Ashish Sinha

Court Dismisses Plea Seeking to Quash Non-Bailable Warrant against Jaya Prada

March 2, 2024

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed veteran film actor and former MP Jaya Prada's petition seeking to quash non-bailable warrant issued against her by a Rampur trial court for alleged violation of the election code of conduct and making inflammatory statements. During the hearing, Jaya Prada's counsel informed the court...

Shiv Sena Row: SC to hear UBT faction plea against Maha speaker’s order on March

March 2, 2024

Shiv Sena is a right-wing Marathi regionalist and Hindu ultranationalist political party in India founded in 1966 by Bal Thackeray. Currently led by Eknath Shinde, this party is the ruling party of the Indian state of Maharashtra since 2019. Shiv Sena's election symbol is the Bow and Arrow. It uses...

SC declines Asaram’s plea for sentence suspension on health grounds

March 2, 2024

The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea filed by self-styled godman Asaram, currently serving a life sentence in a rape case, seeking suspension of the sentence due to his deteriorating health condition. A bench comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta directed senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi...

SC rules stay orders of trial court or High Court cannot vacate automatically

March 1, 2024

The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that stay orders granted by lower or higher courts in civil and criminal cases cannot automatically lapse after six months. Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, leading a five-judge Constitution Bench, disagreed with a previous 2018 ruling that mandated the automatic vacation of such stay...

Man not liable for wife’s suicide without clear evidence: SC

March 1, 2024

The Supreme Court has ruled that a man cannot be held accountable for abetting his wife’s suicide within seven years of marriage unless there is compelling evidence of harassment or cruelty. This decision came as the Court acquitted a man who had been charged with abetting his wife’s suicide three...

Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah: Allahabad HC to continue hearing on Mar 13

March 1, 2024

The Allahabad High Court has scheduled March 13 as the next hearing date on a plea challenging the maintainability of a suit seeking removal of Shahi Idgah Mosque adjacent to the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura. During the hearing, the counsel representing the Shahi Idgah managing committee argued that the...

HC for release of docu-series on Indrani Mukerjea

March 1, 2024

The Bombay High Court on Thursday said it has not found anything against the prosecution or the trial in the Netflix docu-series on Indrani Mukerjea, accused of killing her daughter Sheena Bora. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Manjusha Deshpande dismissed the petition filed by the Central...

2020 Delhi riots: HC seeks police response on Shahrukh Pathan’s bail plea

March 1, 2024

The Delhi High Court issued notice on Thursday on the bail plea filed by Shahrukh Pathan with the Delhi Police. Pathan is accused of aiming a gun at a policeman in the Jafrabad area during riots in February 2020. Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice to the Delhi police on the...

SC dismisses Vedanta Group’s plea against closure of copper smelting plant in TN

March 1, 2024

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea of the Vedanta group challenging the closure of its copper smelting plant in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu. The closure followed a fatal incident in May 2018 when 13 individuals lost their lives during a protest against alleged pollution caused by the plant, prompting...

Abdul Karim, accused in ’93 serial blasts case, acquitted

March 1, 2024

The Terrorist and Anti-Disruptive Activities Act Court (TADA) on Thursday acquitted Abdul Karim Tunda, the main accused in the 1993 serial bomb blasts case. The court acquitted Tunda due to a lack of evidence. Advocate Shafqat Sultani of Tunda stated that CBI failed to present any strong evidence against Tunda....

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