Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday rejected the plea filed by the Trinamool Congress faction led by Mamata Banerjee for an urgent hearing in the bank account freeze case. A single bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya was of the view that the sky would not collapse if there was a delay of one day in hearing the case. After rejecting the plea, the court informed that the case would be heard on Thursday.Recently, the bank account of Trinamool Congress was frozen. Challengin…
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Shimla, June 27 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajeev Bindal and Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday visited party’s Rajya Sabha MP Harsh Mahajan at the Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) here to enquire about his health and wish him a speedy recovery. The senior BJP leaders also interacted with attending doctors and received an update on his medical condition.Bindal and Thakur said that party workers and well-wishers across the state were concerned …
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) In a major setback to Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan, the Supreme Court on Friday declined to interfere with the Returning Officer’s decision rejecting her nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections from Madhya Pradesh over the alleged non-disclosure of a criminal case in Telangana.The court observed that once a Returning Officer rejects a nomination paper, the statutory remedy available to an aggrieved candidate is to approach the Election Commission. The court, the…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court is set to hear on Friday a plea by Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan challenging the rejection of her nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha election from Madhya Pradesh.A vacation Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Atul S. Chandurkar on Thursday assured an early hearing on Friday after senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Natarajan, sought urgent listing of the matter.During the mentioning, Singhvi contended that Thursday was…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court agreed to hear tomorrow a plea filed by Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan challenging the rejection of her nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha election from Madhya Pradesh. A vacation Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Atul S. Chandurkar on Thursday assured an early hearing on Friday after senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Natarajan, sought urgent listing of the matter.During the mentioning, Singhvi contended that Thursd…
Bhopal/New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh BJP President Hemant Khandelwal on Wednesday said the BJP had no role in the rejection of Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination and asked the Congress to look at its own issues. “If there is a lack of consensus or internal conflict within the Congress, what can the BJP do about it? The BJP is not in power in Telangana; who provided the documents from there? Now you claim the BJP did something wrong… we did nothing wrong…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Delhi Gymkhana Club has moved the Delhi High Court challenging the Centre’s decision to reclaim and take possession of its iconic Safdarjung Road premises in the heart of Lutyens’ Delhi for “public security purposes”.The plea was mentioned for urgent hearing before Justice Avneesh Jhingan by senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Monday.Singhvi sought immediate listing of the matter, following which the Delhi High Court agreed to hear the case on Tuesday (M…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Businessman Robert Vadra on Monday withdrew his petition before the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court order taking cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) complaint in a money laundering case linked to a 2008 land deal in Gurugram’s Shikohpur village. A single-judge Bench of Justice Manoj Jain allowed the withdrawal after counsel for Vadra informed the Delhi High Court that the petitioner was “not interested in pursuing the present petition” and…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Businessman Robert Vadra on Thursday failed to secure immediate relief from the Delhi High Court in a money laundering case linked to a 2008 land deal in Gurugram’s Shikohpur village. A single-judge Bench of Justice Manoj Jain was hearing Robert Vadra’s plea challenging a Rouse Avenue Court order taking cognisance of an ED complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and issuing summons to him and eight others.During the hearing, senior advocate Abhi…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) After the Supreme Court allowed his anticipatory bail plea, Congress leader Pawan Khera hailed the decision and said that the Constitution helps people “fighting against an oppressive government”. The Supreme Court on May 1 allowed the anticipatory bail plea of Khera in connection with an FIR lodged over his alleged remarks against Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, wife of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Speaking to IANS at the Delhi airport, where he was warmly welcomed by …