NBA leader Medha Patkar withdrew her plea in the Supreme Court against Delhi LG V K Saxena in a 25-year-old defamation case. The court said the matter needed closure and refused relief on her request to examine more witnesses.
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Today, On 6th December, the Delhi High Court refused to expedite the hearing for Arvind Kejriwal’s plea in a money laundering case linked to the excise policy. Kejriwal sought an earlier date than December 20, but the court denied his request, maintaining the original schedule and addressing related procedural matters regarding the Enforcement Directorate’s response.
The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) regarding the bail plea of Vijay Nair, the former communication in-charge of the Aam Aadmi Party, who is implicated in a money laundering case linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. Nair has been in custody for almost two years and the trial has not commenced despite 353 witnesses. Nair is challenging the trial court’s denial of his default bail plea. The money laundering case originates from a CBI FIR and alleges Nair’s involvement in arranging kickbacks for the Delhi government in exchange for favors related to the liquor retail business in Delhi. The ED accuses Nair of acting as a middleman for the ‘South Group’ and facilitating meetings with government officials. Raids were conducted at nearly three dozen locations in Delhi and Punjab, and other prominent figures are also implicated in the case.
Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor, V K Saxena, has sanctioned the prosecution of acclaimed author Arundhati Roy and former professor at the Central University of Kashmir, Dr. Sheikh Showkat Hussain, over alleged provocative speeches delivered in 2010. The FIR (First Information Report) against Roy and Hussain was initiated on November 29, 2010, following the directives of the […]