On Wednesday, a man hurled his slipper at a judge in Bhiwandi court after he was sentenced to six months in prison. The incident was reported from Bhiwandi in Thane district of Maharashtra. The man, Ashraf Ansari, got furious after H J Pathan, a judicial magistrate first class, sentenced him to[Read More…]
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Is privacy a fundamental right? Supreme Court to decide today
The battle for Aadhaar is still ongoing. Every day, there is a new update related to it. The latest one being that Supreme Court on Wednesday is expected to hold a hearing to decide if privacy is a fundamental right, a significant question that has a bearing on the government’s push[Read More…]
After a month in hiding, absconding retired Judge CS Karnan arrested in Coimbatore
After around a month of hiding, former Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan was detained on Tuesday night by the West Bengal CID from a guest house in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Supreme Court has sentenced Karnan to six months imprisonment for contempt of court. “Justice Karnan has been arrested.[Read More…]
Judge suspended for granting bail to rape-accused SP leader Gayatri Prajapati
The Allahabad High Court judge has suspended a judge of a Lucknow court for granting bail to rape-accused Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati. The SP leader is accused of raping a woman and attempting to rape her minor daughter. The 49-year-old leader was granted bail[Read More…]
Will seek Advocate General’s opinion on Navjot Sidhu’s TV show: Punjab CM
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh will seek legal opinion on whether his minister Navjot Sidhu can continue as a celebrity-judge on a popular TV comedy show. He told a TV news channel that he will ask the advocate general to give his opinion on Sidhu’s continuation as a celebrity-judge[Read More…]