Solicitor General Tushar Mehta urged the Delhi High Court to initiate contempt action against Arvind Kejriwal over recusal pleas. He termed allegations unfounded, stressing institutional respect and warning that yielding would set a harmful precedent for judicial independence.
The defamation case against Rahul Gandhi over Hathras remarks was adjourned to May 2 due to transfer of the presiding judge. The MP MLA court could not proceed earlier as well, delaying hearings linked to his statements.
The Assam government approached the Supreme Court challenging Telangana High Court’s transit anticipatory bail granted to Pawan Khera. The case stems from Assam Police FIR alleging defamation, forgery and conspiracy over his statements regarding the Chief Minister’s family.
A Varanasi court took cognisance of a complaint seeking criminal action against Prof Madhu Kishwar over alleged defamatory social media posts targeting political leaders. The plea urges directions to police for registration of an FIR in the matter.
The Telangana High Court granted one week transit anticipatory bail to Congress leader Pawan Khera in a forgery and conspiracy case. The court allowed him time to seek regular anticipatory bail before the competent jurisdiction court.
Congress leader Pawan Khera approached the Telangana High Court seeking transit anticipatory bail after Assam Police questioned him in Delhi. He sought interim protection from arrest to enable him to pursue legal remedies before courts in Assam.
The CBI opposed recusal pleas by Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and others in the Delhi excise policy case before the Delhi High Court. It rejected allegations linking Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma to ideological affiliations, calling the claims unfounded.
The Delhi High Court disposed of Karti Chidambaram petition as infructuous in a money-laundering case linked to the Chinese visa scam, after charges were framed in the connected Central Bureau of Investigation case.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court rejected jailed MP Amritpal Singh plea for temporary release to attend Parliament’s budget session, holding no legal infirmity in denial and emphasising that national interests outweigh individual interests in such circumstances.
