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New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The Supreme Court has said money cannot be recovered by filing an FIR and seeking help of police as it quashed a cheating case against the producer of Bollywood movie "Tanu Weds Manu". A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan expressed displeasure over the approach of the Allahabad High Court in dealing with the petition of producer Shailesh R Singh for quashing of the FIR against him by complainant Kunal Jain. "Money cannot be recovered, more particularly, in ...Read More >
LUCKNOW: In a significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court held that once an order is passed declaring a marriage null and void, it automatically dates back to the date of the marriage. In such cases, the man would not be liable to pay maintenance to the wife as the marriage was terminated at the very onset. The court clarified that when a marriage is declared null and void under Section 11 of the Hindu Marriage Act, it is considered invalid from the very beginning. As a result, no legal obliga ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) All political parties are on board on the move to impeach Justice Yashwant Varma, from whose residence here burnt wads of currency notes were found, the government said on Friday, paving the way for a motion on this matter during the upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament. A fire incident at Justice Varma's Delhi residence in March this year, when he was a judge of the Delhi High Court, had led to the discovery of sacks of half-burnt cash in the outhouse. Justice Varma ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The Congress will extend support and its MPs will be among the signatories to a motion to be brought against Justice Yashwant Varma in the Lok Sabha, senior party leader Jairam Ramesh said on Friday. He asserted that the then Chief Justice of India, Sanjiv Khanna, had "forced our hand" in the matter by writing to the president and the prime minister. In an interview with PTI, Ramesh stressed the opposition would strongly push the issue of Justice Shekhar Yadav, against ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Justice Yashwant Varma of Allahabad High Court has approached the Supreme Court challenging the in-house three-judge inquiry committee's report and former CJI Sanjiv Khanna's recommendation to initiate impeachment proceedings against him. Justice Varma stated that he was not given a fair opportunity to respond to the in-house inquiry committee before it presented its findings. Also Read | PM Narendra Modi Launches Infrastructure Projects Worth INR 7,200 Crore, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The Congress will support and its MPs will be among the signatories to the motion to be brought against Justice Yashwant Varma in the Lok Sabha, senior party leader Jairam Ramesh said on Friday, asserting that then-CJI Sanjiv Khanna had "forced our hand" in the matter by writing to the president and the prime minister. In an interview with PTI, Ramesh also stressed that the opposition would strongly push the issue of Justice Shekhar Yadav, against whom 55 opposition MPs ...Read More >
Bengaluru: After Delhi, nearly 40 schools in Bengaluru received bomb threats via e-mail on Friday morning, leading to panic among students, teachers and parents. Police teams have rushed to all locations and search operations are underway. Schools in R R Nagar and Kengeri were among those targeted, the police said. Cyber experts are making all efforts to trace the sender of the mail. Sources revealed that the sender could be suffering from mental health issues. In the mail, he has spoken about ...Read More >
New Delhi: Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, indicted by an in-house inquiry report over the discovery of a cash haul, has moved the Supreme Court against the validity of actions initiated against him, which also includes a recommendation for his removal. After the controversy erupted, Justice Varma was transferred from the Delhi High Court to the Allahabad High Court. The development has come days before the Monsoon session of Parliament, during which the central government is ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma has moved the Supreme Court seeking to invalidate a report by an in-house inquiry panel, which found him guilty of misconduct in the cash discovery row. Varma has sought quashing of the May 8 recommendation by then Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna urging Parliament to initiate impeachment against him. The government plans to move a motion to remove Varma in Parliament's Monsoon session beginning July 21. In his petition, Ju ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Indian equity indices opened lower on Friday as heavyweights like Axis Bank and Bharti Airtel were among the top losers in the BSE benchmark. At 9.25 am, Sensex was down 171 points or 0.21 per cent at 82, 087 and Nifty was down 35 points or 0.14 per cent at 25, 075. In the Sensex pack, M&M, Tata Steel, Power Grid, L&T, UltraTech Cement, Infosys, Tata Motors, BEL, NTPC, TCS, Trent and Maruti Suzuki were top gainers. Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tech Mahindr ...Read More >
New Delhi: Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma has approached the Supreme Court, challenging the in-house committee's report that indicted him following the recovery of a large sum of unaccounted cash from his official residence in Delhi. The development comes amid reports that the Centre is preparing to introduce an impeachment motion in Parliament seeking Justice Varma's removal from office. In his plea, Justice Varma has questioned the constitutional validity of the recommenda ...Read More >
The Supreme Court has cautioned against the casual use of Section 319 of the CrPC, emphasizing it should serve justice, not harassment. This ruling came during a case concerning the summoning of individuals not initially accused but implicated by evidence. The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the power to proceed against someone appearing guilty of an offence ought to be exercised with "utmost caution" and not as a tool to harass. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Joymalya Bagchi was hearing ...Read More >
Jammu, Jul 17 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah listened to the concerns, grievances, and sector-specific demands of people and delegations on Thursday as part of his public outreach initiative. He commended the contributions of each delegation in their respective fields and assured appropriate follow-up on the issues raised. "Several deputations and individuals met Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at the public outreach office 'Raabita' in Jammu today, bringing forward various d ...Read More >
New Delhi: Leaders of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc are scheduled to meet on Saturday at the residence of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge to discuss the strategy for the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament. The Opposition alliance has its task cut out, as it plans to corner the government on several key issues, including the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, India's foreign relations, the ongoing voter list revision in Bihar, the demand for statehood in Jammu and Kashmir, the update on the Air I ...Read More >
Rahul Gandhi, leader of opposition and Congress MP, secured bail from a Lucknow court on Tuesday after appearing in a defamation case. The case stems from remarks made during his Bharat Jodo Yatra in 2022, concerning an alleged clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers. The court summoned Gandhi after taking cognizance of a complaint filed by a retired army official. A Lucknow court on Tuesday granted bail to leader of opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi after he made an appearance in a def ...Read More >
Prayagraj: The Allahabad high court on Tuesday stayed the arrest of cricketer Yash Dayal in connection with an FIR lodged against him in Ghaziabad for allegedly sexually exploiting a woman from the NCR for five years.Hearing a writ petition filed by Dayal, a division bench comprising Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Anil Kumar-X also directed the state counsel to file a counter affidavit (reply) in the case.Directing that no coercive action be taken against Dayal till the next hearing, the c ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Indian government expressed regret on Tuesday over the reported demolition of the ancestral property of celebrated filmmaker and writer Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh and expressed its willingness to extend cooperation in its restoration. "We note with profound regret that the ancestral property of noted filmmaker and litterateur Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, belonging to his grandfather and eminent litterateur, Upendra Kishor Ray Chowdhur ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 16 (ANI): The Karnataka High Court has ordered the state government to publicly disclose its status report on the stampede incident outside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium that occured during the celebrations of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) team's maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title win. The unfortunate tragedy led to the death of 11 people and left over 50 injured. The state government had requested the High Court to keep the report confidential, but ...Read More >
Noida: The Supreme Court, while hearing a plea - related to a March 25 order of the Allahabad High Court - alleging harassment while feeding of stray dogs in a community in Noida said, "There is space for these animals... but no space for humans. Should we leave every lane, every road, open for these large-hearted people? Why don't you feed them in your house,"a bench comprising of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta said on Tuesday. The SC came down heavy on the petitioner and said " ...Read More >
LUCKNOW: Staying the arrest of cricketer Yash Dayal in a sexual harassment case, the Allahabad High Court said that no one could be fooled for five years. "You could have been fooled for a day, 2 days, 3 days...but 5 years...you are into a relationship for 5 years...one can't be fooled for 5 years," observed the bench orally while hearing the case. The cricketer, who is part of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), had filed a petition against the FIR of sexual harassment registered against him b ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) The top Congress leadership decided on Tuesday to raise issues, such as the Pahalgam terror attack, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar, the restoration of full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and rising atrocities against women in the country, during the upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament, starting July 21. The opposition party has also decided to raise farmers' problems, the issues of rising unemployment, safety and security of the c ...Read More >
Chennai, Jul 15 (PTI) Top surfers from the 20 countries in the continent will converge at Mahabalipuram for the Asian Surfing Championships 2025 to be held here from August 3 to 12. The tournament, under the aegis of Asian Surfing Federation (ASF), will see competition in shortboard divisions: Open Men, Open Women, U18 Boys, and U18 Girls. Also Read | Allahabad High Court Stays Arrest of RCB Cricketer Yash Dayal in Alleged Sexual Exploitation Case. The surfers will also vie for qualification ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached six immovable properties worth Rs 4.18 crore in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh over money laundering cases linked to a company controlled by Atul Rai, former MP and Jitender Sapra, both aides of Mukhtar Ansari, an official said on Tuesday. The ED, Allahabad Sub-Zonal office, issued the Provisional Attachment Order attaching the six properties owned by Spectrum Infraservices on Tuesday, as part of its money laundering pro ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has spent much of the past decade navigating legal scrutiny in various defamation and corruption-related cases filed across Indian jurisdictions. While none of these have led to custodial detention, they have triggered waves of courtroom appearances, intermittent convictions, and frequent bail grants, underscoring both the scale of his rhetoric-driven confrontations and the judiciary's measured response ...Read More >
Lucknow: The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress Member of Parliament, Rahul Gandhi, was granted bail by a Lucknow MP/MLA court on Tuesday after he appeared in the court related to a defamation case. The court ordered him to submit two sureties of Rs 20,000 each. The case stems from alleged defamatory statements he made about the Indian Army during the 2022 Bharat Jodo Yatra. He is accused of saying, "People will ask about the Bharat Jodo Yatra, but they won't ask once about our sold ...Read More >
Lucknow, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Raebareli Member of Parliament, Rahul Gandhi, appeared before the MP-MLA court in Lucknow on Tuesday in connection with a defamation case filed against him for allegedly making objectionable remarks about Indian soldiers during the Bharat Jodo Yatra. The court promptly granted him bail on the condition of furnishing his personal bond of Rs 20,000 with two sureties of the like amount. The next date of hearing is August 1 ...Read More >
Lucknow, July 15: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Raebareli Member of Parliament, Rahul Gandhi, appeared before the MP-MLA court in Lucknow on Tuesday in connection with a defamation case filed against him for allegedly making objectionable remarks about Indian soldiers during the Bharat Jodo Yatra. The court promptly granted him bail on the condition of furnishing his personal bond of Rs 20,000 with two sureties of the like amount. The next date of hearing is August 13. Rahul Gandhi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): The Central government on Monday approved the transfer of six judges from various High Courts across the country to the Delhi High Court. The Ministry of Law and Justice issued formal notifications acting on recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on May 26. Justice V. Kameswar Rao has been transferred back to the Delhi High Court from the Karnataka High Court, a year after he was moved there on his own request. Justice Rao had e ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): The Central government on Monday approved the transfer of six judges from various High Courts across the country to the Delhi High Court. The Ministry of Law and Justice issued formal notifications acting on recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on May 26. Justice V. Kameswar Rao has been transferred back to the Delhi High Court from the Karnataka High Court, a year after he was moved there on his own request. Justice Rao had e ...Read More >
New Delhi: As the Monsoon Session of Parliament approaches, the Congress is gearing up to challenge the government and finalise its strategy. Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi has convened a meeting of senior party leaders on July 15 at her 10 Janpath residence to map out the party's approach for the session. Attendees will include Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, the deputy leaders in bo ...Read More >
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