Ashish Sinha

Parliament Security Breach: Delhi HC Dismisses Neelam Azad’s Plea

January 4, 2024

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by Neelam Azad, an accused detained in the Parliament security breach case on December 13, who sought release on the grounds of alleged illegality in her police remand. The bench, comprising Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Manoj Jain, stated...

PIL alleges caste discrimination in prisons, SC issues notice Centre, 11 states

January 4, 2024

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought responses from the Centre and 11 states on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) alleging that the prison manuals of these states promote caste-based discrimination within correctional facilities. A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra acknowledged...

No need for SIT probe into Adani-Hindenburg row: Supreme Court

January 4, 2024

The Supreme Court’s decision on Wednesday has given a big relief to the Adani Group. The Supreme Court in its judgment said that the Hindenburg case cannot serve as a basis to challenge the investigation by capital markets regulator SEBI. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud...

SC introduces SOP for Govt officials’ court appearances across country

January 4, 2024

The Supreme Court on Wednesday laid down a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to provide guidance to High Courts nationwide regarding the summoning of government officials for personal appearances in the courts. The apex court emphasised that courts should refrain from making derogatory remarks about the appearance or attire of government...

Hit-and-run law: Why bus & truck operators went on a strike?

January 3, 2024

Protests by transporters and auto drivers are erupting opposing the proposed tightening of Section 104 in recent legislative changes. Truck, bus and tanker drivers are on a three-day strike to protest against the stringent jail and fine regulations under the newly-launched Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) for hit-and-run cases. Each year,...

Advocate Dehadrai alleges illegal surveillance by Mahua Moitra

January 3, 2024

On Tuesday, Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai alleged that TMC leader Mahua Moitra is engaging in “illegal surveillance on him with her connections in West Bengal police.” In a letter to CBI Director Praveen Sood and Union Home Minister Amit Shah dated December 29, Advocate Dehadrai claimed that there is a...

Patiala House Court directs Delhi Police to respond to Neelam Azad’s bail plea

January 3, 2024

The Patiala House Court in Delhi has instructed the Delhi Police to provide a response regarding the bail plea of Neelam Azad, one of the accused in the Parliament security breach case. The hearing for this matter is scheduled for January 10, 2024. Additionally, the court has fixed January 5...

Congress’s Jaya Thakur challenges CJI exclusion from CEC appointment panel in SC

January 3, 2024

Congress leader Jaya Thakur on Tuesday the Supreme Court, challenging the constitutionality of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, which omitted the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel for election commissioners. The petition filed by Jaya Thakur and Sanjay Narayanrao Meshram asserted that the...

Make break-up of caste survey data public: SC to Bihar

January 3, 2024

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Bihar government to make the break-up of the caste survey data public, allowing those aggrieved to challenge the findings. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta declined to grant interim relief to the petitioners challenging the caste survey and the Patna...

SC to deliver verdict on Adani-Hindenburg row today

January 3, 2024

The Supreme Court on Wednesday will pronounce its verdict on a batch of pleas demanding a court-monitored probe into the allegations made by US-based short-seller Hindenburg Research against the Adani group. On November 24 Supreme Court had asked the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) what steps it plans...

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