Ashish Sinha

Air pollution: Supreme Court seeks affidavits from Delhi, Rajasthan, UP, Haryana, Punjab

November 1, 2023

NEW DELHI The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the governments of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan to submit affidavits detailing the measures they have implemented to mitigate air pollution. A bench of Justice S.K. Kaul along with Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and P.K. Mishra emphasised the deterioration of air...

SC rejects bail plea for Chandrashekar’s wife in extortion case

October 31, 2023

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain the bail plea of Leena Paulose, the wife of alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekar, in a ₹200 crore extortion case, observing the allegations against her are serious. A bench comprising of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi stated that there was no...

Shiv Sena row: SC asks Maha Speaker to pronounce verdict by December 31

October 31, 2023

On the Maharashtra political crisis, the Supreme Court has given clear instructions to the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker to take a decision on the disqualification petitions of Shiv Sena MLA by December 31. The court said, “We do not want the matter to be pending till the next elections. If the...

SC rejects Sisodia’s bail plea in Delhi excise policy case

October 31, 2023

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the regular bail pleas of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with corruption and money-laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. A bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice S.V.N. Bhatti stated that it has duly acknowledged the...

SC to hear Raghav Chadha’s RS suspension challenge today

October 30, 2023

The Supreme Court on Monday will hear a petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha challenging his indefinite suspension from the Rajya Sabha. Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud’s bench had sought a response from the Rajya Sabha Secretariat on Chadha’s plea on October 16. The apex court...

TMC MP Mahua Moitra seeks more time to appear before Ethics Panel

October 28, 2023

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Friday stated that she will not appear before the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee on October 31 in response to the cash-for-query allegations made by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey. Instead, she will appear after November 5. Dubey had previously informed the Ethics Committee that...

Chakravarty moves to court seeking bail, Purkayastha requests return of seized devices

October 28, 2023

NewsClick human resources department head Amit Chakravarty has filed a bail application in Delhi’s Patiala House court in a case registered under the anti-terror law UAPA. Additionally, Prabir Purkayastha, the founder of NewsClick, has approached the court to request the release of his electronic devices, which were seized by the...

Bengal Minister Jyotipriyo Mallick in ED net in ration scam

October 28, 2023

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday arrested West Bengal Minister Jyotipriyo Mallick in a money laundering case linked to an alleged multi-core ration distribution scam in the state. He was apprehended under the PMLA in the early hours following over 17-18 hours of questioning. ED officials stated that Mallick was...

No consensus yet to replace criminal law, Draft Committee to meet on November 6

October 28, 2023

The Parliamentary Committee on Home Affairs has not found mutual consent on the Central Government’s initiative to rename the Indian Penal Code (IPC) as ‘Indian Judicial Code’. The Parliamentary Committee on Home Affairs held a meeting regarding this on Friday, but due to lack of unanimity of opinion among all...

Online Financial Scams Strike at Heart of Nation’s Financial Stability: Delhi HC

October 27, 2023

The Delhi High Court has recently observed that online financial scams strike at the heart of the country’s economic stability and further noted that there is an urgent need to address them not only to protect individuals but also to ensure the continued vitality of online financial systems. A bench...

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