In its recent judgment, the Court clarified that the person accused of PMLA offense need not be an accused in the Scheduled offense, and that if the prosecution for the scheduled offense concludes with the acquittal or discharge of all the accused, the scheduled offense ceases to exist
Former Congress chief minister, Hooda also criticised the agriculture minister & BJP leader J.P. Dalal who is facing week-long protests and sharp criticism after he attacked farmers, their wives and daughters in a recent speech. BJP says he was referring to ‘self-styled’ leaders only.
How Human Shields, Chemical Weapons and Humanitarian Aid, all three of which fall under International Humanitarian Law (IHL) have been disproportionately used in the ongoing conflict
The divisive bench directed the Assam government to carry out a departmental review in cases where foreigner tribunals have declared applicants or proceedees to be citizens of India or foreigners without properly analysis
Through its judgment, the Tribunal emphasises on State’s obligation under Transgender Act 2019 to ensure inclusion of the transgender community in mainstream society, formulate welfare schemes, provide opportunity in public employment to the community
5 Dalit labourers and a child were attacked earlier this week in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai after a minor altercation took place. The police have arrested two suspects in connection to the case
Of this significant if not staggering number, 68 accused persons were sentenced to death, 8,172 received life imprisonment, 1,453 were sentenced to over 20 yrs., and 87,465 were sentenced up to 20 years’ states a report in The Hindustan Times.
In Budaun, Times of India reported how a temple priest has offered to bail out a Muslim caretaker arrested for offering namaz on temple grounds. Paramanand Das condemned the video recording and emphasised Ali Mohammad's decades of faithful service. Despite the arrest and charges of defiling a place of worship, Das affirmed Ali's respect for all faiths and the temple's inclusive nature.
In an incident reported on June 30, the motley group of BJP supporters then allegedly started assaulting him without any provocation and demanded that he apologise to Pradhan, reports the Indian Express.
Urging that independent experts must be part of the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) advising the SC on the impacts, adverse of otherwise of the Forest Conservation Amendment Act (FCAA), 2023 –currently under challenge-- sixty former civil servants have in an open letter warned against the possibly “comprised stand and conflict of interest of the present CEC advising the Court