New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma of the Delhi High Court on Tuesday recused herself from hearing a plea filed by Congress MP Karti P. Chidambaram seeking quashing of a CBI corruption case linked to alleged bribery involving Diageo Scotland.When the matter came up, Justice Sharma declined to hear the case, which will now be placed before another Bench, subject to the orders of the Chief Justice, the master of the roster.Chidambaram has sought the quashing of the FIR registe…
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New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Delhi ministers hit out at former Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday for allegedly showing a lack of trust in the judiciary and expressing fears of bias against a High Court judge in connection with the Delhi liquor policy corruption case.The sharp reactions came after Kejriwal announced a ‘Satyagraha’ — invoking Mahatma Gandhi’s tradition of non-violent protest — against what he described as a biased judicial process in th…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) A day after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor, Arvind Kejriwal, wrote to the Delhi High Court’s Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma saying he would neither appear before her in person nor through counsel in proceedings linked to the alleged Delhi Excise Policy case, former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has sent a similar communication to the judge, stating that he, too, would abstain from further participation in the matter. He added that the decision was roote…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) AAP leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has joined his party’s national convener, ex-CM Arvind Kejriwal, in escalating their legal and political fight in the alleged Delhi liquor policy case by invoking the Gandhian principle of ‘Satyagraha’ while expressing a loss of confidence in the court proceedings.After Kejriwal, Sisodia has also written a letter to the Delhi High Court judge expressing his reservations.Taking to X, Sisodia shared the let…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and city BJP President Virendra Sachdeva hit out at former CM and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal for “gimmicks”, showing lack of trust in the higher judiciary and expressing fears of bias against a High Court judge in a corruption case.Sachdeva condemned Kejriwal, an accused in the 2022 Delhi liquor scam, for once again writing a letter on Monday to Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma and expressing distrust in her.Chief Minister Gupta said on …
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Justice Lokpal Singh, a former judge of the Uttarakhand High Court, on Monday reacted strongly to a letter penned by Arvind Kejriwal to Delhi High Court judge Swarana Kanta Sharma, in which the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor stated that he would neither appear before her personally nor be represented by legal counsel in proceedings related to the Delhi Excise Policy case.In his communication, Kejriwal said that he has lost hope of getting justice from the judg…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Delhi BJP President, Virendra Sachdeva, has criticised Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal for writing another letter to Delhi High Court’s Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, stating that the move reflects a lack of respect and trust in the judiciary. This comes as Arvind Kejriwal has written to the Delhi High Court’s Justice Sharma, stating that he will neither appear before her in person nor through legal counsel in proceedings linked to the allege…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal has written to the Delhi High Court’s Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, stating that he will neither appear before her in person nor through legal counsel in proceedings linked to the alleged Delhi Excise Policy case, stating that he has lost hope of getting justice from the judge and would follow Mahatma Gandhi’s path of “Satyagraha”.In his communication, Kejriwal said the decision was taken after listening to his …
Patna, April 27 (IANS) BJP leader and former Bihar Minister Ram Kripal Yadav on Monday said that it appears West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s rule is nearing its end, and that under the leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a government with a strong majority will be formed there. Speaking to IANS, Yadav said, “Under Mamata Banerjee’s rule, there has been misgovernance, marked by disorder, corruption, oppression, and a breakdown of law and order. Peace has been disturb…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Financial scams — chit funds, Ponzi schemes — have victims who lose their savings, but when a political movement built on honesty and hope begins to crumble, the loss is far deeper. Because what is taken away is not just wealth, but trust in the very idea of change. Politics, at its best, is supposed to be different. It is not meant to serve. That is why the rise of the India Against Corruption movement in 2011 felt like a turning point. The country was weary. The UP…