By Sujit Bhar As the Kolkata Sessions Court handed down a life sentence to Sanjay Roy for the gruesome rape and murder of a young postgraduate medical trainee, the verdict has left the city polarized. The case, marked by shocking cruelty, political intrigue, and allegations of a botched investigation, has exposed fractures in public trust…
The Supreme Court on Monday delivered a split verdict on whether a deceased Christian, who had converted from the Scheduled Tribe (ST) community, could be buried in the common burial ground where his Hindu ancestors were buried. The Chhattisgarh government had insisted that the deceased should be buried in a separate burial ground for Christians,…
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation seeking de-recognition of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on the grounds that it violated a Supreme Court ruling mandating publishing of criminal antecedents by candidates and political parties. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela refused to…
A special court in Bengaluru has accepted the closure report filed by the state Lokayukta Police on September 12, 2024, giving clean chit to former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in a Rs 1.3 crore bribe case regarding appointments in the Bangalore Turf Club (BTC). Additional City Civil and Sessions judge Santosh Gajanan Bhat accepted the…
The Union of India has approved the appointment of three judicial officers as judges of the Rajasthan High Court. The information was shared by the Ministry of Law and Justice on its website by way of a notification. As per the Ministry, judicial officers Chandra Shekhar Sharma, Pramil Kumar Mathur and Chandra Prakash Shrimali have…
The Allahabad High Court while dismissing an application said that on the application by the public prosecutor to withdraw the criminal case on the basis of government order without mentioning any reason or his opinion, court should not permit to withdraw the prosecution as the same is not permissible in the eyes of law. A…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) of 2019, which alleged that coaching institutes in Ludhiana and Jalandhar were not adhering to Punjab Building Bye Laws and fire safety norms. The PIL was filed by the Council of Engineers and others against the State of Punjab and other…
The Allahabad High Court while dismissing an appeal held that the fact that a reception was hosted at Prayagraj, is not relevant for the purpose of conferring jurisdiction on the Family Court under Section 19 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The Division Bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Donadi Ramesh passed this…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has disposed of a suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding the depleting green cover in the states of Punjab and Haryana, as well as the Union Territory of Chandigarh. The PIL was based on a judicial order passed by a Single Judge of the Court, which emphasized the…
The Allahabad High Court has rejected bail to a father-son duo accused of raping the daughter/sister and impregnating her. A Single Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Pramod. By means of the application under Section 439 of CrPC, applicant Pramod, who is involved…