Ashish Sinha

IT dept seize assets worth Rs 5,095 cr in 4 yrs reports Pankaj Chaudhary

December 19, 2023

The Income Tax (IT) department has undertaken search and seizure actions on 2,980 groups over the four-year period till 2022-23, resulting in the seizure of assets valued at Rs 5,095.45 crore, as disclosed in Parliament on Monday. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, while presenting details of the search...

2020 Delhi Riots: Special Public Prosecutor Resigns

December 19, 2023

Amit Prasad, the Special Public Prosecutor representing the Delhi Police in cases related to the communal violence in North-East Delhi in February 2020, has submitted his resignation letter to Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena. “I was appointed as the Special Public Prosecutor for Delhi Riots 2020 Cases, which I have...

Delhi HC Concludes Proceedings on 150-Year-Old Mosque Demolition Petition

December 19, 2023

The Delhi High Court concluded proceedings on Monday in a petition filed by the Delhi Waqf Board concerning the potential demolition of a 150-year-old mosque at the Sunehri Bagh Road roundabout. The city’s civic body argued that the petitioner had no grounds to anticipate such demolition. The counsel for the...

Delhi HC rejects PIL seeking immediate Women’s Reservation Law implementation

December 19, 2023

The Delhi High Court on Monday declined to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a lawyer, Yogamaya MG, seeking the urgent and time-bound implementation of the women’s reservation law. The law aims to ensure a 33 per cent quota for women in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections next...

Delhi court dismisses founder’s plea seeking release of seized devices

December 19, 2023

Delhi’s Patiala House Court has rejected the application of Prabir Purkayastha, the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Newsclick, which sought directives for the release of his electronic devices seized by the Delhi Police. Additional Sessions Judge Dr Hardeep Kaur rejected the plea.Prabir Purkayastha, accompanied by Newsclick HR Head Amit Chakraborty, was...

Allahabad HC defers Shri Krishna JANMABHOOMI vs Shahi Eidgah hearing to Jan 9

December 19, 2023

The Allahabad High Court on Monday adjourned the hearing on the issue of modalities and composition of the commission that will survey the Shahi Eidgah premises adjoining the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura. The hearing was put off on the request of the Muslim side which informed the court that...

PIL in SC for judicial probe in Parliament security lapse

December 19, 2023

The case of breach in the security of Parliament has now reached the Supreme Court. A public interest litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court. In this petition, it has been demanded that the incident that took place in the Lok Sabha on 13 December 2023 should be investigated...

Allahabad HC to deliver verdict in Gyanvapi row today

December 19, 2023

The Allahabad High Court will pronounce its verdict in the Gyanvapi Masjid and Vishweshwar Temple dispute case on Tuesday. On December 8, the court had reserved its order after hearing all the parties. During the hearing, questions were also raised regarding the maintainability of the civil suit. Reference was also...

I.N.D.I.A bloc seeks reply from Shah in Parl security lacuna

December 19, 2023

Floor leaders of the Opposition’s I.N.D.I.A bloc held a meeting on Monday before the commencement of the 11th day of the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament. The members of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance convened in the chamber of Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge in Parliament to...

Delhi court to decide on Arun Pillai’s interim bail plea today

December 18, 2023

Delhi court will decide on December 18 whether to grant interim bail to Hyderabad-based businessman Arun Ramchandra Pillai, arrested in a money-laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise scam, on the ground of his wife’s medical condition. Earlier, Special Judge MK Nagpal, who had reserved the order after hearing...

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