Legal

The Supreme Court, on October 11, reinstated a 2019 case against Superstar Rajinikanth's wife Latha. As per sources, Latha Rajinikanth was charged for cheating and forgery, in connection with 2014 Tamil Film Kochadaiyaan. According to the petitioner, a Chennai-based advertising company alleged that Latha didn't pay them their dues post promotion work of the film. Initially,  lower court granted relied to Latha, removing cheating… read-more

Yoga guru and entrepreneur Baba Ramdev has approached the Supreme Court with a plea for protection from multiple criminal FIRs filed against him in different states in relation to his controversial comments on the effectiveness of evidence-based medicines in treating Covid-19. The bench of Justices AS Bopanna and MM Sundresh has issued notices to the central government and the Indian Medical Association (IMA) in response to Ramdev's request… read-more

A doctor from Malvani, Yogesh Bhanushali, has been arrested for rape and remanded in judicial custody. Two cases have been filed against him–one on September 27 and the other on Oct 3. Advocate Rafique Gori, representing one of the victims, said they anticipate more victims to come forward. The advocate said Bhanushali followed a distinct pattern. He contacted women through Instagram and lured them into a relationship. 

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy scam. The arrest came hours after the raid at Singh's residence in New Delhi, on October 4. Furthermore, the morning raid was carried out as per alleged involvement of Sanjay Singh in the 2020-2021 Liquor police scam, inviting illicit money transactions. Meanwhile, AAP leaders are staging dharna, against Singh's arrest.… read-more

President of India Droupadi Murmu gave assent to the Women's Reservation Bill, which has now become a law. Tabled by the BJP-led Central Government, the Women's Reservation Bill was approved by the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha recently. After passing with a majority of 450 votes, the bill, ensuring 33% reservation for tirbals, SC/ST and OBC women in politics, was sent to the President of India for her approval.