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New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): In a significant development, the Delhi High Court has upheld the trial court's order declaring UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari a "Fugitive Economic Offender" (FEO) under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna pronounced the order, dismissing Bhandari's appeal and affirming the findings of the trial court. Also Read | Assembly Elections 2026 Voting: Assam Leads With 75.91% Turnout, Puducherry at 72.40% and Kerala Recor ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): In a significant development, the Delhi High Court has upheld the trial court's order declaring UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari a "Fugitive Economic Offender" (FEO) under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna pronounced the order, dismissing Bhandari's appeal and affirming the findings of the trial court. With this ruling, the High Court has effectively endorsed the earlier order passed by Additional Sessions Judge Sa ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Former legislator from Datia Rajendra Bharti did not get any interim relief from the Delhi High Court on Tuesday. An MP-MLA court in Delhi sentenced Bharti to a three-year jail term in connection with the embezzlement of an FDR in a cooperative bank. Following the conviction, Bharti lost his Vidhan Sabha membership. The high court neither stayed the order of the MP-MLA court convicting him nor the election process in Datia. The court fixed the hearing on April 15. Senio ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Tuesday hit out at the rejection of notices from the opposition to move a motion in Parliament for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, saying it was decided that there are no facts in the allegations without an investigation. Sibal, who is a senior advocate, said if constitutional authorities take such decisions, then the polarised politics in the country will continue. Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan and Lok Sab ...Read More >
Vedanta had approached the court seeking a stay on Adani Enterprises' Rs 14,500-crore resolution plan. In a setback to Vedanta Group, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to stay the implementation of Adani Enterprises' resolution plan for debt-ridden Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. A bench, led by Chief Justice (CJI) Surya Kant, noted that the insolvency proceedings are already listed for final hearing before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on April 10, and therefore found no r ...Read More >
Taking note that the adjudication of claims and objections of those whose names were removed during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral roll is almost complete, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Election Commission to publish the voters' supplementary list by the end of the day (midnight). Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, presiding over a three-judge bench, pointed out that a communication from the Calcutta High Court Chief Justice said that "as of April 6, till 12.04 pm", m ...Read More >
The 19 tribunals -- which were set up to hear the appeals of the people rejected by judicial officers during the adjudication process -- are yet to become fully operational. The two Muslim-majority districts of Murshidabad and Malda have the highest number of voters under adjudication. The Supreme Court has refused to give a deadline to the tribunals. "Judicial officers, appointed by the Calcutta high court, would dispose of all the six million cases, which had come under adjudication, by Monda ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Nearly 27 lakh of the 60 lakh whose claims for inclusion in West Bengal's electoral roll were put in the "doubtful" category during the special intensive revision exercise may not be able to vote in the ensuing assembly polls, with judicial officers overseeing adjudication rejecting their claims. The electoral roll for the Bengal assembly polls' first phase - scheduled for April 23 - was to be frozen by Monday midnight. Supreme Court, which was informed of the final deletions by the C ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday was told that about 55% people of the 60 lakh people whose names were removed from the electoral rolls in West Bengal stand excluded even after adjudication of claims and objections by judicial officers deployed for the special intensive revision (SIR) in the state. The submission was made before a three-member bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipin Pancholi during the resumed hearing of pleas challe ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday refused to stay the implementation of Adani Group's ₹14,500-crore debt resolution plan for debt-laden Jaiprakash Associates (JAL). A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant said it didn't see any reason to interfere with the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) interim order allowing the implementation of the resolution plan, a decision challenged by Anil Agarwal-owned Vedanta. Noting that Vedanta's appeal is now listed for final hearing on April 10 ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha chairman CP Radhakrishnan on Monday rejected the opposition's impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.It was the first time a notice seeking the removal of the Election Commission chief was issued with the signature of 130 Lok Sabha MPs and 63 Rajya Sabha members.The 10-page impeachment motion accused Gyanesh Kumar of seven counts. The charges ranged from partisan conduct of the CEC to mass disenfranchisement of voters in different states. This ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday restrained the monitoring committee or any concerned stakeholder from taking any major policy decision regarding the implementation of the resolution plan for the takeover of bankrupt Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) without prior approval of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi also requested the NCLAT to hear Vedanta's plea on ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday restrained the monitoring committee or any concerned stakeholder from taking any major policy decision regarding the implementation of the resolution plan for the takeover of bankrupt Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) without prior approval of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi also requested the NCLAT to hear Vedanta's plea on ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to stay the implementation of the Adani group's Rs 14,535-crore bid to acquire the debt-ridden Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL), but provided a safeguard by restraining the firm's monitoring committee from taking any "major policy decisions" without prior nod of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi asked mining giant Vedanta Ltd, which is opposing the resolution ...Read More >
Raipur, Apr 6 (PTI) The Chhattisgarh High Court has sentenced Amit Jogi, son of former chief minister Ajit Jogi, to life imprisonment for the 2003 murder of NCP leader Ramavatar Jaggi, observing that he was the "mastermind" and "driving force" behind the conspiracy. A division bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Arvind Kumar Verma, in its April 2 order, set aside a trial court's 2007 judgment acquitting Amit Jogi, holding it as "palpably illegal, wrong, perverse and contrary to the ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court of India on Monday declined to stay proceedings in a plea filed by Vedanta Limited challenging the approval of Adani Group's resolution plan for the takeover of insolvent Jaiprakash Associates Limited. A Bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant observed that since the appeal is likely to be decided shortly by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), and Vedanta's interests have been adequately safeguarded through interim meas ...Read More >
His remarks come days after West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of trying to include illegal voters from NDA-ruled Bihar, Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in the electoral rolls of West Bengal to turn the poll outcome in favour of the saffron party. Rajya Sabha member Kapil Sibal on Saturday cited examples of five voters who were allegedly registered both in West Bengal and Bihar to take a swipe at the BJP, saying the party is only 'atmanirbhar' in elections when the Election Com ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Saturday lashed out at the BJP and the Election Commission, alleging large-scale voter irregularities in several states, including West Bengal, Bihar, and Haryana. Speaking at a press conference, Sibal claimed that the BJP was not self-reliant in elections and needed the support of the Election Commission to win. Also Read | India Buys Iranian Oil for 1st Time in 7 Years, Resumes Crude and LPG Imports amid Middle East Conf ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Saturday lashed out at the BJP and the Election Commission, alleging large-scale voter irregularities in several states, including West Bengal, Bihar, and Haryana. Speaking at a press conference, Sibal claimed that the BJP was not self-reliant in elections and needed the support of the Election Commission to win. "This means that the BJP is also not 'atmanirbhar' in elections. It is only 'atmanirbhar' when the EC is suppor ...Read More >
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha member Kapil Sibal on Saturday cited examples of five voters who were allegedly registered both in West Bengal and Bihar to take a swipe at the BJP, saying the party is only 'atmanirbhar' in elections when the Election Commission is supporting it. Sibal's allegations come days after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of trying to include illegal voters from NDA-ruled Bihar, Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in the electoral rolls of West Bengal ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI) Rajya Sabha member Kapil Sibal on Saturday cited examples of five voters who were allegedly registered both in West Bengal and Bihar to take a swipe at the BJP, saying the party is only 'atmanirbhar' in elections when the Election Commission is supporting it. Sibal's allegations come days after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of trying to include illegal voters from NDA-ruled Bihar, Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in the electoral rolls of ...Read More >
BHOPAL: Hours after a Delhi court sentenced Congress' Datia MLA Rajendra Bharti to three years in jail in a bank fraud case on Thursday, the Madhya Pradesh assembly secretariat hurriedly opened its office around midnight, issued a notification on Bharti's disqualification from the assembly and declared the seat vacant.The disqualification, however, has triggered a political row, with the opposition party terming the "midnight" move a "blatant violation of the democratic process". The Delhi court ...Read More >
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the "valuable" right to vote cannot be "washed out" in a manner that creates an "oppressive" situation for citizens as it allowed tribunals set up in West Bengal to hear appeals of voters in the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) exercise to even examine fresh documents after verification. The order was passed by a bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on being informed that 19 tribunals headed by former high court chief ju ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, April 2, took suo motu cognisance of the gheraoing of seven judicial officers, including three women, by a mob in West Bengal's Malda district during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, terming it a "calculated and deliberate" attempt to demoralise the officers and obstruct the electoral process, and slamming the state administration's inaction as a "criminal failure." A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, Just ...Read More >
NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: Supreme Court on Wednesday said Chief Justice Sujoy Paul of Calcutta High Court has informed it that all 60 lakh-odd cases under adjudication would be disposed of by April 7.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said it had been informed by the HC chief justice that of the 60,06,675 objections to deletion of names from the voters' list, judicial officers disposed of 47,30,000 by Wednesday morning."Calcutta HC CJ has informed us the pending ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Contrary to West Bengal govt's apprehensions that scrutiny of deleted voters' claims for inclusion in voters' lists would not be completed before filing of nominations for assembly elections later this month, Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Calcutta HC chief justice has informed that all 60 lakhodd claims would be adjudicated by April 7.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said the Calcutta HC CJ has informed that out of 60,06,675 objections ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Contrary to West Bengal govt's apprehensions that scrutiny of deleted voters' claims for inclusion in voters' lists would not be completed before filing of nominations for assembly elections later this month, Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Calcutta high court chief justice has informed that all 60 lakh-odd claims would be adjudicated by April 7.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said the Calcutta high court CJ has informed that out of 60,0 ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed satisfaction over the progress made in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound West Bengal, noting that a substantial number of objections have already been adjudicated and the remaining are likely to be decided by April 7. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant took on record communications received from the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, indicating that more than 47 lakh obj ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Wednesday acknowledged the government's decision to prioritise domestic LPG production for household use, calling it a necessary step to ensure benefits reach consumers directly. Speaking to ANI, the Rajya Sabha MP also asserted that a significant impact on Indian industries was inevitable due to the ongoing conflict between the USA, Israel, and Iran. "These are consequences, this was bound to happen, the war will continue, it wi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 23 (PTI) Global tech giants Meta Platforms Inc. and WhatsApp told the Supreme Court on Monday that they will comply with the NCLAT's directions for extending the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) privacy and consent guidelines to advertising-related data. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi was hearing appeals filed by the tech giants against the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal's (NCLAT) directions of December last y ...Read More >
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