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Rahul case puts spotlight on Lakshadweep ex-MP Faizal, fighting to get his own disqualification revoked

In January, Mohammed Faizal was sentenced to 10 yrs in jail. The Kerala HC stayed his conviction the same month but his disqualification from Lok Sabha is yet to be revoked.  

Rahul Gandhi disqualification: What are the grounds for expelling lawmakers & what laws say

Section 8(3) of the Representation of People Act came into effect in the case of the Gandhi scion after a Surat court sentenced him to two years in jail in a defamation case.

Acquitting Punjab man after 18 yrs in Rs 300 graft case, SC says no proof of demand for bribe

In 2003, Jagtar Singh, a cleaner in a govt office, was accused of taking Rs 300 for supplying a copy of a death certificate. A trial court convicted him in 2005. He moved SC in 2010.

SC reverses 2011 UAPA rulings, says ‘mere membership’ of banned organisation an offence

Overruling the 2011 judgments, SC says they failed to consider the different position of laws in US & India. Right to freedom of speech not absolute in India, it adds.

Mere membership of banned outfit is UAPA offence, rules SC, overturns 2011 judgments

A 3-judge bench observed Friday that the 2011 judgments were passed on bail applications, which did not look into constitutionality of the law.

Are courts awarding too many death sentences? 539 convicts on death row in 2022, highest in 17 yrs

A look at judgments shows that trial courts often award death penalty without adhering to SC guidelines & precedents, and that 'rarest of rate' criterion is inconsistently understood.

Insult intentional, reduced sentence will send wrong message — Surat court on Rahul’s ‘Modis’ speech

New Delhi: On Thursday, a court in Gujarat’s Surat district convicted Congress Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi in a 2019 criminal defamation case, and...

Supreme Court to form new bench to hear Bilkis Bano’s plea against release of convicts

In its affidavit, the Gujarat govt had defended remission granted to convicts, saying they completed 14 years of sentence in prison and their 'behaviour was found to be good'.

‘You have 80k cops. How did Amritpal Singh escape?’ Court asks Punjab govt; borders alerted

CM Bhagwant Mann thanked state’s ‘3 crore people’ Tuesday for cooperating in search. Internet, phone services were suspended for 3 days after radical preacher gave cops the slip.

‘Advocacy best profession to raise voice,’ says Kerala’s first transgender lawyer Padma Lakshmi

Padma Lakshmi, 27, was enrolled with the Bar Council of Kerala Sunday. She says her family and her teachers have been extremely supportive throughout her journey so far.

On Camera

Left Front is using SRK’s Jawan & AI in Bengal campaign. It still can’t beat TMC-BJP binary

Leaders such as Srijan Bhattacharya, Saira Shah Halim and Dipsita Dhar are trying to revive the Left Front’s fortunes in West Bengal. It may be too early to forget the past.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Indian Coast Guard seizes Iranian fishing vessel, rescues six Indian crew members

The ICG said in a statement that the boat was seized and brought to Kochi for further investigation on May 6.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.