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Supreme Court Rules State Cannot Take Over Temple Property Through Gift Deed, Sets Aside Madras HC Verdict
17 Oct

Supreme Court Rules State Cannot Take Over Temple Property Through Gift Deed, Sets Aside Madras HC Verdict

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndia, , , , , , ,
New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): The Supreme Court has ruled that state governments cannot take ownership of religious or charitable institutions' properties through gifts made by temporary trustees, stressing that such assets must be managed in the institution's best interests rather than for administrative convenience. A Bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe delivered the ruling on Friday while hearing a dispute over more than one acre of land belonging to the Nagapalayam Mariamman-Ponnachiamman Temple in Tamil Nadu's Erode district. The court struck down a gift deed through which S Bhoopathy, a temporary trustee of the temple, had transferred…
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Dhruv Rathee Gets Fresh Summons In 2018 Defamation Case; Delhi Court Told He Is In India For Protests
14 Oct

Dhruv Rathee Gets Fresh Summons In 2018 Defamation Case; Delhi Court Told He Is In India For Protests

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjab, , , , , ,
New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): A Delhi court has directed that fresh summons be issued to YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in a defamation case filed in 2018 by BJP IT Cell member Vikas Pandey. The court passed the order on October 12 after hearing a plea seeking fresh steps to serve the summons on Rathee. Judicial Magistrate Rahul Jain noted that the complainant had been trying to serve Rathee for several years. The court directed that fresh summons be issued at his address in Gurugram, Haryana. The case dates back to 2018, when Pandey filed a defamation complaint after Rathee uploaded a…
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US Federal Court Permanently Dismisses Criminal Charges Against Gautam Adani
11 Aug

US Federal Court Permanently Dismisses Criminal Charges Against Gautam Adani

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndia, World News, , , ,
Washington DC (Rajeev Sharma): The US District Court for the Eastern District of New York has permanently thrown out all criminal bribery and fraud charges against Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani, his nephew Sagar Adani, and former executive Vneet Jaain. Presiding Judge Nicholas Garaufis granted the Department of Justice's Rule 48(a) motion to dismiss the indictment with prejudice, officially closing the case and legally barring prosecutors from bringing the same charges forward in the future. The federal case stemmed from an indictment unsealed in November 2024, in which American prosecutors claimed Adani Group executives participated in a scheme involving over…
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Delhi Court Sentences Former AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain and Four Others to Life Imprisonment in Ankit Sharma Murder Case
31 Jul

Delhi Court Sentences Former AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain and Four Others to Life Imprisonment in Ankit Sharma Murder Case

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndia, , , , ,
New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): A Delhi court on Friday sentenced former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain and four co-convicts to life imprisonment for the murder of Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Singh pronounced the judgement at Karkardooma Court in the physical presence of the convicts amid heavy security, concluding that while the crime was severe, the case did not fall into the "rarest of rare" category that warrants the death penalty. The court stated that the prosecution had failed to establish that the convicts were beyond reformation or possessed a…
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Stronach Sexual Assault Trial: Final Complainant Delivers Harrowing Testimony
03 Mar

Stronach Sexual Assault Trial: Final Complainant Delivers Harrowing Testimony

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsCanada, , ,
Toronto (Rajeev Sharma): The high-profile sexual assault trial of billionaire Frank Stronach reached a critical juncture Monday as the final complainant provided a chilling account of an alleged encounter in the early 1980s. The witness, now in her late 60s, testified to a sense of total helplessness during an incident at Stronach’s waterfront apartment. The woman recounted a vivid and traumatic detail, stating she would never forget the sound of her pantyhose being ripped until only the waistband remained. She testified that she lay on a cot sobbing quietly while the businessman penetrated her, fearing that any further resistance would…
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