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Delhi court denies default bail to 3 PFI members in money laundering case

A Delhi court has denied "default bail" to three members of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI), who are accused in a money-laundering case related to alleged terror activities. Special Judge Shailender Malik dismissed the applications of accused Mohammad Ilias, Mohammad Perwez Ahmed and Abdul Muqeet, seeking default bail in the money-laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), saying he did not find any case made out for the relief. The accused were arrested on September 22, 2022 and are currently in judicial custody. The ED had filed a prosecution complaint (the federal agency's equivalent of a chargesheet) against them on November 19, 2022. The accused submitted that the ED had filed the prosecution complaint without completing its investigation and thereby, they should be granted default bail. Special Public Prosecutor N K Matta, who appeared in the court on behalf of the ED, submitted that merely because "further investigation" is going on, it cannot be ...

Tis Hazari firing: Court sends two advocates to police custody for 3 days

A local court on Friday sent two leaders of the rival groups of lawyers allegedly involved in the firing incident at the Tis Hazari Court complex to three days in police custody. Manish Sharma, the vice-president of the Delhi Bar Association, and Lalit Sharma, the brother of the association's secretary Atul Sharma, were on Friday. A day earlier, three other advocates arrested in connection with the firing incident were sent to four-day police custody. The police said the two groups were allegedly involved in the firing incident that was reported on the court premises on Wednesday. It was alleged that an official of the Delhi Bar Association opened fire at the supporters of another association member. A video purporting to show a person firing in the air while some people throw stones and wooden planks was circulated on social media. While sending Manish Sharma and Lalit Sharma to police custody, Metropolitan Magistrate Chatinder Singh directed officials to ensure that the accused a

Labour court asks Lufthansa to reinstate 17 terminated during pandemic

A labour court has directed Deutsche Lufthansa AG to reinstate 17 cabin crew members whose services were terminated during the coronavirus pandemic. The services of these people were terminated in February 2021 and they were members of the Lufthansa Cabin Crew Association. In an order passed on July 3, the Central Government Industrial Tribunal-Cum-Labour Court in the national capital said that 17 cabin crew members should be reinstated with "full back wages and continuity of service from the date of termination of service". Further, the tribunal has directed the airline group to pay them their last drawn salary and the arrears within two months from the date of publication of the award without interest. In case of failure to do so, the amount accrued would carry an annual interest of six per cent from the date of the challenged dismissal and till the amount is finally paid, it added. When contacted, a Lufthansa spokesperson late on Wednesday said, "we have taken note of the court

Option for arbitration in agreement not binding on parties: HC observation

Court ruling relates to dispute between two parties over non-payment of invoices for operation and maintenance

Documentary row: Delhi court summons BBC, others on defamation complaint

A Delhi court on Wednesday issued summonses to the BBC, Wikimedia and Internet Archive on a criminal complaint filed by a BJP leader seeking to restrain them from publishing a documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots, or any other material defamatory to the RSS and Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP). The complainant had said the BBC documentary "India: The Modi Question" has defamed organisations like the BJP, RSS and VHP. The court was told that though the documentary has been banned by the government, a Wikipedia page dedicated to the series provides links to watch it and that the content is still available on Internet Archive. Wikimedia Foundation funds Wikipedia while Internet Archive is a US-based digital library. "Issue summons of the suit for settlement of issues to the defendant (BBC, Wikimedia and Internet Archive)," Additional District Judge (ADJ) Ruchika Singla said, posting the matter for May 11. Complainant Vinay Kumar Singh said he is a state executive committee member of the

Statements made only for seeking political gain: Court on Rahul's appeal

A Surat court on Thursday rejected Rahul Gandhi's plea seeking a stay on his conviction in the 2019 criminal defamation case on the 'Modi surname' remark

Will continue to avail all options: Ramesh after Surat Court on Rahul

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh reacted over the dismissal of the application of Rahul Gandhi in the 2019 criminal defamation case by the Surat Court and said, we will continue to avail all options

Elizabeth Holmes loses bid to remain free during appeal for conviction

Legal experts said Holmes's bid to remain free during an appeals process that might take two years was a long shot

Conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar moves court seeking transfer of extortion case

Sukesh Chandrasekhar, the alleged conman accused of extorting Rs 200 crore from the wife of a prominent businessman, Monday moved a Delhi court accusing the judge hearing the case of bias and seeking its transfer to another judge. Chandrasekhar filed an application before Principal District & Sessions Judge Dharmesh Sharma. "Since the applicant/accused has alleged bias against the Presiding Officer/ ASJ let copy of the present transfer petition be sent to him elucidating his comments upon the same, which may be placed before this court for further consideration on April 17, 2023," the judge said. The Principal District and Sessions judge directed the jail authorities concerned to produce the accused through a video conference on the next date of hearing. In his application, the alleged conman claimed the reliefs being granted to the other accused in the case were not being extended to him and his wife. Chandrasekhar is accused of cheating and extorting Aditi Singh, the wife of ...

FIR against 13 cops in two cases in UP's Pilibhit after court orders

Thirteen policemen, including a station house officer, a sub-inspector, and 10 constables have been booked in two separate matters in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district on the orders of court

NEET UG: Fate of this top scorer hanging by the thread for flouting norms

Najih Sarfraz Khalid's 99.3 percentile NEET scores meant he could get admission in any top university, which he did, when he got himself into a prestigious medical college in Puducherry. It was all right till another student, Saminathan S, found a glitch in his application and approached authorities. Khalid was found to have claimed residency in two states Kerala and Puducherry a fact which as per Union Territory admission norms rendered his admission liable to be cancelled. When the authorities did not pay heed to Saminathan's complaint, he approached the Madras High Court. A single judge bench of Madras High Court on Wednesday asked the Puducherry government and the Union Health Ministry to take an "appropriate decision" on his admission. As of now, Khalid's fate at college still hangs in balance. Citing the reason for reverting the matter back to the admission authorities, Justice CV Karthikeyan, the presiding judge, said in the judgment, "They had offered him a seat. Now they

HC allows listing of police plea, challenging Sharjeel Imam discharge order

The Delhi High Court Friday allowed urgent listing of a plea by the city police challenging a trial court's order discharging 11 people, including student activists Sharjeel Imam and Asif Iqbal Tanha, in the 2019 Jamia Nagar violence case. The plea was mentioned by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta before a bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad which allowed it to be listed for hearing on February 13. The law officer said the court registry has raised certain objections in the petition. The petition by police was filed on February 7 challenging the trial court's February 4 order discharging 11 persons, holding that they were made "scapegoats" by police and that dissent has to be encouraged, not stifled. The trial court, however, ordered framing of charges against one of the accused, Mohammad Ilyas. An FIR was lodged in connection with the violence that erupted after a clash between police and people protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment)

SC declines plea to bar candidates from contesting from more than one seat

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to scrap a rule, which allows candidates to contest from more than one constituency in a general election

Armed forces can take action against their officers for adulterous acts: SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that armed forces can take action against their officers for adulterous acts, as it clarified the landmark 2018 judgement that decriminalised adultery. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice K M Joseph said its 2018 judgement was not concerned with the provisions of the armed forces acts. The top court, on a plea filed by NRI Joseph Shine, in 2018 had struck down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code dealing with the offence of adultery, holding it unconstitutional. The Tuesday order by the bench, also comprising justices Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy, and C T Ravikumar came after Additional Solicitor General Madhavi Divan, appearing for the Centre, submitted a plea seeking clarification of the 2018 judgement. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) had moved the apex court for an exemption to armed forces from the September 27, 2018 judgement striking down adultery, saying it may hinder action against officers who indulge in such .

SC to consider govt's plea for open court hearing of petition on Benami law

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider the Centre's submissions for an open court hearing of its plea seeking review of the judgement by which several provisions of the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016 were struck down. A three-judge bench headed by then CJI N V Ramana, since retired, on August 23 last year had struck down section 3(2) and section 5 of the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988, and one of the provisions which provided for the punishment of a maximum jail term of three years or a fine or both for those indulging in benami' transactions. The top court had also held that the amended Benami law of 2016 did not have retrospective application and the authorities cannot initiate or continue criminal prosecution or confiscation proceedings for transactions entered into prior to the coming into force of the legislation. The Centre, represented by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, on Tuesday urged a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y ...

Ashish Mishra's crime in Lakhimpur case grave, heinous: UP govt to SC

The Uttar Pradesh government Thursday opposed in the Supreme Court the bail plea of Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra's son, who is one of the accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case

Property owned by irrigation dept scam's prime accused unfrozen by court

Gurinder Singh, main accused in Rs 1000 crore irrigation department scam has succeeded in getting properties which have market value of over Rs 150 crore, released with favourable order passed.

Future Group trying to stall proceedings amid legal row with Amazon: SC

The Supreme Court said it 'was concerned' that the Future Group was trying to stall the proceedings before the Singapore Arbitral Tribunal

Bombay HC: Prima facie removal of Kochhar as ICICI Bank CEO valid

In the order the Judge said that the bank was justified in revoking acceptance of early retirement of Kochhar as they had accepted it without having complete knowledge of the facts

GM mustard approval after long, exhaustive process: Centre to SC

This comes after the court told the Centre on November 3 not to allow the planting of genetically modified (GM) mustard until the next hearing