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Complaint filed in Sitamarhi court against Amit Shah
A complaint was filed on Monday in a court here against BJP president Amit Shah seeking registration of a case against him for sedition and other charges over his remarks in connection with the Supreme Court order on the Sabarimala issue. The complaint was filed by social activist Thakur Chandan Singh in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Saroj Kumari here. The court fixed November 6 for hearing the mat. Shah's comment made in the context of Sabarimala "has hurt the people's sentiments and is an attack on federal democratic structure of the country," the complaint alleged, citing newspapers report on Sunday regarding the BJP chief's comments. The complainant prayed for initiating case against Shah under various sections of IPC that included- 124A (sedition), 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 295 (injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class). In his complaint, Singh alleged that Shah had publicly opposed the Supreme Court's verdict on ...
Illegal call centre busted in Thane; one arrested
Police Monday busted a call centre operating illegally here in Maharashtra and arrested one person, an official said Assistant Superintendent of Police Atul Kulkarni said one person was arrested in connection with the fake call centre. Offences were registered against him under relevant sections of the Indian Telegraph Act with the Kashimira police station, he said. The call centre was operating from a commercial facility in the MIDC area, the officer said. Acting on a tip-off, a team of officials of the district rural police along with IT experts raided the commercial facility and unearthed the call centre operating in violation of regulations, he said. Kulkarni said the call centre was using banned or restrained softwares.
Middleman's case on different footing from Asthana, Kumar: HC
The Delhi High Court on Monday observed that the case of middleman Manoj Prasad, arrested in bribery case, was on a different footing from that of CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana and DSP Devender Kumar -- both accused in the same matter. Justice Najmi Waziri said Prasad was a private person and Asthana and Kumar were public servants and nothing stops CBI from probing a private individual. The court said it would be decided during detailed hearing on the pleas of Asthana and Kumar, seeking quashing of the FIR, whether prior sanction from the competent authority was required to prosecute them. The court was hearing Prasad's plea seeking quashing of the FIR against him in the bribery case in which he has contended that the FIR was lodged without conducting inquiry which was illegal. The court, which initially orally asked the CBI to file response to Prasad's petition by October 31, later said it was not issuing any notice on the plea right now and re-notified it for hearing ...
Warden Construction settles case with Sebi, pays Rs 6.8 lakh
Warden Construction and Finance Ltd Monday settled proceedings with regulator Sebi in connection with alleged failure to obtain SCORES authentication on payment of Rs 6.8 lakh towards settlement charges. SCORES is Sebi's online complaint redressal system for investors. The regulator agreed to settle adjudication proceedings in the case, pertaining to alleged violation of circulars which mandated the firm to obtain SCORES authentication within a stipulated time after it was approached by the company with a plea under the settlement regulations. Under a settlement, an entity is allowed to settle charges by paying a penalty without admission or denial of guilt. In a settlement order, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said, it is hereby ordered to "dispose of" the adjudication proceedings initiated against Warden Construction and Finance after the payment of Rs 6.8 lakh as settlement charges. It further said enforcement actions, including restoring or initiating the ...
SC order on Ayodhya should be honoured: AIPMLB member Zafaryab Jilani
Whatever the Supreme Court has ordered on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute cases should be honoured, All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) member Zafaryab Jilani said on Monday as the apex court fixed January to hear the matter. "It is not appropriate for anyone to either welcome or condemn the order," the senior counsel told PTI. "Whatever the Supreme Court has said has to be honoured," Jilani added when asked to comment on the Supreme Court fixing the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute cases for the first week of January next year before an appropriate bench. He said they could present their grievances, if any, through a plea before the court. "But it will not be on public platform," Jilani stated. All India Shia Personal Law Board spokesperson Yasoob Abbas also did not comment directly on the Supreme Court developments of the morning. "This case should be resolved and it should not be allowed to hot up in the run-up to (Lok Sabha) elections," Abbas told ..
SC stays Madras HC order for CBI probe against Tamil Nadu CM
The Supreme Court on Monday put a stay on the Madras High Court's order in which it had directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe into allegations against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edapaddi K Palanaiswami.There are allegations against Palanaiswami of illegally awarding contracts of road construction to his relatives.The top court's order comes following Tamil Nadu's Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) moving the court challenging the Madras High Court order which directed the CBI to take over the case.A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi had also issued a notice to Organising Secretary of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) RS Bharathi, who had filed the plea in the Madras High Court.The Madras High Court had issued the order over two weeks back.
Documents being submitted to CVC: CBI sources on Alok Verma case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sources on Monday said that the required documents and files in connection with the investigation against its Director Alok Verma are being submitted to the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC). "As per direction of the Supreme Court and CVC, required documents and files are being submitted to the CVC in connection with the investigation against CBI Director Alok Verma," CBI sources said.On October 26, the apex court ordered a CVC inquiry into the allegations against Verma under the supervision of retired Supreme Court Judge Justice AK Patnaik. The court also said that an inquiry must be completed within two weeks and M Nageshwar Rao, who was appointed as the interim Director, cannot take any policy decision till court hears the matter again on November 12.The government recently sent Verma and his deputy Rakesh Asthana on leave after both leveled allegations of accepting bribes against each other. However, the CBI on October 25 informed that ..
Koregaon-Bhima: SC grants more time to Maharashtra police to file chargesheet
In a relief to the Maharashtra police, the Supreme Court Monday granted it more time to conclude its probe and file a chargesheet in the Koregaon-Bhima violence case. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi stayed the Bombay High Court order, which had set aside the lower court's verdict allowing extension of time to the police to file the probe report against the rights activists arrested in the case. The bench, also comprising justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph, issued notice to the rights activists on a plea of the Maharashtra government, seeking their replies within two weeks, and stayed the operation of the high court order. The bench considered the submissions of former attorney general and senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, who appeared for the Maharashtra government, that denial of time would entitle the accused to statutory bail due to non-filing of the chargesheet within the stipulated time period of 90 days. Assailing the high court order, Rohatgi said the investigating ...
Lion slashes girl's face in Russian circus
A circus lion pounced on a four-year-old girl, ripping its claws into her face, during a show in southern Russia that was intended for young children, officials said Monday. The girl has been hospitalised for treatment of her injuries, said the Investigative Committee, which is probing Sunday's incident. The incident occurred at a show in Uspenskoye village in Krasnodar region some 1,250 kilometres (775 miles) south of Moscow. Amateur footage broadcast on television showed the animal, held on a lead by a lion tamer, pouncing suddenly on the child. Such attacks are a regular occurrence in Russia, where acts using wild animals remain common and numerous poorly regulated circuses travel the provinces. The Investigative Committee launched a probe into safety breaches at a performance intended for young children, and detained its director, who could face up to six years in prison. Video footage showed only loose netting protecting the audience. The images also showed the girl standing near
Demand for Ordinance on Ram temple grows within BJP, Sangh affiliates; Cong says wait for SC verdict
Demand for bringing an Ordinance for early construction of Ram Temple at Ayodhya grew stronger on Monday within the BJP and various Sangh Parivar outfits, while the Congress called for restraint and awaiting the Supreme Court verdict without linking the issue with votebank politics. Soon after the Supreme Court said the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute cases would be heard by an appropriate bench in the first week of January 2019, voices emerged within the BJP favouring early construction of the temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya. BJP leader Vinay Katiyar alleged that the issue was being delayed "under pressure" from the Congress, which denied the charge. "The decision is being delayed under pressure from the Congress. People like Kapil Sibal and Prashant Bhushan are pressing for delaying the issue. Till when will Ram bhakts (devotees) wait? In 2019, the Congress will come to know," he said. His party colleague Sanjeev Baliyan said, "I am surprised at the priorities of ...
A S Bopanna sworn in as Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court
Justice Ajjikuttira Somaiah Bopanna was sworn in as Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court on Monday at Raj Bhawan here. Prior to his new appointment, Bopanna, 59, was a permanent judge of Karnataka High Court. Assam Governor Prof Jagdish Mukhi administered him the oath of office at a function in the presence of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at the Darbar Hall of the Governor House. The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Education Minister Siddhartha Bhattacharya, judges of Gauhati High Court, members from the legal fraternity, Assam Chief Secretary Alok Kumar, Director General of Police Kuladhar Saikia and other senior officials of the state government. Born on May 20, 1959, Justice Bopanna enrolled as an advocate in 1984 and practised in civil, constitutional, company, service matters in the Karnataka High Court as well as other civil and labour courts, according to his profile on the high court website. He was appointed as an additional judge of the Karnataka High .
Govt has full faith in judiciary: law minister on Ayodhya
The government has full faith in the judiciary and fully respects it, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said here on Monday, hours after the Supreme Court postponed hearing on the Ayodhya issue to January next year. At the same time, he said a lot people in the country want the case to be heard quickly. The Supreme Court has fixed the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute cases for the first week of January next year before an appropriate bench, which will decide the schedule of hearing. Addressing a press conference here in poll-bound Chhattisgarh, Prasad said the BJP never linked the Ram Mandir issue with polls. "The Supreme Court today said the hearing (on the Ayodhya land title dispute cases) will be held in January. As a law minister, I should not say anything else, as you understand that there are certain limitations," Prasad said. "I would like to humbly say that a lot of people in the country want that the hearing on the issue should be completed soon. .
SC to fix schedule of hearing of Ayodhya land dispute case in Jan
The Supreme Court on Monday fixed the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case for the first week of January before an "appropriate bench", which will decide the schedule of hearing. A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, said the future course of hearing in January next year on the appeals filed against the Allahabad High Court verdict in the Ayodhya land dispute case will be decided by that bench. "We will fix the date of hearing of the Ayodhya dispute case before the appropriate bench in January," said the bench, which also comprised Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and senior advocate CS Vaidyanathan, appearing for the UP government and deity Ramlala respectively, sought early listing of the appeals in the case after referring to their long pendency. "We have our own priorities. Whether the matter will be heard in January, February or March, the appropriate bench will decide," the bench said. Earlier, a three-judge bench, ..
2 arrested over sexual assault on Sikh girl in Pakistan
Two men have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a suspected sexual assault of a Sikh teenage girl inside an ambulance in Pakistan's Punjab province, Dawn newspaper reported on Monday.
Man held for selling twin daughters in Bengal
A man was arrested for selling his 2-month-old twin daughters to childless couples for Rs 1.8 lakh in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, police said on Monday.
PNB scam: Nirav Modi's lawyer replies to ED's application
The lawyer of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi has filed nine applications before Mumbai's Special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in a reply to the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) application seeking to declare his client a fugitive offender.The next hearing in the case is scheduled for November 19.On October 25, the ED attached properties belonging to Nirav Modi in Hong Kong, worth Rs 225 crores, under the PMLA Act, in connection with the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case.So far, the total attachments in the case amount to Rs 4,744 crore.Nirav Modi has been under the scanner of central agencies for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore PNB scam.
Court won't do anything in Ram temple matter: Shiv Sena
Courts won't do anything in the Ram temple matter, BJP's sparring ally Shiv Sena said Monday. This assertion by Sena leader Sanjay Raut followed the Supreme Court fixing the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute cases for January before an appropriate bench, which will decide the schedule of hearing. "We are not paying attention to what the Supreme Court verdict (on Ram temple issue) is and what date it gives (for the verdict). We don't want to pay attention. The court won't do anything in the Ram temple matter," Raut told reporters in Mumbai. "We did not ask the court before demolishing the Babri structure 25 years ago," he said. A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, said Monday the appropriate bench will decide the future course of hearing in January next year on the appeals filed against the Allahabad High Court verdict in the Ayodhya land dispute case. Raut said Sena president Uddhav Thackeray will reach Ayodhya on November 25. He will have a 'darshan' of .
Congress accuses BJP of polarising Ram temple issue every 5 years
The Congress on Monday accused the BJP of polarising views on the Ram Temple issue ahead of Lok Sabha polls while it would wait for the Supreme Court verdict on it.
Bangladesh court sentences Khaleda Zia to 7 years in jail
A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced former Prime Minister and leader of opposition Khaleda Zia to seven years in jail in a corruption case.
Enact law in Parliament's Winter Session to construct Ram temple in Ayodhya: VHP
The VHP on Monday demanded that the central government enact a law in Parliament's Winter Session for constructing a Ram temple at Ayodhya.