The Delhi High Court has declined to direct the registration of FIRs against political leaders over alleged hate speeches linked to the 2020 North East Delhi riots, saying the material was incomplete and its authenticity not established, and noting an element of political selectivity in the way individuals and speeches were targeted. New Delhi: The […]
The Delhi High Court has said there is no material to show that senior police officers or the supervisory authority compromised the investigation into the 2020 North East Delhi riots, as it dismissed a batch of petitions seeking an SIT, a transfer of the probe and FIRs against speakers. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court […]
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said the haste with which GMADA moved to demolish the farm stay of a PIL petitioner, soon after he filed the petition, cannot be brushed aside, as it handed the investigation of Enforcement Directorate material against senior officials to the CBI. Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India has ruled that a preliminary inquiry is not mandatory before filing a First Information Report (FIR) against a public servant under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The court clarified that an accused person cannot demand a preliminary inquiry before an FIR is registered in corruption-related cases.
The Supreme Court has directed the Telangana government to respond to Senior Advocate Vedula Venkataraman’s petition challenging accusations of taking Rs 7 crores to bribe judges. Venkataraman argues the FIR has no prima facie evidence and is based on vague allegations. He previously sought to quash the case, which was dismissed by the Telangana High Court.