Cases Against Lawmakers

As many as 151 sitting MPs and MLAs have declared cases related to crimes against women in their election affidavits, with West Bengal having the highest number of lawmakers facing such cases, according to a recent report by a poll rights body.

Former South Korean First Lady Kim Jung-sook, wife of ex-President Moon Jae-in, has taken legal action against ruling party lawmaker Rep Bae Hyun-jin, accusing him of spreading false information and defamation regarding her solo trip to India in 2018

Bhavani Revanna, the mother of Karnataka lawmaker Prajwal Revanna - who was accused of of sex crimes, has applied for anticipatory bail under the Code of Criminal Procedure in a kidnapping case in which her husband was earlier arrested.

Special courts for trial of criminal cases related to Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assembly decided more than 2,000 cases in 2023, the Supreme Court has been informed.

A court in Pakistan on Friday dismissed a petition seeking disclosure of Toshakhana gifts (received from heads of the states) against all former premiers, including Nawaz Sharif and former lawmakers, and not just Imran Khan.

The Delhi High Court on Thursday ordered expeditious disposal of around 200 pending criminal cases against former and serving lawmakers, especially those where there is a stay on trial for over six months.

The BJP and the opposition traded complaints to a parliamentary panel Thursday over MP Ramesh Bidhuri's Islamophobic rant at BSP lawmaker Danish Ali. The BJP has claimed "indecent remarks" about Prime Minister Narendra Modi led to the vile attack.

BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri - who last week hurled Islamophobic abuses at BSP lawmaker Kunwar Danish Ali - has been tasked with leading the party's poll campaign in Rajasthan's Tonk, an appointment denounced by the opposition.

BSP lawmaker Danish Ali - who broke down after facing Islamophic abuse from BJP lawmaker Ramesh Bidhuri in Parliament last week - on Tuesday accused the ruling party of "trying its best to create a false narrative".

Following the incident, the police registered a case against 40-year-old Vivekanand Vaishya.

Donald Trump accused House lawmakers on Monday of recommending "fake charges" against him as part of an attempt to prevent him from running for the White House again.

Andhra Pradesh police has registered a murder case against ruling YSR Congress MLC Ananta Satya Uday Bhaskar, for allegedly being involved in his former driver's death, but the victim's wife demanded that a probe by the CBI be ordered.

A case against former minister and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MLC P Mahender Reddy has been registered for allegedly abusing a circle inspector in Tandur town of Vikarabad district, police said on Thursday.

The Supreme Court today agreed to hear after April 15 a plea which has sought expeditious trial of criminal cases against lawmakers and speedy investigation by the CBI and other agencies.

German lawmakers are due to debate introducing a bill making vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory. The idea is facing resistance from politicians as well as ordinary Germans.

As many as 151 sitting MPs and MLAs have declared cases related to crimes against women in their election affidavits, with West Bengal having the highest number of lawmakers facing such cases, according to a recent report by a poll rights body.

Former South Korean First Lady Kim Jung-sook, wife of ex-President Moon Jae-in, has taken legal action against ruling party lawmaker Rep Bae Hyun-jin, accusing him of spreading false information and defamation regarding her solo trip to India in 2018

Bhavani Revanna, the mother of Karnataka lawmaker Prajwal Revanna - who was accused of of sex crimes, has applied for anticipatory bail under the Code of Criminal Procedure in a kidnapping case in which her husband was earlier arrested.

Special courts for trial of criminal cases related to Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assembly decided more than 2,000 cases in 2023, the Supreme Court has been informed.

A court in Pakistan on Friday dismissed a petition seeking disclosure of Toshakhana gifts (received from heads of the states) against all former premiers, including Nawaz Sharif and former lawmakers, and not just Imran Khan.

The Delhi High Court on Thursday ordered expeditious disposal of around 200 pending criminal cases against former and serving lawmakers, especially those where there is a stay on trial for over six months.

The BJP and the opposition traded complaints to a parliamentary panel Thursday over MP Ramesh Bidhuri's Islamophobic rant at BSP lawmaker Danish Ali. The BJP has claimed "indecent remarks" about Prime Minister Narendra Modi led to the vile attack.

BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri - who last week hurled Islamophobic abuses at BSP lawmaker Kunwar Danish Ali - has been tasked with leading the party's poll campaign in Rajasthan's Tonk, an appointment denounced by the opposition.

BSP lawmaker Danish Ali - who broke down after facing Islamophic abuse from BJP lawmaker Ramesh Bidhuri in Parliament last week - on Tuesday accused the ruling party of "trying its best to create a false narrative".

Following the incident, the police registered a case against 40-year-old Vivekanand Vaishya.

Donald Trump accused House lawmakers on Monday of recommending "fake charges" against him as part of an attempt to prevent him from running for the White House again.

Andhra Pradesh police has registered a murder case against ruling YSR Congress MLC Ananta Satya Uday Bhaskar, for allegedly being involved in his former driver's death, but the victim's wife demanded that a probe by the CBI be ordered.

A case against former minister and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MLC P Mahender Reddy has been registered for allegedly abusing a circle inspector in Tandur town of Vikarabad district, police said on Thursday.

The Supreme Court today agreed to hear after April 15 a plea which has sought expeditious trial of criminal cases against lawmakers and speedy investigation by the CBI and other agencies.

German lawmakers are due to debate introducing a bill making vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory. The idea is facing resistance from politicians as well as ordinary Germans.