Chennai: The Madras High Court on Friday directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to verify as to whether the rules and regulations are being followed by Isha Foundation during the Mahasivarathi function, scheduled to be held on February 26 in Coimbatore. The court directed the TNPCB to file a report on February 24. A…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said persons working in key positions in the media must exercise utmost caution and responsibility before publishing any statements, news, or opinions and observed the right to freedom of speech and expression was paramount. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan reiterated that the power of…
Pune: A Pune court on Tuesday granted permanent exemption from appearance to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed over his alleged objectionable remarks on Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar, citing his top-level security and the Leader of Opposition status. An application seeking permanent exemption from appearing before the special court for MP/MLA…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted influencer Ranveer Allahbadia protection from arrest in multiple FIRs over his alleged distasteful comments during a YouTube show and also strongly criticized him for the remarks. Infuriated over Allahbadia’s comments, a bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh said, “…there is something dirty in his…
New Delhi: The prosecution on Tuesday sought the death penalty for former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a murder case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, calling it a “rarest of rare” crime. Special judge Kaveri Baweja was informed of the contention in a written submission filed by the prosecution. The minimum punishment for murder…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed displeasure over the filing of several fresh pleas in a case related to the validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 which mandates the religious character of a place to be maintained as it existed on August 15, 1947. A bench comprising Chief Justice…
New Delhi: With a Delhi Court finding former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar guilty, it is his second conviction with respect to 1984 anti-Sikh riots and he faces two more cases. Kumar’s conviction came in a case over the murders of two persons, namely, Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh during the violence in Delhi’s…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday deprecated the practice of announcing freebies prior to elections, and said people were not willing to work as they were getting free ration and money. The observations came from a bench of Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih which was hearing a matter concerning the right…
New Delhi: In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court on Friday said the requirement of informing grounds of arrest to an accused was not a “formality but a mandatory constitutional requirement”. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh said non-compliance by the police would amount to violation of fundamental right under…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on a BJP leader’s plea in defamation case against her for allegedly saying the BJP attempted to poach AAP MLAs. “Issue notice to the respondent,” said Justice Vikas Mahajan. The matter would be heard in April. The senior counsel for…
