Robert Vadra was granted bail by Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court in the Shikohpur land deal case, delivering setback to the Enforcement Directorate. The court passed order after he appeared in response to summons issued following cognisance of chargesheet.
Arvind Kejriwal appeared before the Delhi High Court to argue his plea seeking recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in the excise policy case. The court is also hearing the Central Bureau of Investigation plea challenging his discharge in the Delhi excise policy matter.
A Rouse Avenue Court fined a complainant Rs 20,000 for filing a poorly drafted plea, citing excessive AI reliance. Magistrate Neha Mittal dismissed the FIR request under BNSS, noting lack of meaningful human drafting oversight.
The Delhi High Court stayed trial court proceedings against Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav, Kanimozhi, A Raja and others in the UGC draft guidelines protest case. The Court also issued notice to Delhi Police on a plea seeking quashing of the FIR, with the next hearing on August 12.
Former Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia furnished Rs 50,000 surety bonds after discharge in the Delhi Excise Policy Case, with Rouse Avenue Court and Special Judge Jitendra Singh accepting the bonds to secure their presence if an appeal arises.
A Rouse Avenue Court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to further probe alleged negligence and corruption by Municipal Corporation of Delhi officials after a protest petition by Suresh Delvin over his son Nevin’s death in the flooded basement of Rau’s IAS Study Circle.
A Delhi court dismissed a plea seeking registration of an FIR against Delhi Law Minister Kapil Mishra over the 2020 Delhi riots. The Rouse Avenue Court held that grounds were insufficient to order an FIR under Section 156(3) CrPC.
RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the trial court’s decision to frame criminal charges in the alleged Railways land-for-jobs scam. The High Court has issued notice to the CBI and will hear the matter next on March 17.
The CBI has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the trial court’s order discharging Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and 21 others in the Delhi excise policy case. The appeal comes after the special court ruled that no prima facie case of conspiracy or criminal intent was made out.
The Enforcement Directorate has submitted prosecution sanction against former Finance Minister P Chidambaram before the Rouse Avenue Special Court in the INX Media money laundering case. The move follows the Supreme Court’s ruling making sanction mandatory for prosecuting public servants under PMLA.
