Pune: The prosecution has urged the Juvenile Justice Board to treat a 17-year-old boy accused of driving a Porsche car in an inebriated state and mowing down two persons last year in Pune as an adult, saying he committed a “heinous” act. The incident, which hit national headlines, took place in the Kalyani Nagar area…
New Delhi: On Tuesday, June 17, the Supreme Court expressed its disapproval of the extra-judicial ban on the Tamil film Thug Life in Karnataka. Directed by Mani Ratnam, the film features Kamal Haasan in the lead role. A PIL filed by a man named Mahesh Reddy was being heard by a bench made up of…
Shillong: A court in Shillong on Wednesday sent Sonam Raghuvanshi, accused of killing her husband Raja during their honeymoon in Meghalaya, and her four aides to eight-day police custody, an official said. The Meghalaya police brought Sonam here from Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday midnight and the other accused from Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday on transit…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in an election petition filed by Navya Haridas, the BJP candidate from Wayanad. She had filed a plea in the Kerala High Court seeking to nullify the victory of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi from the Wayanad Parliamentary Constituency, accusing…
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai has described the Constitution as a “quiet revolution etched in ink” and a transformative force that not only guarantees rights but actively uplifts the historically oppressed. Speaking at the Oxford Union on the theme ‘From Representation to Realisation: Embodying the Constitution’s Promise’ on Tuesday, the…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said anticipatory bail in cases involving serious offences should not be given mechanically. A three-judge bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol, and Sandeep Mehta observed while setting aside an order of anticipatory bail to four accused in a murder case. “The order of the High Court (Patna) does…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday said Kamal Haasan’s statement on Kannada language stirred a hornet’s nest and led to unrest in the state. While hearing a writ plea of the actor seeking protection for the release of the film, ‘Thug Life’ in Karnataka, the court made the observation and adjourned the hearing till June…
Prayagraj (UP): The Constitution has ensured that whenever the country has faced a crisis, it has remained united and strong, Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai said on Saturday. The CJI was addressing a function after the inauguration of the advocate chambers and multi-level parking at the Allahabad High Court here. “When the…
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India B R Gavai on Friday administered the oath of office to Justices N V Anjaria, Vijay Bishnoi, and A S Chandurkar as judges of the Supreme Court. The CJI administered the oath to the judges at a ceremony in the apex court premises. With the swearing in of the…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate identified some prime suspects moving alleged kickbacks in cash and tampering with TASMAC’s indenting system in Tamil Nadu just before the Supreme Court stayed its money laundering probe and observed that the central agency was “crossing all limits” and violating the federal concept of governance. Official sources said the agency…
