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Bombay High Court Slams Politicians Over Dia Mirza Firecracker Video, Orders BMC To Restore It

The Bombay High Court has ordered the BMC to restore the Dia Mirza Firecracker Video taken down after political objections, calling the campaign purely an environmental issue.

Delhi High Court Grants Ugandan National NDPS Bail, Cites Evidence-Handling Questions And Prolonged Custody

Six of 33 witnesses examined after more than four-and-a-half years in custody, and questions over seal and storage of the seized material: the Delhi High Court has granted Ugandan National NDPS Bail, with safeguards rather than indefinite detention for a foreign national. New Delhi: Justice Sanjeev Narula has granted regular bail to John Seruwu, a […]

Delhi High Court Upholds POCSO Conviction, Changes 30-Year Simple Jail Term To 15 Years’ Rigorous Imprisonment

Delhi High Court upheld a POCSO conviction but reduced the prison term, applying the punishment law in force when the offences occurred and correcting the sentence’s nature. New Delhi: Justice Madhu Jain changed a 30-year simple-imprisonment sentence to 15 years’ rigorous imprisonment in Mohd Anzar Ahmad v. State NCT of Delhi & Anr. Earlier law […]

Karnataka High Court Allows Kannada Applications Before Administrative Tribunal, Faults KAT For Missing Basic Rule

Kannada Applications can be filed before the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal, the Karnataka High Court has held, quashing a KAT order that refused a Kannada filing.

NCLT Rejects Bhushan Power Ex-Promoters’ Challenge, Holds SFIO Recovery Plea Over Rs 5,431 Crore Maintainable

Ruling that a change of management through insolvency does not wipe out the alleged diversion of company funds, the NCLT has held the Centre’s SFIO recovery plea against former Bhushan Power and Steel promoters maintainable. New Delhi: The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Principal Bench, has dismissed eight applications by former promoters of Bhushan Power […]