A Delhi court has acquitted 10 accused, giving them benefit of doubt in a case related to the riots that rocked the North-east area of Delhi in February 2020. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Pulastya Pramachala of Karkardooma Courts recorded in its September 11 order that allegations against the accused were not proven beyond reasonable doubt….
A sessions court in Lucknow has convicted Muslim cleric Umar Gautam and 15 others for allegedly carrying out over 1,000 illegal religious conversions in Uttar Pradesh. NIA/ATS court judge Vivekanand Saran Tripathi on September 10 convicted key accused Umar Gautam, Arshan Mustafa alias Bhupriya Bando, Adam alias Prasad Rameshwaram Kovere, Mufti Qazi Jahangir Qasmi, Kaushar…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court disposed of a Suo Motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) relating to the matter of sewage water being mixed in drinking water supply at Economically Weaker Section (EWS) colonies in Dhanas, Maloya, Ram Darbar, Vikas Nagar, as well as Sectors 56 and 38, Chandigarh. The suo motu cognizance of the…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of a study conducted by the KSKV Kachchh University in Gujarat, assessing the suitability of different areas within the Banni grasslands in Kachchh district, Gujarat, for sustainable restoration. The petition is registered suo motu on the basis of a news item dated 20.08.2024. As per…
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to look into a matter where the post of Assistant District Government Counsel Criminal (ADGC) is being misused by the official in lodging FIRs under SC/ST Act, 1989. The Division Bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Birla and Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal passed this order…
The Allahabad High Court has stayed the arrest of accused Sudhir Upadhyay and three other family members in a criminal case registered at Jaunpur Kotwali for dowry harassment and attempt to murder, till the next hearing or submission of police report. The Division Bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Birla and Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Diploma Veterinary Association Haryana assailing the order passed by State of Haryana, whereby minimum educational qualification for admission to Veterinary Livestock Development Diploma course has been changed from “10+2 (Physics, Chemistry & Biology)” to “10+2 (any stream)” for all Veterinary Educational Institutes…
The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy scam case. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan delivered its judgment on two petitions filed by Kejriwal challenging his arrest and seeking bail in the case registered by the Central Bureau…
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal on Thursday expressed concern over the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the residence of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud for Ganpati Puja giving way to a variety of speculations, in the backdrop of state elections in Maharashtra by this year-end. Addressing the media over the meeting, Sibal clarified…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of the alleged listing of Khuga Reserved Forest land near Churachandpur in Manipur for sale. The petition is registered suo motu on the basis of the news item dated 19.08.2024. As per the article, the incident came to light after a video in the Kuki…