New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday granted regular bail to Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) co-founder Vinesh Kumar Chandel in a money laundering case linked to the alleged coal pilferage probe.Additional Sessions Judge Amit Bansal of the Patiala House Courts passed the order in favour of Chandel, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).While allowing the bail plea, the court recorded th…
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New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday dismissed the interim bail plea of Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) co-founder Vinesh Kumar Chandel, who is in judicial custody in a money laundering probe linked to an alleged coal pilferage case. Additional Sessions Judge Shefali Barnala Tandon of the Patiala House Courts rejected Chandel’s application seeking temporary release on medical grounds relating to the condition of his 74-year-old mother, who is stated to be suffering fro…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday granted interim relief to BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj in a defamation suit filed against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Saurabh Bharadwaj and others, restraining them from circulating or publishing allegedly defamatory content linked to a viral video of her detention during a political protest. Principal District and Sessions Judge (South) Gurvinder Pal Singh of Saket Courts restrained the defendants, including Ankush Narang and the Aam Aadmi Party, f…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) A Delhi court has issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a bail plea filed by Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) co-founder Vinesh Kumar Chandel in connection with a money laundering probe linked to the alleged coal pilferage case. Additional Sessions Judge Dhirendra Rana of the Patiala House Courts sought the ED’s response on Chandel’s plea and posted the matter for hearing on April 29.Chandel is currently in ED custody pursuant to an order pa…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A Delhi court has convicted two Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials for offences of assault, mischief and criminal trespass in connection with a controversial search and arrest operation conducted at the residence of a senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer in 2000, holding that the action was carried out in a “malafide manner” to frustrate a tribunal order. Judicial Magistrate First Class Shashank Nandan Bhatt of the Tis Hazari Courts convicte…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A Delhi court on Saturday directed Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi to file her written submissions in a criminal revision petition alleging fraudulent inclusion of her name in electoral rolls before she acquired Indian citizenship.While listing the matter for further hearing on May 16, the Rouse Avenue Court directed both parties to file their written submissions within a week.During the hearing, counsel for the complainant concluded his oral argu…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A Delhi court on Saturday acquitted all surviving accused in a decades-old case arising out of alleged fabrication of records in the President’s Secretariat, saying that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that a forged representation was created or that any criminal conspiracy existed. In a detailed judgment, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Jyoti Maheshwari of the Rouse Avenue Court acquitted Mohan Lal Jatia, Ashok Jatia and Ashok Jain of char…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A Delhi Court is set to hear a criminal revision petition against Sonia Gandhi on Saturday in connection with the alleged fraudulent inclusion of her name in the electoral rolls prior to her acquiring Indian citizenship. The petitioner has already concluded arguments, while submissions on behalf of Gandhi remain inconclusive.Earlier, on March 30, the Rouse Avenue Court adjourned the matter after partial hearings, scheduling it for April 18 to allow the defence to conti…
Bhopal, April 3 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Minister Vishvas Sarang strongly criticised the Congress party for its reaction to the disqualification of Datia MLA Rajendra Bharti, accusing it of habitually opposing constitutional processes while claiming to protect the Constitution.Speaking from his office at ‘74 Bungalows’ in Bhopal, Sarang said: “The Congress party has become habituated to opposing every constitutional process in this country. On one hand, its leaders loudly proclaim the…
Bhopal, April 3 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh State Assembly has officially declared the Datia seat vacant consequent to Rajendra Bharti’s conviction for an offence as established by an April 2 judgment passed by a court in Delhi. The verdict, passed by the Special Judge, Digvijay Singh (PC Act), of the Rouse Avenue District Court, New Delhi, sentenced Bharti to three years of imprisonment and a fine of Rs one lakh.Rajendra Bharti, the elected member from Constituency No. 22 (Datia) of the 16th Le…