The scheme, notified by the government in 2018, was pitched as an alternative to cash donations made to political parties as part of efforts to bring in transparency in political funding.
A trial court acquitted the 3 in 2005, finding eyewitness accounts questionable, but Karnataka HC reserved the acquittal in May 2010. One of the 3 men died while appeal was pending in SC.
In review petition before court, state defended decision to not opt for review petition against SC's 2022 ruling that declared it appropriate state for granting remission to convicts.
Lookout circulars (LOCs), restrict one from leaving India for specified offences. HC quashed an LOC saying failure to pay Rs 7 cr bank loan 'wasn't detrimental to India’s economic interests'.
The state govt has said that the 8 January judgement in the case which quashed the remittance of the 11 convicts and held the state guilty of 'usurpation of power' was an 'error on record'.
According to data provided by West Bengal ADG and IG of correctional services, 62 women gave birth in custody. There are 181 children living in jails, 28 of whom were born in jail.
Muslim man moved apex court over Telangana High Court direction to pay Rs 10,000 interim maintenance to his former wife. SC bench appoints amicus curiae.
The bench suspended the sentences of Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljeet Singh Malik and Ajay Kumar till pendency of their appeals challenging their conviction and sentence.
Plea was filed by 8 practicing lawyers who opposed notification considering lawyers associated with foreign law firms advocates & allowing them to practice law in non-litigious matters.
HC's Indore bench has awarded compensation of Rs 1 lakh each to 2 petitioners, stating that their houses were wrongly demolished by Ujjain's municipal authorities.
Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities.
The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.
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