Petitioner argued that Congress leader stood disqualified from being chosen or continuing as MP under Article 102 & R.P. Act after Gujarat court sentenced him for defamation in 2019.
Reiterating 'settled principles of law', SC held that interference with an acquittal is permissible only when the trial judge’s findings are 'perverse and impossible.
Trump was convicted last May in a hush money case, which revolves around charge he falsified business records to cover up payments to a former adult performer before 2016 election.
New York jury found that former US President had falsified records in scheme to influence his 2016 Presidential elections. Despite conviction, Trump can still contest Presidential polls.
Mukhtar Ansari was convicted under Gangster Act by a special court today along with his MP brother Afzal. The clan’s decline from heroism to crime & its three-decade journey littered with bodies.
Convicts sought clemency from Tamil Nadu governor in 2015. Last month, SC questioned governor’s decision to send Perarivalan’s plea to President when he himself could take the call.
Law ministry says convicted politicians and public servants cannot be equated for the purposes of punishment because they are governed by two different laws.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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