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SC issues contempt notice to Rahul Gandhi
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice of criminal contempt to Congress President Rahul Gandhi.
HC seeks response on posting law officers in Delhi jails
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Delhi Government to file a response on a plea seeking appointment of law officers in all jails in the national capital.
SC issues contempt notice to Rahul Gandhi for remarks on Rafale verdict
The Supreme Court Tuesday issued contempt notice to Congress President Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on the Rafale judgment, which the apex court had said were "incorrectly attributed" to it. The top court said it will hear on April 30 the criminal contempt petition filed by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi against Gandhi along with the pending review petition against the December 14, 2018 verdict in the Rafale jet deal. The top court rejected the plea of Gandhi to close the criminal contempt petition filed by Lekhi. "On hearing senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi on behalf of Gandhi in the contempt petition we deem it fit to issue notice to the respondent (Rahul) Gandhi," a bench headed by Chief Justcie Ranjan Gogoi said. "We also direct the registry to list the review petition along with the contempt petition next Tuesday," the bench also comprising Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna said.
Judge denies lower bond for ex-priest accused of abuse
A St. Louis County judge has refused to lower bail for a former Catholic priest who was previously imprisoned and labeled sexually violent. Fred Lenczycki of suburban Chicago was charged in February with two counts of sodomy for allegedly abusing two boys in the early 1990s at a north St. Louis County parish. He is jailed on USD 500,000 cash-only bond and sought an unspecified reduction. Circuit Judge Gloria Glark Reno declined the request at a hearing Monday. Lenczycki is 74. He was removed from the ministry in 2002, when he was charged with sexually abusing three boys in Hinsdale, Illinois, in the 1980s. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years in prison. Court and church files say Lenczycki admitted abusing up to 30 boys in Illinois, Missouri and California over 25 years.
5 SC benches start proceedings late
Five Supreme Court benches, presided over by five senior-most judges including CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Tuesday started court proceedings an hour later at 11:30 AM. However, the other Supreme Court benches started functioning at 10:30 AM, the usual time for resumption of judicial proceedings in the apex court. The Supreme Court display board notified that from court number 1, presided over by the CJI, to court number 5 would not be holding judicial proceedings till 11:30 AM. According to sources, deliberations among top judges on certain issues were on. On Monday, all the 15 Supreme Court benches had commenced judicial proceedings at 10:45am, 15 minutes after the usual time. The delayed start of court proceedings had led to speculation among lawyers about some meetings of judges. A three-judge bench headed by CJI on Saturday had held an unprecedented hearing in the wake of allegations made against the CJI. Describing the allegations of sexual harassment against him as "unbelievable", the CJI
Akhilesh Yadav alleges EVM malfunction across India
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Tuesday alleged that EVMs were "malfunctioning or voting for the BJP" across the country, terming it a criminal negligence. "EVMs across India malfunctioning or voting for the BJP. DMs say poll officials untrained to operate EVMs. 350+ being replaced. This is criminal negligence for a polling exercise that costs Rs 50,000 crs. Should we believe DMs @ECISVEEP, or is something far more sinister afoot?" Yadav said in a tweet tagging the Election Commission. Polling in the third phase of Lok Sabha polls is underway in 10 seats in Uttar Pradesh.
SC seeks response from advocate who alleged foulplay in sexual harassment charges against CJI Gogoi
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response from advocate Utsav Bains, who claimed that there is a conspiracy to frame up the Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi in a sexual harassment case.A three-judge bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra, Rohinton Fali Nariman and Deepak Gupta issued a notice to Bains and posted the matter for hearing tomorrow.The Bench also sought the presence of the advocate Utsav Bains before it on April 24.The Apex court bench was hearing a case relating to the sexual harassment allegations against Gogoi. The charges have been levelled by a dismissed woman employee of the Supreme Court.Advocate Utsav Bains on Monday filed an affidavit in the top court saying there was a larger 'conspiracy' playing out to compel the CJI to resign.He claimed that when he refused to take up the case on finding several loopholes in her story, the person offered him Rs 50 lakh, which was raised to Rs 1.50 crore.Bains further claimed that on inquiry, he found that "certain fixers", who ...
22-year-old woman shot dead by jilted lover in UP
A 22-year-old woman has been shot dead in a village here by her jilted lover after she reportedly refused to marry him, police said Tuesday. The incident took place in Bahupura village under the Bhop police station area on Monday evening, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Alok Kumar Sharma said. The kin of the victim, identified as Suviti, staged a protest here and refused to hand over the body to police, he said. Later, senior police officers assured them of taking action against the accused, identified as Amit Kumar, and sent the body for a postmortem, the SP added. The girl's family alleged that police had failed to provide protection to her despite being informed about the activities of the suspect. A team has been constituted to nab the suspect, who is on the run, police said.
Top Myanmar court rejects appeal of award-winning Reuters reporters
Myanmar's Supreme Court rejected the latest appeal Tuesday by two Pulitzer-prize winning Reuters journalists who were jailed for seven years on charges linked to their reporting on the Rohingya crisis, as hopes now turn to a presidential pardon. Reporters Wa Lone, 33, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29, have been behind bars since their arrest in December 2017 under the Official Secrets Act. They were convicted of possessing classified documents relating to security operations in Rakhine during a brutal military crackdown against the Rohingya that forced some 740,000 to flee over the border into Bangladesh. The initial ruling in September was upheld by the Yangon High Court in January. On Tuesday, the reporters were not at the Supreme Court in the capital Naypyidaw to hear the ruling that once again went against them. Under Myanmar's judicial system, the Reuters journalists could take their appeal back to the Supreme Court judges twice more, but it is unclear whether they will try this option or if .
Mumbai court issues warrant against Sitaram Yechury
A Mumbai court on Tuesday issued a bailable warrant against Sitharam Yechury after he failed to appear before it, in a case related to alleging RSS for Gauri Lankesh's murder.After issuing the warrant against the Communist Party leader, the Mumbai metropolitan court posted the matter for hearing on April 30.The court was hearing a plea filed by RSS worker and lawyer Dhrutiman Joshi against Congress president Rahul Gandhi and CPI (M) General Secretary Yechury.The Communist leader had alleged that it was the RSS's ideology and men who had killed journalist Gauri Lankesh.Lankesh was shot dead outside her home in Bengaluru in September 2017, sparking off protests across India.Joshi claimed that these statements slandered the RSS, and therefore a case of criminal defamation under IPC section 500 be registered against Yechury and Gandhi.Rahul Gandhi, through his lawyer, asked for inquiry against Mumbai's Dadar post office, claiming he hasn't received the summons yet, as a result of which ...
SC notice to advocate alleging conspiracy against CJI
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to advocate Utsav Bains who has alleged that there is a conspiracy to frame Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi in a sexual harassment case.
Sexual harassment allegations against CJI: SC seeks response from lawyer who claimed conspiracy
The Supreme Court Tuesday sought response from a lawyer, who had made a sensational claim that there was a conspiracy to make CJI Ranjan Gogoi resign by "framing him" in a false case of sexual harassment. A three-judge special bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra issued notice to lawyer Utsav Singh Bains and sought his response with regard to his claim that he was also offered Rs 1.5 crore to represent a former apex court woman employee and arrange a presser against the CJI at the Press Club of India here. The bench, which also comprised Justices R F Nariman and Deepak Gupta, has now fixed the case titled as a matter of "great public importance touching upon the independence of judiciary", for hearing tomorrow at 10:30 AM. The lawyer had filed an affidavit on Monday following the unprecedented hearing on Saturday during which the CJI had said a larger conspiracy was behind it and that he would not stoop too low even to deny these allegations.
Myanmar top court turns down journalists' appeal
Myanmars Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by two Reuters journalists who were sentenced to seven years in jail last year for their reporting on the killings of 10 Rohingya villagers.
Top Myanmar court rejects appeal by Reuters reporters: lawyer
Myanmar's Supreme Court rejected an appeal Tuesday by two Reuters journalists jailed for seven years each on charges linked to their reporting on the Rohingya crisis, one of the defence lawyers confirmed. Reporters Wa Lone, 33, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29, have been behind bars since their arrest in December 2017 under the Official Secrets Act. The initial conviction in September was upheld by the Yangon High Court in January. On Tuesday, the reporters were not at the Supreme Court in the capital Naypyidaw to hear the ruling that once again went against them. "Our appeal was rejected," Khin Maung Zaw told AFP. "They upheld the ruling of the lower court." Supporters believe thee pair have been punished for investigating a massacre of 10 Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar's western Rakhine state in September 2017. The story earned the team a Pulitzer Prize, one of the top honours in journalism. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were convicted of possessing classified documents relating to security operations in
N.Korean embassy raid ringleader in hiding: Lawyer
The head of a shadowy North Korean dissident group wanted by US authorities for his connection to the February raid on Pyongyang's embassy in Madrid, is in hiding from hit squads, his lawyer told CNN.
Trump sues to block congressional subpoena of financial records
US President Donald Trump has sued his own accounting firm and the Democratic chairman of the House Oversight Committee at the same time in a bid to block the committee from obtaining his financial records through a subpoena.
Texas killer dies, leaving open questions about 11 slayings
A convicted murderer serving 70 years for a 1978 slaying near Houston who was also under investigation in the unsolved killings of 11 missing girls has died in a Texas prison. Jeremy Desel, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, said that inmate Edward Harold Bell, 79, collapsed Saturday at the Wallace Pack Unit in Navasota. The facility located about 60 miles (95 kilometers) northwest of Houston holds several elderly prisoners. "There did not appear to be any signs of foul play," Desel told The Associated Press on Monday. Desel declined to discuss Bell's medical history, citing privacy laws. All in-custody deaths are investigated by the independent Office of Inspector General, according to Desel. Bell's death leaves unanswered questions about the unsolved murders of 11 girls he claimed to have killed, the Houston Chronicle reported. Bell was already serving time for killing Larry Dickens, an ex-Marine from Pasadena, when he admitted in 2011 to kidnapping and ...
Disclose incomes of your son, son-in-law: president Gujarat Bar Association to CJI
Yatin Oza, president of Gujarat Bar Association has written to Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi, asking him to disclose incomes of his son and son-in-law alleging that it runs into billions."Can you please disclose, sir, the return of the income of your son and son-in-law which runs into billions. The return would not reflect even ten per cent of income if Your Lordships were not a judge of the Supreme Court. I don't think in the whole country, any advocate would have reflected this figure of income in their return with such less number of years in practice. Not one, including any top-notch respected senior advocate of Supreme Court as on date," said Oza in his letter.The allegation follows CJI's statement about his bank balance on Saturday when Special Bench of the Supreme Court met for a special sitting to discuss online media reports of sexual harassment allegations against Gogoi observing that there is a "larger conspiracy" to destabilise the judiciary.Speaking on his savings,
Hyderabad police bust gang of dacoits; 9 arrested
Hyderabad police have busted a gang of dacoits and recovered 11 kilograms of silver jewellery and 3 two-wheelers from their possession. Nine persons including a juvenile who are members of the gang have been arrested."The taskforce arrested a 9-member gang of dacoits, including a juvenile. 11 kg silver jewellery and 3 two-wheelers were recovered from them," said Anjani Kumar, Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad.In another incident, the police have arrested a man and seized a large quantity of stolen gold jewellery."In a separate incident, we have arrested a man who is a house-break offender and have recovered 9 'tolas' of gold jewellery from his possession," said Anjani Kumar.
Lawyers, father of accused tried to influence me: Magistrate hearing Prince killing case
The Juvenile Justice Board's principal magistrate, who is looking into the sensational Prince murder case here, has alleged that two lawyers and the father of the juvenile accused tried to influence him. Prince was killed in 2017, when he was eight, allegedly by his senior schoolmate Bholu (class 11). The school is located in Bhondsi village and the incident happened on September 8 that year. In an official complaint to district and sessions judge of Gurgaon, the principal magistrate said of the JJ board said that on April 11, he ordered the authority to shift Bholu from Faridabad children observation home to Karnal. "Following the order, the accused father and couple of lawyer came at JJ Board court in Gurgaon on April 12 and requested me for a meeting. "As there is no facility to entertain them inside the court, I went outside to meet them. I realised that they applied pressure on me to change the decision under care and protection of children act 2015," he said in the ...