The Supreme Court today stayed a Madras High Court judgment that reinstated corruption cases against Tamil Nadu Ministers KKSSR Ramachandran and Thangam Thenarasu. The Court issued a notice to the State and other respondents, instructing them to submit their replies within four weeks. The High Court’s single-judge initiated criminal revision proceedings following allegations of disproportionate assets.
AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan appeared in court on Monday in a money laundering case. The Enforcement Directorate sought a 10-day custody, citing the need to confront him with other accused individuals and evidence. Khan’s defense contested the arrest’s legality, and ongoing arguments are underway. The case is based on alleged irregularities in the Wakf Board and claims of disproportionate assets.
Manorama Khedkar, mother of IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, was charged with attempted murder for brandishing a gun in a viral video related to a land dispute in Pune. Puja’s father, Dilip Khedkar, is also under investigation for alleged disproportionate assets. Puja’s government training program has been suspended, and she has been ordered to return to the academy by July 23.
On March 6th: The Orissa High Court ruled in favor of a housewife in a disproportionate assets case, stating that assets in her name did not make her the principal accused. The court emphasized the dependence of an unemployed wife on her husband’s earnings and shifted the burden of proving the source of income for assets in her name to the husband.
On Tuesday, The Karnataka High Court has temporarily stopped the transfer of Jayalalithaa’s jewelry to the Tamil Nadu government, following a special court’s ruling. The decision, made in response to a petition by Jayalalithaa’s niece, J Deepa, postpones the transfer until further hearings on May 26, due to its importance in a disproportionate assets case.
The Delhi High Court has postponed its ruling on the challenge presented by Shibu Soren against the Lokpal proceedings. This comes after a single-judge bench declined to intervene in response to a complaint filed by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey regarding alleged Disproportionate Assets (DA). The court’s decision regarding Soren’s appeal remains pending. New Delhi: On […]