Social media influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj has moved a Delhi court seeking bail in the Jantar Mantar assault case arising from the Cockroach Janta Party protests, with the plea listed for hearing on Monday, September 14. New Delhi: Social media influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj has approached a Delhi court seeking bail in the case concerning the alleged […]
A BJP leader has moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking criminal contempt proceedings against Cockroach Janta Party co-convener Saurav Das over an X post that, the petition alleges, imputed political motives to a recent judgment and scandalised the Court. Chandigarh: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader has approached the Punjab and Haryana High […]
A Delhi court framed money-laundering charges against RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi and Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav in the IRCTC hotels scam case, holding there was a strong suspicion of abuse of office, while discharging seven others. New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday framed charges under […]
Hearing a plea arising from the Satya Niketan PG building collapse that killed seven, the Supreme Court declined to take over the Delhi High Court proceedings but directed continued monitoring, focusing on whether purely residential areas are being misused for PG accommodations, coaching centres and other commercial purposes. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, […]
Hearing the student-protest matter, the Supreme Court stopped a vulnerable witness from speaking in open court because the proceedings were being live-streamed, and directed that such witnesses receive protection no less than that given to protected witnesses in judicial proceedings, including a dedicated helpline. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday took special care to […]
The Supreme Court made clear that the High-Powered Committee probing alleged police excesses against student protesters will report directly to it without any government intermediary, declined to alter the Committee’s composition, and set out the procedure it will follow. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday made clear that the High-Powered Committee (HPEC) it constituted […]
The Supreme Court indicated it was not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to Sumit Roy, personal assistant to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, in a West Bengal land-grabbing case, with the Bench probing cash deposits into the party account even as his counsel argued no material connected Roy personally to the alleged offence. New Delhi: The […]
The Allahabad High Court stayed an FIR against a journalist who reported on the poor condition of a government school, holding it a retaliatory act that amounted to “killing the messenger” and reaffirming that journalists must be free to speak truth to power without fear of reprisal. Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court has stayed a […]
The Supreme Court sharply questioned a Greater Noida Executive Magistrate’s notice requiring a student to furnish a ₹5 lakh peace bond over the CJP protests, days after it quashed the FIRs and barred coercive action. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sharply questioned a notice issued by an Executive Magistrate in Greater Noida to […]
The Cockroach Janata Party withdrew its September 5 Delhi march in open court after the Supreme Court quashed the student-protest FIRs under Article 142, calling the outcome “historic.” New Delhi: The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Tuesday withdrew its call for the September 5 protest march in Delhi, its co-convener announcing the decision in open […]