New Delhi: A sessions court here has ordered framing of charges, including those related to rioting, arson and theft, against five accused in a case of the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, saying a “prima facie” case was made out against them. The court was hearing a case against Ankit, Sourabh Sharma, Rohit, Rahul Kumar and Sachin,…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the Central Information Commission and the State Information Commissions to ensure proper implementation of provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005 including on proactive disclosure of information by public authorities. A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said public accountability is a crucial feature that…
Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka has quashed the criminal proceedings in a case registered against BJP president J P Nadda in connection with a speech delivered ahead of the assembly elections in May in Vijayapura district, and called it a “reckless registration of crime.” A complaint, alleging that Nadda threatened voters at a public meeting…
New Delhi: A Delhi court has allowed Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez to leave the country without its prior permission, modifying the bail condition in a Rs 200-crore money laundering case lodged against her and alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekar. The court directed her to intimate to it as well as the Enforcement Directorate at least three days…
Chennai: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday filed a charge sheet against Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji as part of an ongoing money laundering investigation against him and his aides, official sources said. Principal Sessions Judge S Alli, before whom the 47-year-old DMK politician was produced, remanded him in judicial custody till August 25. The…
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday stayed the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections slated for August 12 until further orders. The order came on a petition filed by the Haryana Wrestling Association challenging the move to allow the Haryana Amateur Wrestling Association to cast votes in the polls. Advocate Ravinder Malik,…
New Delhi: Observing that there has to be harmony and comity between communities, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to constitute a committee to look into the cases of hate speech. The top court was hearing a plea over alleged “blatant hate speeches” calling for killing members of a particular community and their social…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has stayed a Madras High Court order that declared as “null and void” the 2019 election of expelled AIADMK member P Ravindhranath from Tamil Nadu’s Theni parliamentary constituency. A bench of justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta admitted the appeal filed by Ravindhranath against the high court order for hearing and…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday deferred hearing for September 4 on the interim bail pleas of AAP leader Manish Sisodia in two Delhi excise policy cases being probed by the CBI and ED. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti perused the medical records of Sisodia’s wife, and said she is “fairly…
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by the Gyanvapi committee challenging a district court order directing the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct a survey to determine if the mosque was built upon a temple. The Varanasi district court order was issued on July 21 and was challenged by the…
