Follow Us on Google News Chennai, June 12 (IANS) A Division Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday suspended the one-month simple imprisonment awarded to senior IAS officer Anshul Mishra in connection with a contempt case. Mishra was sentenced to one month’s simple imprisonment for failing to comply with a court order in a … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, May 27 (IANS) Protesting teachers termed as a “death sentence” West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Tuesday announcement that the “untainted” teachers, who had lost their jobs following a Supreme Court order in connection with the cash-for-job case, will have to appear afresh in a written examination for recruitment, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, May 14 (IANS) In the wake of the Coimbatore Mahila Court’s landmark verdict sentencing all nine accused in the Pollachi sexual assault and extortion case to life imprisonment, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin reaffirmed his government’s commitment to justice in another high-profile case — the 2017 Kodanad heist-cum-murder. … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, May 13 (IANS) Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President and actor-turned-politician Vijay, on Tuesday, welcomed the Coimbatore Mahila Court’s judgment sentencing all the nine accused in the Pollachi sexual assault case to life imprisonment, calling it a long-overdue yet crucial step toward justice. In a statement issued following the court’s … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt’s plea seeking release on bail and suspension of sentence in a 1990 custodial death case. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was dealing with an appeal filed by Bhatt against the Gujarat … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against social activist Medha Patkar over her non-appearance and non-compliance with the sentence order in connection with a decades-old defamation case filed by Delhi Lt Governor V.K. Saxena. “The intention of convict Medha Patkar is … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bhopal, March 18 (IANS) A court in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal, on Tuesday, pronounced capital punishment to a man accused of raping and murdering a five-year-old girl in September 2024. While two women co-accused, who are the mother and sister of the main accused, were awarded imprisonment of two years for … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Hyderabad, March 10 (IANS) A special court in Telangana’s Nalgonda town on Monday sentenced a hired murderer to death and six others to life imprisonment in the sensational 2018 “honour killing” case. The SC/ST court handed down the death sentence for Subhash Kumar Sharma, a native of Bihar, for the … Read more
Bhopal, March 9 (IANS) In the case of notorious smuggler Babu Sindhi and seizure of 25,000 kg of narcotics substance, a special court in Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch has delivered its much-anticipated verdict late Saturday evening. Three smugglers, including the ringleader Babu Sindhi, have been slapped 15-year sentences each, while five others walked free. Special Judge … Read more