HC uphold lawyer’s conviction in scholarship scam, two others acquitted

HC uphold lawyer’s conviction in scholarship scam, two others acquitted

Justice K. Surender of Telangana High Court on Tuesday set aside conviction of two government employees by a trial court in the sensational scam of scholarship for scheduled caste students reported in 2002-03. The conviction of a lawyer K.V.L. Jayasimha, who was arrayed as first accused in the scam of embezzling funds meant for scholarship … Read more

All accused in 2004 Assam blast on I-Day acquitted

All accused in 2004 Assam blast on I-Day acquitted

GUWAHATI The Gauhati High Court on August 24 acquitted all six people convicted in a bomb blast in Dhemaji of Assam on August 15, 2004, which killed 13 people including 10 schoolchildren. The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) had claimed responsibility for the blast during the Independence Day celebration. Twenty others were injured, … Read more

T.N. Minister Geetha Jeevan, family members, acquitted in disproportionate assets case

T.N. Minister Geetha Jeevan, family members, acquitted in disproportionate assets case

Social Welfare Minister P. Geetha Jeevan coming out of the Thoothukudi District Court on Wednesday | Photo Credit: RAJESH N A court in Thoothukudi has acquitted Minister for Social Welfare P. Geetha Jeevan, and her younger brother and Mayor of Thoothukudi Corporation Jegan Periyasamy, in a disproportionate assets case filed against her, her father, and … Read more