Category: Judiciary

Court sentences man to 10-years in jail for raping girl

Ramgarh (Jharkhand), Dec 8: A local court has sentenced a 25-year-old man to 10-years rigorous imprisonment for raping a 16-year-old girl in Ramgarh district two years ago. Additional District Judge Sanjay Prasad Singh had convicted Ranglal Mahto under the Special Pocso Act on November 30 for raping the girl, […]

Article 370: SC reserves verdict on pleas challenging curbs in J-K

New Delhi, Nov 27:The Supreme Court reserved on Wednesday its verdict on a batch of pleas including that of Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad challenging the restriction imposed in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir following abrogation of provisions of Article 370. A bench of Justice N […]

SC asks Centre to place letters of Governor & Fadnavis, no order on floor test in Maha

New Delhi, Nov 24: The Supreme Court on Sunday asked the Centre to place before it on Monday morning the letters of Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari inviting Devendra Fadnavis and of the BJP leader staking his claim to form the government in the state. In an unprecedented hearing […]

Delhi HC mentions another case facts in Chidambaram bail order

New Delhi, Nov 17: The facts of another case have found mention in the Delhi High Court order denying bail to former union finance minister P Chidambaram in the INX Media money-laundering case. In his 41-page verdict on November 15, Justice Suresh Kumar Kait of the high court reproduced […]

Supreme Court delays ruling on ban on women entering Sabarimala temple

NEW DELHI – India’s top court on Thursday delayed a verdict on the lifting of a centuries-old ban on women of menstruating age entering a Hindu temple, asking more judges to consider the case involving gender discrimination and religion that has divided opinion. Upholding the right to equality […]

Coal scam: Court awards varying jail terms to 3 persons

New Delhi, Nov 14: A Delhi court Thursday awarded varying jail terms to three persons in a coal scam case related to irregularities in allocation of North Dhadhu coal block in Jharkhand. Two directors of Pawanjay Steel and Power Limited (PSPL), Gyanchand Prasad Agarwal (70) and Umesh Prasad Agarwal […]

Supreme Court concerns about rising air pollution

open view news desk The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India while sensing the urgency and emergency rising out of the worsening conditions of air pollution passed the judgment on 4-11-2019 and directed the State to take immediate measures to stop the menace of air pollution. The viewers can […]

SC not to hear Shiv Sena’s petition on Tuesday

New Delhi, Nov 12: The Supreme Court will not accord urgent hearing on Tuesday itself to the petition filed by the Shiv Sena challenging the Maharashtra governor’s decision of not granting it three days to submit the letter of support for government formation in the state, a party lawyer […]

JKSJA organizes Orientation Prog on Transition from State Laws to Central Laws

open view news desk JAMMU, NOVEMBER 10: J&K State Judicial Academy today organized an Orientation Programme on “Transition from State Laws to Central Laws in the backdrop of Implementation of Reorganisation Act, 2019” for Civil Judges (Senior/Junior Division)/ Chief Judicial Magistrates/Magistrates serving in Jammu province. The objective of […]

SC paves way for temple at disputed site at Ayodhya, alternative land for mosque

New Delhi, Nov 9: The Supreme Court on Saturday paved the way for the construction of a Ram Temple by a Trust at the disputed site at Ayodhya, and directed the Centre to allot an alternative 5-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a new mosque at […]

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