Law

Allahabad HC irked over ‘property dealings’ by lawyers

IANS | December 8, 2023 9:19 AM

Lucknow, Dec 8 (IANS) The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has expressed serious concern over the fact that a good number of lawyers indulge in “property dealings instead of handling cases in the courts”.

BSP leader in UP gets life term for murder after 27 yrs

IANS | December 8, 2023 8:53 AM

Kanpur, Dec 8 (IANS) Gangster-turned-politician Anupam Dubey has been sentenced to life imprisonment by additional district judge (8) Ram Avtar Prasad for the murder of Ram Nivas Yadav, an inspector in the Economic Offences Wing (EOW), 27 years ago.

Breather for former Kerala FM Thomas Isaac as Kerala HC stays interim order

IANS | December 7, 2023 4:55 PM

Kochi, Dec 7 (IANS) Two-time former state Finance Minister and top CPI(M) leader, Thomas Isaac, on Thursday got a breather when a Division Bench of the Kerala High Court stayed a November 24 interim order of a single-judge which allowed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to issue fresh summons to him and Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) officials in connection with a probe into KIFFB’s financial transactions.