Dhananjay Mahapatra

New Delhi

Associate Editor at The Times of India

Associate Editor with Times of India

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Kids' maintenance not covered by one-time divorce settlement: SC

3 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Dhananjay Mahapatra

News India News Kids' maintenance not covered by one-time divorce settlement: SC Trending NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday said one-time settlement (OTS) at the time of divorce, under which a man pays the woman a lump sum as life-long maintenance expenses, would not include the money needed for bringing up children born during subsistence of the marriage.A bench of Justices K V Viswanathan and N Kotiswar Singh made the observation as a woman, with two children, pleaded that the high court...
SC slams GST defaulters' bail security 'tactic'; asks Madras HC to consider bail plea on merit

4 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Dhananjay Mahapatra

News India News SC slams GST defaulters' bail security 'tactic'; asks Madras HC to consider bail plea on merit Trending NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday criticised a strategy of GST defaulters, who undertake before high courts to deposit a substantial sum as security to get bail and then attempt to escape the commitment by moving the apex court on the ground that the onerous bail conditions were contrary to SC's consistent rulings."We cannot allow such persons to play ducks and drakes with...
Right to free speech doesn't cover hate: SC notice to 5 states; Centre on Wazahat Khan's plea to club cases

4 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Dhananjay Mahapatra

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court stressed Monday that "hate speech" is not covered under freedom of expression, even as it restrained police from four states from arresting Wazahat Khan, who was instrumental in the arrest of social media influencer Sharmistha Panoli for her communal posts on Pahalgam killings.
Is single OBC mother's child entitled to OBC tag? SC lens on paternal link

4 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Dhananjay Mahapatra

NewsIs single OBC mother's child entitled to OBC tag? SC lens on paternal linkNEW DELHI: Should an individual's eligibility to OBC quota be solely determined by his father's caste?
Panel probing judge Yashwant Varma's house fire spotted 'unidentified man' near burnt cash - Times of India

6 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Dhananjay Mahapatra

NEW DELHI: The judges committee inquiring into the 'cash in kothi' case involving Justice Yashwant Varma spotted an "unidentified person" in a check shirt near the doused and half-burnt sacks of currency in the early hours of March 15 in one of the photos taken by first responders.
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1 week ago | navbharattimes.indiatimes.com | Dhananjay Mahapatra

आधी रात को शूट किया वीडियो...
Amit Shah 1st to be told about cash at judge Varma's residence

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Dhananjay Mahapatra

A fire at Justice Yashwant Varma's residence led to a surprising discovery. Police found half-burnt cash sacks. Delhi Police commissioner Sanjay Arora informed Home Minister Amit Shah. He also briefed Delhi HC Chief Justice D K Upadhyay. The Chief Justice then informed CJI Sanjiv Khanna. An inquiry was initiated. Videos and images were authenticated. Witnesses corroborated the evidence.
No SC order on vigilantes, it says state to act against violent acts

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Dhananjay Mahapatra

NewsIndia NewsNo SC order on vigilantes, it says state to act against violent actsTrendingThe Supreme Court declined to issue guidelines or penalties against a vigilante group threatening the release of 'Thug Life' in Karnataka, emphasizing the state's responsibility to prevent violence. Despite initial protests over Kamal Haasan's remarks, the film's producer expressed satisfaction with the state's assurance of maintaining order, leading to the dismissal of the petition.
SC put stop to 'bulldozer justice': Executive can't be judge, jury, says CJI - Times of India

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Dhananjay Mahapatra

NEW DELHI: Highlighting Supreme Court's contribution in the last 75 years to accelerate political, economic and social justice to the poor and marginalised, CJI B R Gavai on Thursday told an assembly of top judges of Italy how the top court recently banned "bulldozer justice" and prevented the executive from becoming the judge, jury and executioner.
Probe panel junks both theories offered by Varma in his defence - Times of India

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Dhananjay Mahapatra

NEW DELHI: The inquiry committee on the Justice Varma cash case has rejected both theories put forth by the HC judge in his defence - that the cash could have been planted in the storeroom of his residence and that the storeroom was set afire by an act of arson to implicate him.