A Ranchi court acquitted the key accused in a major narcotics case after police claimed nearly 200 kg of seized ganja worth Rs1 crore was destroyed by rats. The judge said this raised serious doubts about police handling overall.
The Supreme Court has ruled that hiding criminal antecedents while seeking bail is an abuse of judicial process, warranting rejection.
Dismissing a murder accused’s plea, it held that applicants concealing pending or past cases deserve no indulgence whatsoever.
Today, on 30th December A Kerala court acquitted all the accused, said to be members of the Campus Front of, in connection with the murder of an ABVP activist that occurred thirteen years ago. The judgment was delivered by the Mavelikkara Sessions Court.
The Supreme Court granted eight weeks’ relief from surrender to a sarpanch of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh convicted in a criminal case, while a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant directed the court to examine his plea.
The Supreme Court has referred the question of enhancing compensation under conventional heads to a Larger Bench, expressing doubt whether the 10 percent triennial increase fixed in Pranay Sethi should apply retrospectively to pre-2017 accidents, motor accident claims nationwide.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court held that free speech cannot justify terms like ‘casteist goons’, as such language unfairly criminalises entire communities. Justice Vinod S Bhardwaj rejected activist-lawyer Rajat Kalsan’s plea to quash the criminal case pending.
A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking intervention over alleged constitutional failure to curb racially motivated violence, following the brutal assault and death of Tripura student Angel Chakma in Dehradun after an attack this month.
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant urged young lawyers to see law not as a quick route to success but as a disciplined craft requiring patience and integrity, saying it will test them before offering any meaningful reward.
The Delhi High Court granted interim relief to Allcargo Logistics, restraining use of the mark ‘VRS ALLCARGO’ or similar variants, holding it likely to confuse consumers and amount to trademark infringement and passing off.
