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Women body urges Prez to take cognisance of sexual harassment allegations against CJI
President Ram Nath Kovind should take cognisance on his own of the allegations of sexual harassment levelled by a former Supreme Court employee against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, a women's organisation said on Monday. Delhi's 'Pragatisheel Mahila Sangathan', which staged a protest outside the apex court premises, said that the "President should also direct the second in command of judges in the hierarchy of judges of the Supreme Court to get the whole episode, as stated by the complainant, investigated in an impartial and time bound manner". In a statement, it said: "We as a country must stand up for the protection of life and liberty of the complainant and her family members." It said the issue of independence of judiciary, raised by the CJI during the Saturday's hearing by a special bench, was important but that cannot be mixed up with the need to fairly verify the veracity of the complaint. "The higher-ups including the CJI, the police, the Home Minister all have ...
PIL in HC to appoint law officers for 16 jails in Delhi
A PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the state government and the director general (DG) of Tihar Jail to appoint one law officer each in the 16 jails of the national capital in a time-bound manner. The plea is listed for hearing on Tuesday before a bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice A J Bhambhani. The petition, filed by advocate Amit Sahni, alleged that despite the Delhi Prisons Act, 2000 mandating that there shall be a law officer in every prison, at present there is only one law officer for all 16 jails in the state who is stationed at the prison headquarters at Tihar here. It also claimed that from August 2016 to February 2019, no law officer was appointed at the prison headquarters and the legal affairs were dealt with by an officer equivalent to the rank of a deputy superintendent. There are 16 jails in the state -- nine at the Tihar prison complex, one at the Rohini prison complex and six at the Mandoli prison complex. Section 6 of ...
Missing woman traced in J-K's Rajouri
A 23-year-old woman, who went missing last week, was recovered Monday and handed over to her family in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, police said. The woman, hailing from Manjakote, went missing on April 15 and was traced from Kotli Kalaban village of the border district, additional Superintendent of Police, Rajouri, Liaqat Ali said. He said a missing report was registered in the daily diary and a search was launched to recover her. She was handed over to her legal heirs after completion of legal formalities, the officer said.
PIL seeks direction to Delhi govt to appoint one law officer for every jail
A PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Delhi government and DG Tihar to ensure compliance of Section 6 of Delhi Prison Act, 2000, by appointing one law officer for every jail in the national capital.Delhi Prison Act, 2000 (Delhi Act No.2 of 2002) was passed by the Legislative Assembly of National Capital Territory of Delhi on November 23, 2000.Section 6 of Delhi Prison Act, 2000 mandates that there shall be a Law Officer for every Jail. Apart from the same, it further mandates that there shall be a Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, a Medical Officer, and a welfare officer for every jail.It is also mentioned that the compliance is done by the respondents in all respect except appointing Law Officer for every jail. From August 2016 to February 2019, there was no Law Officer in Prison Headquarter and that the legal affairs used to be dealt with by an officer equivalent to the rank of Deputy Superintendent, the petition states.At present, there is only
SC's 5-judge Constitution bench not to sit this week
A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court which was scheduled to hear certain important cases, including the land acquisition matter from Tuesday, will not sit in this week. According to the notice uploaded on the apex court website, the hearing of cases by the Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi was cancelled. Other cases included as to whether lawmakers enjoy immunity from prosecution for accepting bribes to vote in Parliament or an Assembly. "In supersession of earlier notice dated the April 16, 2019 uploaded on the Supreme Court website mentioning that Constitution bench will sit in Chief Justice's court from April 23, 2019, now, take further notice that the Constitution bench will not sit in the week commencing from April 23, 2019," the notice said. As per the earlier notice of April 16, the five-judge bench was scheduled to hear from April 23, two matters pertaining to interpretation of Section 24 of the Land Acquisition Act, 2013. The two case ...
Magistrate alleges threats from school murder accused's father
The Principal Magistrate of the Juvenile Justice Board here has alleged that two lawyers and the father of a juvenile accused of murdering an 8-year-old student in 2017 had threatened him and tried to put pressure on him with regard to the case.
SC grants time to ex-Kolkata police chief to reply to CBI's plea in chit-fund scam
The Supreme Court Monday granted time to former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar to file his additional reply to the CBI's claim that he withheld information relating to call data records of the accused in the chit fund scam. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, which was to hear the plea of CBI seeking custodial interrogation of Kumar in the chit fund scam, later adjourned the hearing to April 30. "List the matters on April 30 by which time respondent No.3 (Kumar) may file additional affidavit, as prayed," said the bench, also comprising Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for CBI, said that despite getting the complete CDRs from mobile service providers, Vodafone and Airtel, Kumar withheld information with some ulterior motive. CBI has alleged that on perusal of CDRs and the information received from Vodafone, it has come to light that the despite getting the complete records, Kumar did not provide all information to ...
2 lawyers' bodies of SC disapprove of CJI Gogoi's handling of allegations against him
Two lawyers' bodies of the Supreme Court on Monday disapproved of the manner in which Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi dealt with the sexual harassment allegations against him, calling it "procedural impropriety" and "violation" of procedures. As the apex court reassembled after the weekend recess in the backdrop of the stunning allegations by a former court staffer, the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and the Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association (SCAORA) urged the Full Court to take all such necessary steps as may be required in law to deal with the charges. The allegations cropped up against Justice Gogoi on Saturday prompting him to convene an urgent extraordinary hearing by a three-member bench headed by him during which he asserted that the charges against him were "unbelievable". The allegations by the woman, who had worked at Justice Gogoi's home office in Delhi, dates back to October last year, days after he was appointed the CJI. After an emergent meeting of its ...
Deepak Talwar's wife moves HC to direct ED to quiz her at home, not agency's office
Wife of lobbyist Deepak Talwar, accused of acting as a middleman in negotiations to favour foreign private airlines and causing loss to national carrier Air India, approached the Delhi High Court Monday seeking direction to the ED to quiz her at her residence and not the agency's office. The plea has been listed for hearing on Tuesday before Justice A K Chawla. Deepa Talwar said in the plea that she was not named in the FIR lodged by the Enforcement Directorate or the CBI either as an accused or otherwise and that she has never received any notice to join the investigation with the CBI at any point of time. The plea said the ED issued summons on February 21 and March 4, asking her to join the investigation and to appear in person at Lok Nayak Bhawan here. It said Deepa has replied to the summons through her counsel in which she undertook to join and cooperate with the investigation in accordance with the law. The plea said she filed an anticipatory bail plea in the trial court which ..
Rahul Gandhi expresses regret before SC over his remark on Rafale order
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday expressed regret before the Supreme Court over his "chowkidar chor hai" remark in connection with the apex court order of April 10 in the Rafale case, saying it was made during "hectic political campaigning without seeing, reading or analysing the order".He made the submission in his response to a contempt plea filed by BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi for "misquoting' the apex court order by saying that the court had accepted "chowkidar" (a reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi), is a "chor'(thief).The Chief chief said his statement was used and misused by political opponents and that he made the remark in the "heat of political campaigning"."It was made on the basis of a bonafide belief and general understanding of the order as being talked about in electronic and social media reportage and by several workers and activists," Gandhi said in his affidavit.He said that there was "no attempt too wilfully misinterpret" the court order.The court had
Delhi HC defers hearing appeal filed by anti-Sikh riots convicts to May 20
The Delhi High court on Monday deferred hearing in an appeal case filed by anti-Sikh riots convicts Naresh Sehrawat and Yashpal Singh, to May 20.In November last year, the Delhi court had pronounced death penalty to Yashpal Singh and life imprisonment to Naresh Sehrawat for killing two Sikhs during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The court had also slapped Rs 35 lakh fine on each of them.Sehrawat and Singh were held guilty of murdering of two Sikhs in South Delhi's Mahipalpur area during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.Both the accused were booked under Sections 452 (House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint), 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder), 324 (Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 395 (Punishment for dacoity), 436 (Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy) read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).As per official data, around 2,800 Sikhs were killed across India, including 2,100 in Delhi, during the ...
Delhi Police bust gang of fraudsters
Delhi Police on Monday claimed to have busted a gang involved in organised crime by arresting its five members.The five accused have been identified as Ankush Aggarwal (44), Subhash Chand (42), Ajay Kumar (39), Harish (24), Kamal (21), all residents of Delhi.The accused allegedly used to file false GST returns and siphoned off lakhs of rupees, police said.All five were arrested by the staff of Police Station Jama Masjid, Central District.A case has been registered under relevant sections of law. Further probe is on.
Lawyers want 'full court' to hear allegations against CJI
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) have expressed deep reservations regarding the suo moto court hearing held on April 20 on the issue related to allegations of sexual harassment against the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi.
Nepal's SC directs govt to take action against cattle owners who abandon their cows, oxen
Nepal's top court on Monday directed the government to take action against cattle owners who abandon their cows and oxen when they are of no use to them and left them to die on the streets. The Supreme Court also directed the government to manage and take care of the abandoned cattle. A bench of Justices Ananda Mohan Bhattarai and Puroshuttam Bhandari gave the ruling on a writ petition filed by an NGO Sneha's Care, which moved the court last month demanding management and safety of the abandoned domestic animals. Cow is the national animal of Nepal. Welcoming the court's judgement, Sneha's Care chairperson Sneh Shrestha said animal welfare can be ensured only by effective law enforcement and its effective implementation.
Court asks CBI to supply documents to Najeeb's mother
A court here on Monday directed the CBI to give all documents related to its closure report in the case of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Najeeb Ahmed, who is missing since October 2016, to his mother within two weeks.
SC hearing on sexual harassment allegations against CJI was violative of procedure: SCBA
The unprecedented hearing by a three-judge bench following sexual harassment allegations against the CJI by a former apex court employee was a "violation of procedure established by law", the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) said Monday. It requested the full court of the Supreme Court to take all necessary steps as may be required in law in such cases. It further said in a statement that without prejudice to any enquiry which may be initiated as above, the full court should collate all the materials and facts with regard to the allegations from electronic, print, social media and other available sources, which may be considered in its next meeting. "The executive committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association in its emergent meeting has resolved that procedure adopted for conducting the court proceedings on April 20 in the matter of allegations made by ex-employee of the Supreme Court against the Chief Justice of India is in violation of procedure established by law as well as ...
Two techies arrested for allegedly duping people on the pretext of getting them jobs in the IAF
Two techies were arrested for allegedly duping around 400 people on the pretext of providing jobs in the Indian Air Force (IAF), police said Monday. The accused have been identified as Mahender Singh (30) and Vikash Swami (28). They had allegedly duped people by creating a fake website. Both had done Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) from Rajgarh near Churu in Rajasthan, police said. "A complaint was received from the IAF that unknown people had created a fake website of the department 'www.airforce.onlinerectt.in' and were displaying advertisements for recruitment in the Air Force. "The alleged website had similar pages and images as available on IAF's official website," said Anyesh Roy, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Cyber). During investigation, details of the website were collected and bank account linked with the payment gateway was also analysed which led to the identification of the accused. The accused were then arrested, the DCP said. During interrogation, the accused ...
Jobless man missing after killing wife, three kids
A Bachelor of Technology who lost his job with a multinational in Bengaluru has gone missing after killing his wife and three children here after failing to get work, police said on Tuesday.
There is conspiracy to make CJI resign: Lawyer to SC
A lawyer made a sensational claim in the Supreme Court on Monday that there was a conspiracy a foot to make CJI Ranjan Gogoi resign by "framing him" in a false case of sexual harassment. Lawyer Utsav Singh Bains, in his affidavit filed in the case taken up by the apex court on Saturday as the matter of "great public importance touching upon the independence of judiciary", has also claimed that he was offered Rs 1.5 crore by one Ajay to represent a former apex court woman employee and arrange a presser against the CJI at the Press Club of India here. "The Deponent wishes to bring to notice of the court a serious matter of a conspiracy to make the Chief Justice of India resign by framing him in a false case of sexual harassment," the lawyer said. Bains said he was shocked to hear the allegations and was willing to represent the complainant. "But when the said Ajay further narrated the entire sequence of events and facts of the case, the Deponent was not convinced and found several ...
CJI showed "procedural impropriety" in dealing with allegations against him: SC Advocates on Record Association
The Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association (SCAORA) on Monday expressed its "deep reservation" against the "procedural impropriety" shown by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi in dealing with the sexual harassment allegations against him. As the apex court reassembled after the weekend recess in the backdrop of the stunning allegations by a former court staffer, the SCAORA said the charges against Justice Gogoi should be dealt with as per established procedure. The allegations cropped up against Justice Gogoi on Saturday prompting him to convene an urgent extraordinary hearing by a three-member bench headed by him during which he asserted that the charges by a former apex court staffer were "unbelievable". The allegations by the woman, who had worked at Justice Gogoi's home office in Delhi, dates back to October last year. "The allegations of the ex-employee of the Supreme Court have to be dealt with as per the established procedure of law and law must be applied in each and every case