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New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday declined to initiate any action against a litigant appearing in person who allegedly hurled abuses, threw papers in open court and disrupted proceedings during the hearing of his plea challenging an order of the Allahabad High Court. A Bench of Justices K.V. Viswanathan and Alok Aradhe, while dismissing the Special Leave Petition (SLP), recorded that the petitioner, Prabal Pratap, “instead of presenting the case, made incoherent and unparliam…

New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday witnessed an unusual disruption after a litigant appearing in person allegedly hurled abuses, threw papers in open court and had to be forcibly removed from the courtroom during the hearing of his plea challenging an order of the Allahabad High Court. The incident took place before a Bench of Justices K.V. Viswanathan and Alok Aradhe and briefly disrupted the apex court proceedings. At the outset of the hearing, the litigant demanded registra…

New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Starting June 20, Delhi Lt Governor T.S. Sandhu has directed all police stations to conduct public hearings every Saturday to resolve complaints and assist on issues related to police functioning and public safety, an official said on Sunday.The “Thana Divas-Jan Sunwai” will be organised at every police station, every Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to augment public outreach and enhance accessibility of police services, said an official statement.A circular issued…

New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The West District Police of Delhi on Thursday said that a robbery case registered at Tilak Nagar Police Station was solved within one hour of the FIR being lodged, with one accused apprehended and the robbed cash, along with the weapon used in the crime, recovered. According to Delhi Police, a PCR call regarding a robbery at blade point near Aqsa Masjid on Main Road, Shyam Nagar, was received at Police Station Tilak Nagar on May 10. The complainant, identified as Santosh…

Ghaziabad, April 12 (IANS) A disturbing case of a minor’s murder has surfaced in the Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh, where the body of a four-year-old girl was discovered under suspicious circumstances in the Tila Mor police station area. According to police, the incident came to light on the night of April 11 at around 8 p.m., when a patrol unit received information about a child’s body lying beneath a parked car along Bikaner 80-Foot Road. Acting swiftly, the police reached the spot, secu…

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has dismissed the bail application of a foreign national accused of possessing over 500 grams of heroin, holding that the rigours of Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act were attracted in the case. The accused, Chibuzor, was arrested in connection with FIR No. 578/2022 registered at Vikaspuri police station under Section 21 of the NDPS Act and Section 14 of the Foreigners Act.A single-judge Bench of Justice Girish …

Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) Former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya on Wednesday submitted a formal letter to Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti, demanding an immediate halt to what he termed “illegal appeasement” and the removal of restrictive guidelines imposed on Hindu religious processions.He alleged that the police have been imposing “arbitrary rules and restrictions” in the name of mosques, namaz, or unauthorised religious structures during Ram Navami and other Hindu festivals.In his letter, Somai…