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Rape case filed against Cadila CMD after HC order

02 Jan 2024

Police have acted on a high court directive and registered a case against the chairman and managing director of Cadila Pharmaceuticals for alleged rape, assault and intentional insult on a complaint by a Bulgarian woman, who had joined the company as a flight attendant, an official said recently. The police...

Jharkhand HC dismisses PIL filed against CM Hemant Soren, his relatives

28 Dec 2023

The Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday dismissed the PIL filed against Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and his relatives in an illegal mining case. The PIL was filed by one Sunil Kumar Mahato. The court said the petition is the repetition of an old PIL that was filed by Shiv...

SC stays Calcutta HC order suspending Andaman chief secretary

04 Aug 2023

On Friday, the Supreme Court blocked the Calcutta High Court's order suspending Keshav Chandra, the chief secretary of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and fining Admiral DK Joshi, the lieutenant governor of the Union Territory (UT), Rs 5 lakh for disobeying a previous court order. The plea was also given...

BBC documentary screening: DU moves to HC against setting aside order debarment of NSUI Secretary

14 Jul 2023

The Delhi University has filed an appeal with the Delhi High Court's division bench, appealing a single bench judgement that overturned the University's decision to debar NSUI National Secretary Lokesh Chugh. On Friday, a panel of Justice Satish Chander Sharma and Justice Nazmi Wajiri requested the response of Lokesh Singh,...

Excise policy case: HC reserves order on Sisodia, Vijay Nair’s regular bail petitions

02 Jun 2023

The Delhi High Court has postponed its decision on the regular bail petitions of Former Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Vijay Nair, former Communication in-charge of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in an Enforcement Directorate (ED) case related to the Delhi Excise Policy matter. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma,...

Gujarat HC stays proceedings against Delhi LG VK Saxena in 2002 assault case

24 May 2023

The Gujarat High Court has halted the trial of Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena in an alleged assault case filed by activist Medha Patkar. The court cited constitutional protection provided to Saxena as long as he remains in the position of LG. The case stems from a complaint filed by...

Madras High Court: Even After 125 Years, Revenue Authorities Still Haven’t Understood Its Purport; Tamil Nadu Land Enforcement Act

23 May 2023

The Madras High Court in the case Mathiyari v The District Collector and Others observed and has stated that even after 125 years of enactment, the revenue authorities have still not understood the purport of the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905. Therefore, the court stated while criticizing revenue authorities...

Filing Piecemeal Chargesheet Defeats Right To Default Bail, Goes Against Article 21 : Delhi HC Grants Bail To Accused In Loan Fraud Case

22 May 2023

While taking potshots at the apathetic manner in which the CBI filed the piecemeal chargesheet, the Delhi High Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Avinash Jain vs Central Bureau of Investigation in Bail Appln. 583/2023 & CRL.M.(Bail) 274/2023 in Neutral Citation Number which is...

HC refuses to interdict Lokpal proceedings against ex-IAS officer

15 May 2023

NEW DELHI : The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with Lokpal proceedings initiated against ex-IAS officer Ramesh Abhishek for alleged possession of disproportionate assets. Justice Prathiba M Singh, while dealing with former Forward Markets Commission Chairman’s challenge to an order passed by the Lokpal directing a probe by...

SC stays Telangana HC order on YS Vivekananda Reddy murder case

21 Apr 2023

On Monday, The Supreme Court directed the CBI not to arrest Kadapa MP YS Avinash Reddy till Monday, however, it issued notice on a plea challenging Telangana HC order in a matter connected to Reddy murder case. A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud issued notice on the appeal...

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