Month: April 2018

More than four thousand cases were settled on a single day in the National Lok Adalat organised in the District Court Mathura, a judge here said. Not only 3,025 cases were settled but also an amount of Rs 98,30,329 was realized as decree amount for 18 execution cases,” District Judge Ajeet Singh said. He said the orders were passed to provide compensation claim to the tune of Rs 7,50,000 amongst 21 behavioural cases and one motor accident case. Orders were also passed to provide compensation claim Rs 1,42,95,000 to aggrieved…

A survey conducted by the Times Now-VMR has indicated a “photo-finish” in the Karnataka Assembly elections, with the BJP and the Congress neck-and-neck. In the 224 member House, the Congress is likely to get 91 seats, and the BJP just two seats fewer. The JD(S) could emerge as the kingmaker with 40 seats, the survey, conducted between April 4 and April 16, stated. “If polls were held now neither Chief Minister Siddaramaiah nor B S Yeddyurappa (of the BJP) is in a position to form the government as they are…

India will join a club of eight countries with a sexual offender database to monitor and track those convicted of such crimes, amidst growing criticism against it in the US, where it is pursued aggressively. The Cabinet today approved promulgation of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 to award death sentence to child rapists and said that the National Crime Records Bureau will maintain a national database and profile of sexual offenders. This data will be regularly shared with states and Union Territories for tracking, monitoring and investigation, including verification…