[ad_1] The Delhi police moved the Delhi High Court on Thursday against the discharge of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in the case of his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death, more than 15 months after a city court let him off, and sought condonation of delay in filing the revision petition. The...
Delhi HC refuses to quash money laundering charges against Tahir Hussain (Ld), Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Thursday turned down former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Tahir Hussain's petition that challenged a trial court's order on framing of charges in a money laundering case against him in connection with the 2020 north-east Delhi riots.The High Court refused to dismiss...
Kerala govt moves high court against IAS officer discharged of culpable homicide, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Kerala government on Wednesday sprang a surprise when it approached the Kerala High Court, challenging an order of a lower court which had discharged IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman of a culpable homicide charge in a 2019 road accident case in Thiruvanthapuram which resulted in the death of a...
Govt may remove penal offences covered under IPC from GST law, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The government is considering to remove the penal offences which are already covered under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) from the GST Act to make it more taxpayer-friendly, an official said. The proposal, part of the exercise to decriminalise GST law, is likely to be taken up in the...
HC upholds 10-year jail term of man for sexually assaulting minor, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Delhi High Court has upheld the 10 years rigorous imprisonment awarded to a man for sexually assaulting a minor girl, saying that the FSL report fully corroborates the allegations of the victim. The high court said there were no major inconsistencies in the testimonies of prosecution...
Karnataka HC to law panel, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court has directed the Law Commission of India to reconsider the age of consent in Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act.In the judgment passed on November 5, a division bench of Justices Suraj Govindaraj and G Basavaraja said, “Having come across several cases...
HC acquits three men in 2009 murder case of Delhi University student, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Delhi High Court has acquitted three men who were sentenced to life imprisonment by a trial court for murdering a Delhi University woman student in 2009. The high court directed that the men, who were arrested in 2009, be released from jail forthwith. The three men...
SC seeks status report about rescued girls, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a status report about the well-being of girls restored to their families after being rescued from a shelter home at Bihar's Muzaffarpur where allegations of sexual assault had surfaced in 2018. The apex court also noted that 12 rescued girls, who...
SC allows appeal of India Today chairperson, quashes criminal defamation complaint against him, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] (Eds: Adding details from judgement) New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday quashed a criminal defamation complaint against India Today Chairperson Aroon Purie over an article published in the magazine in 2007 but denied relief to its author. The apex court, which observed that "nothing specific" has been attributed...
SC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday said by handing over money with the intent of giving bribe, such a person will knowingly be a party to an activity connected with the proceeds of crime.A bench of Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit and Justice Bela M. Trivedi set...