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HC fines Punjab DSP ₹50,000 for not making rights panel party in plea

HC fines Punjab DSP ₹50,000 for not making rights panel party in plea

A Punjab Police deputy superintendent of police (DSP) who failed to make the Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) party in a petition while challenging its order has been fined ₹50,000 by the Punjab and Haryana high court. A Punjab Police deputy superintendent of police (DSP) who failed to make the Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) party in a petition while challenging its order has been fined ₹50,000 by the Punjab and Haryana high court. The bench of chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice Sanjiv Berry observed that despite the commission’s recommendations being challenged, it had not been impleaded in the case. Yet the petitioner, DSP Ramandeep Singh, had been enjoying an interim stay granted two years back in April 2024. However, the bench allowed Singh to amend the petition by May 15, subject to payment of ₹50,000 to the Poor Patients Welfare Fund of PGIMER, Chandigarh, within a week. Singh had approached the high court in April 2024 against a March 18, 2024, order of the PSHRC recommending registration of a criminal case …

Delhi court orders FIR against trainee IPS officer for assault | Latest News Delhi

Delhi court orders FIR against trainee IPS officer for assault | Latest News Delhi

May 06, 2025 11:35 AM IST The complainant, Vikas Dhayal, sustained multiple head injuries during the assault in December 2024 and was treated at a Gurugram hospital. A Delhi court has directed the registration of a criminal case against a 2023-batch trainee Indian Police Service (IPS) officer for allegedly assaulting a man with a glass bottle during an event in Kapashera in December 2024. The accused, identified as Rahul Balhara, is currently posted in Tripura. Representational image. In an order passed on May 3, judicial magistrate first class Nidhish Kumar Meena of the Dwarka court instructed the station house officer of Kapashera police station to lodge an FIR against Balhara and others, including Ashwini Balhara, Vivek Chaudhary, and Kallu. The court asked police to file the FIR and submit a compliance report within two days, which they did on Monday. The complainant, Vikas Dhayal, a civil service exams coach from Rajendra Nagar, had moved the court seeking registration of a case, alleging that Balhara and his associates assaulted him during a ceremony on December 6, …

SC Commutes Death Sentence Of Bank Manager Who Killed His Two Children In 2010

SC Commutes Death Sentence Of Bank Manager Who Killed His Two Children In 2010

Last Updated:March 05, 2025, 00:51 IST The man killed his children to teach his wife a lesson for not supporting him when he disapproved of her sister’s affair. He was also separately tried and convicted for the murders of his sister-in-law and mother-in-law The SC bench commuted the death sentence into imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life. (Image: PTI/File) The Supreme Court recently commuted the death penalty of a bank manager, who killed his two children in June 2010, to teach his wife a lesson for not supporting him when he disapproved of the person her sister was having an affair with. He was also separately tried and convicted for the murders of his sister-in-law and mother-in-law. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol, and Sandeep Mehta upheld the man’s conviction for the murders of his minor children, aged 10 and three-and-a-half. But, the bench commuted the sentence of capital punishment into imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life, as he had no criminal antecedents and had good relations with the …

SC upholds order quashing case against BJP’s Nishikant Dubey, Manoj Tiwari | Latest News India

SC upholds order quashing case against BJP’s Nishikant Dubey, Manoj Tiwari | Latest News India

Jan 21, 2025 12:40 PM IST BJP members of Parliament Nishikant Dubey and Manoj Tiwari were accused of forcing Deogarh’s Air Traffic Control (ATC) to approve take-off of their chartered flight in August 2022 The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the Jharkhand high court order quashing a criminal case against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members of Parliament Nishikant Dubey and Manoj Tiwari for allegedly forcing Deogarh’s Air Traffic Control (ATC) to approve take-off of their chartered flight in August 2022. A bench of justices Abhay S Oka and Manmohan dismissed the Jharkhand government’s appeal to revive the case. (HT PHOTO) A bench of justices Abhay S Oka and Manmohan dismissed the Jharkhand government’s appeal to revive the case, saying there were no grounds to do that under the Indian Penal Code’s Sections 441 (criminal trespass) and 336 (endangering life or personal safety of others). The Supreme Court directed the state to forward the relevant material to an authorised officer under the Aircraft Act to examine if a case is justified in the matter under this …

‘Let’s talk cricket’: SC lawyer gets 30 seconds to speak on anything but his case | Latest News India

‘Let’s talk cricket’: SC lawyer gets 30 seconds to speak on anything but his case | Latest News India

In a light-hearted moment during a Supreme Court hearing on Thursday, a lawyer’s plea for “30 seconds” to argue his case led to an unusual turn of events when justice Hrishikesh Roy granted the time, albeit only for a casual conversation, not legal arguments. Supreme Court judge Justice Hrishikesh Roy. Justice Roy, known for his wit and flair for humorous remarks, was hearing a petition alongside justice SVN Bhatti. The lawyer was challenging the framing of charges in a criminal case, despite consistent findings by three lower courts upholding the charges. As the lawyer tried to press his case, justice Roy intervened by saying, “There are findings by three courts affirming the framing of charges. You want this court to interfere with the consistent findings of three courts?” Undeterred, the lawyer responded with a familiar request among the legal fraternity: “Give me 30 seconds.” The request, however, was met with an unexpected twist. “Okay, we will give you 30 seconds, but we are dismissing your petition right away,” justice Roy quipped. The bench then formally …

MS Dhoni sues ex-business partners for duping him of over ₹15 crore | Latest News India

Former team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has filed a criminal case against his two ex-business partners for duping him of over ₹15 crore. According to reports, the case has been filed in a lower court in Ranchi against Mihir Diwakar and Soumya Vishwas, who are directors of a sports management company ‘Aarka Sports’. MS Dhoni(File) In 2017, the two accused had approached Dhoni to establish cricket academies in India and abroad in the cricketer’s name, Dhoni’s lawyer Dayanand Singh said. According to the agreement, Dhoni was to receive the full franchise fee and profits were to be shared on a 70:30 basis between the cricketer and the partners. However, later on, the accused began setting up academies without informing Dhoni and did not make any payments to him, Singh said. Wrap up the year gone by & gear up for 2024 with HT! Click here The cricketer also served legal notices to the accused but to no avail. “MS Dhoni revoked his authority on August 15, 2021. Despite this, they continued to set up …