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Pune: Union minister of state for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol, who has been targeted by the opposition for his alleged links to the deal of a Rs 230-crore prime property on three acres in Model Colony in Pune between a Jain trust and a realty firm, on Sunday said that he had long ago severed ties with the company and had no connection to the transaction. Seth Hirachand Nemchand Smarak Trust's deal with Gokhale Landmarks LLP has stirred up controversy over Mohol's past association with the rea ...Read More >
Husband, an advocate, and wife, railway officer, had been previously divorced before marrying in 2010 The Delhi High Court has ruled that alimony cannot be awarded to a spouse who is financially self-sufficient and independent, observing that permanent alimony is a measure of social justice and not a tool for enrichment or financial equalisation between capable individuals. A Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar said the law requires the person seeking ali ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court recently observed that alimony cannot be granted to a spouse who is financially self-sufficient.Observing that permanent alimony is a measure of social justice, not a tool for enrichment or equalising the financial status of two capable individuals, a division bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar said the law requires the person seeking alimony to demonstrate genuine financial need.The bench made the observation while upholding a family co ...Read More >
Chandigarh: With assets worth a whopping Rs 5,053 crore, Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) latest entrant to the Rajya Sabha, industrialist Rajinder Gupta, is the second wealthiest member of the Upper House, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).Given AAP's comfortable majority in the state assembly, Gupta was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha on Oct 18. Based on details of assets in his affidavit, ADR has claimed that Gupta is placed behind BRS MP Bandi Partha Saradhi (Rs 5,300 cro ...Read More >
Uttarakhand UCC: The Uttarakhand government has submitted a 78-page affidavit in the High Court, stating that certain provisions related to live-in relationships under the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) are being amended. The affidavit submitted by Advocate General SN Babulkar on October 15 specifies that the changes relate to Rule 380 of the Registrar's Office, which outlines the conditions under which a live-in relationship cannot be registered, news agency PTI reported. The affidavit was submitted ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Government of Assam has established a One-Man Inquiry Commission, headed by Justice Soumitra Saikia, Judge of the Gauhati High Court, to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of singer Zubeen Garg in Singapore on September 19, 2025. This commission has been constituted under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952, as per Notification No. ECF-708361/4 dated October 3, 2025. The commission's responsibilities include investigating the facts and circumstances related to G ...Read More >
Guwahati, Oct 18: The one-man commission headed by Justice Soumitra Saikia, probing the death of cultural icon Zubeen Garg, has issued a public notice inviting individuals to record statements or submit evidence related to the case between November 3 and 21. According to the notice, issued by the commission's member-secretary Aroop Pathak on Friday, those with knowledge of facts and circumstances surrounding the incident can submit their statements through duly notarised affidavits on all days ...Read More >
Citing a case before the Lokpal over the growth in movable and immovable assets owned by Dubey's wife as mentioned in his election affidavits over the years, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate alleged there was no consistency between her income and assets over the years. The Congress on Thursday alleged that there was "disproportionate" growth in the assets of BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's wife Anamika Gautam, and said that the ruling party leader must clarify on this as it "appears to be a case ...Read More >
Patna: Muscleman-turned-politician Anant Singh, known as "Chhote Sarkar," filed his nomination papers on Tuesday as a JD(U) candidate for the Mokama assembly constituency, even as the party has yet to officially announce its candidates.Singh began the day with a puja at a Temple, drawing hundreds of supporters. Before heading to file his nomination, he hosted a feast at his Barh residence for more than 20,000 supporters. Arriving in a white open jeep adorned with marigolds, his convoy faced dela ...Read More >
A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran took note of the submissions of lawyer Virag Gupta, appearing for the CASC, on Thursday and agreed to hear the PIL on October 17. The plea has sought a direction to union ministries of Electronics and Information Technology, Information and Broadcasting, Finance and Youth Affairs and Sports "to do a harmonious interpretation of provisions of Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 and laws made by State Legislat ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey on Friday shared a document on social media, claiming that former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was an agent of a Swedish military company. He added that this means he was involved in brokerage in the 1970s. In a post shared on X, BJP MP said, "Rahul Gandhi ji's father, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi ji, was an agent of a Swedish military company, meaning he was involved in brokerage in the 70s?" Earlier, Co ...Read More >
Shilpa Shetty has withdrawn her application to travel abroad, citing non-materialization of plans, with her lawyer stating a fresh application will be filed if future travel is desired. The actress and her husband Raj Kundra are involved in a Rs 60-crore cheating case. Actor Shilpa Shetty, embroiled in a Rs 60-crore cheating case with her businessman husband Raj Kundra, on Thursday told the Bombay High Court she was withdrawing her application seeking permission to travel abroad as the plans di ...Read More >
The Supreme Court of India (File). ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * The Supreme Court questioned government opposition to allowing death row convicts to die by lethal injection * The court was hearing a petition seeking replacement of hanging with lethal injection or to offer that choice * In its counter-affidavit, the government said offering a choice is unfeasible since it involves policy issues Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode New ...Read More >
A bench of Justices Abdul Moin and Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary observed that lawlessness in the name of "cow protection" threatens the rule of law. The Allahabad High Court came down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh government for failing to control cow-related mob violence and vigilantism. A bench of Justices Abdul Moin and Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary observed that lawlessness in the name of "cow protection" threatens the rule of law. The court was hearing a petition filed by Rahul Yadav, a Pratapgarh r ...Read More >
Lucknow: Allahabad high court's Lucknow bench has pulled up Uttar Pradesh govt over what it called a "flood" of false cases under the law against cow slaughter, stressing that transporting cattle within the state does not amount to a crime.Citing earlier rulings, court said even preparing to slaughter cattle is not punishable under the UP Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955. The bench also sought a govt response on measures to curb mob violence and vigilantism linked to cow protection.The judg ...Read More >
New Delhi: Faced with heavy criticism and court battles over Bihar's Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the Election Commission now plans to effect significant changes in the SIR approach, mainly to reduce voter stress. Document requirements, deletion from draft electoral rolls on non-submission and short deadlines to do so were key concerns that arose in the SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar and all three are likely to see the EC bring in more flexibility, ET has gathered. The EC has been holdin ...Read More >
Mumbai, October 16: Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, the co-accused in a Rs 60 crore fraud involving her businessman husband Raj Kundra, has dropped plans to travel to Los Angeles and withdrawn a petition from the Bombay High Court seeking relaxation in the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against her, a lawyer said on Thursday. The High Court will now hear the couple's plea seeking the quashing of the LOC on November 17, he said. The actresses' advocates on Thursday told Chief Justice Shree Chan ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 16 (ANI): Actor Karisma Kapoor on Thursday remembered her late ex-husband, businessman Sunjay Kapur, on his birth anniversary, amid an ongoing legal dispute over his estate. Karisma shared a picture of a cake with "Happy birthday Dad" written on it, in memory of Sunjay, who passed away earlier this year. The post was also shared by her sister, actor Kareena Kapoor Khan, who added an emotional note, writing, "My sam and kiu, dad is protecting you always and ...Read More >
Patna: A day after Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha filed his nomination papers from the Lakhisarai Assembly constituency, his election affidavit has drawn public attention, particularly to the significant difference in assets between him and his wife, Sushila Devi. According to the affidavit submitted to the Election Commission, Vijay Sinha declared movable assets worth Rs 1.01 crore, including Rs 55,000 in cash, Rs 29 lakh in bank deposits, and stock investments exceeding Rs 45 l ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday posted for hearing on November 4 a batch of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India's move to conduct Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.As the petitioner tells the court that the ECI should separately publish the list of deleted and added voters, the Supreme Court observes that the poll panel is aware of its responsibility to disclose the voter data on completion of the recently-concluded ...Read More >
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, the co-accused in a Rs 60 crore fraud involving her businessman husband Raj Kundra, has dropped plans to travel to Los Angeles and withdrawn a petition from the Bombay High Court seeking relaxation in the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against her, a lawyer said on Thursday. The High Court will now hear the couple's plea seeking the quashing of the LOC on November 17, he said. Also Read: ECI to enforce TN Seshan's 1994 guidelines on Burqa-clad women in ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday posted for hearing on November 4 a batch of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India's move to conduct Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. As the petitioner tells the court that the ECI should separately publish the list of deleted and added voters, the Supreme Court observes that the poll panel is aware of its responsibility to disclose the voter data on completion of the recently-concluded SIR. Earlier, the Supr ...Read More >
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Poonacha also directed that all information gathered, since the survey began on September 15, must remain confidential and not be disclosed to any third party. The court was hearing a petition filed by the Anita Humanitarian Foundation, which sought to quash government notifications authorising the 'Gender Minority Survey'. The foundation argued that the exercise violated the Transgender Persons Act, 2019, as well as Articl ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday restrained the state government and those conducting a survey of transgenders from conducting any identification by using the 'strip and search' method. The court also ordered that information collected during the survey, which commenced on September 15, be kept strictly confidential. A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice CM Poonacha passed the interim order after hearing the petition filed by Anita Humanitarian Foundation, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 15: The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the Central government's reluctance to consider lethal injection as an alternative to hanging for executing death sentences, observing that it "is not willing to change" despite changing times. A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta made the observation while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by advocate Rishi Malhotra, seeking to replace hanging with alternative methods such as lethal injection, elect ...Read More >
The Supreme Court has postponed the hearing on Gitanjali J Angmo's plea challenging Sonam Wangchuk's detention. The court noted her intention to amend the petition. Wangchuk's elder brother and lawyer have met him in Jodhpur jail. The activist was detained under the National Security Act following violent protests in Ladakh. The government accused him of inciting the violence. The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned to October 29 the hearing on a plea filed by Sonam Wangchuk's wife Gitanjali J ...Read More >
Terming it a "good development", a bench of justices P S Narasimha and A S Chandurkar disposed of the pleas of some civil service aspirants who had sought direction to the UPSC for disclosure of answer keys, cut-off marks and marks of the candidates appearing in civil service preliminary examination. "There is some news we have read," Justice Narasimha said at the outset of the hearing. Senior advocate Jaideep Gupta, who was appointed as an amicus curiae to assist the court in the matter, refe ...Read More >
New Delhi: The district magistrate of Leh has informed the Supreme Court that Ladakhi education reformer and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk "had been indulging in activities prejudicial to the security of the state, maintenance of public order and services essential to the community....". The district magistrate made these observations in an affidavit filed before a bench comprising Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria. The affidavit was filed in response to his wife Gitanjali Angmo's petiti ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, detained under the National Security Act, is not lodged in a solitary confinement and is entitled to all rights available to a detenu including access to visitors, Jodhpur Central Jail superintendent has told the Supreme Court. Wangchuk is lodged in the Jodhpur jail in Rajasthan. In an affidavit filed before the top court, the jail superintendent said that Wangchuk is not suffering from any chronic conditions and is medically sound and p ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday raised eyebrows on the two seemingly conflicting orders passed by the Madras High Court over the Karur stampede in Tamil Nadu, one declining a plea for a CBI probe (passed by Madurai bench) and another directing a probe by a Special Investigation Team (passed by principal bench) of the high court. Verbally observing that "there has to be some propriety in the system", a division bench comprising Justices JK Maheshwari and NV Anjaria reserved its orders on ...Read More >
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