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Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal has dismissed AAP leader Atishi Marlena's complaint against BJP MP Gautam Gambhir for committing electoral offences under sections 17, 31 and 125A of The Representation of The People Act. Marlena had submitted before the court that since Gambhir is registered as a voter ..

The Bombay High Court last week confirmed the death sentence awarded to three men convicted of raping and killing a 16-year-old girl who was on her way back home after finishing school in Ahmednagar district at Aurangabad. Division bench of Justice TV Nalawade and Justice KK Sonawane at Aurangabad, dismissed the criminal appeal..

In a letter addressed to the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association intimated the high court regarding a threat letter that it had received. The letter dated October 23 discloses that one Aadil Khan, a resident of Mohali, had threatened to "destroy" both t..

Delhi High Court has issued notice to New Delhi Municipal Corporation, and SHO, Connaught Place Police Station, in a PIL challenging the public notice which led to the eviction of various street vendors from the Jama Masjid area. Filed by the National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI), the petition seeks directions for..

Filed by Citizens Whistle Blowers Forum, this PIL seeks an in-depth, thorough and time bound investigation by a SIT into various serious illegalities, violations and siphoning committed by the promoters of Indiabulls Housing Finance Limited (IBHFL), its subsidiaries and their promoters. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing on b..

The Genesis: The post-independence dawn of a liberated India saw itself immersed in various challenges of development. Nehruvian Socialism model of development, also called mixed economy, was chosen unlike the market economy of USA or the socialist economy of USSR. The unique feature of mixed economy is the complete control over strategic industries s..

A Delhi court today asked the Delhi Police to show what action have they taken on a complaint made by the party's national secretary on behalf of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and others leaders of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) against "antisocial elements" running a Facebook Page called named "Paltu Aadmi Party". p style="text-align: justif..

The Madras High Court last week dismissed a plea that sought a direction to Central Government to enact a law prohibiting forced and induced religious conversions. Hindu Dharma Parishad had filed a Public Interest Litigation before Madurai bench of the High Court seeking a direction to the Centre to enact a new special law to p..

West Bengal Congress leader Sanmoy Bandopadhyay, who was arrested by Purulia district police for alleged violation of Cyber Crime Act, was granted bail by a court on Sunday. A Purulia court granted bail to Bandopadhyay on condition that he will appear before the investigating officer at Purulia police station once a week. Bando..

Thousands of investors see a ray of hope in a 20-year fight for justice after a Delhi court sentenced the three directors of two companies, who had induced the public to invest in the firms promising handsome returns, to five years in jail for cheating. Mujeeb-Ur-Rehman, his wife Shaista Nusrat and Habib-Ur-Rehman were sentence..

P Chidambaram was granted bail today in the INX Media corruption case by the Supreme Court, which ruled that there is no possibility of the former Union Minister absconding and 'no whisper' of any evidence that he tried to influence even one witness. But Mr Chidambaram will not be released as he remains in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate. Mr Chidambaram, arrested by..

Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar has sent P Chidambaram to 7 days of police custody in ED's application in INX Media case. SG Tushar Mehta submitted before the court that the application for police custody is being moved now because enough material to interrogate Chidambaram was not available at the time when he had wishe..

The Delhi High Court on Thursday quashed the order passed by the Sessions Judge staying the defamation proceedings of Mahua Moitra against Zee News Editor Sudhir Choudhary. The bench of Justice Brijesh Sethi passed the order while allowing Moitra's application. Trinamool Congress MP ha..

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday filed a special leave petition before the Supreme Court against the July 25 order of the Bombay High Court which granted interim relief to the NGO Lawyer's Collective and its founders Senior Advocates Anand Grover and Indira Jaising.. A Division bench headed by Justice Ranjit ..

In a letter addressed to the Union Law Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad, CJI Ranjan Gogoi recommended that Justice S. A. Bobde should be made the next CJI. CJI Gogoi is set to retire on November 17 this year and while it was clear as per the tradition that Justice Bobde will be next in line for the position, Justice Gogoi made the..