New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) A fresh petition seeking initiation of criminal contempt proceedings has been filed before the Delhi High Court against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, party leader Saurabh Bharadwaj, MLA Gopal Rai and investigative journalist Saurav Das over alleged “scandalous and contemptuous” social media posts targeting Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in connection with the excise policy case. The petition, filed by advocate Ashok …
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Hyderabad, May 16 (IANS) The Telangana High Court has refused to grant interim protection from arrest to Bandi Bhageerath, son of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar, in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The single-judge vacation bench heard arguments on the petition till around midnight and refused to grant interim protection to the petitioner.Justice T. Madhavi Devi made it clear that she was not inclined to grant any interim order after …
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday wrote “Truth has triumphed. Gandhi’s Satyagraha has once again triumphed” in a veiled reaction — on social media platform X — after Delhi High Court judge Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma recused herself from hearing the CBI’s revision plea against the discharge of AAP leaders, including Kejriwal and ex-Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, in the excise policy case.Justice Sharma, however, said she would continue to hear…
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has held a YouTuber guilty of criminal contempt for publishing videos and banners containing derogatory and scandalous remarks against judicial officers and the judiciary, observing that the conduct was aimed at lowering the authority of courts and eroding public confidence in the justice system. A division bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja found that respondent Gulshan Pahuja, who runs the YouTube channel “Fight 4 Judicial Reforms…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) A group of senior advocates, academicians, former police officials and members of the Bar have written to the Chief Justice of India (CJI), expressing concern over allegations made by former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal against a sitting judge of the Delhi High Court and seeking initiation of suo motu proceedings to protect the dignity of the judiciary.The representation, addressed to CJI Surya Kant, comes against the backdrop of Kejriwal’s plea before the Su…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Tuesday tendered an unconditional and unqualified public apology over the controversial chapter referring to corruption in the judiciary in its now-withdrawn Class 8 Social Science textbook.Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing scheduled for Wednesday, NCERT said in a press release shared on the social media platform X that the textbook titled ‘Exploring Society: India and Beyond,’ Grade 8 (Part II), inc…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered an immediate nationwide withdrawal and imposed a complete blanket ban on a Class 8 Social Science textbook published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), observing that references to “corruption in the judiciary” in the chapter, prima facie, reflected a “discernible underlying agenda to undermine the institutional authority and demean the dignity of the judiciary”. A Bench headed by Chief Just…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) over references to “corruption in the judiciary” in a Class 8 Social Science textbook, observing that the controversy appeared to be the result of a “calculated move” that has left the judiciary “bleeding”.A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, hearing a suo motu case titled “In Re: Social Science Textbook for Grade–8 (P…
Chennai, Jan 7 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Wednesday permitted an advocate to move a lunch motion seeking to restrain the reported release of a Tamil book that allegedly portrays Justice G. R. Swaminathan as a sympathiser of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in connection with his verdict in the Thirupparankundram Karthigai Deepam case. The First Division Bench, comprising Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G. Arul Murugan, accepted a request made by advocate B. Jaganna…