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SC disturbed at MPs raising CJI impeachment issue in public
The Supreme Court today said it was "very disturbed" at the course of developments involving public statements by the Members of Parliament (MPs) on the removal of the Chief Justice of India (CJI). The observations were made during the hearing of a petition, a few hours before the Congress and other opposition parties submitted a notice to Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu for initiating impeachment proceedings against CJI Dipak Misra. The apex court said it was "very unfortunate" that despite knowing the law that till a certain point, the issue of impeachment cannot be made public, the politicians were holding public discussions. After a brief hearing, a bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan sought the assistance of Attorney General K K Venugopal to deal with the issue and a plea which has sought laying of guidelines to regulate the procedure to be followed prior to initiating a motion for removing a judge of the top court. "We all are very disturbed about it," Justice ..
Allahabad HC dismisses CBI officer's plea to quash PE against him
The Allahabad High Court has rejected a CBI officer's plea seeking to quash a preliminary enquiry registered against him by the agency on a complaint from an MNC. The court has also imposed costs of Rs 10,000 on him. The case pertains to a CBI preliminary enquiry registered against Superintendent of Police Sudhanshu Kumar Khare, posted in the agency's Special Crime unit in Lucknow, on the complaint of Whirlpool India Limited in January. Whirpool India had alleged that when Khare was posted at Ranchi during 2013 to 2017, he had "generated a false and anonymous" complaint against the company to pressure its executives into taking back his brother into service. The agency had in January registered a preliminary enquiry against Khare after the CBI Director gave the nod. The case is being probed by an ASP-level officer in Delhi. Khare had moved the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court, claiming that he had not violated any provisions of the CBI (Crime) Manual 2005 and had not ...
Cong & allies should seek apology from Shah for tarnishing his
Bihar BJP prsident Nityanand Rai today asked Congress and its allies to tender an apology from party president Amit Shah for tarnishing his and his party's image in Judge B J Loya death case. Rai, who was accompanied by Bihar BJP vice president Devesh Kumar, said that Congress party did not stop raising accusing fingers despite the late Judge's family stating that he died of heart attack. Referring to the Supreme Court's judgement in Judge B H Loya's death case yesterday, Rai said that the PIL filed for probe into Loya death was a politically motivated one and part of conspiracy against BJP chief for maligning his image. "Congress and its allies hatched a conspiracy to malign the image of our party president Amit Shah. With the apex court judgement in Judge Loya death case, it has been clearly established that Congress has been indulging in dirty and cheap politics and also conpired to tarnish his (Shah) image... Congress and its allies should tender apology from our ...
Impeachment notice a 'revenge petition', says FM Jaitley
Accusing the Congress of using impeachment as a political tool, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today termed its notice to remove Chief Justice of India Deepak Misra a "revenge petition" after the Supreme Court's judgement in Judge Loya death case had "exposed" the conspiracy of falsehood. In a hard-hitting Facebook post titled 'Judge Loya Death Case The One That Almost Created a Judicial Mutiny, he also said Amit Shah, now BJP President, had "no role" in the Sohrabuddin case which was an alleged encounter executed by some central agencies through the State Police. Earlier in the day, Congress and six other opposition parties moved a notice for the impeachment of the Chief Justice of India, accusing him of five counts of "misbehaviour" and "misusing" authority. The opposition parties met Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu and handed over a notice for the impeachment of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) with signatures of 64 MPs of the Upper House. Observing that ...
Jharkhand HC seeks medical reports of Lalu from AIIMS-Delhi
The Jharkhand High Court today sought the medical reports of jailed RJD chief Lalu Prasad from AIIMS-Delhi, where he is undergoing treatment, while hearing his interim bail plea on medical grounds in fodder scam cases. Justice Apresh Kumar Singh fixed May 4 as the next date of hearing Prasad's bail petition. "The high court sought the AIIMS report and asked the CBI to file a counter affidavit," Prasad's lawyer Prabhat Kumar said. On February 23, the court rejected Prasad's bail plea in the RC 64A/96 case pertaining to the illegal withdrawal of Rs 89.27 lakh from Deoghar treasury between 1990 and 1994. Kumar said they had moved an interim bail plea also for 68A/96 (Chaibasa treasury case) and RC/38A96 (Dumka treasury case), but the court heard only 64A/96 and 68A/96. The more-than-Rs 900-crore fodder scam cases are related to illegal withdrawal of money in the Animal Husbandry department during the RJD rule in then undivided Bihar in the 1990s, when Prasad was the chief minister of the
Teenager gang-raped in UP
A 14-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped in a village on the outskirts of Sikandra Rao town in Hathras district, police said today. The girl had gone to a field adjoining her house when the culprits attacked her on Wednesday evening, SHO Sikandra Rao, Manoj Sharma, said. Two persons have been named in the FIR filed by the victim's father, Rao said, adding the girl was sent for a medical examination.
Five acts of 'misbehaviour' levelled against CJI
Following are the five "charges of acts of misbehaviour" in the impeachment motion submitted by the opposition parties to Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu against Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Friday:
Jilted lover burns Rs 5 lakh cash he stole for getting married
A man allegedly stole Rs 6.74 lakh cash to marry a woman he loved but when she refused, he burnt Rs 5 lakh in anger, the police said here today. Jitendra Goyal, a 22-year-old cashier in a finance company, was arrested yesterday for the theft, which reportedly took place on Wednesday, the police said. Goyal had allegedly taken away Rs 6.74 lakh from the locker of the firm on April 18, said Niranjan Sharma, in- charge of the local Police Station. Once it came to the notice of the firm's manager, a police complaint was lodged, Sharma said. Working on various leads, the police managed to track down Goyal in his native Harda district and yesterday arrested him, within 24 hours of the crime, the police officer said. "During questioning, Goyal said that he took the money as he wanted to marry a woman he loved. However, when he contacted the woman, she refused his proposal as she was getting married to someone else," Sharma said. Goyal, the officer said, was shocked and angry at ..
Proccedings for removal of a judge
In the wake of Opposition Members of Parliament initiating proceedings for the removal of Chief Justice Dipak Misra from office on grounds of proven misbehavior and their decision to submit a notice to this effect to Rajya Sabha Chairman M.Venkaiah Naidu, the general reader needs to be informed as to how the process for removal is effected under Article 124 (for the removal of a Supreme Court judge) and Article 218 (for the removal of a High Court judge) of the Constitution.While the Constitution does not use the word 'impeachment', it does provide that a judge can be removed only by an order of the President of India, based on a motion passed by both Houses of Parliament.The procedure for removal of judges is elaborated in the Judges Inquiry Act, 1968. The Act sets out the following steps for removal from office:Under the Act, an impeachment motion may originate in either House of Parliament.To initiate proceedings, there are 12 steps to be considered:(i) At least 100 members of Lok
Opposition moves impeachment motion against CJI Dipak Mishra
In an unprecedented move, 64 members of the Rajya Sabha belonging to seven parties led by the Congress on Friday submitted an impeachment motion for the removal of Chief Justice Dipak Misra on five grounds of "misbehaviour".
SC directs Centre to seize Dawood's properties
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Central Government to seize underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's properties.The apex court bench headed by Justice RK Agrawal dismissed the plea filed by Ibrahim's mother and sister, Kaskar and Haseena Parkar, challenging the decision of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and other agencies to attach property owned by them in Mumbai as "proceeds of crime".The Central Government had earlier filed a detailed report before the court and said that the properties in Nagpada belonged to Ibrahim and had been acquired using "undeclared and ill-gotten income" from his criminal activities.The underworld don is a designated global terrorist and wanted for several crimes including murder, extortion, targeted killing, drug trafficking and terrorism.While he is believed to be residing in Pakistan, his location is not confirmed.
Loya won't be forgotten, there is hope as millions can see truth: Rahul
Congress President Rahul Gandhi today said India will not allow judge B H Loya to be forgotten and millions of Indians can see the truth. His remarks came as the Congress and six other opposition parties moved a notice for impeachment of the Chief Justice of India, a day after the apex court rejected pleas for a probe into the death of Loya, who was hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh alleged fake encounter case. "'There is no hope left, everything is managed' say Judge Loya's family. I want to tell them, there is hope. There is hope because millions of Indians can see the truth. "India will not allow Judge Loya to be forgotten," he said on Twitter. Gandhi tagged a news report that quoted the judge's family members as saying that "there is no hope left, everything seems managed". Disagreeing with the Supreme Court verdict, the Congress had yesterday demanded a fair inquiry to address the "unanswered questions" regarding Loya's death. Congress President Rahul Gandhi had targeted BJP chief ..
HC stays 26/11 trial against Abu Jundal till June 11
The Bombay High Court today stayed the 26/11 terror attacks trial against alleged LeT operative Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal pending hearing of a plea filed by the Delhi Police against a lower court order, which asked them to provide travel documents to the accused. The Delhi police's Special Cell had approached the high court earlier this month claiming privilege over the documents and urged the court to quash and set aside the trial court's order. Justice Nitin Sambre today posted the petition for hearing on June 11, but stayed the trial against Jundal till then. The petitioner's counsel Hiten Venegaonkar argued that the documents were classified and hence could not be shared with the defence. Jundal's lawyer Yug Chaudhary, however, argued that the rights of the accused were being curtailed. The trial court had last month directed that the travel documents be shared with Jundal's lawyer Abdul Wahab Khan after an application was made by them. The trial against Jundal has been .
Two Maoists fall into police net
Two Maoists were today arrested near Rajamundry, 135 km from here, police said. Kattama Adam alias Salman (25) and Kovvasi Kosa (24), both from Chhattisgarh, were nabbed at Etapaka, East Godavari SP Vishal Gunni said. Adam was suspected to be involved in a gun-battle in 2007 that left 12 Central Reserve Police Force personnel and three Maoists dead, police said. He was also allegedly involved in the killing of three commandos in 2009, they said.
2G scam: Delhi HC issues notice to Essar Group promoters
Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notice seeking response of all Essar Group promoters and others on CBI's plea challenging their acquittal in matter related to 2G spectrum scam case.Last month, on the basis of the appeal filed by Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Delhi High Court had issued notices to all the accused including former telecom minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi in the 2G spectrum case.The High Court had also ordered to maintain status quo in relation to attached properties by the ED.Rajeev Awasthi, who is representing the ED in the court, had earlier told media, "Court while issuing notice on interim application granted status quo order with regard to attached property, this means the property remains with ED."On March 20, an appeal was filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the acquittal of former telecom minister A. Raja and others in the 2G spectrum case.The probe agency had filed the appeal ..
Man kills wife, brother hours before daughters' wedding
In a gruesome incident, a man allegedly killed his wife, brother and sister-in-law in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district early morning today, hours before the wedding of his two daughters. After the killings, he walked for nearly three kilometers and jumped into a well but he was rescued, the police said. The accused Dalla Ram first slit his wife Kamla's throat and then entered the adjoining house of his brother Revta Ram (35) and brutally killed him and his wife Hariya Devi (30), SHO of Phalsoond Police Station Bhakar Ram said. All of them were sleeping when he killed them, Ram said, adding the reason behind this extreme step is not know yet. A function was held last night and most of the family members and relatives were awake till late and the incident occurred at around 3-4 am," he said. SP Gaurav Yadav said, "The accused is suffering from some psychological disorder and he is taking medicines for the past six-seven months.
Nine-year-old raped, killed in UP
Less than a week after an eight-year-old was lured from a wedding function and raped and then murdered in Uttar Pradesh's Etah district, a nine-year-old was raped and killed in the district the same way on Friday, police said.
Opposition's 5 charges against CJI Dipak Misra
The opposition parties in the Rajya Sabha on Friday levelled five charges against the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, while moving an impeachment motion to seek his removal.In a letter to the Vice President and Chairman of the Upper House Venkaiah Naidu, the parties mentioned the medical college admission scam against IM Quddusi (retired Orissa High Court judge)."The first charge relates to the conspiracy to pay illegal gratification by persons in relation to the Prasad Education Trust case and the manner in which the case was dealt with by the Chief Justice. It is on record that the CBI has registered an FIR. There are several recorded conversations between middlemen including a retired judge of the Orissa High Court excerpts of transcripts of which are set out in the articles of charge. References to the Chief Justice by innuendo in these conversations are evident. The denial of permission to the CBI to register an FIR against Justice Narayan Shukla of the Allahabad High ..
Judge Loya won't be forgotten, says Rahul
A day after the Supreme Court dismissed petitions seeking the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Judge B.H. Loya's death case, Congress President Rahul Gandhi said that there is hope and millions of Indians can see the truth.He also asserted that India would not forget Judge Loya.Rahul Gandhi took to twitter and wrote, "There is no hope left, everything is managed" say Judge Loya's family. I want to tell them, there is hope. There is hope because millions of Indians can see the truth. India will not allow Judge Loya to be forgotten."Yesterday, a bench of apex court headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra dismissed petitions seeking SIT probe into Justice Loya's death case, while ruling that he died of natural causes.The court further observed that the petitions were 'frivolous and motivated' and filed to settle political rivalry.Justice Loya was hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, involving various ...
HC acquits Kodnani in riot case; upholds Bajrangi conviction
The Gujarat High Court today acquitted former BJP minister Maya Kodnani and upheld the conviction of ex-Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi in the 2002 Naroda Patiya riot case in which 97 people were killed by a mob. A division bench of Justices Harsha Devani and A S Supehiya, while acquitting Kodnani, said she should be given the benefit of doubt due to inconsistency in statements of witnesses. The trial court had described Kodnani as the "kingpin" of the Naroda Patiya riots, one of the worst episodes of the post-Godhra communal violence. The HC upheld the conviction of Bajrangi and found him guilty of criminal conspiracy (IPC section 120B) along with two other convicts Prakash Rathod and Suresh Jhala. The trial court had sentenced Bajrangi to life imprisonment till death. However, the HC today reduced his sentence to 21-year rigorous imprisonment without remission. The bench was giving its verdict on a set of appeals filed in the riot case. The HC upheld the conviction of 12 .