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Four new Supreme Court judges take oath
Justice Hemant Gupta, Justice R. Subhash Reddy, Justice Mukesh Kumar Rasikbhai Shah and Justice Ajay Rastogi were on Friday sworn in as judges of the Supreme Court.
Two arrested for killing man during Valmiki Jayanti celebration
Two men were arrested Friday for allegedly killing a man after he made fun of their dance moves during a Valmiki Jayanti procession in Mandir Marg area last month, police said. The accused were identified as Rishab (22) and Chaitanya (21), they said. On October 24, Avinash Sangam along with his family members and friends had gone to attend the yatras of Valmiki Jayanti. They were dancing in a group when a man joined them and began dancing with them by displaying some "difficult" dance moves following which Sangam responded to his moves to tease him, a senior official said. A heated argument erupted between Sangam and the other man following which the latter left the spot. However, he returned later with his associates and when he got a chance, the accused fired on Sangam, he said. Meanwhile, the accused fled along with his associates, the officer added. Later, the accused was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead, he said. As part of the investigation, some ..
Prosecution proceedings against Karti, others quashed
In a major relief to former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's family, the Madras High Court on Friday quashed the prosecution proceedings initiated by the Income Tax Department under the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) And Imposition of Tax Act or Black Money Act.
SC to examine plea for CBI probe against Rajasthan CM and her MP son
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea seeking a CBI probe against Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and her son for allegedly receiving compensation of Rs 1.97 crore by selling a piece of government land to NHAI for widening of a national highway in 2010. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and justices K M Joseph and Hemant Gupta issued notice to Raje, her parliamentarian son Dushyant Singh and the CBI and sought their response in four weeks. "Issue notice," the bench said after senior advocate Anoop George Chaudhari said that the high court was wrong in dismissing the petition. Srijana Shresha challenged the August 8 order of the Delhi High Court by which it had dismissed his plea seeking an FIR and a CBI probe against Raje and her son. Shresha, a Rajasthan based lawyer, had moved the high court challenging an April 18, 2015 decision of a special CBI court by which it had refused to order a probe into the allegation against Raje and her son, saying no prior ...
Woman allegedly burnt to death by husband, in-laws over dowry demand in UP
A woman was allegedly burnt to death by her husband and in-laws over dowry demand here, police said Friday. Aradhna, 25, was allegedly set afire by her husband Ashish Upadhyay to whom she was married five years ago in Kaima village in Khothibhar area here. Upadhyay apparently committed the crime as his dowry demands were not met by his father-in-law, the victim's family members have complained. An FIR has been registered against Upadhyay and three others on the complaint of the father of the deceased, a police official said, adding investigation into the matter is underway.
Bofors pay off case remains alive in SC despite dismissal of CBI appeal
The Supreme Court Friday dismissed the CBI petition on the politically-sensitive Rs 64-crore Bofors pay-off case but it would remain alive as the agency has been permitted to raise its stand in the matter in another petition which has already been admitted. The apex court said all grounds mentioned in its appeal against the Delhi High Court's 2005 judgement, which discharged all accused in the case, can be raised in the plea of advocate-turned politician Ajay Agrawal. Agarwal, who had contested the Lok Sabha elections in 2014 as BJP candidate from Rai Bareli against the then Congress President Sonia Gandhi, had filed the appeal within the mandatory 90-day time limit when the CBI had preferred not to challenge the High Court verdict. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi did not condone the delay of 13 years on part of CBI, which filed the appeal on February 2 this year against the May 31, 2005 judgement of the high court quashing all charges against the three Hinduja brothers .
Call-centre racket targeting US citizens busted, eight held
Mumbai Police on Friday arrested eight persons allegedly involved in cheating US citizens by promising to supply banned drugs including Viagra. The racket, operating from a call centre in suburban Kurla for the last two years, is suspected to have cheated thousands of people in the United States, a police official said. Unit-5 of city police's Crime Branch raided the call centre and arrested its manager Ekrama Mukadam (26), sales executive Arbaz Gafar Shaikh (20) and tele-callers Shahrukh Ansari (20), Junaid Shikh (22), Kadir Sayyad (20), Atif Shaikh (20), Ahad Khan (21) and Salman Khan (23), the official said. The accused called people in the US by posing as representatives of a pharmaceutical firm and offered to sell banned drugs including Viagra, said Dilip Sawant, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Detection). If the person showed interest in buying, the tele-callers sought payment in US Dollars. The buyers would find later that they had been cheated as they received no
CBI couldn't have lodged fresh FIR in transferred rape case: Daati Maharaj to HC
Self-styled preacher Daati Maharaj, accused in a sexual assault case, told the Delhi High Court on Friday that the CBI has lodged a fresh FIR in the matter against followed norms. His lawyers made the submission before a bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao while seeking review of the high court's October 3 order transferring the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from the Delhi Police's Crime Branch. Delhi Police, represented by additional standing counsel Sanjoy Ghose, told the bench that its probe into the case was not partisan as alleged by the victim and added that the preacher was interrogated eight times during the investigation. Police, however, said it was not challenging the transfer of probe to the CBI. The victim's lawyers said that the court was right to transfer the case to the CBI as Delhi Police had not arrested the accused despite the seriousness of the allegations. After hearing all the sides, the bench reserved its order on ...
Sebi fines individual for fraudulent trade in illiquid stock options
Markets regulator Sebi Friday imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on an individual for fraudulent trade by creating artificial volume in trading in illiquid stock options on the BSE. In April, Sebi had announced to take action in a phased manner against 14,720 entities for 'non-genuine trades' through illiquid stock option segment. The regulator said adjudication proceedings have been initiated against 567 entities involved in such trades in the first phase. In an order, Sebi fined one Paras M Shah for violating PFUTP (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices) regulations. Sebi had conducted an investigation from April 2014 to September 2015 into trading activities of certain entities in illiquid stock options on the BSE. During the probe, the regulator found that Shah had executed a total 10 reversal trades with same counterparties on the same day, for the same quantity which generated artificial volume in stock options. The act of generating artificial volume by indulging in ...
SC working on translating its judgments and orders in Hindi
In a departure from the practice of its judgments and orders being available in English language only, the Supreme Court is planning to have them translated, to start with, in Hindi, which may later extend to vernacular languages.
Custodial death in Kotkhai rape case: SC grants interim bail to ex-IGP
The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail for a week to former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Zahur Haider Zaidi, an accused in a case relating to the custodial death of a man who was among those arrested on charge of gang-raping a minor school girl in Kotkhai in Shimla district last year. Zaidi had moved the apex court against the Himachal Pradesh High Court order refusing to grant him bail in the case. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi allowed the application of Zaidi for interim bail on the grounds that he has to attend the rituals of Chhehalum to be held from November 6 to 8, 2018 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The counsel appearing for Zaidi said his mother had passed away while he was in jail and he seeks to participate in the post-death rituals. "Taking into account the grounds on which the limited/ interim bail has been prayed for we are of the view that the same should be allowed. We order accordingly. The accused petitioner will be released from Kanda jail, .
2 held for snatching gold chain
Two persons were arrested on Friday for snatching a gold chain from a woman here a week ago, police said.
CBI opposes middleman's bail plea in bribery case against Asthana
The CBI Friday opposed the bail application of Manoj Prasad, an alleged middleman arrested in connection with bribery allegations involving the agency's Special Director Rakesh Asthana. The agency told the special CBI judge Santosh Snehi Mann that the accused was an influential person and if granted the relief, he may tamper with the ongoing probe and flee from justice. The court put up the application for Saturday for argument after the counsel for Prasad said he needed time to go through the CBI's reply and advance his arguments. Prasad is currently in judicial custody. The court had on October 31 granted bail to co-accused and CBI's DSP Devender Kumar after the agency did not oppose his bail petition. In his bail application, Prasad said he was not required for the custodial interrogation and no purpose will be served by keeping him in further custody. The CBI had registered an FIR against Asthana and others on a written complaint of businessman Sathish Sana on October 15. Besides .
Chronology of events in Bofors case
The following is the chronology of events in the politically-sensitive Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-off case in which the Supreme Court Friday dismissed the CBI's appeal against the Delhi High Court's 2005 verdict discharging all the accused, including the Hinduja brothers. - Mar 24, 1986: India enters into Rs 1,437-crore deal with Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors for supply of 400 units of 155 mm Howitzer guns for the Indian Army - Apr 16, 1987: Swedish Radio claims that the company had paid bribes to top Indian politicians and defence personnel. - Jan 22, 1990: CBI registers FIR for alleged offences of criminal conspiracy, cheating and forgery against Martin Ardbo, the then president of AB Bofors, middleman Win Chadda and Hindujas. - Oct 22, 1999: First charge sheet in the case filed against Chadda, middleman Ottavio Quattrocchi, the then defence secretary S K Bhatnagar, Ardbo and the Bofors company. - Oct 9, 2000: Supplementary charge sheet filed against Hinduja brothers. - May 31, ...
Maoist with Rs 10 lakh reward held in Jharkhand
A Maoist commander carrying Rs 10 lakh reward was arrested in Palamau district of Jharkhand on Friday.
Jharkhand HC seeks government affidavit over doubling HC building cost
The Jharkhand High Court on Friday sought an affidavit from the state government over the escalating estimated cost of construction of a new building of the High Court from Rs 265 crore to Rs 699 crore.
Iyer-Mitra given one more day to submit affidavit
Delhi based journalist Abhijit Iyer Mitra failed to submit his affidavit on his alleged derogatory remarks on Odisha and the Konark temple on Friday, the scheduled day, and a House Committee of the Odisha Assembly allowed him one more day to do so. Iyer Mitra had earlier been asked by the panel to appear before the House Committee on November 2 and submit the affidavit. "As he (Abhijit) could not submit his affidavit on the day and requested the House Committee to give him one day more, the Committee took note of this and gave him the last chance to submit his affidavit tomorrow," chairperson of the Committee Narasingha Mishra told reporters. Odisha Assembly Speaker P K Amat had set up the House Committee on September 20 for an inquiry into the alleged breach of privilege by the journalist following his alleged derogatory remarks against the state, its culture and the lawmakers. On October 23 Iyer Mitra appeared before the panel and tendered unconditional apology. He ...
Flight attendant death: HC declines interim bail to in-laws for Diwali
The Delhi High Court on Friday declined to grant interim bail to the in-laws of a flight attendant, who had allegedly committed suicide in July, to be with their family on the occasion of Diwali. Justice Mukta Gupta issued notice to the Delhi Police on the bail petitions of the in-laws, who had surrendered Thursday and asked the agency to file a status report. "No interim relief, not possible," the judge said and listed the bail pleas for further hearing on November 16. Flight attendant Anissia Batra's parents-in-laws R S Singhvi and Sushma Singhvi approached the high court after their bail applications were rejected by a trial court on Thursday. Anissia (39), wife of Mayank Singhvi, worked with a German airline. She allegedly jumped from the terrace of her house in Panchsheel Park in South Delhi on July 13. Mayank rushed her to a nearby hospital, where she was declared dead. Mayank, who was married to Anissia for over two years, was arrested on July 16. Anissia's family has alleged ..
Priest beaten up by man in AP dies
A 68-year-old priest of Sai Baba temple here died, days after he was attacked by a Muslim neighbour following a quarrel over the use of loudspeaker at the shrine, police said Friday. The priest's death has triggered protests by BJP and VHP. Satyanarayana Sharma who was attacked on October 26, succumbed to injuries at a hospital in Hyderabad Thursday, police said. Bharatiya Janta Party and Vishwa Hindu Parishad demanded stringent action against those responsible for the priest's death. Sharma was allegedly assaulted by Sadiq Hussain, 32-year-old unemployed man, after he "refused" to turn off or reduce the volume of the loud speakers at the temple, they said, adding the accused was arrested on the same day and later remanded. Hussain had asked the priest to lower the volume saying it was causing disturbance to his mother, police said. Sharma was initially admitted to a Government Hospital here but later shifted to Hyderabad as his condition worsened, a police official said. A case