Tag: Legal News
Photo: IANSSupreme Court Hears Plea Against Metallic Pellet Guns, Directs Medical Aid for Injured Student Protesters
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the petitioners seeking a ban on the use of metallic pellet guns for dispersing civilian assemblies to amend their plea to specifically challenge the police regulations permitting the use of such weapons in exceptional circumstances, while directing the Delhi government to ensure medical treatment for those injured…
Photo: TGCFather taking away his own child is not kidnapping, rules HC
In a significant ruling reinforcing a father’s legal status as the natural guardian of his minor child, the Jharkhand High Court has held that a father cannot be charged with kidnapping merely for taking his own son with him. The court also ruled that vague allegations of assault without specific averments of bodily injury or…
Photo: IANSCoal block allocation case: SC closes case against former PM Manmohan Singh
The Supreme Court on Wednesday closed a criminal case against former prime minister Manmohan Singh in a coal block allocation case while setting aside a summoning order passed against him. Singh, who passed away on December 27, 2024, now stands formally acquitted in the high-profile criminal case. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and…
