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Chandigarh, March 31 The Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted AAP MLA Manjinder Singh Lalpura and seven others in a 2013 molestation and assault case following a compromise between the two parties.Allowing the petition, the bench of Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya set aside the judgment of a...

Bengaluru, March 25 – The Karnataka High Court stated on Wednesday that protecting minors from alcohol addiction is both a moral and legal responsibility of pub and brewery management.The bench, headed by Justice M. Nagaprasanna, made this observation while hearing a petition filed by a...

Prayagraj, March 25 The Allahabad High Court has rejected several petitions filed by nine accused seeking to quash criminal proceedings initiated against them for their alleged role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Kanpur.Describing the mass violence following the assassination of former prime...

Seoul, March 25 – A South Korean national detained in the Philippines was temporarily repatriated to South Korea on Wednesday to face an investigation into alleged cross-border drug trafficking, Cheong Wa Dae said.The convicted criminal, Park Wang-yeol, has been serving a 60-year prison...

New Delhi, March 24 – The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea filed by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav seeking to quash the corruption case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the alleged land-for-jobs scam.A single-judge bench...

New Delhi, March 20 – In a relief to filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh, the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a case alleging copyright infringement against him over his movie "Kahaani 2", which was released in December 2016.A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe said the proceedings against...

New Delhi, March 20 – The Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a man from Gujarat, who was accused of abetting suicide due to alleged harassment over loan repayments, holding that simply demanding repayment of debt cannot constitute abetment.Allowing the appeal filed by...

New Delhi, March 19 – India said on Thursday that the case involving the arrest of six Ukrainian nationals is a "legal matter," and Indian government agencies are investigating the matter.Addressing a weekly media briefing on Thursday, spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)...

New Delhi, March 19 Observing that filmmaking is a high-risk business, the Supreme Court on Thursday quashed criminal proceedings against a producer for fraud after he failed to return money to a financier.A bench of justices PS Narasimha and Manoj Misra said that to constitute an offense of...

New Delhi, March 19 – The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed criminal proceedings against YouTuber and reality show winner Elvish Yadav in a case involving the procurement and use of snake venom at rave parties in Noida and the National Capital Region (NCR), holding that the invocation of...

Important cases to be heard in the Delhi High Court on Thursday, March 19:* The High Court will hear the Enforcement Directorate's plea to remove the "unwarranted observations" made by the trial court against it while discharging former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish...

New Delhi, March 18 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday stayed the trial court proceedings against industrialist Bina Modi and senior lawyer Lalit Bhasin in a case alleging the assault of Godfrey Philips India (GPI) executive director Samir Modi during a board meeting in 2024.Justice Saurabh...

New Delhi, March 18 – The Supreme Court has strongly condemned acts of violence by members of the Bar in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh and ordered the immediate release on bail of toll plaza employees who had approached the apex court alleging denial of legal representation and threats...

New Delhi, March 16 – The Supreme Court on Monday quashed criminal proceedings against Ali Khan Mahmudabad, a political science professor at Ashoka University, after the Haryana government informed the apex court that it had refused to grant sanction for his prosecution over social media posts...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 11 – In a significant relief for Malayalam actress Shwetha Menon, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday quashed all criminal proceedings initiated against her over allegations that she appeared in films and advertisements containing obscene and vulgar visuals.Justice...

Gandhinagar, March 11 – The Gujarat government has initiated 232 criminal proceedings against 39 factories in the Kheda district for violations of labour laws, Labour and Employment Minister Kunvarji Bavaliya informed the state Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.Bavaliya said the action...

Important cases to be heard in the Delhi High Court on Tuesday, March 10:* The High Court will hear the Enforcement Directorate's plea to remove "unwarranted observations" made by the trial court against it while discharging former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish...

March 09, New Delhi – The Delhi High Court is expected to issue an order deferring the proceedings in lower courts related to the money laundering case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate.The court also sought the views of former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Manish...

Important cases listed before the Supreme Court on March 9 (Monday):* The Supreme Court will hear the CBI's plea challenging the Delhi High Court order that suspended the life sentence of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case.* The Supreme Court will hear the...

Mumbai, March 5 A special court here has issued notices to Nirav Modi's brothers, who are absconding, asking them to explain why they should not be officially declared "fugitive economic offenders" (FEOs) in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam.The notices were issued to Neeshal and Nehal Modi...