A cruise passenger survived 20 hours adrift after jumping into the sea to 'disembark'. Here is what the law says about rescue investigations and mandatory mental health evaluations.
Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate B Baruah of the Kamrup Metro district observed that the police had to have filed a FIR in connection with Sarma’s December 2021 remark. “The authenticity of the allegations cannot be verified prior to the filing of the FIR.
A Delhi court has remanded former National Stock Exchange (NSE) head Chitra Ramkrishna, who was detained by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for allegedly revealing secret information about the NSE, to seven days in CBI detention [CBI v. Sanjay Gupta &
After taking note of an Orissa High Court judgement issued in March 2021, a bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and Nisha M Thakore issued the ad-interim order. “We are aware of the decision of the Orissa High Court of March 31, 2021.
The NGT determined that the enterprises’ bottling activities were in contravention of the Central Ground Water Authority’s (CGWA) environmental legislation because they were operating without the required no objection certificate (NOC) to withdraw groundwater. “We believe that PPs (Project Proponents) are accountable
On Monday, Special Judge RN Rokade issued the order. Malik was arrested by the ED on suspicion of buying a property from Dawood at a lower price than market value. Malik was allegedly hauled up from his home at 7 a.m. on
The physical nature of the material is irrelevant in determining whether the contents of the sample examined were opium or not, according to the Supreme Court. Physical analysis is not prescribed under the terms of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act
The paper, titled ‘The Quest for Prosecutorial Independence,’ claims that Section 321 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), which allows public prosecutors to withdraw a case, is frequently abused by politicians to further their own agendas. “In recent years, the executive
After failing to produce a new status report regarding the 2017 human shield incident, in which a civilian was tied to the front of an Indian Army jeep to prevent stone pelting on the Army convoy, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir
The youngest accused, Shweta Singh, 19, was denied bail in the Bulli Bai app case Kumari Shweta Singh vs State of Maharashtra,by the Mumbai Sessions Court on Friday. Session Extensions Judge SJ Gharat stated that the greater interests of society must be
The Supreme Court recently stayed an order by the Delhi High Court that had issued a plethora of orders for the welfare of stray dogs after finding that they have a right to sustenance. The verdict that declared stray dogs must have