New Delhi: A court here on Tuesday granted three days to Delhi Police for custodial interrogation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar, who has been accused of assaulting AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal. The court said Delhi Police cannot be “deprived of its right” to recover the mobile phone which he was…
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday knocked the doors of the Supreme Court seeking a direction for an extension of his interim bail by another seven days, citing that he has to undergo PET-CT scan and other tests. He was granted interim bail by the top court in the Delhi liquor scam…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea filed by the BJP challenging a Calcutta High Court order that had refused to interfere with a single-judge verdict restraining the party from issuing advertisements that are allegedly violative of the model code during the Lok Sabha polls. A vacation bench of Justices…
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday moved the Supreme Court, challenging a Calcutta High Court order that refused to interfere with a single-judge verdict directing the party not to publish any advertisement violating the Model Code of Conduct during the Lok Sabha election process. The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a vacation bench…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren for “suppressing facts” regarding filing of regular bail plea in trial court in a money laundering case, prompting the JMM leader to withdraw his petition challenging arrest by the Enforcement Directorate. A two-judge vacation bench of the top court, led…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside a verdict of the Madras High Court which had granted bail to eight alleged PFI members and office bearers, saying national security is always of “paramount importance” and any act aiding terrorist activity is liable to be restricted. The apex court said it was satisfied with…
Thiruvanthapuram: LDF convener E P Jayarajan on Tuesday said that he intends to appeal against the Kerala High Court order discharging KPCC chief K Sudhakaran in a case in which he was accused of conspiring to kill some senior CPI(M) leaders, including the veteran Marxist, back in 1995. The Congress, on the other hand, welcomed…
Kolkata: Justice Chitta Ranjan Dash, who retired as a judge of the Calcutta High Court on Monday, said he was a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Speaking at his farewell at the high court in the presence of the judges and members of the bar, Justice Dash said he was “ready to go…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition which challenged the enactment of three new laws that seek to overhaul India’s penal codes. A vacation bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal allowed petitioner advocate Vishal Tiwari to withdraw the plea. The Lok Sabha, on December 21 last year, passed…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) resplonse by May 20 on former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren’s plea seeking interim bail in a money-laundering case for campaigning in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta also asked the federal agency to file a…
