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New Delhi, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court on Thursday deferred the hearing on a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking the expunging of certain adverse observations made against it by a trial court while discharging all accused, including AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, in the excise policy case. A single-judge Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma granted a "last and final opportunity" to the respondents, including Kejriwal and Sisodia, to file th ...Read More >
Bilaspur, Apr 2 (PTI) Nearly 23 years after the murder of NCP leader Ramavatar Jaggi, the Chhattisgarh High Court on Thursday convicted former CM Ajit Jogi's son Amit Jogi in the case, and directed him to surrender within three weeks, the CBI's counsel said. A trial court had in 2007 acquitted Amit Jogi, president of the Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J), founded by his late father. The HC, however, reopened proceedings in the 2003 murder case last month following directions from the Supreme Co ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday gave a final opportunity to former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and others to respond to a plea by the Enforcement Directorate to expunge "unwarranted" remarks made against it by the trial court while discharging them in the liquor policy case. Observing that none of the respondents, except one, filed their responses even after seeking time on the last date of hearing, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said the court will hear ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted a last opportunity to all respondents, including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, to file their replies to the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) plea seeking expunging of adverse observations made against it in a trial court order in the Delhi excise policy case. During the hearing, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma made it clear that no further adjournments would be granted. The court directed that if the respondents fail to ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted a last opportunity to all respondents, including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, to file their replies to the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) plea seeking expunging of adverse observations made against it in a trial court order in the Delhi excise policy case. During the hearing, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma made it clear that no further adjournments would be granted. The court directed that if the respondents fail to ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's response on a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate challenging his acquittal in two cases related to allegedly evading summons in the alleged liquor policy scam. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma issued notice to Kejriwal, directing him to file his response to the ED's petition by April 29, the next date of hearing. On Monday, the ED moved the HC challenging the acquittal of the former chief minister in ...Read More >
Mumbai: Bombay high court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by Anita Advani to recognise her long-term relationship with the late actor Rajesh Khanna as marriage.Justice Sharmila Deshmukh ruled that by Advani's pleadings, it "is evident that the substantive relief sought is of being declared as widow of (Khanna), which is a necessary sequitur of the declaration...", but the relationship doesn't satisfy the tests formulated by Supreme Court over recognition of a live-in relation as a marriag ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a major relief to Tamil Nadu minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) general secretary Durai Murugan, the Supreme Court on Wednesday in its order stayed the trial-court proceedings against him in a disproportionate-assets case. "There shall be no further proceedings until the next date of hearing (in this case). Issue notice returnable on April 20," said the two-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan. It stayed the trial cour ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to former Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal. This follows a plea by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which challenged a trial court order that acquitted him in cases of alleged non-compliance with summons in the excise policy matter. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma issued the notice and set a further hearing for April 29. The court noted that, despite the advance notice, no one represented Kejriwal during ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday issued notice to former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate challenging his acquittal in cases related to alleged non-compliance with summons under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in the excise policy matter. The case was heard by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, who noted that no one appeared on behalf of Kejriwal despite advance notice. Advocate Zoheb Hossain represented the ED. The high cou ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging his acquittal in cases related to alleged non-compliance with summons issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in the excise policy matter. The matter was taken up by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma. The Court noted that despite advance notice, no one appeared on behalf of Ke ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging his acquittal in complaint cases related to alleged non-compliance with summons in the excise policy money laundering matter. A single-judge Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma took note of the submissions made on behalf of the federal anti-money laundering agency ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging his acquittal in cases related to alleged non-compliance with summons issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in the excise policy matter. The matter was taken up by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma. The Court noted that despite advance notice, no one appeared on behalf of Ke ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's stand on a plea by the ED challenging his acquittal in two separate cases lodged against him for not appearing before the agency despite summonses issued in the excise policy case. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma issued notice to the AAP leader on two pleas by the the ED against the trial court's January 22 orders, and listed the matter for hearing on April 29. "Respondent has chosen not to app ...Read More >
The Supreme Court of India has reaffirmed the importance of a speedy trial by granting bail to an accused in an attempt-to-murder case, stating that prolonged detention without trial is a violation of fundamental rights. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for representational purposes only. Photograph: ANI Photo Key Points The top court highlighted that keeping an accused in jail for two years without the commencement of trial is equivalent to punishment. The ruling underscores ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has sentenced a woman to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment for abetting the rape of a girl by her minor brother in 2013, overturning her acquittal by a trial court.Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha held that the woman betrayed the trust placed in her and played an "active and deliberate" role in the crime by luring the survivor, remaining present during the assault and threatening her into silence.According to the prosecution, the convict conspired with her brother and lure ...Read More >
New Delhi: ED on Monday challenged before Delhi High Court the acquittal of former CM Arvind Kejriwal in two cases for not answering summons in connection with the excise policy probe.ED filed an appeal against a Jan 22 order of a trial court and argued that he "intentionally" didn't respond to summons.It is likely to be taken up for hearing this week by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma.The agency argued that the AAP leader "raised frivolous objections and deliberately created grounds for not attend ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday moved the Delhi High Court, challenging the acquittal of former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in two cases for allegedly ignoring the agency summons issued in the excise policy case. The ED's appeal against the trial court order is likely to come up for hearing before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma on Wednesday. It claims that "the then chief minister "intentionally omitted to obey the summons by not responding to them and did not attend the probe ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 30: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has moved the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court order acquitting Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in cases related to alleged non-compliance with summons in connection with the excise policy money laundering case. As per the causelist published on the official website, the plea is slated to be heard on Wednesday by a single-judge Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma. The federal anti ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has moved the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court order acquitting Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in cases related to alleged non-compliance with summons in connection with the excise policy money laundering case. As per the causelist published on the official website, the plea is slated to be heard on Wednesday by a single-judge Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma. ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday moved the Delhi High Court, challenging the acquittal of former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in two separate cases lodged against him for not appearing before the agency despite summonses issued in the excise policy case. The ED's appeal against the trial court's January 22 orders is listed for hearing before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma on Wednesday. The agency alleged that the then chief minister intentionally omitted to obey them by no ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has approached the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court order acquitting Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a case related to alleged non-compliance with the agency's summons in the excise policy matter. The matter is likely to be heard on Wednesday by Justice J Swarana Kanta Sharma. Also Read | Rahul Arunoday Banerjee Dies: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Grieves Death of Beng ...Read More >
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has moved the Delhi High Court, challenging the acquittal of AAP convener and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by a trial court in January for skipping summons by the agency during the probe into the alleged liquor policy scam. The ED had filed two criminal cases against Kejriwal - in February and March 2024 - under IPC Section 174 (non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant). Provisions under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (P ...Read More >
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday approached the Delhi High Court, seeking a review of the trial court's decision that acquitted former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in two cases linked to his failure to appear before the agency. These cases relate to summons issued to him in the excise policy investigation. The appeal, filed against the January 22 orders, is scheduled to be heard on Wednesday by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma. In its petition, the ED claimed that Kejriwal deliber ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has approached the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court order acquitting Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a case related to alleged non-compliance with the agency's summons in the excise policy matter. The matter is likely to be heard on Wednesday by Justice J Swarana Kanta Sharma. On January 22, 2026, a Delhi court had acquitted Kejriwal in cases linked to his alleged failu ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): In a fresh hearing in the cheque bounce case involving Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav, the Delhi High Court on Monday granted an interim suspension of his sentence till March 18. The bench of Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma, while passing the order, directed Yadav to furnish a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh along with one surety of the same amount. The Court noted that Rs 1.5 crore has been deposited in the respondent's bank account while considering the relief. It ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Dy CM DK Shivakumar on Tuesday threw weight behind AICC leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi after a Delhi court refused to take cognizance in proceedings arising from a fresh FIR in the National Herald case. Both leaders, in separate posts on X, said the court has exposed illegality and mala fide intent of the Modi Government. The ED proceedings against the Gandhis had been held to be without jurisdiction, illegal, and unsustainable in law, Siddaram ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 17: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday allowed human rights activist Gautam Navlakha, an accused in the Elgar Parishad Maoist links case, to shift to his hometown in Delhi. The court, however, said that he will have to appear before the special NIA court for trial hearings as and when required. Weekly Police Appearance And Travel Restrictions A bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Shyam Chandak also directed Navlakha to appear every Saturday before the local police station in Delhi ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday transferred the RG Kar Medical College trainee doctor rape and murder case to the Calcutta High Court. The top court had taken suo motu cognisance of the case in 2024. A bench of justices MM Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma directed that the case papers be sent to the high court. The top court also directed that a copy of the status report be given to the parents of the victim. While taking suo motu notice of the case, the bench constituted a Nationa ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay HC on Tuesday said it was inclined to allow human rights activist Gautam Navlakha to shift to his house in Delhi till the trial in the Elgar Parishad Maoist links case begins.Navlakha is not a "flight risk" as there have not been any instances where he tried to escape, high court said, adding he felt he was forced to stay in Mumbai and also that he was completely uprooted from his life and social circle. Navlakha was granted bail in 2023 by HC but a condition was imposed that ...Read More >
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