[ad_1] BENGALURU: A police sub-inspector has the competence to register a crime, investigate and also file the chargesheet under the provisions of the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the high court has said.Dismissing the petitions filed by Joswin Lobo and Anirudh V Konnur, against whom CCB had registered a...
SC directs Madhya Pradesh Govt to form SIT to probe case of boy missing from 17 yrs, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi [India], November 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Saturday directed the Madhya Pradesh government to form a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the case of the petitioner's missing son.A bench of justice Ajay Rastogi and CT Ravikumar in a recently delivered order has directed the...
Raja Singh walks free as Telangana HC scraps PD Act on him, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] HYDERABAD: Granting relief to BJP Goshamahal MLA, T Raja Singh, the Telangana high court on Wednesday set aside the Preventive Detention (PD) Act proceedings against him and ordered his immediate release from jail.Raja Singh was lodged in Cherlapally Central Prison since August 23 after he was arrested under the...
Madras HC rejects plea to return seized goods, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] CHENNAI: Citing lack of jurisdiction, Madras high court has rejected a plea moved by an accused in the Chinese visa scam, involving Sivaganga MP Karti P Chidambaram, seeking to direct Enforcement Directorate (ED) to return materials seized from his Chennai residence.A division bench of Justice P N Prakash and...
SC to hear on Nov 7 pleas related to gangrape allegation against former Andaman chief secretary, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court will hear on Monday pleas pertaining to allegations of gangrape of a 21-year-old woman, purportedly by a former chief secretary of Andaman and Nicobar and others. The two petitions came up for hearing before a bench of justices Krishna Murari and S Ravindra Bhat....
HC adjourns hearing on Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University VC’s plea challenging FIR against him, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Lucknow, The Allahabad High Court on Thursday adjourned till November 10 the hearing on a petition filed by the vice-chancellor of Kanpur's Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University challenging the FIR lodged against him on charges of corruption and extortion. The Lucknow bench of the high court was scheduled to...
Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj University’s VC moves HC against UPSTF FIR, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Lucknow, The vice-chancellor of Kanpur's Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj University moved the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court Tuesday challenging the FIR lodged against him on charges of corruption and extortion. The petition is slated to be heard by a bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice V K...
Uttarakhand HC orders Pocso case dropped as girl says she has moved on, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] DEHRADUN: In a rare judgment, the Uttarakhand high court has ordered the fast-track court of special sessions court (Pocso) at Rudrapur in Udham Singh Nagar to drop a rape case registered under the Pocso Act as the victim wanted to "move on".The order by justice Sharad Kumar Sharma came...
Police station not included in ‘prohibited place’ under Official Secrets Act says Bombay HC; quashes offence against Wardha man – Legal Firms
[ad_1] MUMBAI: A police station is not defined as a ‘prohibited place’ under the Official Secrets Act (OSA) said the Bombay high court quashing a criminal case of 'spying' against a man in Wardha for having "secretly'' shot a video in 2018 of discussions there to resolve two inter-connected disputes....
Victims Can File Criminal Complaint For Forgery In Addition To Civil Suit, Says Hc, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Bengaluru: An individual who is affected by forgery or cheating can initiate a criminal complaint for the offence in addition to proceedings in the civil court, the high court has said.“The civil court cannot punish the accused for criminal offences of forgery, cheating, etc. The relief sought for in...