services. Nearly Rs 1.36 billion penalty is imposed by (CCI) The Competition Commission of India on internet giant Google for abuse of its dominant position and creating a search bias in favour of its own products and services. The fine
President of India has appointed new Chief Justices in Kerala, Karnataka, Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya High Courts. Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court Justice Dinesh Maheswari has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court. He has been directed to assume charge on or before February-20. Acting Chief Justice of Kerala High Court
Mumbai Sessions Court Gives Relief To Cyrus Mistry In Rs 500 Crore Defamation Case. A Mumbai sessions court quashed and set aside summons issued by a magistrate’s court to ousted Tata Group chairman Cyrus Mistry and others in connection with a Rs 500 crore defamation complaint filed by Tata Trusts’ R Venkatramanan. Mistry, the former
New Roster System introduced in Supreme Court Weeks after judges of the Supreme Court themselves called into question the manner in which cases were being listed at the apex court, a new Roster system has been introduced. The change, which will take effect from February 5, comes in the wake of the press conference called for by four of
Delhi High Court Initiates Criminal Contempt Proceedings against ADJ ADJ Lau had filed four applications before the bench of Justice Valmiki J Mehta and Justice Indermeet Kaur stating that the “adverse remarks” made against her judgments by a single judge bench of the High Court be deleted as they affect the “self-esteem, judicial reputation and
At Failure Of States, UTs To File Reply On Pension, Old Age Homes,SC Expresses Displeasure. Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure at the governments of 11 states, including Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Mizoram, and the two Union Territories of Lakshadweep and Daman and Diu for failing to even file counter affidavits and reply
