NAGPUR: Nagpur bench of Bombay high court upheld the conviction of four men for gang rape, clarifying that direct participation in the sexual assault was not necessary to establish guilt. If there was evidence of shared intent, it was sufficient for conviction, the court said.Justice Govinda Sanap dismissed the appeals filed by the four accused,…
Representative Image The Delhi High Court has restrained three local firms – Adidas Weaving Mills, Adidas Textile Industries, and Adidas Merchandise – and their directors from manufacturing, trading, selling or dealing in textile goods under the ‘ADIDAS’ mark or any other marks deceptively similar to the Adidas AG’s trademark. While Adidas AG had sought damages…
NEW DELHI: The Calcutta high court restrained West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee from making any defamatory or incorrect statement against Governor CV Ananda Bose in connection with the sexual harassment allegations. Justice Krishna Rao passed the order in a defamation suit against the CM by the Governor.The Governor moved a plea before the high…
KOCHI: Kerala high court has ordered state govt to remove all illegal and unauthorised stones, crosses or other structures of religious significance erected on govt land by any religious group within a year.Justice P V Kunhikrishnan passed the order on a plea by Plantation Corporation of Kerala, seeking steps to evict encroachers from its estates….
AHMEDABAD: A special bench of the Gujarat high court on Sunday took suo motu cognizance of the fire incident at a game zone in Rajkot which left 32 persons dead and said it was prima facie a ‘man-made disaster‘ on Sunday.The bench of Justices Biren Vaishnav and Devan Desai observed that gaming zones and recreational…
NEW DELHI: The Calcutta high court on Friday ordered a stay on the ongoing probe against a Raj Bhavan staff for wrongfully restraining a women who accused West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose of molestation.A single bench of justice Amrita Sinha ordered a temporary stay on the investigation till June 17.The order comes after Officer…
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand high court has directed the state to propose a new name for a disease that has Ranikhet, a picturesque tourist spot, in its name. After a PIL highlighted that the hill station’s reputation suffers due to its association with an avian disease known as ‘Ranikhet disease’, the administration has now been told to…
BHOPAL/JABALPUR: Madhya Pradesh high court has refused to allow medical termination of pregnancy of a minor girl, who was allegedly raped by her brother-in-law, after she and her mother deposed in court that they would try to save the accused in trial.Nobody can be allowed to play hide and seek to commit murder of an…
BHOPAL: Observing that marital rape is not an offence under IPC, Madhya Pradesh HC has ruled that unnatural sex with wife is not rape, and her consent is immaterial in such cases.Justice G S Ahluwalia made the observation while quashing an FIR registered by an estranged wife against her husband under IPC sections 377 (unnatural…
NEW DELHI: Mumbai’s cyber cell special investigation team detained actor Sahil Khan from Chhattisgarh regarding the Mahadev betting app case, an official said on Sunday. On Saturday, Khan was detained from Chhattisgarh’s Jagdalpur following the Bombay High Court‘s denial of his pre-arrest bail plea.The SIT is currently investigating alleged illicit dealings between specific financial and…
