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"Don't Pass The Buck, Look Into Allegations": Madras High Court To Election Commission On Plea Alleges BJP Targeting Voters Via Aadhaar Data
In response to a Public Interest Litigation petition filed alleging that the Puducherry unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has misused Aadhaar details of voters for election campaigning purposes, the Madras High Court on Wednesday (24th March) directed the Election Commission to look into the allegations immediately and with the degree of seriousness that it deserves. Calling it a matter...
Breaking:Param Bir Singh Moves Bombay HC Seeking CBI Probe Against Anil Deshmukh And Against "Transfer of Cops for Pecuniary Benefits"
Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh has filed a criminal PIL in the Bombay High Court seeking a CBI inquiry against the alleged corrupt malpractices of Anil Deshmukh, Home Minister Government of Maharashtra.The PIL filed Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeks an "immediate, unbiased, uninfluenced impartial and fair investigation on the various corrupt malpractices of...
BREAKING: Karnataka High Court Quashes Magistrate's Order Directing FIR Against Kangana Ranaut For Tweet On Farmers Protest
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday set aside an order passed by a Magistrate in the state, asking the police to register an FIR against Hindi film actor Kangana Ranaut over a tweet posted by her on the farmers protests.A single bench of Justice HP Sandesh set aside the order observing that the Magistrate acted mechanically, without examining if the offences were made out.The matter has...
Parliament Passes GNCTD Amendment Bill To Enhance Powers Of Delhi Lieutenant Governor
Amid massive furor and protest from the Opposition members, the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021. It was passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday.Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Sigh declared the bill passed in a voice vote after a walkout by the opposition. Before the opposition walkout, the motion to...
Prevention Of Corruption Act- An Enquiry At Pre-FIR Stage Is Not Only Permissible But Desirable: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that it is permissible to hold discrete/open enquiry, at pre FIR Registration stage in corruption cases.In this case, the High Court dismissed the challenge against a notice issued to the appellant by the Police Inspector, Anti Corruption Bureau, Nagpur, by which the appellant was called upon to give his statement in respect of the properties owned by him, for...
CCI Orders Probe Into WhatsApp's New Privacy Policy; Finds Prima Facie 'Abuse Of Dominance'
In a significant development, the Competition Commission of India on Wednesday ordered a probe into the new privacy policy of WhatsApp, after making a prima facie observation that it was violative of the Competition Act 2000."..the Commission is of the considered opinion that WhatsApp has prima facie contravened the provisions of Section 4 of the Act through its exploitative...
Delhi High Court Stays AAP MLA Somnath Bharti's Conviction In AIIMS Assault Case
Hearing AAP MLA Somnath Bharti's challenge to his conviction and sentence of a 2-year jail term in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) security-staff assault case, a single judge bench of Justice Suresh Kait has suspended the jail term, stayed the conviction, and issued notice to the Delhi government on the plea.The High Court has listed the matter for further hearing on...
ED v Kerala Police : High Court Restrains Coercive Action Against ED Official; Allows Investigation To Continue
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday adjourned to next Tuesday further hearing on the petition filed by an official of the Enforcement Directorate against the FIR registered by the Kerala police in the wake of the publication of gold smuggling accused Swapna Suresh's allegations against the Chief Minister.A single bench of Justice VG Arun did not consider today ED's request to stay...
Anti CAA-Speech At AMU: Dr. Kafeel Khan Files Plea To Quash Criminal Case, Allahabad High Court Seeks UP Govt's Response
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday (23rd March) issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government on a petition moved by Dr. Kafeel Khan seeking to quash the criminal proceedings started against him for his alleged inflammatory speech delivered at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). The Bench of Justice J. J. Munir, vide the notice, sought a response from the UP government and the matter...
BREAKING : Supreme Court Reserves Orders On Plea To Stay Electoral Bonds; Election Commission Opposes Stay
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved order on an application seeking stay of release of fresh set of electoral bonds ahead of the assembly polls in West Bengal, Kerala, Assam, Puducherry etc.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramaniam was hearing an application filed by NGO Association for Democratic Reforms(ADR).Notably, the...
Sunanda Pushkar Death Case- "Statements Of Family Members, Witnesses Suggest No Mistreatment By Shashi Tharoor To His Wife": Sr Ad.Vikas Pahwa Tells Court
A Delhi Court on Tuesday continued to hear Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa, appearing on behalf of Congress MP Dr. Shashi Tharoor, an accused in the Sunanda Pushkar Death Case on the framing of charges in the matter.Special Judge Geetanjali Goel heard Pahwa in the presence of Dr. Tharoor while he continued his submissions on charge today.While Pahwa, on the last date of hearing, argued that there...