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Chennai: A Governor, regardless of personal views, is bound by the advice of the Council of Ministers when exercising power under Article 161 of the Constitution in issues concerning remission and premature release of convicts, a Full Bench of the Madras High Court ruled on Thursday. The Bench of Justices AD Jagadish Chandira, GK Ilanthiraiyan, and Sunder Mohan, made it clear the Governor, under any circumstances, has no discretion to take a position different from that of the Council of Minist ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2: In a significant legislative development, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, by voice vote, marking a major step towards simplifying regulations and promoting ease of doing business and ease of living in India. The Bill proposes to amend 79 central Acts administered by 23 Ministries. Out of 784 provisions targeted for change, 717 will be decriminalised to reduce unnecessary criminal liability on citizens and businesses, wh ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a significant legislative development, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, by voice vote, marking a major step towards simplifying regulations and promoting ease of doing business and ease of living in India. The Bill proposes to amend 79 central Acts administered by 23 Ministries. Out of 784 provisions targeted for change, 717 will be decriminalised to reduce unnecessary criminal liability on citizens and businesses, while 67 p ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a significant legislative development, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, by voice vote, marking a major step towards simplifying regulations and promoting ease of doing business and ease of living in India. The Bill proposes to amend 79 central Acts administered by 23 Ministries. Out of 784 provisions targeted for change, 717 will be decriminalised to reduce unnecessary criminal liability on citizens a ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 2 (UNI) In a significant ruling, a three-member Bench of Madras High Court on Thursday evening said the Tamil Nadu Governor has no discretion and could not reject the recommendations of the State Cabinet as he was bounded by it. The Bench, in a remission case, ruled that the Governor has no discretion, could not reject and was bound by the State Cabinet recommendations. Holding that the Governor has no discretion in the matters pertaining to remission and premature release of conv ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The Rouse Avenue court sentenced Congress MLA Rajender Bharti to 3 years imprisonment and imposed Rs. One lakh fine. Another Convict is also sentenced to 3 years imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 2.5 lakh has been imposed on him. They were convicted by the court in the Gramin Vikas Bank Fraud case. However, the court has granted bail to both convicts to challenge the judgement before Delhi High Court. Bharti is a Congress MLA from Datia, Madhya Pradesh. This ca ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) A Delhi court on Thursday sentenced Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti and a former bank employee to three years' imprisonment each in a cheating case involving the forging of bank records to obtain illegal interest payments between 1998 and 2011. Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh, while underlining that "restitution would serve justice better than physical incarceration", also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh each on Bharti and former cashier Raghuvir Sharan Prajapati. ...Read More >
Nashik, Apr 2 (PTI) A court in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Thursday remanded self-styled godman Ashok Kharat to seven-day police custody in a second rape case where he is accused of sexually exploiting a woman on multiple occasions since 2020 under the guise of religious rituals. Kharat, arrested by a Special Investigation Team on Wednesday in the second rape case, was produced via video conferencing from jail before Chief Judicial Magistrate B N Ichpurani, who sent him to SIT custody till ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kolkata-based industrialist Pawan Kumar Ruia, arrested by the cybercrime division of the West Bengal Police in connection with a Rs 600 crore cyber fraud case, was on Wednesday remanded to seven days of police custody by a district court. Ruia, who was arrested on Tuesday evening outside a hotel in New Town on the northern outskirts of Kolkata, was produced before the Bidhannagar sub-divisional court on Wednesday afternoon. During the hearing, the public prosec ...Read More >
Kolkata: Kolkata-based industrialist Pawan Kumar Ruia, arrested by the cybercrime division of the West Bengal Police in connection with a Rs 600 crore cyber fraud case, was on Wednesday remanded to seven days of police custody by a district court. Ruia, who was arrested on Tuesday evening outside a hotel in New Town on the northern outskirts of Kolkata, was produced before the Bidhannagar sub-divisional court on Wednesday afternoon. During the hearing, the public prosecutor sought police custod ...Read More >
Guwahati, April 1: Proceedings in the fast-track court hearing into the circumstances surrounding the death of Assamese cultural icon Zubeen Garg continued for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, with Assam government reiterating that the case is being treated with "top priority". Speaking to the press after attending the hearing, Assam Advocate General Devajit Saikia said the case has now reached a crucial stage, with arguments currently centred on the point of discharge. "The case is goi ...Read More >
PUNE: The number of criminal cases against arrested self-styled godman Ashok Kharat rose to 10 after Nashik city police registered two fresh offences, including one of rape and another of cheating, based on new complaints from a woman and a businessman. Police said eight of the 10 cases pertain to rape and sexual exploitation, while two are related to cheating. The Sarkarwada police in Nashik registered the latest cases on Friday night following a complaint by a married woman, who alleged that ...Read More >
Nashik: A significant development has emerged in the case of self-styled godman Ashok Kharat, which has shaken the entire state of Maharashtra. Special Public Prosecutor Ajay Misar has expressed his inability to represent the SIT in the case against Kharat. The SIT had formally requested, through a written communication, that Special Public Prosecutor Ajay Misar conduct the prosecution in this matter. However, it has now come to light that Misar declined to take up the case, citing his existing ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) A Delhi court has acquitted two men who were facing trial for allegedly attempting to murder their neighbour in the Seelampur area after the victim and the main complainant turned "hostile" and failed to identify the attackers. Principal District and Sessions Judge Sanjay Sharma was hearing a case against Bilal and Sahil who were accused of stabbing their neighbour on June 30, 2020. In an order dated March 27, the court said, "There is no hesitation to hold that the pro ...Read More >
In an order dated March 27 passed by NIA special judge Prashant Sharma of Patiala House Courts, extending the custody of the seven foreign nationals by ten days, the court posed multiple questions, "Why did the accused persons come to India? Why did they travel to Myanmar? What was their objective in using drones? Did the accused persons use drones for imparting training to any person?" The court said that it was required to be investigated whether any Indian or any member of a rebel ethnic gro ...Read More >
Guwahati: The fast-track sessions court set up by the Gauhati High Court for day-to-day trial proceedings in Zubeen Garg's death case held its first hearing on Monday.Counsel for arrested singer Amritprava Mahanta made submissions before Justice Sharmila Bhuyan, while the lawyers for two other accused -- Shyamkanu Mahanta and Siddhartha Sharma -- will present their cases on Tuesday.Zubeen Garg, 52, died in Singapore on Sept 19. CM Himanta Biswa Sarma had described the incident in the assembly as ...Read More >
GUWAHATI, 30 Mar: The first hearing of the fast-track sessions court, set up by the Gauhati High Court for day-to-day trial proceedings in singer Zubeen Garg's death case, was held on Monday, with the counsel for arrested singer Amritprava Mahanta making a submission on her behalf. Justice Sharmila Bhuyan heard Mahanta's lawyer, AK Bhuyan, while the counsels of two other accused, Shyamkanu Mahanta and Siddhartha Sharma, will present their cases on Tuesday. Shyamkanu Mahanta was the chief organ ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has ordered that the medical treatment of Popular Front of India (PFI) Chairman E Abubacker shall continue at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) itself, while directing that he be taken to Apollo Hospital for a second medical opinion. Abubacker has sought medical treatment for cancer and Parkinson's in a private hospital of his choice. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma disposed of Abubacker's petition seeking transfer to a pri ...Read More >
Guwahati, Mar 30 (PTI) The first hearing of the fast-track Sessions Court, set up by the Gauhati High Court for day-to-day trial proceedings in singer Zubeen Garg's death case, was held on Monday, with the counsel for arrested singer Amritprava Mahanta making a submission on her behalf. Justice Sharmila Bhuyan heard Mahanta's lawyer, A K Bhuyan, while the counsels of two other accused, Shyamkanu Mahanta and Siddhartha Sharma, will present their cases on Tuesday. Shyamkanu Mahanta was the chief ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 24 (PTI) Days after making a historic debut at the T20 World Cup, Italy cricket has been rocked by sexual harassment allegations by a women's team player against women's cricket co-ordinator Prabath Ekneligoda, who has been suspended by the nation's cricket board, the Federazione Cricket Italiana (FCRI) informed. According to a statement released by FCRI, the allegations are the subject of an investigation by the federal prosecutor. "The Federation confirms that, during 2025, th ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): While directing Delhi Police to supply a copy of the FIR to the accused in the AI Summit protest case, the Patiala House court on Tuesday observed that mere categorisation of the case as a 'sensitive' by the police is not conclusive and the court must examine the nature of the offence. "Here, allegations stem from a symbolic protest at Bharat Mandapam, lacking hallmarks of terrorism/insurgency. Thus, it does not qualify as sensitive; the Investigation Offic ...Read More >
Panaji: The Luthra brothers, owners of Birch by Romeo Lane where 25 people were killed in a fire on Dec 6, were remanded in five days police custody by a Mapusa court on Wednesday. Goa police -- which brought the brothers to Goa from Delhi on Wednesday morning -- had sought 10 days police custody for the duo and argued that custodial interrogation was required to deter them and their associates from fleeing the country.Police told the court that they wanted to uncover their financial transaction ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay HC on Tuesday said it was inclined to allow human rights activist Gautam Navlakha to shift to his house in Delhi till the trial in the Elgar Parishad Maoist links case begins.Navlakha is not a "flight risk" as there have not been any instances where he tried to escape, high court said, adding he felt he was forced to stay in Mumbai and also that he was completely uprooted from his life and social circle. Navlakha was granted bail in 2023 by HC but a condition was imposed that ...Read More >
In a significant development, seven suspects linked to the Zubeen Garg death case are set to appear via video conference at the Kamrup (Metro) chief judicial magistrate's court today. This decision was made to ensure the safety and peace of the public, as the CID raised concerns about possible disturbances. Guwahati: The seven individuals accused in the Zubeen Garg death case will be produced virtually before the chief judicial magistrate's court in Kamrup (Metro) on Tuesday. The move is intend ...Read More >
Guwahati, Dec 16 (PTI) All seven accused in the singer Zubeen Garg death case appeared virtually before Kamrup (Metro)'s Chief Judicial Magistrate during a hearing on Tuesday, after the charge-sheet was submitted last week. The court fixed the next date of hearing on December 22. Garg had gone to attend the North East India Festival (NEIF) in Singapore, where he died under mysterious circumstances while swimming in the sea on September 19. The state government formed an SIT to probe into the c ...Read More >
The prosecution had 'miserably' failed to prove the conspiracy charge against Dileep in the sensational 2017 actress sexual assault case, a Kochi court has observed while citing inconsistencies and lack of sufficient evidence against the Malayalam star. IMAGE: Actor Dileep speaks to journalists in Kochi on December 8, 2025. Photograph: ANI on X The full judgement of Ernakulam District and Principal Sessions Court Judge Honey M Varghese was released late on Friday, and has revealed the judge al ...Read More >
Kochi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The prosecution has initiated formal steps to challenge the trial court verdict in the high-profile 2017 actress assault case in Kerala, with the proposed appeal primarily targeting the acquittal of actor Dileep, the eighth accused, along with other co-accused. A detailed report outlining the legal grounds and feasibility of an appeal has been prepared by the Special Public Prosecutor and is scheduled to be submitted to the Director General of Prosecutions this we ...Read More >
Early findings revealed that the assault had been filmed, allegedly to later blackmail the survivor. Suni reportedly told her during the crime that he was acting "on contract." The survivor in the 2017 actress assault case on Sunday said the trial court verdict did not come as a surprise to her, noting that over the years she realised not every citizen in the country is treated equally before the law. In an emotional but strongly worded social media post, she alleged that her fundamental right ...Read More >
Kolkata, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The individuals arrested in connection with the vandalism at the Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Salt Lake during the Lionel Messi event on Monday claimed before a court that they were themselves victims of the incident. Their lawyers raised this contention during the hearing and sought bail for the accused on any conditions. However, the court rejected their bail applications. As of Monday afternoon, five persons have been arrested in connection with the violence and ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 15 (PTI) A court here on Monday granted bail to activist Rahul Easwar in a case related to the alleged defamation of a woman on whose complaint MLA Rahul Mamkootathil was booked for sexual harassment and forced abortion charges. Easwar was granted bail after spending around 15 days in judicial custody. When the bail application came up before the Thiruvananthapuram District and Principal Sessions Court, the prosecution strongly opposed the plea, contending that the accu ...Read More >
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