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CS assault case: HC seeks Delhi govt's, Anshu Prakash's response on plea by Sisodia, Kejriwal
The Delhi High Court Thursday sought responses from the city government, the police and then Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash on a plea by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia challenging a trial court order in the CS assault case. The two AAP leaders have challenged the trial court order that prosecution in the case be conducted by an officer of the Delhi Police not below the rank of Additional CP. The hearing also witnessed a verbal spat between the lawyers appearing for the AAP government and the Delhi Police over representing the police force in the matter. While AAP-appointed Delhi government standing counsel Rahul Mehra said only he has the right to appear for police in the case before the high court, Additional Solicitor General Aman Lekhi and Central government standing counsel Anil Soni contended that they have been authorised by the Deputy Secretary (Home) of Delhi government to represent the state in the matter. Mehra strongly objected to Lekhi's ...
SC lets off Manoj Tiwari in contempt case, but says his actions 'shocking'
The Supreme Court on Thursday let off Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari in a contempt case against him for breaking the seal of a commercial establishment.
Court admits petition by Brahmin body against Dorsey
A local court here has admitted a petition filed by a Brahmin organization against Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey who recently made an anti-Brahminical tweet.
PIL in SC for execution of death penalty awarded to four in Nirbhaya case
A PIL was filed in the Supreme Court Thursday seeking directions to immediately execute the death penalty awarded to four convicts of the sensational Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case. The 23-year-old paramedic student was gangraped on the intervening night of December 16-17, 2012 inside a running bus in South Delhi by six persons and severely assaulted before being thrown out on the road. She succumbed to injuries on December 29, 2012 at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore. The apex court, on July 9, had dismissed the pleas of three convicts -- Mukesh (31), Pawan Gupta (24) and Vinay Sharma (25) -- seeking review of the apex court verdict which had upheld the judgements of the Delhi High Court and the lower court in the case. The fourth death convict Akshay Kumar Singh (33) so far has not filed the review plea in the apex court. The apex court in its 2017 verdict had upheld the capital punishment awarded to them by the Delhi High Court and the trial court in the case. The fresh ...
Wanted criminal arrested in Lucknow
The Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh Police arrested a wanted criminal from Mahanagar area here, police said Thursday. Based on a tip-off, Amit Chauhan was arrested on Wednesday, they said. Chauhan carried a reward of Rs 17,500 on information leading to his arrest and was wanted in a number of criminal cases, including attempt to murder, and offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) in Lucknow and Gonda district, the police said.
Fresh case against BJP leader on Sabarimala protest
A day after being granted conditional bail in a case related to a protest at the Sabarimala temple, BJP general secretary K Surendran was Thursday booked in another case related to the agitation at the hill shrine, the police said. The fresh charge was added in connection with the blocking of a 52-year-old woman, who had come for the 'choorunu' (rice feeding ceremony) of her grandson at the Ayyappa temple when it was opened for the special pooja 'chitira aatta vishesham' earlier this month. A large number of devotees and right-wing activists had surrounded Lalitha at Sannidhanam, the temple complex, and tried to manhandle her, suspecting her to be in the menstrual age. Surendran, who was allegedly not present at the venue of the protest, was charged under IPC Section 120 (B) (criminal conspiracy), police said. Besides Surendran, four other BJP-RSS leaders, including V V Rajesh and Valsan Thillankeri, were booked under the same charge in connection with the ...
Do prisoners have no rights? SC on pathetic condition in jails
The Supreme Court Thursday pulled up the Centre for the pathetic condition prevailing in jails across the country and wondered whether prisoners were considered as humans "in the eyes of the authorities". A bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur also took note of huge vacancies of around 48 per cent in forensic science laboratories (FSL) in India and asked the Centre how it would ensure speedy trial for the undertrials in such a situation. "This whole thing have been converted into a joke. Do prisoners have no rights? I do not know whether they (prisoners) are considered to be humans in the eyes of the authorities," Justice Lokur observed. "Tell your officers to go and see (condition in jails). White washing have not been done for years. Taps are not working. Toilets are not working. There are no sewage and the situation is pathetic in jails," the bench, also comprising Justice Deepak Gupta, told the Centre's counsel. The court was hearing a matter related to deficiencies in jails as ..
Delhi HC seeks reply from Anshu Prakash in assault case
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a notice to former chief secretary Anshu Prakash and sought a reply from the latter with regards to his alleged assault.The plea was filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with the case. Kejriwal has challenged the trial court order (Patiala House court) allowing two advocates to conduct the prosecution on behalf of Delhi police instead of a regular public prosecutor in the case.The Court has fixed December 17 as the next date for the hearing.During the hearing, senior advocate Hariharan, who was appearing for Kejriwal and Sisodia, said that many cases going on between the Delhi Chief Minister and the State are handled by the same regular public prosecutor, hence allowing a special public prosecutor in the case is against the law.The petition by Kejriwal also challenged the direction that prosecution in the Anshu Prakash assault case is conducted by an officer of the Delhi Police, not
J-K Crime Branch arrests two persons from Delhi for fraud
The Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch arrested two persons from New Delhi, including a foreign woman, for fraudulent transfer of over Rs 94 lakh from Jammu and Kashmir Bank account of a private company, a CB officer said Thursday. A case was lodged regarding the fraudulent transfer of Rs 94.10 lakh from the official account of TRG Industries Private Limited with J&K Bank Town Hall branch in Jammu between June 1, 2016 and June 9, 2016, the officer said, adding that one Vikram Singh Barnala was arrested from New Delhi Thursday. Based on Barnala's disclosure, it surfaced that an international gang of fraudsters was behind the transfer of the amount, he said. Barnala also revealed that a woman of Ghana, Suzain Zenat Makaco, who frequently used to change her name and residence in order to hide her identity, was also a member of the gang which targeted the company's account, the crime branch officer said. Later, after the completion of legal formalities, the woman was arrested from New ...
Hashimpura massacre: Court issues NBW against 12 convicted ex-policemen after they fail to surrender
A Delhi court on Thursday issued non-bailable warrants (NBW) against 12 ex-policemen of Uttar Pradesh after they failed to surrender before it to serve life term awarded to them for the killing 42 people of a minority community in Hashimpura locality of Meerut in 1987. The Delhi High Court had awarded life imprisonment to 16 ex-policemen, all of whom have retired, and had directed them to surrender on or before November 22. Additional Sessions Judge Smita Garg sent the remaining four convicts to Tihar central jail after they surrendered before the court as per October 31 directions of the High Court. The convicts -- Jaipal Singh, Mahesh Pratap Singh, Sami Ullal Khan and Niranjan Lal -- were taken into custody after they surrendered before the court. "Since the remaining 12 convicts have failed to surrender in compliance of the order dated October 31, passed by the High Court, let NBW (non-bailable warrant) be issued against them and notice to their respective sureties," the court ...
SC warns ex-J'khand minister, his MLA wife of cancelling their bails
The Supreme Court said Thursday it may cancel the bail granted to former Jharkhand minister Yogendra Sao and his MLA wife Nirmala Devi, accused in rioting cases in 2016, for violating conditions imposed by it. The top court asked the couple to argue on the next date of hearing as to why the bail granted to them in riot cases cannot be cancelled. A bench of justices S A Bobde and L Nageswara Rao said the couple will not be granted any more adjournment in the case and listed the matter for further hearing on January 15. "We will cancel the bail, if it is found that you have violated the bail conditions. Come prepared next time to argue on the point why your bail shall not be cancelled," the bench told the counsel for Sao and Barkagaon MLA Devi. At the outset, advocate Tapesh Kumar Singh, appearing for the Jharkhand government said both the accused have been grossly violating the bail conditions imposed by the apex court in its order on December 15 last year. He said in eleven cases ...
Appropriate for BJP to have 'principal conspirator' as its chief: Rahul Gandhi
After a CBI officer testified in a court that Amit Shah was among the "principal conspirators" in the 2006 Tulsiram Prajapati fake encounter case, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took a swipe at the BJP saying it was "appropriate" for the BJP to have such a man as its President.
CCI dismisses complaint against Oppo's distributor firm
Fair trade regulator CCI has dismissed a complaint alleging unfair business practices against OPPO mobiles' distributor firm for halting supply of mobile phones and non settlement of dues. Disposing of the complaint, the regulator said, "the Commission holds that no case of contravention of either Section 3 or Section 4 of the Act is made out against the Oppo Mobiles MU Pvt Ltd in the present matter." Section 3 and 4 pertain to anti-competitive agreements and abuse of dominant market position, respectively. According to CCI, Oppo Mobiles MU is a Pune-based distributor of mobiles phones and accessories under the brand name 'OPPO' in India. The ruling came on the complaint filed by K.C. Marketing, a Pune-based firm, which was appointed as the exclusive mobile distributor of OPPO mobiles in south and central Maharashtra after an agreement with the distributor firm. K.C alleged that the Oppo MU unilaterally stopped supplying mobile phones and failed to settle outstanding dues and thereby .
Elderly sentenced to imprisonment for molesting minor
A 72-year-old man was sentenced to three years of rigorous imprisonment by a city court Thursday for molesting a minor girl who worked as a help at his residence. The retired engineer was accused of molesting the girl and peeping into the bathroom when she was taking bath at his residence in Phoolbagan area of east Kolkata. Special judge (POCSO) at Sealdah Court Jimut Bahan Biswas sentenced Tapan Bhattacharyya to three years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed on him a fine of Rs 20,000 for the offence. The girl had filed the complaint with the Phoolbagan police station on October 31 this year with the help of a local woman to whom she had narrated her ordeal, special public prosecutor Vivek Sharma said. The 14-year-old girl had been sent by her family to work as a help at Bhattacharyya's home owing to abject poverty, Sharma said. Bhattacharyya was charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.
Mallya's plea for stay on proceedings under FEO Act dismissed
The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed Vijay Mallya's appeal for a stay on proceedings under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act (FEOA) on the pretext that the Appellate Tribunal for Foreign Exchange had ordered status quo in respect of attachments in the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case filed against him while adjudicating the State Bank of India's (SBI) plea.An application was filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) before the Special Court for the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, Session Court, Mumbai for declaring Mallya a Fugitive Economic Offender and ordered for the confiscation of his properties.The Counsel for Vijay Mallya, during the hearing before the FEOA Special Court, requested for maintaining status quo of the case till the matter before the Appellate Tribunal of PMLA in New Delhi is heard and disposed off. However, the FEOA Special Court rejected the plea of the Counsel for Mallya.This order of the FEOA Special Court was challenged today before the
7 arrested in US citizen's death in Andaman
Seven people have been arrested in connection with the alleged killing of a US citizen, John Allen Chau, in North Sentinel Island of Andaman."On the basis of the information received by an email of the US Consulate, Chennai on 19 November, the Andaman and Nicobar police immediately lodged a missing report. The police have apprehended seven people who supported John Allen Chau and actively facilitated him to go to north Sentinelese Island," said Andaman and Nicobar Director General of Police Deependra Pathak.Two cases have been registered on the perception and complaint of a fisherman who saw John dead. "The entire act of the deceased, as well as others, can be termed as a misdirected adventure into a restricted area to meet the uncontacted tribe who vigorously rejects any kind of external contact," said Pathak.The deceased was allegedly killed in North Sentinel Island, Andaman which is home to the Sentinelese, a native tribe which is completely against outsiders' intervention in their
3 Hry cops suspended after Delhi bizman levels kidnapping, extortion allegations
Three policemen of Haryana Police's Special Task Force were suspended after a Delhi businessman alleged that they kidnapped him in the national capital last month and extorted Rs 19 lakh for his release. The three policemen, including an assistant sub-inspector rank police official, have been suspended after preliminary inquiry by the state police into the allegations, a senior Haryana Police official said Thursday. "During preliminary inquiry, we found something fishy against these three STF members... extortion and other allegations were made against them... They have been placed under suspension and a regular departmental inquiry was launched against them," DIG (STF), Bhondsi, B Satheesh Balan, said over the phone. He said as the nature of allegations made against the three policemen was serious, they had been immediately placed under suspension. The victim, an electronic goods shop owner in Delhi, had alleged that the three kidnapped him at gunpoint and released after extorting ...
HC quashes defamation case against magazine, says can't allow 'mighty' State to 'trample' press
If the press is gagged for publishing news, democracy in this country will be in utter peril and India will become a Nazi State, the Madras High Court has observed while quashing a defamation case filed against a magazine by the AIADMK government in 2012. Justice P N Prakash allowed two petitions filed by the management of India Today Tamil Magazine challenging the prosecution proceedings initiated against it before the Principal Sessions Court, Chennai. Ruling that the proceedings before the lower court were an abuse of process of law, the judge said the the court will be failing in its duty if such attempts by the "mighty State" to "trample the press for no good reason" are not resisted. The matter relates to an article published by the magazine dated August 8, 2012, in which it was alleged that at the instance of Sasikala the then Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa removed Sengottaiyan as minister, following which the City Public Prosecutor filed a defamation case. "For publishing a ...
MeToo: Sexual harassment portal linked to central, state ministries for quick disposal of cases
SHe-Box, the online portal to report complaints of sexual harassment at workplace, has been linked to all the Central ministries, departments and 653 districts across all states and Union Territories, the Women and Child Development (WCD) ministry said on Thursday.
Trump spars with chief justice over their views of judges
President Donald Trump and Chief Justice John Roberts clashed in an extraordinary public dispute over the independence of America's judiciary, with Roberts bluntly rebuking the president for denouncing a judge who rejected his migrant asylum policy as an "Obama judge." There's no such thing, Roberts declared Wednesday in a strongly worded statement contradicting Trump and defending judicial independence. Never silent for long, Trump defended his own comment, tweeting defiantly, "Sorry Justice Roberts." The pre-Thanksgiving dustup was the first time that Roberts, the Republican-appointed leader of the federal judiciary, has offered even a hint of criticism of Trump, who has several times blasted federal judges who have ruled against him. Before now, it has been highly unusual for a president to single out judges for personal criticism. And a chief justice's challenge to a president's comments is downright unprecedented in modern times. It seemed a fight that Trump would relish but one .