New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday held that the use of abusive and profane language during a heated altercation, however offensive or uncivil, would not by itself amount to the offence of obscenity punishable under Section 294(b) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), unless the words are lascivious, appeal to prurient interests and have the tendency to deprave and corrupt the minds of those exposed to them. A Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Vipul M. Pancholi made the observation…
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Hyderabad, March 5 (IANS) Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar on Thursday took up a hearing on the petitions for the disqualification of two BRS MLAs who had allegedly switched loyalties to the ruling Congress in 2024.The Speaker completed the hearing on the petition for the disqualification of Kadiyam Srihari and postponed the hearing on the petition for the disqualification of Danam Nagender to Saturday.He directed both the petitioners and the MLA to appear for the hearing on Saturd…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday gave a final opportunity to the Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly to decide the remaining disqualification petitions against MLAs who defected from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) to the ruling Congress party. A Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and A.G. Masih directed the Speaker to “positively” decide on the pending petitions within three weeks. “We expect the Speaker to positively take a decision, failing which we shall proce…