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.
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.
Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi framed Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi in Central Bureau of Investigation Land-for-Job case, toward a trial. Special Judge Vishal Gogne cited conspiracy, cheating, and corruption offences, directing personal appearances and rejecting video conferencing without court permission.
A Delhi court has listed the land-for-job case linked to alleged Railway appointments in exchange for land for trial and ordered day-to-day recording of prosecution evidence from March 9. The case involves former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his family members and other accused, with charges already framed under corruption and conspiracy laws.
A Delhi court has acquitted former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in two cases filed by the Enforcement Directorate over alleged non-compliance with summons in the excise policy matter. The court ruled that Kejriwal cannot be prosecuted merely for skipping ED summons, with the detailed order awaited.
