Page 9 - Court Cases

PMO imposter case: CBI files charge sheet against Ahmedabad-based person

The CBI has filed a charge sheet against Ahmedabad-based Maayank Tiwari who allegedly posed as a high-ranking official of the Prime Minister's Office to force an eye hospital chain to forfeit more than Rs 16 crore owed to it by an Indore-based hospital under a legal dispute, according to officials. After a nearly three-month-long probe, the CBI filed the first charge sheet in the case in a special CBI court here. In October, the agency had carried out searches at several locations, including Ahmedabad and Indore, during which a number of documents were seized. Tiwari had allegedly called and sent messages from his mobile phone, asking the promoters of Dr Agarwal's - a chain of eye hospitals - to settle a dispute with the hospital in Indore, which allegedly had to return Rs 16 crore to the hospital chain, according to the charge sheet. It is alleged that Dr Agarwal's had entered an agreement with two doctors who ran the Indore-based hospital to join the franchise for which over Rs 1

Jeffrey Epstein list: Second batch of court documents release more names

Newly released court records in Virginia Giuffre's lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell reveal additional names connected to Jeffrey Epstein's network

Jeffrey Epstein court records name Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew, & others

Previously redacted names of Jeffrey Epstein's associates, unsealed in a lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell, include names of prominent figures like Michael Jackson, Larry King, and Stephen Hawking

Court to pass orders on ex-CFO's plea for arbitration with Wipro on Jan 3

A civil court in Bengaluru will pass orders on January 3 on two interlocutory applications (IA) by Wipro Limited's former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jatin Pravinchandra Dalal seeking arbitration with his former company. The suit filed by Wipro on November 28 seeks payment of compensation of Rs 25,15,52,875 with interest of 18 per cent for allegedly violating a clause in his employment contract with the company. Dalal resigned from Wipro in September and is set to join rival Cognizant in January. Allegedly, the non-compete clause prevents Dalal from joining a rival within one year of leaving the company, failing which he would be liable to compensate Wipro with the value of the Restricted Stock Units (RSU) allotted to him or the sum of his total remuneration in the previous 12 months. Earlier on November 28, the counsel for Dalal had filed a memo stating that the defendant was hospitalised. In a subsequent hearing, Dalal's counsel filed IA No 4 under Section 8(2) of the Arbitrati

Sessions court overturns summons to Huawei executives in tax evasion case

The tax department has alleged tax evasion and inflated payments for technical services by Huawei India outside the country

French judge to decide on extending stay of 303 passengers, mostly Indians

The 303 passengers, mostly Indians, of a plane detained by French authorities since Thursday over suspected "human trafficking", are set to appear before a judge on Sunday at the airport to decide on their continued detention. The plane that took off from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates carrying 303 passengers and bound for Nicaragua was grounded at the Chalons-Vatry airport in Marne on Thursday over suspected "human trafficking. Hearings before a judge of freedoms and detention will begin this Sunday to decide whether or not to keep in the waiting area of the airport the passengers of the flight, BFM TV, a French news broadcast television and radio network, reported. Francois Procureur, lawyer and president of Chalons-en-Champagne, said: I don't know if this has already been done in France. Vatry airport, in Marne, 150 km east of Paris, is preparing to become a courtroom. The airport mostly serves budget airlines. The 303 passengers must appear before the judge from 9 am this .

NCLAT dismisses JKC's plea challenging sale of Jet Airways aircraft

Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Venkatraman, representing the lenders, said they were losing public money to keep the airline afloat due to maintenance costs

Lawyers say Byju's in good health, BCCI's plea to be heard on Jan 17

Byju's gave this response when the NCLT inquired about the company's current status during the hearing of the insolvency plea filed by BCCI against the company

Indian developer community cheers Epic Games win against Google in the US

In the latest case, the jury also observed that the company hurt competition by tying Google Play store with its payment services

Ashneer Grover fined Rs 200,000 for defamatory content on BharatPe

The court has directed the fine to be deposited with the Delhi High Court Clerks Association

Soumya Vishwanathan murder: Court reserves order on sentence for Nov 25

A court here on Friday reserved for November 25 its order on the quantum of punishment for those convicted for killing TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan in 2008. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Ravindra Kumar Pandey reserved the order after noting that the arguments on the sentencing had been completed. On November 7, the court had adjourned the matter after noting that the verification of the affidavits filed by the convicts was not complete. The judge, however, took on record the pre-sentence report filed by the probationary officer. On October 18, the judge had convicted Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljeet Malik, and Ajay Kumar under Indian Penal Code section 302 (murder) and provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). Vishwanathan, who was working with a leading English news channel, was shot dead in the early hours of September 30, 2008, on south Delhi's Nelson Mandela Marg while she was returning home from work. Police claimed the motive was robbery.

Private lives, public markets

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Court denies 'default bail' to Supertech chief in money laundering case

A Delhi court has denied 'default bail' to R K Arora, the chairman and promoter of real estate major Supertech Group, in a money laundering case. Additional Sessions Judge Devender Kumar Jangala dismissed the application moved by Arora which argued he should be granted bail since the central probe agency had filed an 'incomplete charge sheet' against him. The judge rejected the contention, observing that the ED had completed the investigation against Arora. "It is clear from the above discussions that the prosecution on completion of investigation has filed the complaint against the accused persons named in the complaint including the applicant Ram Kishor Arora," the judge said in an order passed on October 14. Jangla noted that considering the sufficiency of material on record, the court had already taken the cognizance of commission of alleged offence in an order passed on September 26. "The order passed by this court at the time of taking the cognizance itself implies that the

Humans of Bombay, People of India can't copy each other's work: Delhi HC

The court noted that as far as an individual's own photographs from their own private collection are concerned, there can be no copyright claim by either of the platforms

Will be in courtroom for New York trial scrutinising biz practices: Trump

With control over some of his most prized real estate holdings in jeopardy, former President Donald Trump says he will make a rare, voluntary trip to court Monday for the start of a civil trial in a lawsuit that has already resulted in a judge ruling that he committed fraud in his business dealings. I'm going to Court tomorrow morning to fight for my name and reputation, Trump wrote Sunday night on his Truth Social platform. Trump lashed out in his post at New York Attorney General Letitia James, who is suing him, and Judge Arthur Engoron, who is presiding over the non-jury trial and made the fraud ruling last week. THIS WHOLE CASE IS SHAM!!! Trump wrote. See you in Court - Monday morning. The trial is the culmination of a yearslong investigation by James, who accused Trump and his company of habitually lying about his wealth in financial statements. Last week, Engoron resolved the lawsuit's top claim before the trial even began, ruling that Trump routinely deceived banks, insurer

Supreme Court joins National Judicial Data Grid: Here's how it works

National Judicial Data Grid is a national portal that holds real-time information and data on all cases, pending and disposed, by courts across the country

E-court Mission: Development of digital, paperless online courts in India

As a step towards modernising the court system in the country, the government has launched the eCourt Mission Mode Project that has computerised 18,735 District & Subordinate courts so far

Cabinet approves eCourts project phase-III with cost of Rs 7,210 crore

The eCourts project has been under implementation since 2007 for ICT enablement of the Indian Judiciary. The Phase II of the project has concluded in 2023

Both parents responsible for child maintenance, not just father: HC

A single judge bench in Uttarakhand High Court observed that in cases of divorce both parents shared responsibility over a child

Trump lawyers back in DC court over trial date in 2020 election case

Lawyers for Donald Trump are due back in court Monday as a federal judge considers radically conflicting proposals for a trial date in the case accusing him of working to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the run-up to the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Special counsel Jack Smith's team has proposed a Jan. 2, 2024 trial in federal court in Washington, one of four cities where Trump could face trial as soon as next year. Trump's lawyers, citing the time they say is needed to review 11.5 million pages of documents they've received from prosecutors, have asked for a trial in April 2026 about a year and a half after the presidential election. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan is expected to set at least a tentative trial date during Monday's status conference. Another potential agenda item could be additional discussion on any constraints on Trump in publicly discussing evidence in the case. Chutkan said at a hearing earlier this month that she would tak