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Many injured in 'unprovoked' baton-charge by police: AAP

The AAP today alleged party leaders and volunteers were injured in an "unprovoked" baton- charge by police when they were protesting at Patel Chowk over the ongoing sealing drive by civic bodies. AAP leader Ashutosh, spokesperson Dilip Pandey and more than 10 volunteers were injured when they tried to march towards Parliament, the party claimed. "The baton-charge was totally unprovoked. Many of our volunteers were injured," Ashutosh said. A senior police officer said the AAP did not have permission to protest, especially at a time when prohibitory orders are in place in view of the Parliament session. He refuted the charge that police used force against the protesting AAP leaders and volunteers, who were later detained. Municipal corporations in Delhi have undertaken the sealing drive initiated by a Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee. Commercial premises have been sealed for failing to deposit conversion charges according to provisions in Master Plan 2021. AAPs

Calcutta HC grants bail to Matang Sinh

The Calcutta High Court today granted bail to former union minister Matang Sinh, who was arrested by the CBI for his alleged connection with the Saradha chit fund scam, on bail bonds of Rs 1.01 crore. A division bench comprising Justice Joymalyo Bagchi and Justice R Bharadwaj granted bail to Sinh on five bonds of Rs 20 lakh each and a relative to provide another Rs 1 lakh as bond. The bench directed him not to leave West Bengal without permission from the trial court. The court also asked Sinh to appear before the CBI investigating officer once a week and to be present for hearings on all dates before the trial court. Opposing Sinh's bail prayer, the CBI counsel Ashraf Ali submitted that he was arrested on January 31, 2015 and the Supreme Court had rejected his bail prayers twice and the high court has refused bail to him thrice. He submitted that the investigation was on and the agency would submit a final charge sheet with regard to the case and releasing Sinh at this .

Rajan denies Dey murder charge; blames Dawood for false cases

Deported gangster Chhota Rajan today told a court here that fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, police and politicians had colluded to get false cases registered against him. The special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court, which is conducting the trial in journalist Jyotirmoy Dey murder case, today recorded Rajan's statement under section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Under the section, an accused can personally explain any circumstances appearing in the evidence against him. Rajan, accused of having the senior crime journalist killed in 2011, is lodged in Delhi's Tihar Jail. Speaking through a video link, he told the court that when he was part of Dawood Ibrahim's gang (till 1993), not a single case was registered against him. "Later, police, politicians and Dawood connived to frame me in false cases," he said. The accused denied that he had got Dey killed because the journalist was defaming him through his articles. "It is false (to ...

CIS: Sebi slaps Rs 1 cr fine on Ken Infratech, directors

In a major crackdown, regulator Sebi today slapped a Rs 1 crore penalty on Ken Infratech and its directors for mobilising funds from investors through illegal money pooling schemes. The company had illegally mobilised funds from gullible investors in the name of maintaining and developing plots. "...noticees are engaged in the fund mobilising activity from public through investment contracts by floating/ sponsoring/ launching collective investment schemes ...without having registration with the Sebi," the regulator said in an order. Besides, Sebi noted that these entities have not complied with its orders passed in December 2014, wherein it had abstained them from collecting any money from investors and had asked them to wind up the existing schemes and refund the capital collected from the investors through such schemes. "However, I find that there is nothing on record to show that noticees have complied with the said directions. Incidentally, I also note that Sebi has .

Woman dies of electric shock

A 25-year-old woman died of electric shock while using a water heater in suburban Ghatkopar today morning, police said. She was identified as Puja Vishwakarma, resident of Ramabai Nagar. She was declared dead before admission at a hospital. Pantnagar police have registered a case of accidental death.

Avg pendency of civil/criminal case 10.71 yrs in Allahabad HC:

The average pendency of civil/ criminal cases is as high as 10.71 years in the Allahabad High Court, said the Economic Survey 2017-18, while making a strong case for reducing judicial delays. The survey, quoting data, said the Calutta High Court's average pendency of these cases stood at 3.01 years. Similarly, it was 2.92 years and 2.49 years for Madras High Court and Bombay High Court, respectively. The average pendency was calculated based on the difference (in days/years) between the current date and the date on which the case was filed. It said that coordinated action between the government and the judiciary would address the issue pertaining to pendency of cases and boost economic activity. The survey also noted that the creation of tribunals at different points in time did not alter pendency at the high courts nor their ability to deal with other economic cases. Further, it said that projects in the ministries of power, road and railways have been the "hardest hit" ..

Gujarat opp leader appears before court in effigy burning case

Gujarat's Leader of Opposition Paresh Dhanani and Congress MLA Virji Thummar today appeared before a magistrate court in Amreli in a 2015 effigy burning case. Nine local Congress leaders, including Dhanani and Thummar, were booked under IPC section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) for allegedly burning an effigy of 'inflation' at Rajkamal Chowk in Amreli town, around 225 kms away from here, when Anandiben Patel was the chief minister of the state. Dhanani represents Amreli seat in Saurashtra region while Thummar represents Lathi seat in Amreli district. As the case is still pending, Dhanani, Thummar and three others appeared before Judicial Magistrate R C Sodhaparmar, said Assistant Public Prosecutor Amit Bhadaliya. The matter, however, was adjourned till February 8 as the other accused did not appear before the court.

12 held for online weapon purchase, flaunting on social media

Twelve people were nabbed today for allegedly possessing deadly weapons which they had purchased through an e-commerce marketplace, police said. They were picked up after various teams conducted simultaneous raids under the jurisdiction of seven police stations in the city, a senior police official said. Police seized weapons like swords, daggers, and a long knife etc. from the accused persons, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Task Force) P Radhakishan Rao told reporters. As per preliminary investigation, the accused had purchased the weapons online, he said. "The accused also took photographs with the weapons and posted them on the social media for their illegal usage and to create panic among the public," the officer said, adding that 10 swords, two daggers and a long knife were seized. The accused persons were handed over to SHOs of different police stations for taking necessary legal action under Arms Act 1959, the DCP said. He said cases will also be registered against

Malegaon blast: SC issues notice to NIA, Maha govt

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Maharashtra government in regard to a plea filed by Lt Col Shrikant Purohit seeking the cancellation of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) charges framed against him in the Malegaon blast.The Apex Court two-judge bench, headed by Justice Arun Mishra and also comprising Justice Amitabh Roy, posted the matter for further hearing after three weeks.Col. Purohit knocked the doors of the Apex Court after his petition seeking discharge was dismissed by the Bombay High Court.On September 29, 2008, six people were killed and 101 people injured after a bomb tied to a motorcycle exploded in Nashik's Malegaon town.In November 2008, the Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested 11 people in this connection.However, in April 2011, the investigation was transferred to the NIA.

NIA to probe forced conversion of Kerala woman

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a case following a complaint by a woman from Kerala, who alleged that her husband tried to take her to Syria after converting to Islam.The NIA registered the case yesterday.The case, which was earlier handled by the police, will now be handled by the NIA.The woman (25) had approached the Kerala High Court last year seeking an NIA probe against her husband Mohammad Riyaz, a resident of Thalassery, for attempting to take her to Syria from Saudi Arabia.She said that her husband had plans to sell her to the Islamic State (IS) terrorists as a sex slave.The woman claimed that she had met Riyaz while studying in Bengaluru in 2014 and alleged that her marriage was registered using forged documents.She added that she was allegedly blackmailed by him later.An investigation revealed that it was an organised network which executed the conversion of the woman.An NIA investigation is underway.

Woman attempts self-immolation at Collectorate in TN

A 50-year old woman today attempted to set herself ablaze at the district collectorate here alleging police apathy over her daughter's suspicious death, bringing back memories of the shocking immolation of a family of four three months ago. The heavy contingent of police personnel, posted at the collectorate for the grievances day meet in view of the October last incident here, managed to overpower the woman before she could set herself afire near the main gate. However, the woman's act caused a flutter as it was barely three months ago the collectorate witnessed a similar incident which turned out to be fatal. On October 23, a young woman and her two children, aged two and five, died on the spot and her husband was critically injured after the couple set themselves and the kids on fire at the collectorate complex in full public view. They had come to meet the Collector during the weekly grievances day meet over alleged harassment by a moneylender and police. The 32-year

SC seeks response from Maha govt and NIA on plea of Malegaon blast accused

A bench of justices comprising RK Agrawal, AM Sapre sought reply from the state government and the NIA within four weeks

Bhima-Koregaon violence: Ekbote seeks anticipatory bail

Right-wing leader Milind Ekbote, booked for allegedly inciting violence on January 1 during an event to commemorate the bicentenary of Bhima-Koregaon battle, has approached the Bombay High Court for anticipatory bail. The leader submitted his plea before a bench led by Justice B R Gavai today after a Pune sessions court refused to grant him any interim protection from arrest last week. A case was registered against Ekbote and Sambhaji Bhide, who head the Hindu Ekta Aghadi and Shivraj Pratishthan respectively, for allegedly "inciting" violence that left a man dead. Subsequent protests against the incident had disrupted normal life in Mumbai. The two organisations had opposed the celebration of the 'British victory' in the battle between the armies of the East India Company and the Peshwa. People belonging to the Mahar community among Dalits had fought for the British, while the Peshwas were Brahmins. Dalit organisations celebrate the victory as a symbol of their ...

HC rejects bail plea of accused in American Centre attack case

The Calcutta High Court today rejected a bail petition of an accused in the 2002 American Center terror attack case. A division bench comprising Justice Dipankar Dutta and Justice Pratik Prakash Banerjee rejected the bail prayer of Hasnu Zubair Ahmed alias Hasan Imam, who was arrested in October, 2016. Hasan was allegedly a member of the Asif Raza Commando Force that had carried out the attack at the American Center here on January 22, 2002, killing five police personnel and injuring several others. His counsel prayed for bail claiming that since the case diary was before the Supreme Court in connection with a petition related to another accused in the case, Hasan's trial before the sessions court here has remained suspended. Claiming that Hasan's right to freedom was being hampered for no fault of his, the counsel prayed that he be released on bail. Opposing the bail prayer, state counsel N Ahmed submitted that the accused had links with terror outfit ...

Maverick Share Brokers settles case with Sebi, pays Rs 5 lakh

Maverick Share Brokers has settled a case related to alleged violation of stock broking norms by paying Rs 5 lakh to Sebi. It was alleged that, among others, Maverick Share Brokers had acted as the stock broker and counterparty stock broker for various self trades of its client Prefer Abasan, in the scrip of The Byke Hospitality and violated Sebi (Stock Brokers and Sub Brokers) Regulations. According to a Sebi order, the stock broker had submitted an application to settle the adjudication proceedings, which the regulator had initiated against it for the alleged violations. The settlement terms proposed by Maverick Share Brokers were placed before Sebi's High Powered Advisory Committee (HPAC). Thereafter, the committee recommended the case for settlement on payment of Rs 5 lakh by the stock broker. Earlier this month, the stock broker paid the settlement amount following which the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) disposed of the adjudication ...

Sarpanch's husband thrashed for urinating in crematorium

A 45-year-old man, husband of a Sarpanch in Aurangabad district, was thrashed today by a group of people for allegedly urinating in a crematorium near Waluj village, police said. The injured, identified as Ravan Pawar, who belongs to a backward community, has been hospitalised with multiple injuries. According to police, the alleged incident occurred on Saturday when Pawar, who was drunk, was headed towards Lanji village in his car. Pawar got down from his vehicle near the crematorium and started relieving himself when some locals spotted him and allegedly attacked him, police said. "A case has been registered against eight persons in connection with the incident," said Waluj police station inspector Satish Tak. Pawar's wife is Sarpanch of Lanji village under Gangapur taluka in the district. No one has been arrested in connection with the incident so far, Tak said.

Cow vigilantism: SC seeks response from Haryana, UP, Rajasthan

A plea seeking contempt action against the governments of Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for not following its order to take stern steps to stop violence in the name of cow vigilantism, today led the Supreme Court to seek responses from the three states. The contempt petition has been filed by Tushar Gandhi, the great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, saying the three states have not complied with the top court order of September 6 last year. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud issued notice and sought the replies from the three states by April 3. Senior advocate Indira Jaising, appearing for Gandhi, said that despite the apex court order, violent incidents were still being witnessed in various parts of these states. The bench said it will hear the contempt petition along with the main writ petition filed by Gandhi earlier. On September 6 last year, the apex court had asked all the states to take stern measures to stop ...

Islamabad HC approves hearing against Sharif, Maryam

The Islamabad High Court has agreed to hear a contempt of court case against former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz.According to the Express Tribune, Justice Amir Farooq approved the hearing the contempt of court case through a plea filed by petitioner Adnan Iqbal.In the plea filed by Iqbal, it stated that after Sharif was disqualified as prime minister, he had started to speak negatively on courts. It also mentioned that he had uttered anti-judiciary comments at a rally at Kot Momin in Punjab province and at Punjab House in Lahore.Maryam, on the other hand, criticised the country's judiciary.The petitioner maintained that Sharif and Maryam's speeches amounted to a contempt of court, and therefore, a case should be registered against them.This is not the first time the former Pakistan Prime Minister has been accused of passing anti-judiciary comments.In September, a petition was filed by Makhdoom Niazi Inqalabi, stating that Sharif had committed ...

SP transferred post Kasganj clashes

Kasganj's Superintendent of Police (SP), Sunil Kumar Singh, has been transferred following communal clashes in the district.While Piyush Srivastava will take over as the new SP of Kasganj Singh has been transferred to Meerut.On Sunday, more than 30 people were sent to jail on charges of murder and 51 others were detained by police, in connection with the violence that erupted in the vicinity.One person died and two others were injured after a clash broke out between two communities during 'Tiranga Yatra' in the district on Republic Day.Both the groups reportedly pelted stones and also fired bullets at each other.

Survey for dedicated benches at high courts for tax disputes

The Economic Survey today recommended setting up of separate benches at high courts to handle tax cases to help prune the pendency and bring about consistency in resolving litigation. "The (Supreme) Court's recent experiment with constituting an exclusive bench for taxation produced impressive results, which may be replicated for other subject matters, and emulated by other High Courts that do not have special rosters for daily hearings," said the 2017-18 Survey. Authored by a team led by Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian, the Survey said since the constitution of the tax bench in 2014, the Supreme Court has been able to reverse the trend of burgeoning pendency of tax cases. "It is noteworthy that during this period, the SC reduced its reliance on staying claims of the Department, and focused on hearing and disposing cases," the Survey said. Stating that there are other "profound benefits" of dedicated subject-matter benches, it said such benches ensure that the .