The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Delhi Police challenging the grant of bail to former Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan, which pertains to the alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 Delhi riots. A division bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja noted that more than four years had lapsed…
The Delhi High Court has directed the police to provide protection to the family of 27-year-old Tarun Butolia, who died in a violent clash during Holi celebrations in Uttam Nagar earlier this year. Justice Girish Kathpalia asked the Additional DCP to ensure that the concerned SHO shares his personal mobile number with the family so…
The Gauhati High Court has today dismissed Congress leader Pawan Khera’s plea for anticipatory bail in a case registered by the Assam Police’s Crime Branch in Guwahati. Justice Parthivjyoti Saikia had reserved orders on April 21 and pronounced the decision today, rejecting the bail. The Legal proceedings have been initiated against Khera following an FIR…
The Supreme Court on Friday directed people challenging their exclusion from electoral rolls in West Bengal to approach the Calcutta High Court or the Appellate Tribunals for relief. The Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymala Bagchi and Justice Vipul M Pancholi held that if the affected persons were able to show…
The Supreme Court of India is currently examining a significant constitutional issue concerning the scope of remedies under Article 32 of the Constitution of India, as the Enforcement Directorate has argued that its officers should be allowed to directly approach the Court when obstruction in their official functions results in a breakdown of the rule…
The Madras High Court has commuted the death sentence of a man convicted for repeated sexual assault of his minor daughter, observing that keeping the convict alive to endure a lifelong confrontation with his actions would better meet the ends of justice than the finality of execution. The Division Bench of Justice N Anand Venkatesh…
The Supreme Court has stayed the Chhattisgarh High Court order that sentenced Amit Jogi, son of former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, to life imprisonment, in the 2003 murder case of NCP leader Ram Avtar Jaggi. The Bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Vijay Bishnoi passed the interim order while issuing notice…
The Supreme Court has voiced a serious concern over the growing menace of drug trafficking and substance abuse in the educational institutions across the country. The bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Vijay Bishnoi was considering a student’s plea and granted her interim protection from coercive action, emphasizing that the matter required a sensitive…
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal over a petition alleging unauthorised circulation of courtroom proceedings. The plea sought contempt of court action against the former chief minister over the video clips reportedly recorded during hearings before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma and subsequently shared on digital…
The Delhi High Court has denied bail to four men accused of leading a massive ₹22.92 crore fraud in the form of ‘digital arrest’ targeting a senior citizen. Justice Manoj Jain, while dismissing both regular and anticipatory bail pleas, observed that the case revealed a deeper and a more complicated conspiracy. The Court noted that…