New Delhi: A Delhi court would likely pronounce its order on the aspect of cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s chargesheet in the National Herald case involving Congress’s Sonia and Rahul Gandhi. Special judge Vishal Gogne on July 15 reserved the order after taking into account the submissions on the aspect of cognisance from both sides….
New Delhi: In a relief to the West Bengal government, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the June 17 Calcutta High Court decision that stalled the implementation of a revised list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs). “Prima facie, the high court order seems to be erroneous,” said a bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would constitute a bench to hear Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma’s plea seeking to invalidate a report by an in-house inquiry panel, which found him guilty of misconduct in the cash discovery row. Justice Varma has also sought quashing of the May 8 recommendation…
New Delhi: In a significant development in the IRCTC hotel scam case, Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court has deferred its decision on whether to frame charges against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi, ex-Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, and others. The court, presided over by Special Judge Vishal…
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has justified its ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, saying it adds to the purity of the election by “weeding out ineligible persons” from the electoral rolls. The affidavit filed by the poll panel in a plea challenging the June 24 order directing SIR…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the Enforcement Directorate’s conduct in politically sensitive cases as it upheld the Karnataka High Court’s decision to quash the case against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife in the MUDA case. Cautioning against the agency being used as a tool in political battles, a bench comprising Chief Justice B…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay trial court proceedings against former Bihar chief minister and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav in the CBI’s land-for-jobs case. A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh asked the Delhi High Court to expedite hearing on his plea for quashing of the…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court Judge Justice Yashwant Varma has filed a petition in the Supreme Court, challenging the findings of an in-house inquiry panel that found him guilty of misconduct. He has also contested the impeachment recommendation made by the then Chief Justice of India, Sanjiv Khanna, calling the entire sequence of events a…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred for July 21 hearing on the film ‘Udaipur Files – Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder’, and asked the filmmakers to await a decision of the panel appointed by the Centre to hear objections against the movie. The panel is scheduled to meet at 2:30 pm on Wednesday. The…
New Delhi: (Jul 15) The execution of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse on death row in Yemen, has been postponed by Yemeni authorities, government sources said on Tuesday. The execution was scheduled for Wednesday. Priya, hailing from Kollengode in Kerala’s Palakkad district, has been found guilty of murdering a Yemeni citizen in July…
