Today, On 19th September, The Allahabad High Court granted bail to Mukhtar Ansari’s son, Umar Ansari, in a case alleging he submitted fake documents and forged his mother’s signature to reclaim land confiscated under the Gangster Act. He was earlier arrested in Lucknow.
The Bombay High Court questioned the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) on how the petitioner’s private land, which has 5 to 6 structures, could be declared a slum merely because it is near an adjoining slum area.
Allahabad High Court directs that Umar Ansari’s bail plea must be heard by a regular bail court instead of an MP-MLA court, clarifying the proper jurisdiction for handling such applications in sensitive criminal matters.
Document forgery led to the arrest of Umar Ansari, son of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, for allegedly using fake papers in court to reclaim his late father’s seized assets, sparking fresh legal trouble for the family.
The Supreme Court will hear on July 28 a petition questioning if the government can fix a 15-year limit for BS VI petrol and 10 years for diesel vehicles in NCR, overriding previous pollution control directives.
The Delhi High Court reviewed a petition from former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, who is charged with money laundering linked to a land-for-jobs scam during his tenure from 2004 to 2009. Allegations involve landowners selling property for jobs at low prices. Yadav and associates are summoned to court as investigations continue.
