The Kerala High Court Today (Jan 6) criticized state authorities over the careless handling of Thrikkakara MLA Uma Thomas after she suffered a 15-foot fall from a VIP gallery during an event at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, leaving her critically injured. Justice Anil K Narendran remarked on the “dismal state of affairs in Kerala” as the MLA, with severe spinal injuries, was carried away without a stretcher. The incident, which occurred during a Guinness World Record attempt event, led to allegations of negligence against the organizers and legal action, including interim bail for event organizer Nigosh Kumar.
Two event organisers of the ‘Mridanga Naadam’ event – during which Thrikkakara MLA Uma Thomas suffered critical injuries after falling off a VIP gallery – have moved the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with the criminal negligence case filed against them. MLA Uma Thomas had suffered critical injuries after falling from a 15-foot-high VIP gallery at the ‘Mridanga Naadam’ event held at the Kaloor stadium. The event organisers have been accused of criminal negligence.
A special court in Mumbai, under the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act, on Monday extended its own order to temporarily suspend the bailable warrant issued to former BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. Earlier this month, Pragya Thakur’s lawyer submitted that she was undergoing treatment at a Meerut hospital and would remain present in court on or before December 30, 2024.
A Division Bench of the Bombay High Court stayed a single-judge’s decision to impose a Rs 4.5 crore penalty on Patanjali Ayurved in a trademark infringement case. The costs were levied on Patanjali by a single Bench of Justice RI Chagla in July this year for violating an interim order that prohibited the company from selling camphor products that allegedly infringed on the trademark of Mangalam Organics. Justices AS Chandurkar and Rajesh Patil today stayed the single-judge orders of July 8 and July 29, but allowed the Rs 50 lakhs already deposited by Patanjali to remain with the Court.
The Supreme Court Today (Dec 6) granted bail to eight convicts in the infamous 1987 Hashimpura massacre case of 38 persons by the personnel of the Provincial Armed Constabulary. A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih took note of the submissions of senior advocate Amit Anand Tiwari, appearing for four convicts, that they are suffering prolonged incarceration after the Delhi High Court reversed their acquittal by the trial court in the case.
The Delhi High Court Today (Dec 4) sought the responses of several AAP leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal, and BRS leader K Kavitha on the ED’s plea challenging a trial court’s order directing it to supply “unrelied documents” to those accused in the alleged money laundering case related to the excise policy. Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri issued notices to all the 40 accused on the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) petition as well as its application for stay in the case.
A 33-year-old resident of Chandivali, Powai, has been defrauded of Rs 26.33 lakh by cyber fraudsters who brought the full weight of the ‘law’ to bear upon her, pressuring her into parting with her savings and investments. They pulled off the ultimate deception – convincing her she was speaking with former Chief Justice of India, D Y Chandrachud, no less. They even sent her an ‘order’ placing her under ‘digital arrest’ for seven days, directing her to lock herself in a room and not speak about the investigation with anyone during that time.
A Gurugram court rejected anticipatory bail plea moved by journalist Chitra Tripathi in a POCSO case. The senior journalist is facing an arrest warrant for publishing a news allegedly related to Asaram Bapu sexual assault case. The court issued an arrest warrant against the journalist earlier this month after it rejected her bail plea and she failed to appear in court in person. Tripathi is facing charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) for allegedly airing news about a 10-year-old girl in connection with the Asaram Bapu case.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has named 8 lawyers as accused in its first information report (FIR) lodged pursuant to the Supreme Court’s directions in connection with a fake vakalatnama case. A drama of the most unusual kind unfolded in July after a litigant in a case said that he did not know any of the lawyers who claimed to represent him before the top court.
The Supreme Court on Monday (Nov 25) refused to interfere with a Delhi High Court ruling that quashed a forgery case filed by toothpaste manufacturer, Anchor against its rival Colgate. A Bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and R Mahadevan dismissed the appeal filed by Anchor in this regard. “We do not find any reason to interfere with the orders impugned in these petitions. The present petitions are, accordingly, dismissed,” it said.