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J&K High Court to hold national lok adalat on Sep 8
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Legal Services Committee (JKHCLSC) will organise a National Lok Adalat on September 8 for the settling litigation cases. To be held in the Jammu wing of the court, pending cases pertaining to bank recovery, labour dispute, electricity and water bills, matrimonial, and other civil disputes will be taken up before the adalat, official spokesperson said. All the parties interested in the settlement of their disputes may approach with the title and the number of the case before the Registrar Judicial, High Court of J&K, Jammu wing by or before August 27, the official said.
People dying in illegal high-rises having no occupancy certificate: SC
Taking strong note of the recent fire incident in a posh Mumbai high-rise that claimed four lives, the Supreme Court said the people were dying in such illegally-constructed buildings which had no relevant certificates or clearances. It also referred to the incidents of Bawana factory in Delhi and the Kamala Mills in Mumbai and said unregulated constructions were being rampantly carried out with the hope that "some day such buildings will be regularised". A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta expressed concern over illegal constructions and wondered how such high-rises were being allowed to be constructed with no clearances from the authorities. "People are dying in these unauthorised constructions. You see what happened in Mumbai's Parel where a fire broke out in high rise building two days back. We have read somewhere that the building did not have an occupancy certificate. How are these high rise buildings being allowed to be built," the bench said. The top court, ...
Man sentenced to life imprisonment for raping 10-yr-old girl
A court here sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old girl. Judge Ram Sudh Singh held the man guilty under Sections 376 (Rape) and 323 (Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) of the IPC and provisions of the POCSO Act, said Pushpender Malik, the government lawyer. The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the man, he said. On July 8, 2014, the man, identified as Kiranpal, kidnapped the girl from her house in Panchendakala village and then raped her, Malik said. The victim was later found lying in an unconscious condition near a school.
Bank manager sentenced to one year RI for taking bribe
A court here has sentenced a bank official to one year rigorous imprisonment on two counts and a fine of Rs 8,000 for accepting a bribe from a farmer for sanctioning and disbursement of loan. The allegation in the case was that the accused Akshaya Kumar Sahoo, then Branch Manager, Andhra Bank, Sompeta, Srikakulam District, was caught red-handed while accepting bribe of Rs 10,000 from the complainant for sanction and disbursement of the loan of Rs 2 lakh towards purchasing cows and buffaloes, CBI said in a release here. After completion of trial, second additional special judge for CBI cases, Visakhapatnam, yesterday convicted the official under the Prevention of Corruption act and ordered that sentences would run concurrently.
ED questions Chidambaram in Aircel-Maxis case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) here on Friday questioned former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in the Rs 3,200 crore Aircel-Maxis deal case, officials said.
Bombay HC convicts lifer of lesser charge after he cites self-defence for killing friend
The Bombay High court has reduced the murder term of a 35-year-old man to a lighter sentence after he claimed he stabbed his friend in self-defence as the deceased had been forcing him to engage in "unnatural sex". In an order passed earlier this month, a bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sarang Kotwal observed that the appellant's claim was plausible and it was quite likely that he stabbed his friend in the heat of the moment, while trying to protect himself. The incident took place in Mumbai's Nagpada area in 2011. The bench set aside the man's conviction on the murder charge and held him guilty of the lesser charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Thus, it also set aside his life imprisonment and considered the seven years that he had already spent in custody as the appropriate quantum of punishment. The court was hearing an appeal filed by the accused challenging his conviction on the charge of murder under section 302 of the IPC and the life term awarded to him by the ..
Mirchpur Dalit killings: HC awards life to 12, varying jail terms to 21 others
The Delhi High Court today sentenced to life imprisonment 12 members of dominant Jat community and 21 other convicts to varying jail terms in the 2010 Mirchpur Dalit killing case in which a 60-year-old man and his physically- challenged teenaged daughter were burnt alive. The high court said there was a "deliberate targeting" of the houses of Balmiki community members by the Jats and it was "an instance of caste-based violence meant to teach the Balmikis a lesson for perceived insults". In a 209-page verdict, a bench of Justices S Muralidhar and I S Mehta said 71 years after Independence, instances of "atrocities" against Scheduled Castes by those belonging to dominant castes have shown "no signs of abating". "The incidents that took place in Mirchpur between April 19 and 21, 2010 serve as yet another grim reminder of 'the complete absence of two things in Indian society' as noted by Dr B R Ambedkar when he tabled the final draft of the Constitution of India before the Constituent ...
Mirchpur incident deliberate act by Jats to teach lessons to Dalits: HC
The Mirchpur Dalits killings was a deliberate act of targeting Balmiki houses by the Jat community mob and involved a large scale conspiracy "to teach them a lesson", the Delhi High Court today said. The high court's observations came while overturning the acquittal of 20 persons and awarding life term to 12 out of 33 members of the dominant Jat community. A bench of justices S Muralidhar and I S Mehta said Balmikis houses were set on fire in a pre-planned and carefully orchestrated manner. "This was not a case of a fire spreading quickly as a result of any accidental fire catching on to the cow dung cakes or other flammable materials which were just lying around. This was an act of deliberate targeting of the Balmiki houses by the Jat community mob and setting them on fire in a pre-planned and carefully orchestrated manner. "The entire evidence, if read carefully, more than adequately demonstrates that there was a large scale conspiracy hatched by members of the Jat community to ...
Congress Manipur's MLA Yamthong Haokip arrested in missing arms case: NIA
Congress MLA from Manipur Yamthong Haokip was arrested today by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a missing arms case, according to an official statement. The NIA is probing the case pertaining to theft of 56 pistols and 58 magazines from the Director General (of Police) pool armoury located within the premises of 2nd Manipur Rifles Battalion, Imphal. These weapons went missing between 2016 and early 2017. "?Yamthong Haokip was arrested today (August 24, 2018) for his involvement in procuring police pistols illegally and distributing them to different terrorist groups to wage war against the State," the NIA said in the statement. Haokip, a member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Manipur's Saikul, was produced before a special court in Imphal. He has been remanded to judicial custody, the probe agency said. "Owing to his recent illness, the NIA judge ordered jail authorities to admit him in a government hospital," it said. ?During investigation by the NIA, one of the missing
Court to hear journalist Upendra Rai's bail plea
A Delhi court would hear on August 31 the bail application of journalist Upendra Rai in a money laundering case related to alleged extortion and dubious financial transactions. Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Kulshrestra fixed the matter after the counsel appearing for Rai sought time to advance the arguments on the application. In his bail application, Rai has claimed that he was not required for further custodial interrogation and no purpose will be served by keeping him in further custody. The application said that Delhi-based scribe was ready to abide by any condition imposed by the court. Rai, currently in judicial custody, had denied before the court all the allegations levelled against him by the Enforcement Directorate. The agency, through special public prosecutors N K Matta and Nitesh Rana, had claimed before the court that "top secret documents" were recovered from Rai's possession and the ED was trying to find out how he procured them. It alleged that the accused had ...
Live streaming of court proceedings can be introduced as pilot project: AG to SC
The government today suggested to the Supreme Court that live streaming of proceedings could be introduced as a pilot project for matters of constitutional significance but not on issues which could arouse passion, affect national security or concerned matrimonial disputes or juveniles. Attorney General K K Venugopal said the success of the pilot project will determine whether live streaming should be introduced in other courts in the apex court and in courts across the country. The Attorney General said that live streaming should be delayed by 70 seconds to allow the judges to mute the sound when a lawyer misbehaves or if the matter is sensitive, like one which involves individual privacy or national security. "Live streaming of court proceedings should be introduced as a pilot project in Court no 1 (of Chief Justice of India) and only in constitution bench references. The success of this project will determine whether or not live streaming should be introduced in all courts in the ..
Jharkhand HC cancels Lalu's provisional bail
The Jharkhand High Court on Friday rejected the provisional bail of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad, asking him to surrender by August 30.
TN anti-corruption bureau starts probe against CM Palaniswami
Tamil Nadu's anti-corruption bureau on Friday told the Madras High Court that a preliminary inquiry against Chief Minister K. Palaniswami has started.
Hry police seize over 1000 illicit liquor bottles in Kurukshetra
Continuing its crackdown on illicit liquor smuggling, Haryana Police today seized 1380 bottles of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and 600 bottles of beer in Kurukshetra district. Police have also arrested two persons, a spokesman of Haryana Police said, adding that they had received a tip-off about the vehicle carrying the illicit liquor. When a police team signalled the driver to stop at a blockade, he accelerated and tried to flee. But the car was intercepted and upon searching, the liquor bottles were recovered, the spokesman said. The arrested persons were identified as Sanjeev Kumar hailing from Kamoda and Rakesh Kumar, a resident of village Jogna Khera. A case under the provisions of the Excise Act was registered against them and further investigation was being carried out.
Two arrested in railway recruitment 'scam'
Mumbai police have arrested two men for allegedly being part of a railway recruitment racket. The probe in the case had started on the instructions of Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, a senior police officer today said. The racket may have been operating from multiple locations in the country, said Deputy Commissioner of Police Abhishek Trimukhe. Rufus Dabre (38), a resident of Vasai in neighbouring Thane district, and Manjeetsingh Chilotre (46), resident of suburban Malad in Mumbai were arrested in the case yesterday. Chilotre was nabbed from Delhi, said an officer of the Mata Ramabai Ambedkar Marg Police Station here where the offence has been registered. The railway minister had received an e-mail a few days ago which said there was a scam in the recruitment of Grade C and Grade D employees, the police official said. The hiring process is conducted by the the Railway Recruitment Board, he added. On Goyal's instructions, his personal secretary Pravin Gedam lodged a ...
Chechen leader: Rights activists to be barred from visiting
The leader of Chechnya says human rights activists will be barred from visiting his region of Russia once the trial of a prominent activist wraps up. One of Chechnya's most prominent rights advocates, Oyub Titiyev, is on trial for drug possession. His supporters dismiss the charges against him as a political vendetta. Speaking at a meeting with law enforcement officials in a video released on Wednesday, Ramzan Kadyrov vowed to make Chechnya a "no-go zone" for human rights activists, whom he described as "terrorists and extremists," after the Titiyev trial ends. Kadyrov accused the activists, who have shed light on rampant rights abuses in the southern Russian region, of "standing in the way of a peaceful life of our people.
SC reserves verdict on PIL for live telecast of court proceedings
Live streaming of court proceedings can soon become a reality, with the Supreme Court today saying it wanted to implement the concept of "open court" to decongest the courtrooms. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud reserved its verdict on the issue after Attorney General K K Venugopal submitted suggestions on the guidelines for live streaming of court proceedings. "We don't perceive any difficulty in live streaming. Let us first start with it and see how it goes. We are just on a pilot project. We are not ruling out anything and will improve with time. We cannot have everything together," the bench observed. The Attorney General told the court that live streaming can be introduced as a pilot project in the Chief Justice of India's court in matters of constitutional importance. The success of this project will determine whether live streaming should be introduced in other courts in the apex court and in courts across the country, he ...
HC convicts 33 in Haryana killing case, says atrocities against Dalits on rise
The Delhi High Court on Friday held 33 people guilty in a 2010 Dalit killing case in Haryana's Hisar district and said "71 years after Independence, instances of atrocities against Scheduled Castes by those belonging to dominant castes have shown no signs of abating".
Complaint lodged into death of newborn in Sonipat
The father of a newborn, who died after an ambulance carrying the baby got stuck in a traffic jam allegedly caused by a rally of the state Congress unit, has lodged a complaint at the Kundli police station. The child died at the PGIMS, Rohtak, on Wednesday after the ambulance was allegedly stuck for over 30 minutes during a cycle rally of Haryana Pradesh Congress chief Ashok Tanwar in Sonipat district. The baby's father, Jitendra, lodged a complaint yesterday, the police said. Police station in-charge Bir Singh said Jitendra did not name anyone in the complaint. In his complaint, Jitendra has alleged that the ambulance was not equipped with oxygen facilities. He wanted to take his son to the hospital at the earliest, but could not do so due to the jam, Singh added. Whoever is responsible for the jam, strict action will be taken against them, he said, adding that an investigation is underway. Additional superintendent of police Rajiv Deshwal said he will be leading a special ...
SC seeks WB govt's response on plea for CBI probe into killing of BJP workers
The Supreme Court today agreed to examine a plea seeking a CBI probe into the alleged killing of three BJP workers in West Bengal after the recently held local bodies elections in the state. The plea filed by a BJP leader alleged that family members of the victims were being threatened and FIRs had been lodged in these cases. A bench of justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan issued notices to West Bengal and the CBI on the plea and sought their reply in four weeks. During the hearing, BJP leader and advocate Gaurav Bhatia said that "disturbing murders" have taken place in West Bengal and police have not registered an FIR in these cases. He said that CBI probe should be ordered and alleged that family members of the three slain BJP workers, Shaktipad Sarkar, Trilochan Mahato and Dulal Kumar, were now being threatened. Bhatia also demanded that compensation to the tune of Rs 50 lakh and security cover be provided to the family members of the victims. The bench said it is issuing notice in