Ashish Sinha

Plaint filed against actor Prakash Raj for mocking ‘Chandrayaan-3’

August 23, 2023

A complaint has been registered against actor Prakash Raj at a police station in Karnataka’s Bagalkot district on Tuesday in relation to a social media post in which he is alleged to have mocked India’s ambitious third lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3. Police stated, “Hindu leaders filed a complaint against actor Prakash...

Big blow to Lakshadweep MP Mohammad Faizal as SC nixes Kerala HC order

August 23, 2023

The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the Kerala High Court’s order to suspend the conviction and sentence of Lakshadweep Lok Sabha MP Mohammed Faizal in an attempt to murder case. The case has been sent back to the high court for fresh review within a span of six weeks....

SC agrees to hear SP leader Azam Khan’s plea today

August 23, 2023

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan’s plea challenging an order passed by a trial court. The top court will hear his plea today. The trial court had directed him to provide a voice sample in connection with a case involving alleged hate speech...

Delhi’s Patiala House Court awards 3-year RI to ex-Ministry of Steel official

August 23, 2023

Patiala House Court on Tuesday awarded three years of rigorous imprisonment to Gautam Kumar Basak, former executive secretary of the Joint Plant Committee (JPC) under the Ministry of Steel, in relation to a corruption case tied to coal block allocation in Chhattisgarh. The Special Judge Arun Bhardwaj also imposed a...

CM Gehlot appears virtually before Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court

August 22, 2023

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday appeared virtually before Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court in connection with a criminal defamation complaint filed against him by Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. During the brief hearing, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Harjeet Singh Jaspal directed Shekhawat to provide specific documents to the...

SC rejects Bengal’s Bid, CBI probe gets nod

August 22, 2023

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the Bengal government’s plea challenging the Calcutta High Court order transferring the probe into the municipal recruitment irregularities case to the CBI. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud declined to entertain a plea filed by the West Bengal government challenging...

Justice Gita Mittal panel to get extension, SC to pass order on August 25

August 22, 2023

A panel led by former judge Gita Mittal, to oversee relief and rehabilitation of victims of violence in Manipur, submitted three reports to the Supreme Court on Monday. Later, the Supreme Court stated, it will pass orders on August 25 to facilitate functioning of the three-member panel. Among these reports,...

SC to pass guidelines on summoning govt officials to court across country

August 22, 2023

The Supreme Court on Monday stated that it will lay down comprehensive guidelines to courts throughout the country for addressing the summoning of government and their officials. The bench, comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, emphasised the necessity for distinct procedures to deal with contempt...

SC to form bench to sort out Cauvery water row between Tamil Nadu, K’taka

August 22, 2023

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to promptly establish a bench to address the ongoing Cauvery river water-sharing dispute, in which Tamil Nadu has sought Karnataka to release 24,000 cusecs of water daily to support standing crops. A bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud said it will constitute a bench...

SC nod for rape survivor for abortion

August 22, 2023

The Supreme Court on Monday granted permission to a rape survivor to undergo medical termination of her over 27-week pregnancy, while remarking that becoming pregnant before marriage affects both physical and mental health. The bench comprising Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan, while observing the medical report of the survivor...

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