Kolkata: A Kolkata court on Saturday pronounced accused Sanjay Roy “guilty” of rape and murder of an on-duty doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The Sealdah court, where Roy’s trial was held, will declare his sentence on Monday, Anirban Das, the additional district and sessions judge, said. The judgment was pronounced…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the termination of a judicial officer, who travelled to Doha and the United Kingdom in 2019 without the requisite permissions. A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and S V N Bhatti questioned the officer’s conduct and said he should not be in the judicial system as he…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday criticised the Delhi Government for its delay in addressing the CAG reports, stating, “The way you have dragged your feet raises doubts about your bona fides.” The court further emphasized, “You should have promptly forwarded the reports to the Speaker and initiated a discussion in the House.”…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said a plea challenging the Allahabad High Court order to combine 15 lawsuits by Hindu petitioners on the Mathura Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute may be raised later. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar took a prima facie view in favour of…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to examine pleas challenging the delimitation clause in the 2023 Nari Shakti Vandan Act which reserves one-third seats for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and P B Varale was not inclined to entertain the petitions filed by one…
Sultanpur (UP): The hearing in the defamation case against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, scheduled for Friday at an MP-MLA court here, was postponed due to a strike by lawyers. Advocate Santosh Kumar Pandey, representing complainant Vijay Mishra, stated that the special court’s magistrate Shubham Verma has now scheduled the hearing for January 22 to complete…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice on a plea by the Sambhal’s Jama Masjid management committee, and ordered status quo with regard to a private well located near the entrance of the mosque. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar directed that no steps be taken regarding…
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Monday recused himself from hearing two separate pleas pertaining to finalisation of the constitutions of the Indian Olympic Association and the All India Football Federation, both framed by former apex court judge Justice L Nageswara Rao. At the outset of the proceedings, the Chief Justice of…
Prayagraj (UP): The Allahabad High Court on Friday refused to quash an FIR lodged against Samajwadi Party (SP) MP from Sambhal Zia-Ur-Rehman Barq for allegedly delivering a provocative speech that led to violence in the Uttar Pradesh district recently. However, the court made it clear that as the alleged offenses attract a maximum punishment of…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said that the property right is a constitutional right and an individual cannot be deprived of his property without him being paid adequate compensation in accordance with the law. A bench of justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan said the right to property ceased to be a…
