Delhi Court denies Gautam Khaitan’s bail plea.Delhi Court today dismissed the bail application of Gautam Khaitan who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the Agusta Westland Chopper Scam. Judge VK Gupta pronounced the order in the Patiala House court complex at 6 pm. Khaitan was arrested on September 22 last month and was remanded to judicial custody. Senior advocates PV Kapoor and Siddharth Luthra had represented him in his bail plea..Bar Council of Kerala moots plans to restrain media interaction with lawyers.The Bar Council of Kerala (Council) is planning to restrain lawyers from discussing details of cases with the media. As per this report, the Council also plans to allow only factual reporting of the court proceedings by the media. These developments come after a High Court Bench comprising Justice KT Sankaran and Justice PD Rajan had sought the view of the Kerala High Court Advocates Association on the issue. The Council is planning to rely on Rule 36 of the Bar Council of India Rules which bars an advocate from advertising or soliciting work in any manner..Dhaula Kuan gang rape: All five convicts get life imprisonment.All the five accused in the Dhaula Kuan gang rape have been awarded life imprisonment. The Court also imposed a fine of Rs. 50, 000 on each of them. Additional Sessions judge Virendra Bhat pronounced the sentence today. The five men were found guilty of abducting and raping a call centre executive on November 24, 2010 while she was on her way home from work.
Delhi Court denies Gautam Khaitan’s bail plea.Delhi Court today dismissed the bail application of Gautam Khaitan who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the Agusta Westland Chopper Scam. Judge VK Gupta pronounced the order in the Patiala House court complex at 6 pm. Khaitan was arrested on September 22 last month and was remanded to judicial custody. Senior advocates PV Kapoor and Siddharth Luthra had represented him in his bail plea..Bar Council of Kerala moots plans to restrain media interaction with lawyers.The Bar Council of Kerala (Council) is planning to restrain lawyers from discussing details of cases with the media. As per this report, the Council also plans to allow only factual reporting of the court proceedings by the media. These developments come after a High Court Bench comprising Justice KT Sankaran and Justice PD Rajan had sought the view of the Kerala High Court Advocates Association on the issue. The Council is planning to rely on Rule 36 of the Bar Council of India Rules which bars an advocate from advertising or soliciting work in any manner..Dhaula Kuan gang rape: All five convicts get life imprisonment.All the five accused in the Dhaula Kuan gang rape have been awarded life imprisonment. The Court also imposed a fine of Rs. 50, 000 on each of them. Additional Sessions judge Virendra Bhat pronounced the sentence today. The five men were found guilty of abducting and raping a call centre executive on November 24, 2010 while she was on her way home from work.
