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Mumbai: Actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra's legal representative has quashed reports of her receiving an amount to the tune of Rs 15 crore from her husband Raj Kundra almost 10 years ago, which was said to be under the scanner of the Economic Offence Wing (EOW). As per media reports, Rs 15 crore is a part of the alleged Rs 60 crore fraud money transferred to a company allegedly owned by the actress. The actress's lawyer, Prashant Patil, has called such reports "totally fake" and mischievous in natu ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Industrialist Sunjay Kapur's third wife Priya Sachdev Kapur asked Delhi HC to let her submit a list of her late husband's assets and liabilities in a sealed cover. She alleged Thursday that pleadings from the partition suit were being leaked to the media and said the documents carried financial implications. The court will hear the matter on Oct 9.The case was filed by Kapur's first wife, actor Karisma Kapoor, along with their son and daughter (Kiaan and Samaira), who are seeking a sh ...Read More >
Chandigarh: A 73-year-old grandma, who lived in US for 30 years, "did everything right, worked, paid tax, and never missed any immigration check date" is heartbroken after being deported in cruel manner -- denied access to even her medicines on flight and once handed a plate of ice as food during her detention."After living there for so long, you are suddenly detained and deported this way, it is better to die than to face this. In such a situation, one should not live," Harjit Kaur said with an ...Read More >
Responding to criticism over his recent remark that the "erection of the Babri Masjid was a fundamental act of desecration," former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud clarified that his comments had been taken out of context. He said excerpts from his interview were being selectively quoted on social media, resulting in a distorted portrayal of his views. "What is happening on social media is that people lift one part of the answer and combine it with another part, completely removing the co ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], September 23 (ANI): Bihar Minister and JD-U leader Ashok Choudhary has given defamation notice to Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor, accusing him of making a new set of "wild, frivolous and defamatory allegations". The notice, sent by Ashok Choudhary's lawyer, states that either Prashant Kishor should provide proof to support his allegations or issue an unconditional apology for "causing irreparable harm and besmirching the reputation of my client" within one ...Read More >
Patna, Sep 23 (PTI) Bihar minister Ashok Choudhary on Tuesday slapped a legal notice on Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, asking him to tender an "unconditional apology" for defamatory remarks or face a civil suit seeking Rs 100 crore in damages. Kishor, in a press conference here last week, accused Choudhary of being involved in an irregular land deal worth Rs 200 crore. Choudhary holds the Rural Works portfolio and is a national general secretary of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U ...Read More >
Lucknow, Sep 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rashtriya Shoshit Samaj Party founder Swami Prasad Maurya on Tuesday reacted to the release of senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and former Uttar Pradesh Minister Mohammad Azam Khan, who walked out of Sitapur Jail after nearly 23 months behind bars. Speaking to IANS, Swami Prasad Maurya said, "The Samajwadi Party never stood by him. It is unfortunate and deeply saddening that the very party for which Azam Khan endured immense suffering, the party he was known f ...Read More >
Mumbai, September 16: Hearing a plea challenging the acquittal in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday expressed surprise over a victim's father not becoming a witness during the trial and hinted that an "open gate" is not available to everyone for filing an appeal. A bench headed by Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar put off the hearing to Wednesday, saying that it needs more information on who among the six appellants were witnesses in the trial. "Give us details. Thi ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sep 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hearing a plea challenging the acquittal in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday expressed surprise over a victim's father not becoming a witness during the trial and hinted that an "open gate" is not available to everyone for filing an appeal. A bench headed by Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar put off the hearing to Wednesday, saying that it needs more information on who among the six appellants were witnesses in the trial. "Give us ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 16 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the stand of several states on pleas seeking a stay on their respective anti-conversion laws. While issuing notices to the states, a bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran made it clear that it will consider the prayer for staying the operation of such laws once the replies were in. The bench then granted four weeks to the states for their responses and allowed the petitioners to file rejoinders two weeks therea ...Read More >
New Delhi: The accused in the Dhaula Kuan BMW accident case, Gaganpreet Kaur, has tested negative for alcohol, Delhi Police said on Tuesday. Gaganpreet was sent for a medical examination to determine if she was driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident. She was arrested and later remanded to two days of judicial custody at Tihar Jail following the tragic road accident, which claimed one life and left another person injured. The lawyer for the accused, Advocate Vikas Pa ...Read More >
Advocate Vikas Pahwa, representing accused Gaganpreet Kaur in the BMW road accident case, has raised serious questions over the delay and contents of the FIR, while asserting that the incident does not amount to culpable homicide. The accused, Gaganpreet, was produced before the Duty Magistrate and remanded to two-day judicial custody, the police said. Talking to the media, Pahwa said the FIR was lodged nearly 10 hours after the mishap. "The incident occurred around 1:30 pm, but the FIR was re ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): The accused in the Dhaula Kuan BMW accident case, Gaganpreet Kaur, has tested negative for alcohol, Delhi Police said on Tuesday. Gaganpreet was sent for a medical examination to determine if she was driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident. She was arrested and later remanded to two days of judicial custody at Tihar Jail following the tragic road accident, which claimed one life and left another person injured. Also Read | Dehra ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): The accused in the Dhaula Kuan BMW accident case, Gaganpreet Kaur, has tested negative for alcohol, Delhi Police said on Tuesday. Gaganpreet was sent for a medical examination to determine if she was driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident. She was arrested and later remanded to two days of judicial custody at Tihar Jail following the tragic road accident, which claimed one life and left another person injured. The lawyer for th ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai police has recorded the statement of Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra in a Rs. 60 crore alleged fraud case. Mumbai Police shared an update in the case and stated: "Investigations are going on against actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra in an alleged fraud case of Rs. 60 crore. A summon was issued by the Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai Police to Raj Kundra. He was asked to appear before police for the investigation." They further stat ...Read More >
CUTTACK: In a significant development aimed at preserving the dignity of the judiciary and legal profession, the Odisha State Bar Council has suspended advocate Hemanta Kumar Nayak from practising law for a period of two years. The decision came through a judgement passed on September 13, by a three-member disciplinary committee chaired by Bibhu Prasad Tripathy, with Phoni Bhusan Patnaik and Tapan Kumar Biswal as members. The disciplinary proceedings were initiated suo motu under section 35 of ...Read More >
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) has filed a defamation suit against Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar, along with certain media outlets and social media platforms. KTR approached the Hyderabad City Civil Court seeking damages of Rs 10 crore. He demanded that Bandi Sanjay issue an unconditional public apology and that the court restrain him, along with news and digital platforms, from publishing or broadcasting defamatory content against him. ...Read More >
New Delhi: Lamenting the display of "money and muscle power" in the ongoing DUSU election campaign, Delhi High Court on Monday warned that the violations of rules would amount to contempt of court."If required, we will countermand your elections; we will act stricter than before. People are travelling on JCBs, tractors and luxury vehicles. Money and muscle power are the last things that should be flowing in the students' union elections. Something has to be done about this display. This just can ...Read More >
Mumbai: "A man in police uniform, holding a rifle and looking angry, approached me and said: 'Is desh mein rehna hoga toh Jai Mata Di kehna hoga (If you want to live in this country, you must say Jai Mata Di).' Out of fear, I said 'Jai Mata Di' softly. He told me to say it loudly or he would shoot me there and then. His rifle was pointed towards me. I caught hold of it and pointed it upwards and asked him, 'Who are you?' He replied: 'Let go of the rifle or I'll shoot you.' I let go and he left, ...Read More >
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said a thorough probe into land deals, murders, fake encounters and involvement of IPS officers in the extortion and blackmailing rackets will prove that the BJP is not functioning as a party but rather as a gang.Addressing a press conference in Lucknow, he mentioned the arrest of Kanpur lawyer Akhilesh Dubey on charges of blackmailing and extortion and claimed a 'proper' probe into the case will expose how the BJP govt was hand-in-glov ...Read More >
New Delhi: Gen-Z protesters in Nepal have demanded the resignation of interim PM Sushila Karki as they are angry about the cabinet expansion. The protesters demonstrated and raised slogans outside the PM's residence on Sunday, September 14, at night. They alleged that the interim government is selecting ministers without taking the opinion of the protesters. It was led by Sudan Gurung. Gurung had announced the Gen-Z movement in Nepal Gurung threatened, "If we take to the streets again, no one w ...Read More >
New Delhi: Nepal's interim government, led by Prime Minister Sushila Karki, expanded the cabinet on Monday and inducted three ministers with the promise of better governance and improved economy for which the country's Gen-Z launched the protests last week. President Ramchandra Paudel administered the oath of office to the new ministers. Former MD of the Nepal Electricity Authority, Kulman Ghising, will head the Ministry of Energy, Urban Development and Physical Infrastructure. Om Prakash Arya ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): The accused in the Delhi BMW accident near Dhaula Kuan on September 14, which left one person dead and another injured, has been remanded to two days' judicial custody by the Court on Monday. The accused driver, Gaganpreet Kaur, was arrested earlier today by the Delhi Police. A notice has been issued on her bail application, with the hearing scheduled for September 17. The BMW car rammed into a motorcycle on Sunday. The motorcycle also hit a bus on the l ...Read More >
Mumbai: The dismissed RPF constable Chetansinh Chaudhary had asked the woman passenger wearing burkha to chant 'jai mata di' , failing which he threatened her with a rifle. The woman on Monday testified before the court and identified him in the court. Ongoing Prosecution The public prosecutor Sudhir Sapkale, continues to examine passengers who were threatened by Chaudhary at gunpoint on the night of July 31, 2023. Chaudhary is presently being prosecuted for the charges of murder of four peopl ...Read More >
Mumbai: In the trial against dismissed Railway Proection Force (RPF) constable Chetan Singh, a quadruple murder accused, the prosecution on Monday concluded the deposition of a woman passenger who travelled on the train with her children in July 2023. In court, she identified the accused, who was presented via video conference from jail, and said she was forced to chant "Jai Mata Di." She also said he was armed with a rifle."When I saw a man wearing a police uniform coming towards me, he was hol ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday noted that a special investigation team (SIT) it appointed to look into the affairs of Vantara had given a clean chit to the zoological rescue and rehabilitation centre in Gujarat's Jamnagar. A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and P B Varale took the SIT's report on record and observed the probe team's satisfaction on the compliance and regulatory measures in Vantara. The top court on August 25 constituted a four-member SIT headed by a former ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday flagged the issue of "oversight" and expressed having a control room without any human intervention for monitoring of feeds of CCTV cameras installed at police stations across the country. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said it would pass order on September 26 in the suo motu matter over lack of functional CCTVs in police stations. "The issue is of oversight," the bench observed. "What we were thinking of is a control room ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday in its order refused to examine and pass any orders on a plea alleging sexual assault and custodial torture of a 17-year-old boy by Gujarat Police. The SC asked the petitioner to move to the High Court, noting that "we have all sympathies for you. We have all sympathies for you, but why did you not approach the HC?" the Bench of the apex court told the lawyer. The plea was filed by the petitioner, the sister of the victim. The top court's two-judge Bench ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to examine a plea alleging sexual assault and custodial torture of a 17-year-old boy by Gujarat Police and asked the petitioner to move high court. "We have all sympathies for you but why you did not approach the high court?" a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta asked the lawyer appearing for the petitioner. The counsel referred to the brutality allegedly meted out to the minor. "Our question is, why could you not approa ...Read More >
CUDDALORE: The National Lok Adalat was held on Saturday under the aegis of the Cuddalore District Legal Services Authority. Out of 3,001 cases taken up for hearing, 2,422 cases were settled, and compensation and settlement orders amounting to Rs 34,01,68,042 were issued. The Lok Adalat was presided over by G Subathra Devi, principal district judge and chairperson of the District Legal Services Authority. Judges including V Sofana Devi, district judge, family court; V Ananthan, presiding officer ...Read More >
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