The Trinamool Congress moved the Calcutta High Court challenging Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose’s decision recognising rebel MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as Leader of the Opposition instead of Sovandeb Chattopadhyay. The Court has scheduled the matter for hearing on June 11 amid escalating political tensions.
The National Investigation Agency arrested former TMC MLA Saokat Molla in connection with the Bhangar bomb blast case, identifying him as a key conspirator. Molla was apprehended during a late-night operation in South 24 Parganas, becoming the fourth person arrested in the investigation.
The Calcutta High Court scheduled a June 10 hearing on Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee’s plea seeking protection from coercive action by the CID in an alleged signature-forgery investigation involving party legislators. The matter will be heard after the court’s summer vacation concludes.
The Calcutta High Court permitted TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee to file a petition seeking protection from coercive action in a CID probe concerning alleged forgery of legislators’ signatures on a party resolution linked to the appointment of Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay in the Assembly.
A viral video showing 85-year-old Deep Rai alias Jisa Rai leaving a Bihar court with a walking stick after being sentenced in a 34-year-old criminal case nearly prompted the Supreme Court to initiate suo motu proceedings, reigniting debate over judicial delays and prolonged criminal trials.
A Singapore court sentenced Byju’s founder Byju Raveendran to six months’ imprisonment for contempt over alleged non-compliance with disclosure orders, while directing payment of legal costs and ownership documents, though Raveendran denied wrongdoing, described the ruling as procedural and announced plans to appeal against it.
The Allahabad High Court held that employees of aided and unaided private educational institutions cannot be assigned duties under the Census Act, 1948, and stayed the DIOS Gautam Budh Nagar order seeking staff details for census work while directing the State to file response.
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.
Today, On 30th July, in the Nithari killings case, the Supreme Court has dismissed 14 appeals that challenged the acquittal of Surendra Koli. The court upheld the earlier verdict, ending the long-running legal battle.
The Bombay High Court has ruled that taunting a wife for her dark complexion does not amount to cruelty under Section 498A of the IPC. The Court clarified such remarks alone cannot attract criminal liability.
