Supreme Court of India in New Delhi will be hearing a plea against the new criminal laws passed by the Parliament on May 20. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on May 20 a petition challenging the enactment of three new laws that seek to overhaul India’s … Read more
A metropolitan court in Ahmedabad on Tuesday acquitted Congress legislator Jignesh Mevani and 30 others in a 2017 case of obstructing a train as a mark of protest against the state government’s policies. The court of additional chief metropolitan magistrate P N Goswami acquitted Dalit leader Mevani and others after giving them the benefit of … Read more
3,000 master trainers will train the police personnel who will work in a pyramid set-up percolating to each district in the next few months. | Photo Credit: AP The date to implement the three criminal codes that were passed by the Parliament in December 2023 will be notified before January 26, a senior government official … Read more
The Supreme Court tells the Centre not to register fresh FIRs under Section 124A; government says it is re-examining the colonial provision The Supreme Court tells the Centre not to register fresh FIRs under Section 124A; government says it is re-examining the colonial provision An interim order putting on hold the contentious sedition law and … Read more
The Delhi High Court Monday said a citizen cannot be detained, arrested, or prevented from leaving the country under Look Out Circular (LOC) unless suspected to be involved in the commission or facing investigation or trial for cognizable offences under the law. It said an originating agency can only seek intimation of arrival and/or departure … Read more
Former JNU student leader Umar Kahlid alleged before a Delhi court on Saturday that there has been a “vicious” media campaign against him in various newspapers and on TV channels about his alleged role in the north east Delhi riots. The media platforms were reporting about him on the basis of the supplementary chargesheet filed … Read more
Jammu: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), a branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, on Saturday conducted searches at 22 places in Jammu and Kashmir, and Delhi in connection with a case pertaining to several dubious and irregular financial transactions, a police spokesman said. Teams of intelligence officers affected searches at a total of 22 … Read more