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Kerala HC leaves MLA Mani Kappan's disqualification to Assembly Speaker

The Pala MLA was sentenced to a total of three-and-a-half years together in four cheque bounce cases by the Mumbai court on September 1.

'Serious situation': Delhi HC orders police protection to family of accused in Uttam Nagar Holi clash

Object is to get citizens to vote, says HC; questions EC on rejecting Form 8 amid SIR

SC refuses to interfere with Delhi HC ruling against composer Ilaiyaraaja

NGO PUCL, activist Subhashini Ali, journalist NN Mishra move SC over legislative privileges

HC asks if Parth Pawar did not benefit from Mundhwa land deal grants pre-arrest bail to accused

SC seeks reply from WB govt, others on Mahua Moitra's plea for protection during constituency visit

Delhi HC refuses to suspend Bihar MLA Raju Kumar Singh's conviction

Kerala HC allows medical termination of 30-week pregnancy of 15-year-old rape survivor

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Rahul Gandhi defamation case hearing deferred again; next date October 6

The arguments in the case had begun on September 21, but remained inconclusive. Special Judge Shubham Verma subsequently fixed September 29 for further hearing, which was also postponed following the death of a senior advocate.

Oct 1

Delhi court orders framing of money laundering charges against Yasin Malik, others

Special Judge Prashant Sharma ordered on September 9 the framing of charges under Sections 3 (offence of money laundering) and 4 (punishment for money laundering) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against Malik and others, saying there was "prima facie strong suspicion" against the seven accused.

Oct 1

Mother of 12-year-old boy killed by civic body's garbage truck in 2021 gets Rs 5 lakh payout

The tribunal, presided over by MACT Member R V Mohite, on Monday directed The New India Assurance Company Ltd to pay the compensation to the claimant and subsequently recover the entire sum from the truck owner, the civic commissioner of Kalyan- Dombivli in Thane district, due to a clear breach of insurance policy terms.

Oct 1

Keralam: RTO agent gets 28 years' RI in fake driving licence case

Kollam Vigilance Court Judge Dr Mohit C S on Wednesday found Muhammed Shafeeq A (47), a native of Adoor in Pathanamthitta, guilty of creating and issuing fake driving licences and documents without following prescribed legal procedures.

Oct 1

Former farm manager gets 9 years' RI in financial misappropriation case

Thrissur Vigilance Court Judge K M Ratheesh Kumar on Wednesday found K I Ani (67), a native of Kayamkulam in Alappuzha, guilty of financial irregularities committed during 2005-07.

Oct 1

Important cases listed before Supreme Court on Wednesday October 1:

SC to hear a plea of TMC MP Mahua Moitra against her eviction from a guest house in West Bengal.

Oct 1

What happened in Supreme Court on Wednesday 30th Sep

LGD9 SC-MOITRA-EVICTION (11:55 AM) The Supreme Court will on Thursday hear TMC MP Mahua Moitra's plea alleging that district administration officials in Nadia, West Bengal, evicted her from a circuit house despite her being allotted a room at the state-owned property.

Oct 1

Ram Temple donation theft: Bail pleas of 2 accused deferred, hearing now on Oct 6

Advocate Kul Shekhar Singh, representing accused Subhash Srivastava and Ramashankar Yadav alias Tinnu Yadav, told PTI that the Anti-Corruption court of Judge Rajat Verma will now hear the bail applications on October 6 and 7.

Sep 30

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SC refuses to interfere with Delhi HC ruling against composer Ilaiyaraaja

A bench of justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran refused to entertain the appeal filed by Ilaiyaraaja against the high court verdict of May 26 in...

NGO PUCL, activist Subhashini Ali, journalist NN Mishra move SC over legislative privileges

Earlier, journalists Ajit Anjum and Seema Chishti, and stand...

SC seeks reply from WB govt, others on Mahua Moitra's plea for protection during constituency visit

The court sought the responses on Moitra's plea in which she...

Everyone has equal right to access justice: SC refuses to entertain judicial officer's plea

"Whether a person is a bus conductor or a secretary of the s...

SC seeks response from WB, others on TMC MP's plea alleging eviction from circuit house

The plea came up for hearing before a bench of Justices Joym...

High Courts

Kerala HC leaves MLA Mani Kappan's disqualification to Assembly Speaker

The Pala MLA was sentenced to a total of three-and-a-half years together in four cheque bounce cases by the Mumbai court on September 1.

'Serious situation': Delhi HC orders police protection to family of accused in Uttam Nagar Holi clash

Object is to get citizens to vote, says HC; questions EC on rejecting Form 8 amid SIR

HC asks if Parth Pawar did not benefit from Mundhwa land deal grants pre-arrest bail to accused

Delhi HC refuses to suspend Bihar MLA Raju Kumar Singh's conviction

Kerala HC allows medical termination of 30-week pregnancy of 15-year-old rape survivor

Delhi HC grants bail to pro-ISIS group member in UAPA case

Cal HC extends security cover to TMC MP Mahua Moitra during constituency visits till Nov 30

Cal HC extends interim protection to TMC MP Mahua Moitra in hate speech case

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Women’s Safety in the Digital Age

FROM WOMEN’S SAFETY TO DIGITAL FREEDOM India has developed institutions for protecting women in the physical world. Those protections must now evolve...

When the Tenant Dies, Who Inherits the Tenancy?

The Court recognised the tenancy rights of the deceased tena...

Voyage From A Dominion State to Sovereign Democratic Republic

Driven by these continuous struggles and changing global dy...

Fair Trial

Section 314 Criminal Procedure Code provides that any party ...

Intervention Of Third Parties Including Defacto Complainant In Criminal Proceedings

The basic distinction drawn in the statute by introducing th...

Voice of Dissent under the Shadow of LATHI and Rule of Law

The true test of any democracy is not how it treats those wh...

Consumer Laws

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Keralam: Widow denied access to deposits, consumer commission directs bank to pay Rs 14L

The Thiruvananthapuram District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission directed the bank to pay the amount to the woman within 30 days of receiving th...

CCI Dismisses Allegations Against Mahindra & Mahindra for Anti-Competitive Warranty Practices

Competition Commission of India finds no violation of Sectio...

CCI Dismisses Abuse of Dominant Position Allegations Against Kerala Government's Free Travel Scheme for Women and Transgenders

Competition Commission of India holds that Kerala's welfare ...

Delhi consumer commission orders bank to pay Rs 49,600 over failed Rs 10,000 ATM transaction

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission also dir...

EPFO ordered to pay 6 Percent interest for 35-day delay in settling claim

The EPFO argued that he had not submitted the required joint...

Taxation Laws

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ITAT Delhi Bench Upholds Taxation of Excess Share Premium on CCPS Issued by OYO to Holding Company; Rejects Disallowance of Management Fees

Tribunal rules tax authorities cannot revalue shares when valuation done by registered valuers per Rule 11UA; clarifies payments to joint venture for ...