New Delhi: Delhi High Court judge Swarana Kanta Sharma on Monday refused to recuse herself from hearing the liquor-policy case as she rejected the pleas of AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and others for her withdrawal. In the pronouncement that lasted for more than an hour, Justice Sharma said a litigant cannot be allowed to judge…
Prayagraj: In a significant development, a bench of the Allahabad High Court on Monday recused itself from hearing a petition seeking registration of an FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The matter will now be placed before another bench, following appropriate orders from the Chief Justice. The recusal comes just two days after the same…
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday said it was shocking that well-educated people were getting duped in cases of digital arrests. The CJI, who was heading a bench which also comprised Justice Joymalya Bagchi, flagged the recent case of an old woman who was duped of her entire retirement benefits in…
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday ordered an FIR be filed against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in connection with an alleged dual citizenship controversy. The bench permitted the state government to hand over the probe to any central probe agency after registration of the FIR. A bench of Justice Subhash…
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal urged Delhi High Court judge Swarana Kanta Sharma on Thursday to take on record his additional affidavit claiming that the judge has a “direct conflict of interest” in continuing to hear the CBI’s petition against his discharge in the liquor-policy case. Justice Sharma directed the registry…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to issue a direction allowing people, whose pleas against the deletion of their names from electoral rolls during the SIR are pending in appellate tribunals, to vote in the upcoming Assembly polls in West Bengal. The bench, comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, which…
New Delhi: Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court has submitted his resignation to the President on Friday. He was earlier transferred from the Delhi High Court back to Allahabad following a controversy over an alleged cash discovery at his residence. His resignation letter to the President of India reportedly does not mention any…
New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday backed the restriction on the entry of women of menstruating age into Kerala’s Sabarimala temple, saying that the top court’s 2018 judgement proceeds on the assumption that men are superior and women are on a lower pedestal. A nine-judge Constitution bench is hearing petitions related to discrimination against women…
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh High Court has sentenced Amit Jogi, son of former chief minister Ajit Jogi, to life imprisonment for the 2003 murder of NCP leader Ramavatar Jaggi, observing that he was the “mastermind” and “driving force” behind the conspiracy. A division bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Arvind Kumar Verma, in its…
New Delhi: Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will appear and argue in person before the Delhi High Court on Monday in a case linked to the alleged excise policy scam, the Aam Aadmi Party said. Kejriwal, along with several other accused, has moved an application seeking the recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma from…
