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Sharon Raj murder case: Court to pronounce quantum of sentences on January 20; prosecution seeks capital punishment for the prime accused

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Sharon Raj murder case: Court to pronounce quantum of sentences on January 20; prosecution seeks capital punishment for the prime accused

Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Additional District Sessions Court, Neyyattinkara, will pronounce the quantum of punishments for the convicts in the Sharon Raj murder case on Monday (January 20, 2025). Judge A.M. Basheer had, on Friday, found the prime accused, S.S. Greeshma, guilty of various offences including murder and causing harm using … Read more

T.N. government appoints advocate Krishnaraja as Director of Prosecution

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T.N. government appoints advocate Krishnaraja as Director of Prosecution

G. Krishnaraja | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Tamil Nadu government has appointed advocate G. Krishnaraja as the Director of Prosecution since State Public Prosecutor Hasan Mohamed Jinnah, who had been hitherto holding additional charge of the post, had requested to be relieved due to the workload. A Government Order issued by the Home (Courts-VI) … Read more

Foreign assets in ITR: File a belated return to avoid Rs 10 lakh penalty. Know why it is crucial

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Foreign assets in ITR: File a belated return to avoid Rs 10 lakh penalty. Know why it is crucial

Declaration of foreign assets: If foreign assets were not declared in the original Income Tax Return (ITR) filed for AY 2024-25, a revised return must be filed by December 31, 2024. Failure to do so could result in a penalty of up to Rs 10 lakh, according to a recent advisory from the Income-Tax Department. … Read more

ED files Prosecution Complaint against Jaffer Sadiq before Additional CBI Court

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ED files Prosecution Complaint against Jaffer Sadiq before Additional CBI Court

Tamil film producer Jaffar Sadiq coming out from the Principal Sessions Court, after appearing in the Enforcement Directorate case in Chennai. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Directorate of Enforcement, Chennai, has filed a Prosecution Complaint (PC) under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, before the XIII Additional CBI Court … Read more

T.N. sanctions prosecution of Annamalai for hate speech

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T.N. sanctions prosecution of Annamalai for hate speech

The Tamil Nadu government has accorded sanction to prosecute BJP State president K. Annamalai for his “hate speech” against a “Christian Missionary NGO”, based on a legal opinion from the State Public Prosecutor (SPP) of the Madras High Court. According to a government order (G.O.), the legal opinion was sought based on a petition filed … Read more

Applications of Delhi riots case accused seeking probe status not maintainable, says prosecution

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Applications of Delhi riots case accused seeking probe status not maintainable, says prosecution

Delhi police flag march in Chand Bagh-Karawal Nagar (north east Delhi) after the days of violence, in New Delhi on February 26, 2020. File | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena The prosecution concluded its arguments on September 22 against the applications filed by some of the people accused of hatching the conspiracy behind the 2020 northeast … Read more

Telangana State Public Service Commission leakage case | Congress goes to Governor seeking prosecution of IT Minister Rama Rao

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Telangana State Public Service Commission leakage case | Congress goes to Governor seeking prosecution of IT Minister Rama Rao

Telangana Congress delegation led by its president, A. Revanth Reddy submits a memorandum to the Governor, Tamilisai Soundararajan to sanction prosecution of IT Minister, K.T. Rama Rao in the TSPSC paper leakage issue. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement A delegation of the Telangana Congress met Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan to sanction the prosecution of the Minister … Read more

Withdraw prosecution in criminal case, Gaddar urges President

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Withdraw prosecution in criminal case, Gaddar urges President

Revolutionary Balladeer Gaddar has appealed to President Droupadi Murmu to withdraw the prosecution against him in a case which dates back to 2005 | File photo | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak Gummadi Vittal Rao alias Revolutionary Balladeer Gaddar has appealed to President Droupadi Murmu to withdraw the prosecution against him in a case which dates … Read more