Category: LEGAL NEWS

A court in Maharashtra’s Thane has acquitted two shopkeepers in Navi Mumbai, who were accused of assaulting local civic officials in 2016 and deterring them from discharging duty. District judge P M Gupta, in the order passed last week that was made available on Friday, said the prosecution has failed to prove the charges against the accused duo – Bhagwan Pandurang Dhakne and Balchandra Sopan Nalawade – who run shops in Haware Centurion Mall in Nerul. The accused were booked under IPC sections 353 (assault or criminal force to deter…

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 The Supreme Court Friday asked Delhi Police how much time it needed to complete the probe in a case in which former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Mohan Singh is accused of allegedly misappropriating about Rs 2,400 crore from Religare Finvest Ltd fund. How much time does it take to complete the probe in a criminal case? The accused cannot be kept in jail without trial, a bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana observed, asking the police to respond. The bench, which also comprised Justices Surya Kant and Aniruddha…

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The plea came from the Centre, which filed a transfer petition days after the Bombay High Court put on hold a part of new rules that seeks to regulate content on digital news websites. The Supreme Court will consider transferring to itself all cases linked to the new Information and Technology rules for digital media and giving it a combined hearing. The plea came from the centre, which filed a transfer petition days after the Bombay High Court put on hold a part of new rules that seeks to regulate…

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The Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing on the Goa government’s appeal against journalist Tarun Tejpal’s acquittal in a 2013 rape case, pending request before the Chief Justice for a hybrid (physical plus virtual) hearing into the matter. The court fixed September 20 for next hearing. Till now, the matter was being heard online. On Tuesday, for the first time the matter was taken up physically, in the wake of the Goa government relaxing several COVID-19 curbs due to a drop in the number…

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The municipal corporation of Faridabad on Friday informed the Supreme Court that rehabilitation policy for those who were residing in Khori village, where authorities have undertaken demolition drive to remove all encroachments from Aravali forest area, has been finalised. The apex court was told by the counsel appearing for the civic body that they have already demolished nine or 10 farm houses and other unauthorised structures on the forest land in the area. A bench of justices A M Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari was told by senior advocate Colin Gonsalves,…

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The Supreme Court Friday asked markets regulator Sebi not to take any coercive steps against NDTV promoters Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy till it hears their pleas on September 3 against the penalty proceedings related to alleged violation of securities norms by concealing information from shareholders on certain loan agreements. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana was requested by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) that the hearing on the pleas of the NDTV promoters be adjourned till next Friday. We will adjourn, but do…

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 In a significant order, the Madras High Court has ruled that “bumper-to-bumper” insurance should be mandatory whenever a new vehicle is sold, from September 1. This must be in addition to covering the driver, passengers and owner of the vehicle, for a period of five years. Thereafter, the owner of the vehicle must be cautious in safeguarding the interest of driver, passengers, third parties and himself/herself, so as to avoid unnecessary liability being foisted on the owner of the vehicle, as beyond five years, as on date there is no…

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 A court at Mahad in Maharashtra while granting bail to Union Minister Narayan Rane said his arrest over his controversial remarks against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was justified , but his custodial interrogation was not necessary. The order was passed by the court late Tuesday night and a detailed copy of it was made available on Wednesday. Considering the reason for arrest and other reasons, I found that the arrest is justified, magistrate S S Patil said in the order. The court noted that while a few sections under which…

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Former JNU student leader Umar Khalid, arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the north-east Delhi riots conspiracy case, told a Delhi Court on Monday that there were various contradictions in the police’s claims and called it a “cooked up” case. Khalid, along with several others, has been booked under the stringent anti-terror law UAPA. They are accused of being the “masterminds” of the February 2020 violence, which had left 53 people dead and over 700 injured. He has sought bail in the case. Trideep Pais, Khalid’s lawyer, told…

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The Punjab and Haryana High court on Thursday night ordered release of former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini forthwith, who was arrested on charges of cheating and forgery, among others. Saini was arrested by the state’s Vigilance Bureau on Wednesday night in connection with a case registered in September 2020 for cheating, forgery and other offences. The court of Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi pronounced the order around midnight. “The court said he (Saini) is to be released forthwith,” said Saini’s counsel Himmat Singh Deol. According to the high court, Saini’s…

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