Kochi, June 1 (IANS) In a setback for Exalogic Solutions and its owner, Veena Vijayan, the Kerala High Court on Monday declined to grant an immediate stay on the Enforcement Directorate’s investigation into the controversial CMRL-Exalogic financial transactions case, clearing the way for the Central agency to continue its probe.The CMRL had approached the High Court for relief following the ED raid at 10 places last week, including the residence of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, where h…
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New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday granted three days’ interim bail to jailed student activist Umar Khalid in connection with the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots, to enable him to spend time with his ailing mother, who is scheduled to undergo surgery next month. A Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Madhu Jain allowed Khalid interim bail from June 1 to June 3 after taking an “empathetic view” of the matter.“Interim bail is granted f…
Bhopal, Oct 28 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh General Administration Department on Tuesday issued a significant administrative order that reshapes its legal representation in the ongoing judicial battle over the Other Backward Class (OBC) reservation, officials said. This latest directive, released on Monday comes at a critical juncture as the state defends its decision to increase the OBC reservation from 14 to 27 per cent. The move follows an order passed by the Supreme Court in February 2026 regar…
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) A division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday raised the question of whether it was not also the duty of the West Bengal government, along with the Election Commission of India (ECI), to ensure free, fair and violence-free polls in the state.The division bench comprising Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen raised the question during the hearing of a public interest litigation filed by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s West Bengal unit presiden…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday stayed a sessions court order that had halted the bail granted to Indian Youth Congress (IYC) President Uday Bhanu Chib in connection with the shirtless protest during the India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam, thereby clearing the way for his release from jail. A single-judge Bench of Justice Saurabh Banerjee, while issuing notice to the Delhi Police, observed that it was prima facie not satisfied with the sessions court’s order and…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that Ladakh-based social activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is under preventive detention under the National Security Act (NSA), is “fit, hale and hearty” and cannot be released on health grounds. Appearing for the Union government, Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta submitted before a Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B. Varale that Wangchuk’s medical condition has been periodically reviewed and there was “not…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday cautioned against granting further adjournments in the habeas corpus petition filed by Gitanjali J. Angmo, wife of detained Ladakh-based climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, challenging his detention under the National Security Act (NSA). After Additional Solicitor General (ASG) K.M. Nataraj, appearing for the Union government and the Union Territory of Ladakh, sought more time on the ground of his engagement in another case and suggested that the …
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court will continue to hear the government’s arguments in the petition filed against the detention of Ladakh-based social activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA).Earlier on Wednesday, the apex court orally asked the Centre to reconsider the continued preventive detention of Sonam Wangchuk under the NSA.A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P.B. Varale was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by Wangchuk’s wife, Dr Gitanjali Angmo, which…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday orally asked the Union government to reconsider the continued preventive detention of Ladakh-based social activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA). A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P.B. Varale was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by Wangchuk’s wife, Dr Gitanjali Angmo, terming his detention “illegal” and an “arbitrary exercise violating his fundamental rights”.During the hearing, the Justice Aravind Kumar-le…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi government, municipal bodies, and governments of the NCR states to submit concrete action-taken plans on the Commission for Air Quality Management’s (CAQM) long-term recommendations to tackle the persistent air pollution crisis in the national Capital and the adjoining National Capital Region (NCR).A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi was hearing a Public Int…