New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) A Delhi court observed that while the right to protest is a fundamental feature of democracy, it cannot be exercised in a manner that disrupts public order or harms the rights of others, particularly at an international event attended by foreign delegates. The Patiala House Court made the observation on Saturday while remanding four Youth Congress members — Krishan Hari, Kundan, Ajay Kumar Singh, and Narsimha — to five days of police custody in connection with a shir…
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New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) A Delhi court will hear a criminal revision petition filed against Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Saturday over allegations that her name was fraudulently included in the electoral rolls before she acquired Indian citizenship.The revision petition, filed by advocate Vikas Tripathi, assails the September 11, 2025, order of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vaibhav Chaurasia, who had dismissed the complaint seeking a police investigation in…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) A Delhi court is scheduled to hear on Saturday the issue of taking cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) prosecution complaint filed against businessman Robert Vadra and others in a money laundering case linked to a 2008 land deal in Gurugram’s Shikohpur village. The matter will come up before the Rouse Avenue Courts, which is examining the ED’s chargesheet filed under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The ED has accused Vadr…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) A Delhi court will hear a criminal revision petition filed against Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Saturday over allegations that her name was fraudulently included in the electoral rolls before she acquired Indian citizenship. The revision petition, filed by advocate Vikas Tripathi, assails the September 11, 2025, order of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vaibhav Chaurasia, who had dismissed the complaint seeking a police investigation i…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) A Delhi court on Friday extended the judicial custody of Faridabad-based Al Falah University chairman Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui for 14 days, and the matter will come up for the next hearing on March 27. The court also issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a plea filed by Siddiqui. He had moved an application seeking documents related to the charge sheet and requested that the material be provided to him.Siddiqui was arrested by the Delhi Police Crime Branch o…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court is likely to take up the expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s bail application on February 9, in the custodial death case of the Unnao rape survivor’s father, a lawyer said on Saturday. Sengar is currently serving a 10-year jail sentence in the case.The former Legislator’s application in the apex court challenges an earlier decision of the Delhi High Court to reject his application for suspension of the jail sentence in the…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) A Delhi court on Friday rejected Congress leader Alka Lamba’s revision plea challenging the framing of criminal charges against her in connection with a protest held at Jantar Mantar last year to demand implementation of women’s reservation in Parliament ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.Additional Sessions Judge Dig Vinay Singh of the Rouse Avenue Courts dismissed the revision petition, holding that there was no “patent illegality, perversity or jurisdictional er…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) A Delhi court on Monday directed that a copy of the chargesheet be supplied to the accused, Gaganpreet Kaur, in the high-profile Dhaula Kuan BMW road accident case, which claimed the life of a senior Finance Ministry officer. Judicial Magistrate First Class Ankit Garg passed the order after Gaganpreet Kaur appeared before the Patiala House Court pursuant to a summons issued earlier. The matter has been listed for scrutiny of documents on February 20. The court had, on Jan…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) In a major relief to Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena, a Delhi court on Thursday acquitted him in a criminal defamation case filed by Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activist Medha Patkar.“It is hereby held that the complainant (Patkar) has failed to prove her case beyond reasonable doubt against the accused. Accused V.K. Saxena is hereby acquitted for the offence punishable under Section 500 of the IPC,” ordered Judicial Magistrate First Class Raghav Sharma of the Saket…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The hearing on taking cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) chargesheet filed against businessman Robert Vadra, husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, in a money laundering case linked to UK-based defence dealer Sanjay Bhandari was postponed on Saturday. The Rouse Avenue Court in the national Capital will now hear the matter on February 26. The hearing was deferred after the ED sought additional time from the court to submit certain documents related …