SUCHITRA KALYAN MOHANTY
HC refuses to stay high-security licence plates tender
The Delhi high court has refused to stay the High Security Registration Number Plates (HSRNP) tender process in the city after hearing a plea of a city-based private company.
Teacher gets 6 yrs for abusing domestic help
A 42-year-old teacher with an M.Phil degree was sentenced to six years’ rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of `1 lakh by a Delhi court for inflicting severe physical abuse on her 17-year-old domestic help leading to the girl’s death in March 2007.
Court orders framing of charges against councillor
A city court has ordered framing of charges against a BJP councillor and his elder brother in a molestation case, paving the way for their trial.
MCOCA charges framed against 4 other accused
A city court on Monday ordered framing of charges under MCOCA (Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act) against four accused, allegedly involved in the murder of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan.
Secure traffic cops on duty, says court
A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) court has asked the Delhi police commissioner to evolve a mechanism for the proper safety of the policemen performing duty on roads.
Accused thrashed by cops, court seeks ATR
A Delhi court has asked the station house officer (SHO) of the Sabzi Mandi police station to file an action taken report (ATR) after hearing a complaint of an accused. The accused, in his complaint, had alleged that he was illegally taken to a south Delhi area by four-five police officers on the behest of a senior IPS officer and was beaten mercilessly, which caused body injury to him.
Court likens accused to ‘Kumbhkaran’ for laxity
A sessions court has compared an accused with the mythological character Kumbhkaran, the brother of demon king Ravana in the epic Ramayana for taking nearly three years to challenge a magisterial cour
HC rescinds RI, man free after 14 yrs
Even if the maximum jail sentence for juvenile offenders in murder cases is three years only, a man, spent 14 years in jail for the offence and has now been set free by the Delhi high court.
Judiciary can’t command the legislature, says HC
The Delhi high court has come down heavily on a civil services aspirant for filing a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre to amend constitutional provisions relating to right to equality under Article 14 and 15 of the Constitution, saying the judiciary cannot command the legislature.
Evict ‘sadhvi’ from park, says court
A self-proclaimed sadhvi is in the dock for allegedly using a park for more than four years for commercial purpose, as a Delhi court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the conce
