A PIL in the Bombay High Court seeks a court-monitored probe into the Baramati Learjet crash that killed Ajit Pawar and five others. Activist Ketan Tirodkar urges a CID investigation into the alleged accidental deaths.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appeared before a Bhiwandi court in a 2014 defamation case over remarks on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Following Shivraj Patil’s death, he appointed Maharashtra Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal as new surety.
A Mumbai court refused to discharge Nawab Malik’s family-run company in a money laundering case tied to Dawood Ibrahim, citing “sufficient material on record” to frame charges. The court said rent collected through the firms constituted “proceeds of crime.”
Shehzeen Siddique, widow of ex-minister Baba Siddique, has approached the Bombay High Court demanding an SIT probe, alleging police failed to nab the real culprits behind his October 2024 murder. She suspects involvement of builders and a political leader in the killing.
Yasmeen Wankhede has opposed the police report clearing Nawab Malik in her defamation case, alleging the investigation was biased and “influenced.”
Uddhav Thackeray slammed the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, warning that “democracy is dying at the Supreme Court’s doorstep” and appealed to the CJI to safeguard people’s rights. Opposition leaders and activists unitedly vowed to challenge the controversial law in court and on the streets.
Uttar Bhartiya Vikas Sena chief Sunil Shukla has moved the Bombay High Court seeking police protection, SIT probe, and action against Raj Thackeray’s MNS for alleged hate speech and threats. The plea follows claims of violence and intimidation against north Indians.
Prominent lawyer Ujjwal Nikam, nominated to Rajya Sabha by President Droupadi Murmu, recalled receiving a personal call from PM Modi, who warmly asked, “Should I speak in Hindi or Marathi?” during their conversation.
The Bombay High Court has issued notices to the Election Commission regarding a petition from Congress leader Prafulla Gudadhe, who seeks access to CCTV footage from the 2024 Nagpur South-West election, won by CM Devendra Fadnavis. Gudadhe aims to verify the electoral process’s integrity amid concerns of fairness.
R S Gavai, father of CJI-designate B R Gavai, was an Ambedkarite leader, ex-MP, and Governor of Kerala and Bihar. Justice Gavai has acknowledged his father’s decades-long association with the Congress party in public statements.
