Today, On 8th August, In the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, Chief Justice Gavai has agreed to an early hearing of advocate Surendra Gadling’s bail plea. The Supreme Court aims to expedite the process after repeated adjournments.
Mahesh Raut, arrested in 2018 for alleged links to the Elgar Parishad case, has been granted interim bail by a special NIA court from April 20 to May 16 to take his law exams. He must meet specific conditions, including a Rs 50,000 bond, and surrender after his exams.
The Bombay High Court ruled that 24-hour convenience stores benefit consumers and the economy, rejecting legal restrictions on their operation. This decision followed a petition from ‘The New Shop’ in Pune, which was improperly asked to close by 11 PM. The court emphasized the importance of flexibility for non-standard workers and economic growth.
Civil rights activist Anand Teltumbde, who has been named as an accused by the Pune Police in the Elgar Parishad-Koregaon Bhima case, denied all charges against him and asked the Bombay High Court to quash the FIR filed against him. Bombay: Bombay High Court Judge, Justice Sarang Kotwal recuses from hearing an appeal filed by […]
The father of TikTok star Pooja Chavan opposed a plea for a CBI investigation into her 2021 suicide. BJP leader Chitra Wagh claimed former minister Sanjay Rathod was involved. The High Court noted the father’s lack of grievances against police findings, adding complexity to the ongoing legal proceedings surrounding the case.
The UPSC today filed a FIR against probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar for allegedly forging disability certificates to pass the civil services exam. The commission aims to cancel her candidature, as she fraudulently exceeded the permissible attempt limit under the Examination Rules by faking her identity. Actions include criminal prosecution and cancellation of her candidature.
Today, On 2nd July, the father and grandfather of a Pune teenager involved in the Pune Porsche crash granted bail in a case related to the kidnapping of their family driver. Vishal Agarwal faces separate allegations of evidence tampering by swapping the minor’s blood sample with his mother’s to avoid alcohol detection. Multiple ongoing cases involve allegations of pressure on the driver and potential evidence tampering.
Today(on 1st July),Pune police plan to challenge the Bombay High Court’s decision to release a 17-year-old involved in a fatal Porsche accident in the Supreme Court. The High Court stressed adherence to juvenile justice laws. The police argue the teen was under the influence of alcohol while driving, causing the deaths of two IT professionals. The case has led to various legal entanglements for the juvenile’s family.
A sessions court in Pune on Friday (June 21st) granted bail to the father of the juvenile accused in one of the cases pertaining to the Pune Porsche car crash in which two software professionals were killed in the city last month. He will, however, remain in jail since he is also accused in other cases related to the incident, including swapping of blood samples for alcohol tests and wrongful confinement of his driver to force him to take blame for the accident.
The Bombay High Court said Today (June 21st) that the teen accused in the Pune Porsche accident was also in trauma and he should be given some time. The Court said this while pointing to the approach of the Pune police in the way the minor was first granted bail and then suddenly, amidst mounting public pressure, was put in an observation home.
