Ashish Sinha

NewsClick row: Delhi HC junks founder’s plea against arrest

October 14, 2023

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to intervene in the arrest and subsequent police remand of Prabir Purkayastha, the founder of NewsClick, and Amit Chakravarty, the head of the portal’s human resources department. They were arrested in a case filed under the anti-terror law UAPA. A single bench of...

Speaker can’t defeat orders of SC: CJI over Shiv Sena fissure

October 14, 2023

The Supreme Court on Friday strongly criticised the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker for the delay in deciding the plea for the disqualification of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and several MLAs. The court stressed that the Speaker “cannot defeat the orders” of the top court. “Somebody has to advise the Speaker that...

Ex CM Chandrababu Naidu gets anticipatory bail in Angallu case

October 14, 2023

Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to the former Chief Minister and TDP chief, N Chandrababu Naidu, in the Angallu case. The Angallu case involves an incident where the Andhra Pradesh Police registered a case against him and several other TDP leaders, accusing them of instigating an...

Won’t arrest Naidu till Oct 18: AP Police to Apex Court

October 14, 2023

The Andhra Pradesh Police on Friday told the Supreme Court they will not arrest TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu in the FiberNet case till October 18 due to the pendency of the matter related to the Skill Development Corporation scam in the top court. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for...

Delhi High Court to pronounce order on Purkayastha and Chakravarty Pleas today

October 13, 2023

The Delhi High Court will pronounce its order on Friday on pleas filed by NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and the head of the human resources department, Amit Chakravarty. These pleas challenge their arrest and subsequent police custody in a case lodged under the Anti-Terror Law, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act...

Delhi High Court commutes death sentence of Ariz Khan to life term

October 13, 2023

The Delhi High Court on Thursday commuted Ariz Khan’s death penalty into a life sentence, following his conviction in the high-profile 2008 Batla House encounter. A bench comprising Justices Siddharth Mridul and Amit Sharma upheld Khan’s conviction for the murder of the police officer, as ruled by the trial court....

UP Govt eyes devotees’ funds for Banke Bihari corridor, assures temple autonomy

October 13, 2023

The Uttar Pradesh Government has disclosed its intention to utilise devotees’ contributions for constructing a corridor at Vrindavan’s Banke Bihari temple, as revealed in a statement to the Allahabad High Court. The government, however, assures non-interference in the temple’s administration, which rests with the priest’s family. This announcement transpired during...

SC to hear pleas challenging Section 6A of Citizenship Act on Nov 7

October 13, 2023

On Thursday, the Supreme Court scheduled a hearing for November 7 to consider petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act. This section was added as an amendment in 1985 to implement the Assam Accord. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud will lead the five-judge Constitution bench, including...

Bilkis Bano case: SC reserves order against remission to 11 convicts

October 13, 2023

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on a batch of petitions filed against the remission granted to 11 convicts who allegedly gang-raped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family members during the 2002 Godhra riots. The Gujarat government released the 11 convicts, who were sentenced to life imprisonment, on...

Allahabad HC junks PIL to declare Idgah mosque site as Lord Krishna’s birthplace

October 13, 2023

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a PIL, seeking to declare the site of the Shahi Idgah Mosque in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district as Krishna Janambhoomi or the birthplace of Lord Krishna. A bench, comprising Chief Justice Pritinkar Diwakar and Justice Ashutosh Srivastava, passed the order on the PIL filed...

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