[ad_1] Vijayawada: The high court on Wednesday said the NOC issued by the executive engineer of irrigation department to former minister Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu does not fall under the definition of ‘valuable security’ and therefore would not attract section 467 of IPC in the case registered by the CID. The...
Telangana HC lifts stay on probe, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Hyderabad, The Telangana High Court on Tuesday lifted stay on police investigation into the sensational MLAs' poaching case.Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy allowed the police to continue its investigation and withdrew the stay order passed earlier in the case.The judge observed that continuing the stay on the investigation for a...
SC deprecates ‘dilatory tactics’ adopted by parties in death penalty case, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday strongly deprecated the "dilatory tactics" adopted by the parties and their advocates for "deflecting the course of justice" in a murder case, where seven of the convicts have been awarded death sentence. The top court dismissed an appeal filed by a convict...
Karnataka HC to law panel, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court has directed the Law Commission of India to reconsider the age of consent in Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act.In the judgment passed on November 5, a division bench of Justices Suraj Govindaraj and G Basavaraja said, “Having come across several cases...
Hc Issues Notices To Tdp Leader Ayyanna In Cid’s Remand Plea, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Vijayawada: The AP high court on Friday reserved orders in the petition filed by former minister and TDP leader Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu and his sons, seeking to quash the case registered against them by the CID under various IPC sections, including forgery and criminal conspiracy. On the other hand,...
Hc Seeks Case Diary In Appeal Over Trial Court Order, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Indore: Indore bench of MP high court has directed the state government to present the infamous honey trap case diary in a petition against lower court order denying providing back the essentials to the accused.Justice Satyendra Kumar Singh issued directions in a hearing on Thursday on the petition of...
ED summons Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren in illegal mining case, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren for questioning in connection with the Prevention of Money Laundering case pertaining to illegal mining and extortion, sources said on Wednesday."Hemant Soren has been called to join the investigation for Thursday. He will have to appear...
HC refuses to stay trial court proceedings against Sharjeel Imam, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, Rejecting JNU student Sharjeel Imam's plea, the high court here on Monday said that the trial court order refusing to stay its proceedings in a 2020 Northeast Delhi riots case against him involving allegations of sedition was "fair". Imam had sought his release for the time being...
Karnataka HC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] In two separate cases, the Karnataka High Court (HC) has held that the POCSO Act and IPC override Muslim personal law regarding age of marriage.In the first case, the HC rejected the contention that "under Mohammedan Law, the puberty is the consideration for marriage and normal puberty age is...
HC refuses to discharge DMK minister from ED case, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Chennai, The Madras High Court on Monday refused to discharge DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Electricity and Prohibition Minister V Senthil Balaji from a case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Justice V Sivagnanam upheld the ED proceedings...