Process begun for amendments to major criminal laws: Centre

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear plea of Karnataka Lokayukta against grant of anticipatory bail to BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa, main accused in the Karnataka Soaps and Detergents contract scam. The plea was initially mentioned for urgent listing before a bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud, who asked the Lokayukta’s counsel to mention the matter before a bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kaul.

Plea Against Use Of Loudspeakers

BY MOSQUES IN GUJ

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has sought the state govt’s reply on a PIL seeking a ban on the use of loudspeakers for reciting ‘azaan’ (call to prayer) in mosques.

A division bench of Acting Chief Justice A J Desai and Justice Biren Vaishnav on Monday allowed Shaktisinh Zala, a Bajrang Dal leader, to join the PIL after the original petitioner Dharmendra Prajapati sought to withdraw it citing threats.

Delhi Govt Told To Construct Toilets For Transgenders

New Delhi (ANI): The government has initiated the process for comprehensive amendments to criminal laws like the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 in consultation with all stakeholders, Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra told the Lok Sabha.

Govt not mulling to create any new state, MoS informs Lok Sabha