Rouse Avenue Courts has adjourned to February 7 a revision plea by Advocate Vikas Tripathi challenging the magistrate’s refusal to order an FIR against Sonia Gandhi. The case concerns allegations her name entered electoral rolls before she gained citizenship.
The Supreme Court has ruled that criminal revision proceedings filed by an informant or complainant do not automatically abate after their death. The Court held that the revisional court may continue to examine the legality and correctness of the lower court’s order in the interest of justice.
A Special Judge in Agra has set aside the lower court’s order dismissing a sedition complaint against MP and actress Kangana Ranaut. The court directed a fresh hearing after finding procedural lapses in the earlier dismissal.
In a major relief for Rahul Gandhi, a court in Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh, dismissed a petition filed against him over his alleged remark that the Congress was “fighting the Indian State,” bringing an end to the long legal battle. In a significant relief for former Congress president and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok […]
The Delhi High Court issued a notice to AAP leaders Atishi and Sanjay Singh in a defamation case filed by Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit. Justice Ravinder Dudeja directed them to submit their response by December 4 challenging the trial court’s decision.
An MP-MLA court in Mau has accepted a revision plea over Amit Shah’s 2022 UP poll speech. The case, based on a complaint by a Hanuman devotee, has been sent to a lower court.
The West Bengal government has approached the Supreme Court, seeking a revision of its previous order on pending dearness allowance. Sources say the petition also requests clarifications on specific parts of last month’s ruling.
A Delhi court rejected BJP leader Suraj Bhan Chauhan’s plea to prosecute AAP’s Saurabh Bharadwaj over alleged defamation in 2018. The court cited an expired limitation period and noted the delay in filing the complaint. It criticized Chauhan’s approach as whimsical and opportunistic. As a result, the case was dismissed.
Today, On 28th February, The Supreme Court set-aside the Delhi High Court’s stay on the discharge of SS Wazir in a murder case. It ruled that such a stay should only be granted in truly exceptional circumstances. The Court emphasized that unnecessary delays in discharge orders can impact justice. This decision reinforces the principle of fair and timely legal proceedings.
A local court in Bareilly summoned Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to appear on January 7 regarding his comments during the Lok Sabha elections. The summons came after a plea from Pankaj Pathak, alleging that Gandhi’s remarks aimed to incite class hatred for political gain. Gandhi also staged a protest against Amit Shah’s remarks on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
