The Patiala House Court granted interim protection from arrest to T-shirt designer Umesh Chandra Padala in a case linked to protests during the AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam, directing Delhi Police to give seven days’ notice before arrest.
A Delhi District Court issued a show-cause notice to notary Suman Sharma for attesting a defective affidavit in Suresh Nakhua’s defamation suit against YouTuber Dhruv Rathee after she repeatedly failed to appear despite summons, even through video conferencing.
A Delhi court upheld the conviction of a man who masturbated next to a woman inside a Delhi Metro coach, stressing the need for stronger safety measures for women in public transport. The court said such incidents in crowded spaces cause serious psychological trauma and violate a woman’s sense of privacy and security.
A special MP/MLA court in Sultanpur has scheduled March 12 to hear further arguments in the 2018 defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The case was filed by a BJP leader over alleged remarks made by Gandhi about Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the Karnataka elections.
A Delhi court has granted Sharjeel Imam 10 days of interim bail from March 20 to March 30 to attend his brother’s wedding. Imam is an accused in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots case, which left 53 people dead and over 700 injured.
Two Republic TV journalists arrested near Cochin Port for allegedly filming the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Lavan have approached an Ernakulam court seeking bail. The court has reserved its order and will pronounce the decision tomorrow.
A special MP/MLA court in Jabalpur issued notice to Rao Uday Pratap Singh over a plea alleging insult to the national flag during a Tiranga Yatra. D P Sutrakar sought response while considering a request for FIR.
The Small Causes Court Hyderabad criticized the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation for failing to follow due procedure in a property tax assessment case, directing municipal officials to strictly comply with statutory requirements before issuing or finalizing tax demands.
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal annulled a reassessment order against Lalit Kumar Modi for AY 2010–11 that had raised his taxable income from Rs 54.81 lakh to Rs 20.12 crore, citing unexplained credit card spending, private jet lease and fuel costs, and Golden Wings liabilities.
A Srinagar Chief Judicial Magistrate Court found prima facie evidence of conspiracy and breach of trust against former Farooq Abdullah in the Jammu & Kashmir Cricket Association funds case, directing charges under the Ranbir Penal Code while rejecting additional charges sought by the Enforcement Directorate.
