The Supreme Court on Tuesday admitted a plea by the Maharashtra government challenging the acquittal of Hindi film star Salman Khan in a 2002 hit-and-run case.
Bollywood star Salman Khan has told the Supreme Court that he was not driving his Toyota Land Cruiser when it killed a man in Mumbai in 2002 but police were trying to implicate him in the case. Claiming that his driver Ashok Singh was at the wheels, Salman said in an affidavit filed on 17 March that...
The Supreme Court today issued notice to filmstar Salman Khan on the Maharashtra government’s petition challenging a Bombay high court verdict acquitting him in a 2002 accident case.
Adding to his list of failed litigations, Supreme Court of India has dismissed a public interest litigation filed by advocate Manohar Lal Sharma, in which Sharma had urged the Court to take judicial note of a statement made by actor Salman Khan’s father Salim Khan that the Khan family had spent Rs 25 crore on the litigation involving 2002-hit and run case.
A case was filed on Saturday against Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan in a court in Meerut for hurting the sentiments of the Hindu community. The case was filed before the special judicial magistrate’s court by the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, accusing the two actors of showing disres...
Nearly a month after Bollywood megastar Salman Khan was acquitted in the 2002 accident case, Mumbai Police have done some soul-searching on alleged lapses that led to the legal defeat, officials said on Tuesday. For starters, police top brass issued a circular to all police stations on the procedura...
The Maharashtra government on Wednesday informed the Bombay high court that it will appeal in the Supreme Court against the acquittal of Bollywood star Salman Khan in the 2002 accident case. A special leave petition (SLP) challenging the actor’s acquittal will be filed soon before the apex court, sa...
Drink driving: The legal risk*Hot on the heels of Salman Khan’s liberation, criminal lawyer Vagisha Kochar explains how drink driving laws work in reality.
The Bombay high court’s acquittal of Salman Khan raises disturbing questions about the court’s approach to prioritizing cases, according to Daksh, a Bengaluru-based NGO, which researches political and administrative processes in order to create and evolve methods of accountability and transparency in governance.
The Bombay high court today said Bollywood megastar Salman Khan “cannot be convicted” on the basis of the evidence produced by the prosecution in a hit-and-run case, acquitting him.
The Bombay high court today said it was difficult to believe the testimony of late Ravindra Patil, the police bodyguard assigned to Bollywood actor Salman Khan who was in the vehicle during the 28 September, 2002, hit-and-run accident case involving the Bollywood star. Terming him as “an unreliable ...
The Bombay high court on Tuesday cited several lacunae pertaining to the procedures for checking the presence of alcohol in the blood samples of Bollywood megastar Salman Khan and lack of concrete material on the issue that he had consumed liquor in a bar before the hit-and-run accident on 28 Septem...
A revised paper-book pertaining to the 2002 accident case involving Bollywood megastar Salman Khan is ready and was submitted to the Bombay high court here on Friday. The new paper-book - a compilation of the documentary evidences, lower court orders and verdict, and other papers - was prepared by t...
The Bombay high court on Monday directed its registry to prepare a fresh paper-book — a compilation of documentary evidence in the 2002 accident case and conviction of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan — by Friday as it was not made properly as per rules. At a hearing before Justice AR Joshi, Salman’s...
The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking cancellation of bail of film star Salman Khan who was convicted and sentenced in a hit and run case. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice HL Dattu declined the plea by one of the alleged victims associated with the case and belonging to Mu...
The Bombay high court on Wednesday directed the court registry to prepare afresh the paper-book pertaining to the Salman Khan accident case. Justice VR Joshi also asked the registry to ask for a fresh paper-book from the sessions court, and if required, the assistance of the trial court judge should...
Bollywood megastar Salman Khan’s lawyer Salman Khan lawyer on Tuesday told the Bombay high court that certain documents were not included in the paper-book and hence he could not argue his appeal. In an application filed before Justice AR Joshi, counsel Desai claimed that some documents relating to ...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday admitted a plea by the Maharashtra government challenging the acquittal of Hindi film star Salman Khan in a 2002 hit-and-run case.
The Supreme Court today issued notice to filmstar Salman Khan on the Maharashtra government’s petition challenging a Bombay high court verdict acquitting him in a 2002 accident case.
Adding to his list of failed litigations, Supreme Court of India has dismissed a public interest litigation filed by advocate Manohar Lal Sharma, in which Sharma had urged the Court to take judicial note of a statement made by actor Salman Khan’s father Salim Khan that the Khan family had spent Rs 25 crore on the litigation involving 2002-hit and run case.
The 305-page judgment that overturned the drunk driving conviction of Salman Khan has been uploaded on the Bombay high court website.