India is not a dharamshala: Supreme Court tells Sri Lankan national seeking deportation relief

India is not a dharamshala: Supreme Court tells Sri Lankan national seeking deportation relief

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a plea against deportation filed by a Sri Lankan national. The man has also served a jail term. The apex court remarked that “India is not a dharamshala (sanctuary) that can host refugees from across the globe.” A bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and K … Read more

Nainital rape case: Accused’s wife’s lawyer faces threats and online impersonation following protests and violence

Nainital rape case: Accused’s wife’s lawyer faces threats and online impersonation following protests and violence

Nainital: In a troubling incident highlighting the dangers of misinformation and online harassment, advocate Kartikay Hari Gupta, representing Husan Begam, wife of Mohd Usman, has filed a police complaint after receiving life threats and facing online impersonation. The threats reportedly escalated after Gupta took up the case challenging a demolition notice issued to Begam’s home … Read more

Lawyer sentenced to six-month jail term for appearing before court in unbuttoned shirt

Lawyer sentenced to six-month jail term for appearing before court in unbuttoned shirt

Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court has sentenced local lawyer Ashok Pande to six-month imprisonment in a 2021 contempt case for appearing in court without a lawyer’s robe and with his shirt unbuttoned. A division bench comprising Justices Vivek Chaudhary and BR Singh said on Thursday that “exemplary punishment is warranted” given the seriousness of the … Read more