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From the India Today archives (2003) | Heir styling in Indian politics

Pop psychologists would call it the colonial conundrum; the inherent, almost instinctive, desire among former British colonies of south Asia to opt for dynastic rule as a substitute for royalty. Jawaharlal Nehru, very much kingmaker if not king, his daughter Indira Gandhi, the imperious queen, and even Rajiv Gandhi’s reign drew constant parallels with Camelot till things went sour. Excerpts …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Madras HC reverses acquittal of seven in murder case, hands them double life-term

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: Finding the judgment of the trial court to be “perverse”, the Madras HC has reversed the acquittal of seven persons and sentenced them to double life imprisonment in a murder case. Holding that the prosecution has proved the charges beyond doubt, the bench sentenced Ramesh, Pandu alias Pandurangan, Sathish alias Sathishkumar, Prakash, Suresh, Ravi alias Pillakka Ravi and Kutti …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

‘I was abused by my stepfather, step-grandfather and husband, but my mother said it didn’t matter’

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Barbara is now estranged from her mother, who even tried …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Fake Encounter Case | Supreme Court Refuses To Suspend Conviction Of Ex-Mumbai Cop Pradeep Sharma For Contesting Assembly Elections

Live Law

The Supreme Court today refused to suspend the conviction of former Mumbai Police encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma in a fake encounter killing case. While reversing the Trial Court's judgment of acquittal, the High Court Bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Gauri Godse said all circumstances were “overlooked” by the trial judge. The Special Investigation Team alleged the encounter was …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

School Register Indicating Birth Date Of Minor Rape Victim Can't Be Disbelieved If School Headmaster Is Examined To Prove It: Karnataka High Court

Live Law

The Karnataka High Court has held that entries made in school register indicating the birth date of a ward cannot be disbelieved and it is admissible evidence if the details are proved by examining the school headmaster as witness. One of the contentions raised by the accused in his appeal challenging the conviction order was that in spite of the …

Evidence Court Admission Birth Date Public Act

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Fake Encounter Case | Supreme Court Exempts Ex-Mumbai Cop Pradeep Sharma From Surrender Till Next Hearing Date, Admits Appeal Against Conviction

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Monday admitted the appeal filed by former Mumbai Police encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma challenging the recent Bombay High Court's order sentencing him to life imprisonment in a fake encounter killing case. While reversing the Trial Court's judgment of acquittal, the High Court Bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Gauri Godse said all circumstances were “overlooked” …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

No Addition U/S 69 Is Permitted Without Examining & Finding Fault In Cash Book Produced By Taxpayer: Delhi ITAT

Live Law

On finding that the CIT has failed to examine the cash book presented by the assessee, the New Delhi ITAT deleted the addition sustained by CIT u/s 69 of the Income Tax Act. The Bench of the ITAT comprising of Yogesh Kumar U.S. and N. K. Billaiya observed that “The assessee having been produced the cash book and explained the …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Subba Reddy Says CM Will Take All Measures to Stop VSP Privatisation

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam: YSRC north Andhra regional coordinator and Rajya Sabha MP Y.V. Subba Reddy on Wednesday assured that the Jagan Mohan Reddy government will take all measures to stop privatisation of the Visakha Steel Plant. The YSRC MP said Telugu Desam and Jana Sena have formed an alliance with BJP despite knowing the latter wants to privatise the Visakha steel plant. …

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9 months ago

Fake Encounter: First Ever Conviction Of Police Officers In Mumbai Upheld By Bombay High Court, Ex-Cop Pradeep Sharma Sentenced To Life

Live Law

The Bombay High Court, on Tuesday, sentenced former Mumbai Police encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma to life imprisonment while upholding the life imprisonment awarded to 13 others, including 12 police personnel, in the case of the fake encounter killing of Lakhan Bhaiya in 2006, who allegedly was the former aide of the notorious gangster Chhota Rajan. “All the circumstances led by …

Life Court Witness Bombay High Court Case Sharma Officers

11 months, 4 weeks ago

Tax Cases Weekly Round-Up: 17 To 23 December, 2023

Live Law

Delhi High Court High-End KPO Services Provider Can't Be Compared With ITeS, Which Is BPO Services Provider: Delhi High Court Case Title: PCIT Versus Future First Info. Case Title: CIT Versus Hersh Washesher Chadha Citation: 2023 LiveLaw 1305 The Delhi High Court has held that Section 69A of the Income Tax Act can only be invoked where books of account …

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1 year ago

Investments Made Through Banking Channels Can't Be Disbelieved, Onus On Revenue To Prove Otherwise: Allahabad HC

Live Law

Recently, the Allahabad High Court held that investments made through banking channels and show in regular returns cannot be disbelieved unless proven otherwise by the department. The bench comprising of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Shiv Shanker Prasad held there was “no room” to disbelieve investments made in the assesee company if they have been made through banking channels …

Tax Court Banking Investment Income Company Held

1 year ago

S. 304 IPC | Andhra Pradesh High Court Sets Aside Conviction Upon Finding 'Glaring Inconsistencies' Between Ocular And Medical Evidence

Live Law

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has set aside a conviction under section 304 of the IPC upon finding that the trial court overlooked the 'glaring inconsistencies between the ocular/eyewitness testimony and medical evidence.' Ravindra Babu held: "Though the prosecution examined direct witnesses who alleged overt acts against the accused, but their ocular testimony has no corroboration from the medical evidence. …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Conviction Of Accused May Be Based On Statements Of Official Witnesses After Strict Scrutiny: Himachal Pradesh High Court

Live Law

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has reiterated that evidence from official witnesses should not be doubted merely because of their official status and asserted that the presumption is that every witness is impartial and independent unless proven contrary. Statements of official witnesses can be the basis for the conviction of the accused; however, before basing conviction on the evidence of …

Evidence Court Independent Witnesses Conviction State Accused

1 year, 2 months ago

Mere Registration of Will Not Enough to Assign It Validity: Supreme Court

News 18

The Supreme Court has said mere registration of a will would not be sufficient to prove its validity, as its lawful execution necessarily has to be proved in accordance with section 68 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, and section 63 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925. The top court, however, found Dhani Ram failed to prove the execution of …

Court Witness Succession Act Himachal Pradesh Execution Prove

1 year, 3 months ago

Dissecting Pakistan’s cypher saga

The Hindu

The setting up of a special court in Pakistan to look into the cases filed against former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his senior cabinet Ministers, including former Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, under the Official Secrets Act is sharpening the spotlight over the mysterious diplomatic “cypher” that has held Pakistani polity in thrall for more than a year. Referring …

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1 year, 9 months ago

What's The Truth of Hathras? Here Are The Questions The Court Verdict Answers And The Ones It Raises

News 18

It was a love affair gone horribly wrong for reasons no one knows, it was not murder as the intention was not to kill the girl, and she lied in some measure in her dying statements — this is how a court last week settled the 2020 Hathras case. But the court flagged the possibility of the girl being influenced …

Family Murder Court Rape Statement Statements Sandeep

2 years, 3 months ago

Azam Khan's Son Disqualification Challenge:Supreme Court Reserves Judgement

Live Law

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India on Tuesday reserved the judgement in a challenge against a decision of the Allahabad High Court to disqualify Rampur MLA Mohd. Khan, along with his father, Azam Khan, and his mother, Tazeen Fatma, were also arrested in February 2020 on several charges, including cheating, for allegedly fabricating his birth certificate. Sibal …

Court Uttar Pradesh Samajwadi Party Documents Birth Date Public

2 years, 6 months ago

Last Seen Theory Must Be Proximate With Time Of Death: Bombay High Court Acquits Two Accused Of Murdering Deranged Man Mistaking Him For Demon

Live Law

The Bombay High Court has held that the "last seen theory," whereby the accused is the last person spotted with the victim, is not enough to hold him guilty of the crime in the absence of a correlation with the time of the victim's demise. The prosecution must establish the time when the deceased was last seen with the accused …

Court Witness Accused Person Seen Deceased Last Seen Theory

2 years, 8 months ago

"Evidence Of Witness Can't Be Disbelieved On Ground Of Minor Contradictions In Testimony": Allahabad High Court Upholds Murder Conviction

Live Law

The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that minor contradictions in the testimony of a witness which do not go to the root of the matter are not material contradictions and on this ground alone, the evidence of such witness cannot be brushed aside/disbelieved.Observing thus, the bench of Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Sadhna Rani upheld the judgment and order of …

Evidence Court Witness Case Singh Testimony Deceased

2 years, 9 months ago

Evidence Of Public Officer Can't Be Disbelieved Merely Because He Is A Police Officer: Allahabad High Court Denies Bail In NDPS Case

Live Law

"Evidence of a public officer cannot be thrown only on the ground that he is a police officer," the Allahabad High Court has held recently while denying bail to an accused allegedly involved in a case pertaining to recover of 1,025 kg ganja.Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav discarded the argument that the arresting officials did not comply with the mandatory provisions …

Evidence Recovery Court Bail Applicant Case State

3 years, 4 months ago

Backchannel talk between India, Pakistan was on before Balakot air strikes, says book

The Hindu

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and the Research and Analysis Wing exchanged messages with top Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence officials as part of a unique back channel connection between the two countries that involved two foreign journalists Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark in 2018-2019, including after the Pulwama attack, according to a new book by the journalists that quotes the NSA …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Minor Contradictions Can Not Be A Ground To Discredit Witnesses' Testimony, Reiterates Supreme Court

Live Law

The Supreme Court reiterated that only contradictions in material particulars and not minor contradictions can be a ground to discredit the testimony of the witnesses. The bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and R. Subhash Reddy observed thus while dismissing the appeal filed by murder accused against the Judgment of Karnataka High Court which had reversed their acquittal by. The …

Evidence Court Witnesses Testimony Minor Material Particulars Contradictions

3 years, 9 months ago

Just imagine the royal family on The Jeremy Kyle Show

The Independent

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3 years, 9 months ago

Dying Declaration Cannot Be Discarded Merely Because Relatives Of Deceased Were Present In Hospital While Recording It: Supreme Court

Live Law

The Supreme Court observed that a dying declaration cannot be disbelieved merely because parents and relatives of the deceased were present in the hospital while recording it. Merely because they were in the hospital, the same is no ground to disbelieve the dying declaration, recorded by the Magistrate", the bench said while dismissing the appeal filed by a murder accused. …

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From the India Today archives (2003) | Heir styling in Indian politics

Madras HC reverses acquittal of seven in murder case, hands them double life-term

‘I was abused by my stepfather, step-grandfather and husband, but my mother said it didn’t matter’

Fake Encounter Case | Supreme Court Refuses To Suspend Conviction Of Ex-Mumbai Cop Pradeep Sharma For Contesting Assembly Elections

School Register Indicating Birth Date Of Minor Rape Victim Can't Be Disbelieved If School Headmaster Is Examined To Prove It: Karnataka High Court

Fake Encounter Case | Supreme Court Exempts Ex-Mumbai Cop Pradeep Sharma From Surrender Till Next Hearing Date, Admits Appeal Against Conviction

No Addition U/S 69 Is Permitted Without Examining & Finding Fault In Cash Book Produced By Taxpayer: Delhi ITAT

Subba Reddy Says CM Will Take All Measures to Stop VSP Privatisation

Fake Encounter: First Ever Conviction Of Police Officers In Mumbai Upheld By Bombay High Court, Ex-Cop Pradeep Sharma Sentenced To Life

Tax Cases Weekly Round-Up: 17 To 23 December, 2023

Investments Made Through Banking Channels Can't Be Disbelieved, Onus On Revenue To Prove Otherwise: Allahabad HC

S. 304 IPC | Andhra Pradesh High Court Sets Aside Conviction Upon Finding 'Glaring Inconsistencies' Between Ocular And Medical Evidence

Conviction Of Accused May Be Based On Statements Of Official Witnesses After Strict Scrutiny: Himachal Pradesh High Court

Mere Registration of Will Not Enough to Assign It Validity: Supreme Court

Dissecting Pakistan’s cypher saga

What's The Truth of Hathras? Here Are The Questions The Court Verdict Answers And The Ones It Raises

Azam Khan's Son Disqualification Challenge:Supreme Court Reserves Judgement

Last Seen Theory Must Be Proximate With Time Of Death: Bombay High Court Acquits Two Accused Of Murdering Deranged Man Mistaking Him For Demon

"Evidence Of Witness Can't Be Disbelieved On Ground Of Minor Contradictions In Testimony": Allahabad High Court Upholds Murder Conviction

Evidence Of Public Officer Can't Be Disbelieved Merely Because He Is A Police Officer: Allahabad High Court Denies Bail In NDPS Case

Backchannel talk between India, Pakistan was on before Balakot air strikes, says book

Minor Contradictions Can Not Be A Ground To Discredit Witnesses' Testimony, Reiterates Supreme Court

Just imagine the royal family on The Jeremy Kyle Show

Dying Declaration Cannot Be Discarded Merely Because Relatives Of Deceased Were Present In Hospital While Recording It: Supreme Court