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Car-stealing gang busted
The crime branch of Delhi Police has busted a car-stealing gang which has allegedly stolen more than 100 vehicles in the last one year.So far the police could only recover 17 vehicles from the gang.The gang changes the Electronic Control Units (ECM) of stolen vehicles and sells those in Haryana and Punjab.The mastermind of the arrested gang has been identified as a student of engineering.
Two armed traffickers arrested by Delhi Police Special Cell
Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested two armed traffickers, one of them carrying a bounty of Rs 1 lakh on his head.According to initial information, the accused supplied arms and ammunition to Naxals in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli.One pistol and cartridges were also recovered from their associates by the Delhi police officials.
Impeachment: Bhushan files RTI for order on setting up 5-judge bench
Advocate Prashant Bhushan today filed an RTI seeking a copy of the administrative order constituting a five-judge constitution bench to hear the impeachment case against the CJI, hours after the Supreme Court showed reluctance to part with it. In his RTI application, Bhushan has sought information from the central public information officer of the Supreme Court regarding the listing of the case before a five-judge constitution bench and also who had passed the administrative order. "Was writ petition of Pratap Singh Bajwa and another vs Chairman, Rajya Sabha and another listed on May 8 before a constitution bench by way of an administrative order? If yes, who has passed passed the order above mentioned," the RTI application filed by Bhushan said. It further said, "Kindly provide me the copy of the order and allow me to inspect the concerned file along with any file noting concerning the said order". Two Congress MPs, who had challenged the rejection of the impeachment notice against ..
Twin baby case: No medical negligence on part of Max Hospital, says DMC
The Delhi Medical Council (DMC), looking into the case in which a newborn was allegedly wrongly declared dead by the Max Hospital in Shalimar Bagh, has given a clean chit to the hospital, ruling out any medical negligence on its part. In its report to the Delhi Police's Crime Branch, which is probing the matter, the DMC said that "the hospital did not issue a death certificate for the boy who had some heart beat for about four-five hours", as the family had signed the 'Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)' document, even after being counselled by doctors about resuscitation. Resuscitation is a life-saving emergency procedure that involves breathing for the victim and application of external chest compression to make the heart pump. Joint Commissioner of Police (JCP), Crime, Alok Kumar confirmed that the police had received the report from the DMC and said they would study it. The DMC recorded the statements of the boy's family members and the hospital's doctors and staff, and concluded that there
DDCA defamation suit liable to be rejected: Kejriwal to HC
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved the high court here seeking rejection of the defamation suit filed by cricketing body DDCA against him and suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad for their alleged remarks about its functioning and finances. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor has sought rejection of the suit by Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA), claiming it is not maintainable as the alleged defamatory statement "does not contain any imputation concerning any persons whose identity can be established". The plea by Kejriwal was listed today before Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw who could not take it up and scheduled it for September 25. The application by the AAP leader, filed through advocate Anupam Srivastava, claims the suit was liable to be rejected as it does not disclose any cause of action. "This suit is a clear breach of the principles of common law on the law of defamation stating that a corporation cannot sue for the alleged crimes which cannot be committed by a ...
2 kg of cocaine seized from El Salvador national by NCB
Two kg of cocaine was seized from an El Salvador national at the international airport here today by the Narcotics Control Bureau. The NCB officials, acting on specific information, intercepted Duran Sola Johnny Alexander this morning and seized the drug from him. He had arrived here from Rio De Janeiro via Dubai by an Emirates flight with a checked in trolley baggage, they said. The seized cocaine was of pure form and sourced from the cocaine production belt in South America,though the trafficker belongs to Central American country, NCB said in a release. Alexander, believed to be working under the behest of the South American cocaine cartel, has been booked under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, the bureau said. The value of the seizure was not stated. This is the second major seizure of drugs by NCB in the city this year. On January 1, a woman from the Philippines was arrested at the International Airport here with 4.7 kg of cocaine, worth over Rs ..
Sharif now facing probe for laundering USD 4.9 bn to India: media
In further trouble to Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan's top anti-corruption body today ordered a probe against the embattled former prime minister and others for allegedly laundering USD 4.9 billion to India, media reports said. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in a press release said its Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal took notice of reports making rounds on news channels claiming that Sharif allegedly laundered USD 4.9 billion to India, the Express Tribune reported. According to the media report, this incident is mentioned in the World Bank's Migration and Remittance Book 2016, the release said. However, details of the media report in question have not been mentioned in the brief statement issued in Urdu, Geo Tv reported. The statement claims that the amount was laundered to the Indian finance ministry after which Indian foreign exchange reserves witnessed an increase and Pakistan suffered as a result. Sharif is facing three corruption cases at the accountability court following .
No politics behind impeachment plea, want to maintain dignity of court: Cong
The Congress today said there was no politics behind the petition challenging the rejection of the impeachment notice against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and the sole purpose was to ensure independence of the judiciary and maintain dignity of the court. There was nothing personal against anyone in the court, Congress leader Kapil Sibal said while pitching for transparency in the judicial process and demanding the order under which the five-judge constitution bench was constituted to hear the petition from the party's MPs Partap Singh Bajwa and Amee Yajnik. The petition challenging Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu's order rejecting the impeachment notice was to ensure that the rule of law was followed in courts and that the processes of law were "pure", Sibal told reporters at the AICC headquarters here. Bajwa and Yajnik, represented by Sibal in the Supreme Court, withdrew their plea earlier in the day. During the hearing, Sibal raised questions on the setting up of the ...
SC collegium recommends 2 names for appointment of permanent judges in Allahabad HC
The Supreme Court collegium has recommended two names for appointment as permanent judges of the Allahabad High Court. The collegium, comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra, and justices J Chelameswar and Ranjan Gogoi, had met on May 4. It recommended two additional judges of the Allahabad High Court -- justices Krishna Singh and Rajiv Lochan Mehrotra -- for appointment as permanent judges of the high court. The collegium, which was dealing with the file related to the proposal for appointment of eight additional judges of the Allahabad High Court as permanent judges, took up the matter related to justices Singh and Mehrotra considering that they were set to retire in July and June this year respectively. "Since justices Krishna Singh and Rajiv Lochan Mehrotra are going to retire on attaining the age of superannuation on July 9, 2018 and June 11, 2018 respectively, the collegium considers it appropriate to take up for consideration, for the present, only their cases. "The proposal ...
People's confidence in judiciary affected, ball in CJI's court to resolve issues: Sorabjee
Asserting that people's confidence in the judiciary has been affected due to recent events involving judges of the Supreme Court, eminent jurist Soli Sorabjee has said the "ball lies in the court of the Chief Justice" now to resolve issues through consultations. In an interview to PTI, he said the judiciary is going through a phase which was "not desirable" and "unfortunate" as it affects the public's confidence in the judiciary, and also in its capacity to dispense free and fearless justice. "It (functioning of the judiciary) should be done in a harmonious manner and that's the real thing and that's where the ball lies in the court of the Chief Justice. Chief justice should again consult his colleagues in the collegium, talk to them, resolve whatever it is," the former attorney general said. On the collegium deferring the decision on the Centre sending back a recommendation on elevation of Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice K M Joseph to the Supreme Court, Sorabjee said there may .
Pak civil prisoner repatriated
Pakistani civil prisoner Syed Sajid Ali Bukhari on Tuesday was repatriated to Pakistan through Attari-Wagha border after 23 years.He was arrested in 1995 and was lodged in Srinagar jail.His national status was confirmed in 2006.He was facing charges under Sec 302 and 307 Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) and Sec 3 and 25 of the Arms Act.Jammu and Kashmir State Ranbir Penal Code or RPC is a criminal code applicable in Jammu and Kashmir.
Bhushan files RTI to see impeachment case transfer order
Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan on Tuesday moved an RTI application in the Supreme Court Additional Registrar office to find out if the CJI impeachment case was referred to a five-judge Constitution bench by way of administrative order and who passed it.
Delhi HC adjourns hearing in JNU missing student case
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday adjourned hearing in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) missing student Najeeb Ahmed's case till May 11.
5-10 per cent sexual assault victims get compensation: NALSA to SC
In a "startling" revelation, the Supreme Court was today told that hardly 5-10 per cent sexual assault victims across the country were getting compensation under the relevant schemes in various states. The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) told a bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta that as per the available data of Andhra Pradesh, out of 901 cases lodged last year, only one victim has received compensation. "The data of state legal services authority of the states on utilisation of fund have been compiled. Hardly 5-10 per cent victims (of sexual assault) are able to get compensation. It is startling. In Andhra Pradesh, 901 cases were registered (in 2017), but only one victim got compensation. At the outer limit, maximum 10 per cent victims were getting compensation," S S Rathi, Director of NALSA, told the bench. As per the NALSA data, in 2016, 840 such cases were lodged in Andhra Pradesh but only eight victims got compensation. Out of 1,028 cases ...
Bangladesh SC defers Khaleda's bail hearing
The Bangladesh Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred a hearing on opposition leader and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's bail in a corruption case in which she is currently serving a five-year sentence.
SC directs Water Resources secretary to be present with Cauvery scheme
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the secretary, Water Resources Ministry, to be personally present in the court on May 14 along with the scheme for the implementation of the Cauvery tribunal award which was reaffirmed by the top court with marginal modifications.
2 killed as ambulance catches fire in Delhi
Two ambulance staffers were burnt to death when the vehicle caught fire. Their bodies have been recovered, the police said on Tuesday.
Two women arrested in Bengal for possessing heroin
Two women were arrested by West Bengal police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) after the sleuths recovered 700 gram of heroin from them, officials said on Tuesday.
Unnao rape accused BJP MLA shifted to Sitapur prison
BJP legislator from Uttar Pradesh, Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who is an accused in the Unnao gang rape case and the subsequent death of the victim's father in police custody, was on Tuesday shifted to Sitapur Jail, an official said.
Congress trying to politicise judiciary: BJP
The BJP today accused the Congress of "forum shopping" and politicising the judiciary, after the opposition party questioned the setting up of a five-judge bench by the Supreme Court Chief Justice to hear a petition challenging rejection of the impeachment notice against him. The Congress, however, has dismissed allegations that the plea, filed by its two MPs, was political. Partap Singh Bajwa from Punjab and Amee Harshadray Yajnik from Gujarat earlier in the day withdrew their plea in the apex court challenging rejection of the impeachment notice against CJI Dipak Misra by Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu. Senior Congress leader and advocate Kapil Sibal, who appeared for the two MPs, said the party was for protecting dignity and independence of the courts, while pitching for transparency in the judicial process. "Isn't this a case of case of forum shopping, trying to determine how a case should be heard, before which bench it should be heard," asked BJP spokesperson Nalin ...