Ashish Sinha

India inches towards extradition of 26/11 accused Tahwuur Rana

August 19, 2023

A US court has rejected the habeas corpus petition filed by Tahawwur Rana, a Canadian businessman of Pakistani origin, thereby allowing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to proceed with his extradition to India. Rana is wanted for his alleged involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, commonly referred to...

Apex Court convicts RJD leader Prabhunath Singh

August 19, 2023

The Supreme Court on Friday convicted Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Member of Parliament (MP) Prabhunath Singh in the 1995 Masrakh double murder case and overturned his earlier acquittal by the Patna High Court. He is currently serving life sentence in another murder case. In 2017, a trial...

Delhi special court convicts Gautam Kumar Basak

August 19, 2023

A special court in Delhi on Friday convicted Gautam Kumar Basak in the infamous coal scam. He was the Executive Secretary of the Union Ministry of Steel’s Joint Plant Committee (JPC) at that time. Court found him guilty in a case of improprieties in the allocation of a coal block....

Boycott warnings in Nuh: Delhi women lawyers association files letter petition in SC

August 18, 2023

After the Nuh violence and administrative action, the phase of struggles in Court has begun. While CPI (M) leaders Brinda Karat and MK Tiwari have sought to implead themselves in the ongoing hearing of the petition against hate speech in the Supreme Court, the Delhi High Court Women Lawyers Association...

Chest measurement criterion undermines dignity of women: Raj HC

August 18, 2023

The Rajasthan High Court has criticised the use of “Chest Measurement Criterion” for evaluating the lung capacity of female candidates during physical examinations for recruitment, considering it to be outrageous and inappropriate for any position. The court denounced this practice as arbitrary and offensive, undermining the dignity of women. It...

No out-of-court settlement of Gyanvapi Mosque row: Advocate Vishnu Jain

August 18, 2023

Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu side in the Gyanvapi case, on Thursday said that out-of-court settlement is not legally possible under the CPC in the said case. The statement was made after Jitendra Singh Bisen, international president of Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sangh, wrote a letter to Anjuman Intejamia...

ED challenges Robert Vadra’s anticipatory bail

August 17, 2023

The ED has moved the Delhi High Court seeking cancellation of the anticipatory bail granted to Robert Vadra, Brother-in-Law of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Petition filed in the High Court, the ED has argued that Robert Vadra has not complianced the conditions of anticipatory bail. That’s why orders should be...

Supreme Court stays demolition along Mathura-Vrindavan railway track

August 17, 2023

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a stay order on the demolition activities near Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura. It directed that the status quo be maintained for a period of ten days without any deliberate interference. In addition, the Court has issued notices to both the Central Government and...

Supreme Court launches handbook to address gender-based stereotypes

August 17, 2023

The Supreme Court has unveiled the gender stereotype combat handbook to completely curb the use of offensive terms directed towards women in courtrooms. This handbook provides directives to judges, ensuring the avoidance of traditional language that might be objectionable during arguments and proceedings involving women. During the launch of this...

SEBI urges SC more time for report submission

August 15, 2023

Following suit Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has requested the Supreme Court for 15 more days regarding the case of Adani Group and American short selling firm Hindenburg Research. SEBI told the Supreme Court that it needed time to investigate some brokers. After their investigation, SEBI...

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