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Court grants police 10-day custody of accused in Kochi blast case

A court in Kerala on Monday granted the police ten days custody of the lone accused in the Kochi bomb blast case. Principal Session Court Judge Honey M Varghese allowed the police's plea for 10-day custody of Dominic Martin. Four people were killed and over 50 were injured in the blast during a prayer meeting of the Jehovah's Witnesses at a convention center in Kalamassery near here on October 29. The police submitted that they need to investigate his sources of income, international connections, and other related matters. They also said that the accused must be taken to certain locations for further collection of evidence. Meanwhile, Martin once again declined the assistance of a legal aid lawyer. Previously, on October 31, Martin was remanded to judicial custody. In addition to Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) (Punishment for murder) and Section 3 of the Explosive Substances Act, relevant sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) have also been invoke

'Why presidential immunity argument wasn't pursued years ago in Trump case'

A federal appeals panel wants to know why lawyers for former President Donald Trump didn't try years ago to use a claim of absolute presidential immunity to shield him from a defamation lawsuit by a woman who accused him of sexual assault. A three-judge panel of the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan listened Monday as a lawyer for Trump argued that a lower-court judge was wrong to reject the defence after it was raised three years after columnist E. Jean Carroll first sued Trump. The lawsuit seeks to hold Trump liable for comments he made while president in 2019 after Carroll said publicly for the first time in a memoir that Trump sexually abused her in the dressing room of a Manhattan luxury department store in 1996. Trump has adamantly denied ever encountering Carroll in the store or knowing her. The court did not immediately rule. Circuit judges Maria Araujo Kahn and Denny Chin questioned Trump attorney Michael Madaio about why Trump's lawyers waited until last Decemb

Delhi Excise Policy: Court extends judicial custody of Manish Sisodia

The Court adjourned the CBI case in Delhi excise policy till November 22. The court also extended the judicial custody of Manish Sisodia till the next date of hearing

Trump will not move his Georgia election subversion case to federal court

Earlier, Trump was expected to try to move the Georgia case as part of a bid to invoke immunity protections for federal officials

Chhattisgarh:court issues notice to 2 Cong MLAs, 7 others in coal levy scam

A special court in Chhattisgarh's Raipur has issued notices to two Congress MLAs and seven others accused in a money laundering case related to an alleged coal levy scam. The court has asked the alleged accused to appear before it on October 25. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had filed the second supplementary chargesheet in the case in the court of 4th Additional District and Sessions Judge Ajay Singh Rajput last month naming 11 persons, including Congress legislators Devendra Singh Yadav and Chandradev Prasad Rai and IAS officer Ranu Sahu, as accused, special public prosecutor Saurabh Kumar Pande said. The special court on Saturday registered the second supplementary chargesheet and issued notices to nine of the 11 accused, as Sahu and one Nikhil Chandrakar were already arrested in the case, he said. Besides legislators Yadav and Rai, Congress leaders RP Singh and Vinod Tiwari are also among the nine accused. As sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)

Gyanvapi row: Varanasi Court grants 4 more weeks to ASI to complete survey

As per the order, ASI has been granted time till October 6, 2023, to complete the survey and submit the report

SC reserves judgement on pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370

The bench granted three days time to parties to file written notes on their submissions in the case

Non-bailable warrant issued against Sasikala after non-appearance in court

A Lokayukta special court here has issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against V K Sasikala, confidante of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, after she failed to appear before it to face hearing in a case regarding alleged "VIP treatment" given to her during her incarceration at a prison here. Sasikala, convicted in a disproportionate assets case in 2017, was lodged at the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in the city. The court also issued NBW to another accused Ilavarasi, Sasikala's sister-in-law. Two persons who had provided sureties to the former AIADMK leader were also issued notices before the court adjourned the hearing on Monday to October 5. Sasikala and Ilavarasi were convicted by a special court in the disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa and them, and spent four years in the Central Prison here. During this time, they were accused of bribing prison officials to obtain privileges and special treatment not accorded to convicts. In May this year,

Sec 54 benefit gets forfeited unless taxpayer meets multiple criteria

An ITAT ruling has clarified seller can commit to buy new house much before selling old one

SC to hear Rahul Gandhi's appeal against Gujarat HC verdict on July 21

From refusing to pass directions to prohibit the slaughter of cow to reserving verdict on the rules of game for judoicial appointment, here's a list of important developments in the apex court today

Centre proposes SoP for govt officials' appearance in court, contempt cases

The SoP stipulates that in-person appearances of government officials should be summoned only in exceptional circumstances, rather than as standard practice

Hunter Biden's plea deal on hold after federal judge raises concerns

The plea deal in Hunter Biden's criminal case unravelled during a court hearing Wednesday after a federal judge raised concerns about the terms of an agreement that has infuriated Republicans who believe the president's son is getting preferential treatment. Hunter Biden was charged last month with two misdemeanour crimes of failure to pay more than USD 100,000 in taxes from over USD 1.5 million in income in both 2017 and 2018 and had been expected to plead guilty Wednesday after he made an agreement with prosecutors, who were planning to recommend two years of probation. But US District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika, who was appointed by President Donald Trump, raised multiple concerns about the specifics of the deal and her role in the proceedings. The plan also included an agreement on a separate gun charge Biden has been accused of possessing a firearm in 2018 as a drug user. As long as he adhered to the terms of his agreement, the gun case was to be be wiped from his record. .

Nearly 26,000 cases disposed of by Supreme Court so far: Law Minister

The Supreme Court has disposed of nearly 26,000 cases so far this year while the 25 high courts have settled over 5.23 lakh cases, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal informed Lok Sabha on Friday. On Thursday, the minister had informed Rajya Sabha that cases pending in various courts in the country had crossed the five-crore mark. Citing data from the Supreme Court's Integrated Case Management Information System (ICMIS), Meghwal, in a written reply in Lok Sabha, said the top court had settled 25,959 cases till July 15 this year. The 25 high courts disposed of 5,23,338 cases till July 17 this year, he said, citing National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) data. Meghwal said the disposal of pending cases in courts is within the domain of the judiciary. "No time frame has been prescribed for disposal of various kinds of cases by the respective courts. The government has no direct role in disposal of cases in courts," he said. He said timely disposal of cases in courts depends on several factors

Varanasi court orders scientific survey of Gyanvapi mosque: Govt counsel

A Varanasi court on Friday ordered a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque located next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple here, according to government counsel Rajesh Mishra. The barricaded wazukhana', where a structure claimed by Hindu litigants to be a shivling' exists, will not be part of the survey. The court of A K Vishvesh upheld the petition of a group of Hindu devotees seeking a scientific survey to determine if the mosque was built at the site of a Hindu temple. The court had on July 14 reserved its order after hearing both Hindu and Muslim sides. The petition filed by the Hindu group had sought a direction to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to survey the entire Gyanvapi mosque complex. The Muslims side had opposed the plea, saying an ASI survey could damage the complex.

Court rejects bail plea of Teesta in 2002 riots evidence fabrication case

A sessions court here on Thursday rejected activist Teesta Setalvad's discharge plea in a case of alleged fabrication of evidence related to the 2002 Gujarat riots. Additional sessions judge A R Patel rejected Setalvad's plea. The Gujarat government had opposed her application saying that she abused the trust of the riots victims and implicated innocent persons. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court had granted bail to Setalvad in the same case after the Gujarat High Court denied her relief.

Delhi court to hear regular bail plea of outgoing WFI chief at 4 pm

A Delhi court on Thursday reserved for later in the day the order on regular bail application of outgoing WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a case of sexual harassment of women wrestlers. The judge reserved the order after hearing arguments from the counsel appearing for the accused, the prosecution as well as the complainants. Will pass order at 4 PM, the judge said. During the hearing, the public prosecutor, representing Delhi Police, asked the court to try the accused as per law and impose certain conditions if relief was granted. When the court asked the prosecutor if he was opposing the bail application, he said, I am neither opposing nor supporting. Application should be dealt as per law and the order passed by the Supreme Court, he told the court. The counsel, appearing for the complainants, opposed the application, saying the accused was very influential. Bail should not be granted. If at all it is granted, strict conditions must be imposed. Witnesses hav

Delhi court reserves order on regular bail application of Brij Bhushan

A Delhi court on Thursday reserved for later in the day the order on regular bail application of outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in the women wrestlers sexual harassment case. The judge reserved order after hearing arguments from counsel appearing for the accused and the prosecution, as well as the complainants. Will pass order at 4 pm," the judge said.

Court order on Disney's in-app payment in India temporary: Google

Google will need to comply with the court directives until it is overturned or modified

Urination case: Accused's wife moves HC against NSA, notice issued to state

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday issued a two-week returnable notice to the state on a petition seeking that the stringent National Security Act (NSA) invoked against a person who allegedly urinated on a tribal man in Sidhi district be revoked. A division bench of Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and justice Vishal Mishra served notices to the state and the Sidhi collector seeking their reply. The case has been listed for hearing on August 1. In her writ petition, Kanchan Shukla stated that NSA was invoked unlawfully against her husband Pravesh Shukla, who has been in jail post arrest a day after the video showing him urinating on the tribal man surfaced on July 4. Her plea said Pravesh Shukla was an activist of a political party and the opposition had created an atmosphere and narrative against him. She also contended that her husband had not committed any serious crime barring some petty offences in the past. She said in her plea that provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Court issues notice to produce records against Tytler

A Delhi court on Thursday issued a fresh notice to the person in-charge of the record room of a trial court to produce the documents of a case against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler related to alleged Pul Bangash killings during 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Vidhi Gupta Anand issued the notice to the record room in-charge at a Karkardooma court, where the case was earlier being heard, directing him/her to produce the case record by Friday, when the court will hear the matter. "Fresh notice has been issued to in-charge of record room of Karkardooma court. Record is to be produced by 11 am on Friday," the court directed, noting that the record has been located. During the proceedings, the CBI also informed the court that a reminder has been sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) to expedite the process of forensic examination of voice sample of Tytler. The court had on June 30 summoned the records of the trial court connected with the ..