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Delhi HC waives cooling off period for divorce as woman set to remarry soon
The Delhi High Court has come to the aid of a woman who is set to remarry soon by waiving the cooling off period for divorce from her estranged husband. Justice Prateek Jalan noted that there does not appear to be any likelihood of reconciliation between the estranged couple and relied on a verdict of the Supreme Court which had ruled that divorce can be granted without the mandatory 18-month period of separation between the parties. The apex court had, in 2017, said that the six month "cooling off" period can be waived by the courts in cases of divorce through mutual consent. The high court allowed a petition by the woman for waiving the statutory period of six months under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. It set aside an order of a family court which had rejected the woman's application. The high court said a holistic reading of the apex court's judgement leads to the conclusion that purposeless marriage which has no chance of reunion ought not to be prolonged. The ...
Case against BSP leader for alleged death threat to BJP minister
A case was registered against a BSP leader on Thursday for allegedly giving death threats to Uttar Pradesh minister Upendra Tiwari."We have received a complaint that a BSP leader Satish Chaudhary had telephoned Upendra and hurled abuses at him. He also threatened to kill him," Superintendent of Police Devendra Nath told ANI.A case has been registered and an investigation is underway, the police added.Upendra Tiwari has alleged that Satish Chaudhary, who is the brother of former state minister Ambika Chaudhary, threatened to kill him on March 6 because he had exposed some of BSP leader's alleged illegal activities."Satish Chaudhary, we all know is a goon and a sand mafia. I exposed him. He has been booked by police in many cases. So now he is threatening to kill me and my family," said Tiwari.
Paper leak case: SC asks SSC to declare 2017 results
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) to declare the 2017 results for recruitment in central government jobs.A bench comprising Justices S A Bobde and Abdul Nazir also constituted a seven-member committee, headed by retired Supreme Court judge GS Singhvi, to suggest measures to make the conduct of entrance exams for jobs and admission in educational institutions foolproof.The panel would include former Infosys chairman Nandan Nilekani and scientist Vijay Bhatkar.Last month, the Supreme Court asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a detailed status report on the investigation into the 2017 SSC examination paper leak case.In its August 31, 2018 order, the court had stayed the 2017 results.
Pope changes Church law to make reporting sex abuse obligatory
Pope Francis on Thursday issued a new law for the entire Catholic Church, obliging those who know about sex abuse cases to report them. The legal document, issued under the pope's personal authority, declares that anyone who has knowledge of abuse, or suspects it, is "obliged to report (it) promptly" to the Church.
Alwar gang-rape: BJP stages protest, demands CBI inquiry
Demanding a CBI inquiry into the Alwar gang-rape, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation led by Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore held a protest at the Collector's office here on Thursday.Speaking to media after the protest, Rathore said, "Police tried to suppress the issue. I'm sure they must have received orders from someone. We want to know whose orders were those. CBI inquiry must be conducted into this. After a prior appointment, we came to meet Collector but he is not present at the office."Continuing his tirade against the incumbent government in the state, he said, "Law and order has been disrupted in the state. A person cannot walk on the streets anymore. Politicians take away the police officials who should be working for the people, with them. Who will protect the people?"Additional District Judge (ADJ) Govind Gupta also visited Alwar today to review the situation. He assured the people that the accused will get a harsh punishment. "So far, 5 people have been ...
Congress didn't list nominee's criminal cases: BJP
The BJP on Thursday filed a complaint before the Election Commission seeking action against the Congress candidate for the May 19 assembly bypoll, Atanasio Monserrate, for failing to publish the list of criminal cases filed against him in newspapers, as mandated by a Supreme Court judgement.
HC asks Thane collector to take action against illegal structures
The Bombay High Court has directed the collector of Thane district in Maharashtra to conduct a survey of illegal constructions in Bhiwandi tehsil and initiate action of demolition of such structures. A division bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice N M Jamdar last week also directed the Thane collector to take action against the officers who failed to stop the construction of such unauthorised structures. The order was passed on a public interest litigation filed by Bhiwandi resident Rahul Uttam Jogdand, who raised the issue of increasing number of illegal constructions coming up on agricultural land in the area. As per a report submitted by the secretary of Maharashtra State Legal Services Authority, there are around 20,000 illegal constructions in 60 villages of Bhiwandi tehsil, located around 33 km from Mumbai. The bench directed the Thane collector to set up a team comprising officials from the tehsildar office to conduct a survey and submit a report to him. "The ...
Actor Karan Oberoi sent to 14-day judicial remand
Television actor Karan Oberoi, arrested on charges of raping and blackmailing a woman in suburban Oshiwara, was on Thursday remanded in 14-day judicial custody by a Mumbai court. Oberoi, 40, who acted in some television serials and appeared in commercials, was arrested on Sunday after the woman, who was in a relationship with him since 2016, complained to the Oshiwara Police that he allegedly raped her on the pretext of marrying her. The woman also alleged that he shot some objectionable videos of her and demanded money from her while threatening to release the clips, a police official earlier said. Oberoi was on Thursday produced before the court of metropolitan magistrate Imran Marchiya in suburban Andheri which remanded him in judicial custody for 14 days. His lawyer Dinesh Tiwari said the allegations levelled by the woman were "false" and that they will file a bail application before the court on Friday. Following the woman's complaint, Oberoi was booked under Indian ...
SC dismisses Tej Bahadur petition against axing of nomination
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea by Tej Bahadur Yadav, who was sacked from the BSF, regarding the cancellation of his nomination papers from the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency.
Three absconders arrested in Jammu, Poonch
Three absconders wanted in separate cases were arrested in Jammu and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said Thursday. A police team raided a place in Poonch on Wednesday and arrested Mohd Azam, who had been evading arrest for the past 10 years, they said. He was wanted in a case of house-trespass, rioting, and causing hurt to people, they added. In another incident, Joginder Pal alias Bittu from RS Pura area was arrested for criminal trespass and causing hurt to people, police said. One Bikram Singh, who was on the run since 2016, was arrested in a raid at a place in Miran Sahib belt of Jammu district, they said.
Woman found hanging from tree, in-laws booked
A 25-year-old married woman was found hanging from a tree in the Pedola forest area of Rajasthan's Jhalawar district, police said Thursday. The woman, identified as Sunita Tanwar, a resident of Doulatpura village, was found hanging at around 2.30 am Wednesday, they said. "She had left home on Tuesday morning following which her father and relatives approached the Dangipur police. Prima facie it is a case of suicide," DSP Dhanphul Singh said. He said on the basis of a complaint lodged by the woman's family members, a case was registered against her husband Bhuriya Tanwar and six of his family for subjecting her to cruelty and abetting suicide under Sections 306 and 498-A of the Indian Penal Code. The woman's family alleged that she was being tortured by her husband and the in-laws due to which she took the extreme step, police said. The woman was a child bride and was sent to her in-laws' place two years ago after attaining adulthood, the DSP said. The body was handed over to the ...
Plaint against Monserratte for 'not publishing' criminal
The Goa unit of the BJP Thursday filed a complaint with the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) against Congress' Panaji assembly bypoll candidate Atanasio Monserratte for allegedly not publishing in media the criminal cases pending against him. As per the Supreme Court order passed in September 2018, election candidates who have offences registered against them, are mandated to publish their criminal records at least three times in newspapers and electronic media after filing their nomination. A BJP delegation led by state general secretary, Sadanand Tanavade, met Goa CEO Kunal Thursday afternoon to lodge a complaint against Monserratte. BJP's Goa unit chief Vinay Tendulkar, who signed the complaint copy on behalf of the party, said Monserratte and the Congress party have violated the mandatory provisions laid down by the Election Commission of India (ECI) about making the candidates' criminal records public. He said Monserratte could face contempt of court for not ...
Amanda Knox returning to Italy for 1st time since acquittal
Amanda Knox has announced that she will return to Italy in June for the first time since being convicted and jailed, but then ultimately acquitted in 2015, of killing her British roommate in the hilltop town of Perugia.
SC dismisses plea seeking direction to debar Rahul Gandhi from contesting LS polls
The Supreme Court Thursday dismissed a plea seeking direction to the Centre and the Election Commission to debar Congress President Rahul Gandhi from contesting Lok Sabha elections till the issue of his citizenship is decided. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi rejected the contention of the petitioners, who said that in a form along with the annual data of a UK-based company in 2005-06, it was allegedly mentioned that Rahul Gandhi is a British citizen. "If some company in some form mentions his nationality as British, does he become a British citizen," the bench also comprising Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna told the petitioners. The plea had said that the petitioners were "dissatisfied" with the "inaction" of the Centre and the poll panel in "deciding the question of voluntary acquisition of British citizenship" by Gandhi in spite of a November 2015 communication by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy in this regard. The petitioners -- Jai Bhagwan Goyal and C P Tyagi -- .
Minor raped in Chittorgarh
A 30-year-old labourer allegedly raped a 5-year-old girl in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh district, police said Thursday. The accused, who worked at a construction site near the girl's residence, took her to a secluded spot and committed the crime on Wednesday. The accused Dalu Bheel was arrested Thursday and case registered against him under IPC section 376 and sections of the POSCO Act, SP, Chittorgarh, Anil Kayal said. Chittorgarh Kotwali police station in-charge Shailendra Singh said Bheel lured the girl when she had gone to a nearby shop in Gandhi Nagar area. The accused was arrested following a complaint lodged by the victim's parents. Medical examination of the girl has been conducted.
FIR against J&K BJP leaders for bribing journalists
After directions from a court, police in Jammu and Kashmir's Leh district have filed an FIR against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in a case of bribery allegation levelled by local journalists.
SC rejects plea on Rahul Gandhi citizenship
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea on Congress President Rahul Gandhi's citizenship.
Nitish Katara murder case: SC to hear convict Vikas Yadav's plea tomorrow
The Supreme Court will hear a plea challenging 25-year jail sentence awarded to convict Vikas Yadav in connection with the Nitish Katara murder case.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi and comprising Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna said they would hear the public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Vikas tomorrow."The 25 years jail sentence awarded to him is wrong and is constitutionally incorrect," the convict claimed.Yadav had murdered Katara, an Indian business executive, on February 17, 2002, as he was against the 25-year-old businessman's friendship with his sister Bharti Yadav. On May 30, 2008, a trial court had found Vikas and his cousin Vishal guilty and sentenced them to life imprisonment. Two months later, a third accused Sukhdev Pehalwan was also sentenced to life imprisonment by a Delhi court.However, in 2015, Delhi High Court had upheld the trial court's verdict of life terms for the Yadav brothers and Pehalwan and awarded a jail term of 25
VVIP chopper case: Delhi court issues fresh summons against Christian Michel's business partner
A Delhi court Thursday issued fresh summons against David Nigel John Syms, an alleged middleman and business partner of British national Christian Michel, in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case. Special judge Arvind Kumar summoned Syms, named as an accused in the supplementary charge sheet, to appear before the court. A charge sheet was also filed against Syms and two firms -- Global Services FZE and Global Traders. Syms and Michel are both directors of the two firms. Michel was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on December 22 last year after his extradition from Dubai. He is among the three alleged middlemen being probed in the chopper scam by the ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation. The others are Guido Haschke and Carlo Gerosa.
Fake German heiress faces sentencing in NY fraud case
The day of reckoning has arrived for the German con artist who passed herself off as a wealthy heiress and swindled tens of thousands of dollars from New York banks and hotels. Anna Sorokin is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday in state court following her conviction last month on multiple counts of grand larceny and theft of services. Her defense attorney, Todd Spodek, has said Sorokin faces up to 15 years in prison on the most serious charge. She has been in custody since her October 2017 arrest. Sorokin went by Anna Delvey when she defrauded financial institutions and Manhattan celebrity circles into believing she had a fortune of about $67 million (60 million euros) overseas that could cover her jet-setting lifestyle, high-end clothing and lavish hotel stays. The 28-year-old falsely claimed her father was a diplomat or an oil baron, and falsified bank records and forged her identity to further the scam. Her ruse included an application for a $22 million loan to fund a private arts