The Supreme Court has instructed district courts to hold special janata courts for six days to facilitate litigants in their respective districts to get their cases pending in the Supreme Court disposed of through mediation. This measure has been taken to ensure pending cases are disposed of speedily and facilitate poor petitioners to get quality justice.
The Allahabad High Court adjourned the hearing of a criminal appeal filed by Ghazipur MP Afzal Ansari challenging his conviction and sentence in a Gangsters' Act case. The case follows the killing of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai in 2005. The court is also hearing appeals seeking enhancement of Afzal's sentence.
An orthopaedic surgeon at KR Hospital has been sentenced to jail for accepting a bribe to perform surgery. The case was prosecuted by the Lokayukta SP and resulted in a four-year jail term and a fine of Rs 50,000.
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