The Supreme Court of India in Justice Sunanda Bhandare vs Union of India in 2014 observed: "In the matters of providing relief to those who are differently abled, the approach and attitude of the executive must be liberal and relief oriented and not obstructive or lethargic." Given the "peculiar nature" of her disability, she prayed before the Kerala High Court, …
Senior Journalist and author Ghazala Wahab gave her statements before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vishal Pahuja today in MJ Akbar's criminal defamation case against Priya Ramani. Wahab narrated in detail the instances of continued sexual harassment, allegedly committed by former Union Minister MJ Akbar, when she was working at the Asian Age. A series of continued objections by Luthra …
The Delhi High Court dismissed an appeal filed by the victim’s mother u/s 372 CrPC challenging the acquittal of the accused in a rape case. The trial court had exonerated the accused on account of death of the victim prior to her examination and in absence of any crucial testimony.Justice S.P.Garg clarifying its stance, considered all available material evidence in …
A version of this story was co-published with The Washington Post. Before she could formalize her findings, Segarra said, the senior New York Fed official who oversees Goldman pressured her to change them. Initial meetings between the New York Fed and Goldman executives to review the bank's policies did not go well, said Segarra, who kept detailed minutes. After the …