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Senior advocate Iqbal Chagla, one of India's leading lawyers, passed away on Sunday here, family sources said. He was 85. Iqbal Chagla, son of former Bombay High Court Chief Justice M C Chagla, was unwell for a few days. He was the father of the sitting judge of the Bombay HC Justice R I Chagla. As per the sources, his last rites will be performed on Monday at the Worli crematorium.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The government is working on revamping the framework for revival and rehabilitation (FRR) of debt-ridden micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in order to make it easier for small businesses to restructure the loans they have taken out, said two people in the know of the development. The framework would be known as FRR 2.0.

Speaking via a video link in the regional conference on 'Drug Trafficking and National Security,' Mann urged the Centre to give Punjab the financial assistance for 10 years — Rs 60 crore per year — for creation of Special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances courts and recruitment of public prosecutors, said an official release. Mann said, there were 35,000 drug cases pending for trial as on January 1, 2025, adding, at present rate of disposal, on average, a sessions court takes seven years to complete the trial.

anti-terrorism court in Pakistan granted bail to at least 153 workers of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's party, more than a month after they were arrested during a protest. During a hearing, presided over by Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) judge Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain, petitions of 177 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers were heard. Subsequently, bail was granted to 153 of them while the court rejected the pleas of 24 on Friday, Dawn newspaper reported. Khan, 72, had on November 13 issued a «final call» for nationwide protests on November 26, demanding the restoration of the PTI's electoral mandate, the release of detained party members, and the reversal of the 26th constitutional amendment.

They were picked up by the police from Bongaon-Bagda Road in Bongaon town, located close to the international border, after they were spotted moving around suspiciously on Friday, the official said. They were produced before a court, which sent them to four days' police custody on Saturday, he said.

Allu Arjun, a court here has relaxed the conditions of his bail in the 'Pushpa 2' stampede case, exempting him from appearing before the investigating officer every Sunday. The court also permitted him to travel abroad to specified countries, with the condition that he must undertake to appear before the SHO of the Chikkadpally police station as and when required. He has been directed to inform the SHO of his travel schedule for each trip and provide details of his place of stay in the destination country until the charge sheet is filed. The remaining bail conditions remain unchanged, the court noted in its order dated January 10.

Madhya Pradesh High Court has served a notice to the principal accountant general, Gwalior, on a petition filed by retired judge and former deputy Lokayukta Umesh Chandra Maheshwari seeking direction for his gratuity payment. A division bench of Chief Justice SK Kait and Justice Vivek Jain issued notices while hearing the former judge's plea on Wednesday. Justice Maheshwari became the deputy Lokayukta after his stint as a high court judge. As per the plea, Maheshwari was appointed as the deputy Lokayukta of Madhya Pradesh with effect from June 28, 2016, and rendered his services till June 27, 2022.

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Donald Trump was formally sentenced Friday in his hush money case, but the judge declined to impose any punishment. The outcome cements Trump’s conviction while freeing him to return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of a jail term or a fine. This makes him the first former US president ever sentenced for a crime. Justice Juan Merchan delivered the decision on Friday, a day after the US Supreme Court rejected an attempt by Trump’s legal team to delay sentencing before the Republican leader’s inauguration on January 20. ALSO READ: Once-in-a-1,60,000-year comet G3 ATLAS to be visible from Earth on this day. It could shine as bright as Venus

Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in his hush money case, but the judge declined to impose any punishment. The outcome cements Trump's conviction before he returns to power before while freeing him to return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of a jail term or a fine. Trump's sentence of an unconditional discharge caps a norm-smashing case that saw the former and future president charged with 34 felonies, put on trial for almost two months and convicted by a jury on every count. Yet, the legal detour — and sordid details aired in court of a plot to bury affair allegations — didn't hurt him with voters, who elected him to a second term.

Donald Trump's in his New York criminal case on Friday closes out a series of prosecutions that he largely beat by retaking the U.S. presidency, though he is still fighting to avoid paying hundreds of millions of dollars for losses in civil lawsuits, Reuters reported. Full list of cases against President-elect Donald Trump and status ahead of January 20 Inauguration. New York Hush Money Case

Rahul Gandhi on Friday in a criminal defamation case filed by the grandnephew of Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. The case stems from allegations that Gandhi made objectionable remarks about the late freedom fighter during a speech in London earlier this year. The defamation complaint was lodged last year by Satyaki Savarkar, the grandnephew of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, who accused Rahul Gandhi of making false claims during his March 2023 speech in London.

Swamy Shraddananda, jailed for 30 years for killing his wife, has moved the Supreme Court seeking authorities to decide his mercy plea before the President in December, 2023. When the petition came up for hearing before a bench of Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih on Friday, the bench told advocate Varun Thakur, appearing for 84-year-old Shraddananda alias Murali Manohar Mishra, to provide a copy of his plea to the Centre's counsel. It said the plea would be heard next week.

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Rahul Gandhi, scheduled for Friday at an MP-MLA court here, was postponed due to a strike by lawyers. Advocate Santosh Kumar Pandey, representing complainant Vijay Mishra, stated that the special court's magistrate Shubham Verma has now scheduled the hearing for January 22 to complete cross-examination. The case dates back to 2018 when Mishra, a local BJP politician, filed a defamation complaint against Gandhi. Mishra alleged that Gandhi made objectionable remarks during the Karnataka assembly elections that deeply hurt him. After a prolonged five-year legal process, Gandhi failed to appear in court, leading the presiding judge in December 2023 to issue a warrant for his appearance. Gandhi surrendered before the court in February 2024.

An official said, «Opening of the secured apex court premises will provide a great opportunity to the public to gain inside access to the interiors of the building and admire the majestic structure in its full glory.» A circular issued on January 9 by Registrar Mahesh T Patankar (court and building) read, «In pursuance of the directions of the competent authority, the guided tour shall be conducted on every working Saturday, except second and fourth Saturdays and declared holidays in four slots from 10 am to 11.30 am; 11:30 am to 1 pm; 2 pm to 3.30 pm and 3.30 pm to 5 pm.»

Unitech's Express City housing project, claiming ownership of a 7,000 square meter plot. Sukhpal Singh asserts the land, located within the project's sectors 96, 97, and 98, belongs to him and was never acquired by the Noida Authority. The project, delayed for nearly a decade due to Unitech's financial and operational issues, resumed construction last September under new management appointed by the Supreme Court. The disputed plot falls within Unitech’s “The Willows” project, which includes developed plots and requires infrastructure like roads. Singh states he notified officials about his plot's location within the project boundary. The district administration demarcated his plot within the project area around 2016-2017. Construction work stalled, leaving his plot undisturbed. Singh noticed excavation for a road on Thursday and halted the work, informing the district administration. “My demand is that either an approach (road to my plot) is provided, or my land parcel is shifted to another portion of the project along the existing road where Unitech has no issue. Since the allotment, we were not able to do farming on this land. But, at the same time, Unitech also did not interfere,” Singh said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court refused to block President-elect Donald Trump’s criminal sentencing for covering up hush money paid to adult-film star Stormy Daniels, clearing the way for an unprecedented court proceeding Friday in New York.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has recommended the addition of a stage for voluntary mediation in insolvency cases filed by operational creditors, based on the findings of its expert committee and the Indian Institute of Insolvency Professionals of ICAI (IIPI).

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