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Sharif, daughter land in Lahore
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz landed here on Friday night where they are expected to be arrested on charges of corruption, the media reported.
Who can claim a car bought from proceeds of crime? HC to decide
Who can claim a car purchased from stolen money but registered in the name of someone who was not involved in the theft? This is a question the Gujarat High Court will be deciding. City resident Sharadchandra Shah moved the high court after a lower court rejected his plea. Admitting the petition on July 10, Justice R P Dholaria issued notice to the government and posted the matter for final hearing on July 30. According to Shah, jewellery and cash worth Rs 19.5 lakh were stolen from his house in Satellite area in February. The Crime Branch subsequently arrested Suresh Makwana, who admitted to have burgled Shah's house, the petition said. He also told police that he bought a car worth Rs 10.5 lakh by selling the stolen booty, and gifted it to his son Sanjay Makwana when the latter got married. Police seized the car, which is registered in Sanjay's name. Shah approached a magistrate's court to get the car's possession, saying it had been purchased from the proceeds of the burglary at ...
SC terms allegations of rape in Kottiyoor sex scandal as 'very serious'
The Supreme Court today termed as "very serious" the charges in the Kottiyoor sex scandal in Kerala involving the alleged rape of a minor by a Catholic priest. The observation of a bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan came on a plea by two doctors and a hospital administrator seeking stay of a criminal trial against them. The bench posted the matter for further hearing on July 26 and said the orders on stay of trial plea will be passed on that day. The two doctors and a hospital administrator have been charged under the provisions of the POCSO Act for allegedly covering up the crime, not reporting it to the police after they had come in contact with the minor rape victim and destroying of evidence. The victim had given birth to a child at their hospital and was under their care. The three accused Hyder Ali, a paediatrician, Sister Tessy Jose, a gynaecologist and Sister Ancy Mathew of Christraj Hospital had appealed against the decision of the Kerala High Court which had said
HC condition of Rs 10 lakh deposit for exhuming baby's body uncalled for: SC
The Supreme Court on Friday asked an NGO to move the Calcutta High Court for waiver of condition to deposit Rs 10 lakh for exhuming body of a six-month-old baby for conducting autopsy as he was allegedly buried by the hospital authorities.
Centre forcing officers to 'stall' payment to Delhi govt lawyers: Sisodia
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today alleged that the BJP was pressuring the IAS officers to "stall" the payment of bills to lawyers who have appeared for the Delhi government in the Supreme Court. Sisodia also alleged that the bureaucrats have refused to pay the fees of the Delhi government's lawyers. "Now, BJP gets officers to stall payment of bills to lawyers who appeared for Del govt in SC. IAS officers refuse to pay bills of lawyers (sic)," he tweeted. Following Sisodia's tweet, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also said the development was "absolutely shocking" as the Centre has "lost case" pertaining to the power tussle between the Delhi government and the Lieutenant Governor in the apex court. "Absolutely shocking. Becoz central govt lost case in SC, is it right for them to stall payments to Del govt's lawyers, who appeared in that case, by pressurizing Del govt officers? Does it not amount to obstructing administration of justice? (sic)," he tweeted. A government official
Unnao case: CBI chargesheet names BJP MLA, 9 others in Arms Act case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed a chargesheet in a Lucknow court against BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, his brother and eight others, including three policemen, in its probe into the Arms Act case in which the politician had framed the Unnao gang-rape victim's father.
Domestic help held for robbery in BJP leader's flat
Police on Friday said they had arrested a male domestic help on charges of robbing Rs 50,000 in cash and jewellery valued Rs 4 lakh from BJP leader Rameshwar Prasad Chaurasia's flat here.
Trials open in Tunisia over deaths of Arab Spring protesters
Two trials opened in Tunisia today over the killings of protesters during the 2011 revolution, part of a process aimed at redressing rights abuses under the toppled regime. Judges will rule on the guilt of deposed president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, his former interior minister Rafik Belhaj Kacem and high ranking security officials. The trials are the first cases under the mandate of Tunisia's Truth and Dignity Commission to centre on protesters killed during the revolution that sparked the Arab Spring uprisings. The body was set up in 2014 to bring justice for those wronged by Ben Ali's regime. They are being held in the central Tunisian cities of Kasserine and Sidi Bouzid -- the cradle of the demonstration movement sparked by the December 2010 self-immolation of a fruit seller in protest at police harassment. None of the accused were present in court in Sidi Bouzid, much to the disappointment of victims' relatives, an AFP journalist said. Ben Ali fled into exile in Saudi Arabia after
Steps taken to fill up vacancies in higher judiciary: SC
The Supreme Court today said that steps were being taken to make judicial appointments and fill up the vacancies in the higher judiciary. A bench of Chief justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud observed that the apex court collegium has been taking steps in this regard. On July 2 also, the apex court, while hearing a petition filed by the Madras Bar Association, had made similar observations saying that "some progress" has been made in relation to judicial appointments. The bench was today hearing the PIL filed by Youth Bar Association of India seeking directions to the apex court and the Calcutta High Court collegium to fill up vacancies in that high court. The bar body had also sought filling up of vacancies in other high courts and in the apex court. The plea said that due to non-appointment of judges, the fundamental rights of speedy justice, equality and life and personal liberty of the citizens, were being violated.
Plea in SC against UP govt's move to withdraw Muzaffarnagar riots cases
A plea was today moved in the Supreme Court against the alleged attempt of the Uttar Pradesh government to withdraw around 131 cases related to the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots including those involving serious offences like attempt to murder. The plea filed by Shamli resident Imran alleged that the cases sought to be withdrawn include those in which UP minister Suresh Rana, former Union minister Sanjiv Balyan, MP Bhartendu Singh, MLA Umesh Malik and ruling party leader Sadhvi Prachi are accused. The plea also sought directions to transfer the pending Muzaffarnagar riots cases to Delhi or to any other appropriate place outside Uttar Pradesh. "Issue directions to appoint independent public prosecutors for the 131 cases related to Muzaffarnagar riots," the plea said. "Issue directions to injunct Respondent No. 2 (Uttar Pradesh) from ordering withdrawal of cases without prior permission of this court," the plea added. Imran also alleged that since elected MPs and MLAs are accused in these ...
Senior journalist Kalpesh Yagnik dies
Senior journalist Kalpesh Yagnik died today after suffering a cardiac arrest here, family sources said. He was 55. Yagnik, group editor of popular Hindi daily 'Dainik Bhaskar', left behind his mother, wife and two daughters. His mortal remains were consigned to flames at the Tilak Nagar crematorium here. According to the sources, Yagnik suffered a heart attack last night at his office. He was rushed to a hospital where he died during treatment in the early hours of today. Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan condoled the death of the senior journalist.
SC stays bail granted to accused in journalist's murder
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the bail granted to an accused facing trial in the murder of TV journalist Soumya Viswanathan.
Judiciary has not done much in reforming itself: Debroy
Chairman of Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister (EAC-PM) Bibek Debroy today said that judiciary has not done much in terms of reforming itself and raised questions about vacations enjoyed by the Supreme Court judges. Debroy also said that much of delay in appointments, "actually vests with judges". "Vacancy in judiciary is about 25 per cent and in the government system 25 per cent vacancy is not high," he said at an interactive session here. While responding to a query that despite so much of reforms nothing has happened in terms of reforms in judiciary , Debroy wondered whether the country needs more judges as huge amount of tax payers' money is involved. "You are absolutely right that the judiciary has not done much in terms of reforming itself, which is the reason I think we will never get support as citizens for more money for judges... why I am saying this is because you also suggested more posts for judges," he said. "Every post of judge requires current expenditure of ..
Docs sent to jail for filing wrong postmortem report
A district court today sent three doctors to jail for three years for filing a wrong postmortem report which suggested that a girl had died of hanging when she was strangled. The 14-year-old girl was found hanging from a tree on the campus of the Nighasan police station on June 10, 2011. Dr S P Singh, Dr A K Agrawal and Dr A K Sharma were then posted at the district hospital in Kheri where the first postmortem was conducted. In their report, the doctors described ante-mortem hanging to be cause of death. However, the case was handed over to the CB-CID and a fresh postmortem was carried out by a team of four doctors from Lucknow. The second postmortem established ante-mortem strangulation, which suggested murder instead of suicide as the likely cause of death. Later, an FIR was lodged against the doctors by a CB-CID inspector. A charge sheet was filed against them in the court of chief judicial magistrate in August 2014. Prosecuting officer Saryu Prasad Yadav told reporters that the ..
2 held in rape-murder case in Assam trains, safety measures taken
The police today said they have arrested two people in connection with the alleged rape-and-murder of as many women on board separate trains in Assam this week, even as railway authorities and state police came up with measures to make train journeys safer. Main accused Bikash Das was nabbed from Tinsukia Railway Station yesterday evening, while his accomplice Bipin Pandey was arrested from the Dibrugarh-Bangalore Express at Banipur station in the early hours today, police said. Officials of the state police, the Northeast Frontier Railway and the Railway Protection Force (RPF) held a meeting today and jointly decided to step up security measures in trains and stations, state Director General of Police Kuladhar Saikia said. "A meeting was held in the police headquarters (to find out ways) to prevent such incidents. We decided to intensify security measures in trains and stations across the state for making travel safer for passengers," Saikia said. It is also decided that entry of ...
Soumya murder case: SC stays Delhi HC orders to release accused
The Supreme Court today stayed three orders of the Delhi High Court granting parole and bail to an accused facing trial in the sensational 2008 murder case of TV journalist Soumya Viswanathan. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan issued notice and sought the reply of accused Ravi Kapoor on a plea of Delhi Police challenging the high court orders. Additional Solicitor General Maninder Singh, appearing for the police, said the accused was a dreaded criminal and had been awarded death by the trial court in a murder case which was later commuted to life sentence by the high court. He has also been facing trial in another murder case and booked for charges under MCOCA, Singh said. The bench sought Kapoor's reply in four weeks. Earlier this week, the apex court had stayed the release of Kapoor from jail till today after a Delhi High Court order granting him bail on July 6. Kapoor was also convicted in the 2009 murder case of business executive Jigisha Ghosh and awarded death ...
SC for response of J'khand govt, Tata on plea to have municipality in Jamshedpur
The Supreme Court today sought the response of the Jharkhand government and the Tata Steel company on a plea seeking to declare the steel city of Jamshedpur as a municipality. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra issued notice to the state government, Tata Steel and Jamshedpur Utilities Services Ltd (JUSCO) on a PIL filed by social activist Jawaharlal Sharma, who alleged that the city was being run as a "personal property" by the private firm. The bench, which also comprised Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, however said the notice would not come in the way of the state government taking a decision in the matter. It said the state government's decision on the status of the city would depend on the outcome of the case. Lawyer Prashant Bushan, appearing for the petitioner, said the city was being controlled by Tatas for last 40-50 years and the civic rights of the citizens there were being hampered. Senior advocate A M Singhvi, appearing for the Tata Group, said "At ...
ED files charge sheet against Naveen Jindal, others in coal scam case
Legal woes for industrialist Naveen Jindal compounded in a coal block allocation case as a special court here framed additional charges of abetment of bribery in the CBI case against him today and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) also swung into action by filing a charge sheet for money laundering. While the ED filed the charge sheet against Jindal and 14 others for alleged money laundering, special judge Bharat Parashar said the charge will formally be framed for abetment of bribery against the Congress leader on August 16. The case pertains to the allocation of Amarkonda Murgadangal coal block in Jharkhand. In its final report, the ED alleged that Jindal's firm - Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) - along with former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, former coal secretary H C Gupta and others influenced the screening committee to allot the coal block by investing more than Rs 2 crore in illegal gratification. The court put up the charge sheet, filed through special public ...
Two minor girls gang raped in Jharkhand
Two minor girls were allegedly gang raped in Ranchi district and four persons have been arrested in connection with it, a senior police officer said today. "Two minor girls were raped last night by four persons at near Tupudana (in Ranchi)," Senior Superintendent of Police Anis Gupta said. Four persons have been arrested in connection with alleged rape of two minor girls in Ranchi district, the SSP said, adding two the accused were minors.
3 arrested with 16 kg of opium in Rajasthan
Three people were arrested with 16 kg of opium worth Rs 1 crore in Rajasthan's Nagaur district today, police said. At least 16 packets of opium, weighing 1 kg each, were found in a tool box of a truck at a check post near Parbatsar, SP (Nagaur) Anil Deshmukh said. The truck driver, identified as Hakim Khan, and his helper Ayub Khan had brought the narcotic substance from Jharkhand and were on their way to deliver it to Hazari Lal Soni in Phalodi town, he said. The three men were arrested, he added.