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Nirav Modi’s confiscated holdings worth Rs 440 crore, have been returned to PNB by special court in Mumbai

Nirav Modi's property worth Rs 440 crore, which were confiscated by the ED, have been returned to the Punjab National Bank (PNB) by a Special Court in Mumbai (ED). Nirav…

Calcutta High Court Grants Bail to Saradha Chit Fund Scam Accused

Debjani Mukherjee, an accused in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam, was granted bail by the Calcutta High Court on Saturday in one of several criminal cases against her. Mukherjee,…

As in P&H High Court, a petition was filed seeking protection for frontline health care workers as well as legal immunity from civil and criminal prosecution

A Public Interest Litigation case has been filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, requesting legal exemption for medical practitioners and final year medical students from frivolous and unjust…

Karnataka High Court accepted the unconditional apology made by a man who wrote threatening letters against judges.

The man who wrote scandalous letters against the judges, has promised that he won’t repeat this again. On 22nd, the Karnataka High Court accepted the unconditional apology made by the…

Delhi high court: It’s time to punish people filing a false sexual harassment case

The Delhi High Court recently stated that the moment has arrived to take action on people who file malicious complaints under Sections 354, 354A of the Indian Penal Code, etc.…

Already Married woman living with some another man without divorcing her husband cannot seek legal sanctity: Allahabad HC

If a married woman stays in a live-in relationship with another person without ending her marriage, then in the eyes of Law, this act will be termed as crime with…

Patna HC quashes criminal proceedings of foreign nationals accused in Tablighi Jamaat

tA Single Judge bench of Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad of the Patna High Court quashed criminal proceedings against nationals of Bangladesh, Malaysia and Australia who had visited the Nizamudin Markaz…

Orissa High Court: Filing of fabricated evidence amounts to contempt of court

In Chandramani Kanhar v. State of Odisha, the High Court of Orissa held that any forged document filed before the court amounts to criminal contempt under 2(c) of contempt of…

Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) modified for Civil, Criminal Cases: Telangana high court

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The Telangana High Court has made it clear to the district judiciary that in criminal cases, the presiding officer concerned should proceed in accordance with the law and pass consequential orders…

SC pulls up telangana government for ‘insensitivity’ towards case of BHEL officer’s suicide

Telangana government and police was remarked by supreme court for their insensitive approach towards a BHEL employee who committed suicide last year on account of workplace sexual harassment. The writ…