The Hon’ble sessions court in Delhi on Tuesday took cognizance of the offenses of sedition (Section 124A), promotion of enmity between groups (Section 153A IPC), abetment (Section 109 IPC) and, criminal conspiracy (Section 120B IPC) against 18 accused including former JNU student Umar Khalid in the Delhi riots conspiracy case, who are already booked under
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Bombay HC granted bail to former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta scam case
On Tuesday, Bombay HC granted bail to former Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) CEO Partho Dasgupta in the case of alleged manipulation of Target Rating Points by the Mumbai Police. He was prosecuted by the Crime Branch under sections 409 (criminal breach of trust of a public servant), 420 (fraud of Indian Penal Code). Dasgupta
... Continue Reading.JOB: Associate Corporate Counsel | WIPRO Bengaluru
WIPRO is inviting applications for the post of Associate Corporate Counsel, at its office in Bengaluru, India. About WIPRO Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company. We harness the power of cognitive computing, hyper-automation, robotics, cloud, analytics and emerging technologies to help
... Continue Reading.Kangana and her sister move SC for transfer of criminal cases from Bombay HC to HP HC
Actress Kangana Ranaut and Rangoli Chandel, her sister, have filed a petition with the Apex Court to move the criminal proceedings against them to Himachal Pradesh from Mumbai. The advocate on record representing Kangana Ranaut is Neeraj Shekhar. The criminal cases against them are: 1. Javed Akhtar filed a criminal defamation case against the actress
... Continue Reading.JOB: JKPSC Prosecuting Officer | Home Department Jammu & Kashmir
Applications through online mode are invited for filling up of 70 posts of JKPSC Prosecuting Officer (G) in J&K Home Department in the pay scale of (47600-151100), in terms of the Provisions contained in S.0 41 dated 08-02-2021 issued by Home Department, Government of UT of Jammu & Kashmir, read with “Jammu & Kashmir Probationer
... Continue Reading.SC Asks Man Accused of Raping Minor; ‘Will You Marry Her?’, Grants Him Protection From Arrest
The Hon’ble Supreme Court, on 01st March 2021, asked “Will You Marry Her?” to a 23-year old man, who remains accused of raping a minor girl when she was aged around 16 years. Hon’ble Chief Justice of India (hereinafter referred to as “CJI”) has taken up a Special Leave Petition (hereinafter referred as “SLP”) filed
... Continue Reading.Is Nationalism a Cultural or Political Phenomenon?
This article on ‘Is Nationalism a Cultural or Political Phenomenon?’ discusses different views of philosophers in order to observe whether Nationalism is a political or cultural phenomenon. Introduction The word Nationalism in recent times has been a recurring phenomenon in the life of ordinary Indian Citizens. In the media houses, we have seen much ill-informed
... Continue Reading.Discretion to Disobey: The Jurisprudence of Departures from Rules
Discretion to disobey often occurs when there is a pre-set rule and established standards. A valid legal norm or rules which direct a person to do or refrain to do something is bound to be defied on some occasions even by the most law-abiding ones. There is always the scope of discretion within a person
... Continue Reading.What Is Law of Evidence And What Are Its Function in Judicial Inquiries?
Introduction Justice and evidence go hand in hand in the legal and judicial world, evidence often impacts and changes the game of legal suits. It is to be noted that the Law of Evidence differs from country to country and in India, the Evidence Act weighs its importance since the objective of the Indian Judicial
... Continue Reading.FIU’s Penalty on PayPal: Should Payment Gateways be Subject to Anti-Money Laundering Law?
Recently, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) penalized PayPal to the tune of Rs. 9 million for not registering itself as a ‘payment system operator’ under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), India’s anti-money laundering (AML) law. PayPal appealed against the FIU’s order before the Delhi High Court. In January 2021, the Court directed
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